Install Endeca Commerce Guided Search on Linux

Easy step by step install in 30mins

Create endeca user and make endeca user sudoer

$> useradd endeca

$> passwd endeca

Add endeca to /etc/sudoers

$> vi /etc/sudoers

add below line

endeca ALL=(ALL) ALL

save with override (:wq!) to override reaonly

Login as Endeca and create endeca install directory with permissions

System -> Log off root

Login as endeca/endeca

Create Directory /opt/endeca

sudo mkdir /opt/endeca

sudo chown endeca /opt/endeca

Download the below required linux installables of Endeca Commerce 3.2.1 from Oracle eDelivery (edelivery.oracle.com)

to /home/endeca folder

Choose Endeca for Linux and download

Oracle Endeca MDEX Engine 6.4.1 for Linux x86-64

Oracle Endeca Platform Services 6.1.3 for Linux x86-64

Oracle Endeca Tools and Frameworks with Experience Manager 3.1.2 for Linux x86-64

I am installing the basic required binaries to run Endeca Commerce Search

After download the /home/endeca folder should have

/home/endeca/platformservices_613654721_x86_64pc-linux.sh

/home/endeca/V37716-01.zip

/home/endeca/mdex_6.4.1.715066_x86_64pc-linux.sh

Step 1: Install MDEX

./mdex_6.4.1.715066_x86_64pc-linux.sh --target /opt/endeca

cat /opt/endeca/endeca/MDEX/6.4.1/mdex_setup_sh.ini

Add output to ~/.bashrc (at the end)

ENDECA_MDEX_ROOT=/opt/endeca/endeca/MDEX/6.4.1

export ENDECA_MDEX_ROOT

PATH=$ENDECA_MDEX_ROOT/bin:$PATH

export PATH

Step 2: Install Platform Services

./platformservices_613654721_x86_64pc-linux.sh --target /opt/endeca

Configure the ports your Endeca Instance will utilize.

Please enter the port number of the Endeca HTTP service. The typical default is 8888.

:

Please enter a value: 8888

Please enter the shutdown port number of the Endeca HTTP service. The typical default is 8090.

: 8090

Please enter the port number of the Endeca Control System JCD, or nothing if you do not plan to use a Control System environment. The typical default is 8088.

: 8088

Would you like this installation configured to run the Endeca Application Controller (EAC)? (Y/N)?

(Please note: this will also install the EAC Agent)

: Y

Please enter the root of your Endeca MDEX Engine installation. The root directory path typically includes the version number. Leave blank if there is no Endeca MDEX Engine installed.

: /opt/endeca/endeca/MDEX/6.4.1

Would you like to install the reference implementations? (Y/N)?

: Y

cat /opt/endeca/endeca/PlatformServices/workspace/setup/installer_sh.ini

Add output to ~/.bashrc (at the end)

VERSION=6.1.3

BUILD_VERSION=6.1.3.654721

ARCH_OS=x86_64pc-linux

PRODUCT=IAP

ENDECA_INSTALL_BASE=/opt/endeca

# Environment variables required to run the Endeca Platform Services software.

ENDECA_ROOT=/opt/endeca/endeca/PlatformServices/6.1.3

export ENDECA_ROOT

PERLLIB=$ENDECA_ROOT/lib/perl:$ENDECA_ROOT/lib/perl/Control:$ENDECA_ROOT/perl/lib:$ENDECA_ROOT/perl/lib/site_perl:$PERLLIB

export PERLLIB

PERL5LIB=$ENDECA_ROOT/lib/perl:$ENDECA_ROOT/lib/perl/Control:$ENDECA_ROOT/perl/lib:$ENDECA_ROOT/perl/lib/site_perl:$PERL5LIB

export PERL5LIB

PATH=$ENDECA_ROOT/bin:$ENDECA_ROOT/perl/bin:$ENDECA_ROOT/utilities:$PATH

export PATH

ENDECA_CONF=/opt/endeca/endeca/PlatformServices/workspace

export ENDECA_CONF

# ENDECA_REFERENCE_DIR points to the directory the reference implementations

# are installed in. It is not required to run any Endeca software.

ENDECA_REFERENCE_DIR=/opt/endeca/endeca/PlatformServices/reference

export ENDECA_REFERENCE_DIR

Step 3: Install Workbench (Experience Manager) and Deployment Template

sudo chown -R endeca /opt/endeca

unzip V37716-01.zip -d /opt/endeca/endeca/PlatformServices/

Step 4: Deploy new Application using Deployment template (I call it testapp)

Exit terminal and open a fresh one to Set the environment variables in Bash

Create directory "apps" mkdir /opt/endeca/endeca/apps

cd /opt/endeca/endeca/PlatformServices/ToolsAndFrameworks/3.1.2/deployment_template/bin

./deploy.sh

08/15/2013 15:19:25 [deploy.pl] INFO: Starting deployment template

installation.

08/15/2013 15:19:25 [AppDescriptorReader] INFO: Parsing application descriptor

file

/opt/endeca/endeca/PlatformServices/ToolsAndFrameworks/3.1.2/deployment_template/lib/../app-templates/base_descriptor.xml.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Enter a short name for your application.

Note: The name must conform to this regular expression: ^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$

Application name:

testapp

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Specify the path into which the application will be deployed. The specified

directory must exist and cannot contain spaces.

For example, to deploy into /localdisk/apps/testapp, specify the path as

/localdisk/apps.

Deployment directory:

/opt/endeca/endeca/apps

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Specify the port on which the Endeca Application Controller is running. This

is configured in the server.xml file in the workspace of the Endeca software

install and should be the same for all applications deployed in this

environment. Ports must be in the range 1024-65535 [default: 8888].

EAC port:

8888

08/15/2013 15:20:20 [deploy.pl] INFO: Deploying application into

/opt/endeca/endeca/apps/testapp

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

What port is the Workbench running? [Default: 8006]

8006

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

What port should be used for the Live Dgraph? [Default: 15000]

15000

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

What port should be used for the Authoring Dgraph? [Default: 15002]

15002

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

What port should be used for LogServer? [Default: 15010]

15010

08/15/2013 15:20:40 [AppDescriptorReader] INFO: Parsing application descriptor

file

/opt/endeca/endeca/PlatformServices/ToolsAndFrameworks/3.1.2/deployment_template/lib/../app-templates/base_descriptor.xml.

08/15/2013 15:20:40 [deploy.pl] INFO: Processing install with id 'Dgraph'

08/15/2013 15:20:40 [deploy.pl] INFO: Application successfully deployed.

Step 5: Start Platform services, Workbench and Initialize services

cd /opt/endeca/endeca/PlatformServices/6.1.3/tools/server/bin

./startup.sh

cd /opt/endeca/endeca/PlatformServices/ToolsAndFrameworks/3.1.2/server/bin

./startup.sh

Host changes (Alternatively you can add Hostname added to /etc/hosts file 127.0.0.1 <<yourhost>> to avoid below changes)

cd /opt/endeca/endeca/apps/testapp/config/script/

vi AppConfig.xml

vi LiveDgraphCluster.xml

vi AuthoringDgraphCluster.xml

vi WorkbenchConfig.xml

vi DataIngest.xml

vi ReportGeneration.xml

edit eacHost, hostName, workbenchHost and repositoryUrl, ReportGenerationHost to localhost (respectively)

cd /opt/endeca/endeca/apps/testapp/control/

./initialize_services.sh

Access workbench http://localhost:8006/

Step 6: Install, Deploy/Initialize Discover reference app (optional)

Remove testapp

cd /opt/endeca/endeca/apps/testapp/control

./initialize_services.sh --remove-app

cd /opt/endeca/endeca/PlatformServices/ToolsAndFrameworks/3.1.2/deployment_template/bin

./deploy.sh --app /opt/endeca/endeca/PlatformServices/ToolsAndFrameworks/3.1.2/reference/discover-data/deploy.xml

cd /opt/endeca/endeca/apps/Discover/control

Execute "initialize_services.sh"

Execute "load_baseline_test_data.sh"

Execute "baseline_update.sh"

Execute "promote_content.sh"

try http://localhost:8006/discover