Deploying the PeopleTools Client for PeopleSoft Update Manager on a Microsoft Windows Host or VM


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Before You Begin

Purpose

In this tutorial, you use a PeopleSoft Deployment Package (DPK) to deploy the PeopleTools Client on a Microsoft Windows VM in Oracle Compute Cloud Service or on a Microsoft Windows host on-premises (that is, at your site).

Time to Complete

10 minutes

Background

This procedure uses the PeopleTools Client DPK to deploy the PeopleTools software on a Microsoft Windows VM in Oracle Compute Cloud Service or on-premises.

Context

This tutorial is part of the following set of tutorials, which describe how to migrate a PeopleSoft environment to Oracle Compute Cloud Service:

  • Generating SSH Key Pair for Oracle Compute Cloud Service Instances
  • Using PeopleSoft Update Images in Oracle Compute Cloud Service
  • Migrating PeopleSoft Applications to Oracle Compute Cloud Service
  • Permitting Access for the Samba Shared Drive in Oracle Compute Cloud Service Instances
  • Permitting Access for Oracle Database Ports in Oracle Compute Cloud Service Instances
  • Accessing the Samba Shared Drive from a Microsoft Windows VM for PeopleTools Client Deployment
  • Deploying PeopleTools Clients for PeopleSoft Update Manager on Microsoft Windows Host or VM
  • Performing PeopleTools-only Upgrade on PeopleSoft Environments Running in Oracle Cloud

What Do You Need?

  • A subscription to Oracle Compute Cloud Service is mandatory and you must be a user with the Compute_Operations role.
  • Access the PeopleTools Client DPK through the Samba shared drive folder in the Linux VM.
    See the tutorial Using PeopleSoft Update Images in Oracle Compute Cloud Service
  • You must be able to connect to the Microsoft Windows VM and access the Samba shared drive tools_client folder.
    This tutorial assumes that you have mapped a drive on the Microsoft Windows host or VM to the Samba shared drive folder.
    See the tutorial Accessing the Samba Shared Drive from a Microsoft Windows VM for PeopleTools Client Deployment.

Deploying the PeopleTools Client

When you deploy a PeopleSoft mid-tier environment on a Linux VM in Oracle Compute Cloud Service, the deployment creates a Samba shared drive folder system that you access for this procedure.

See the tutorial Using PeopleSoft Update Images in Oracle Compute Cloud Service Instances.

On the Microsoft Windows host or VM where you have a drive mapped to the Samba shared drive folder:

  1. Go to the tools-client folder and  run the setup script SetupPTClient.bat.
    Note. If you see an error message similar to "The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect," it indicates that your Microsoft Windows VM does not include the necessary Microsoft C++ runtime libraries. Go to the Microsoft Web site, locate the Microsoft Visual C++ redistributable package for your Windows OS version, and install as directed.
  2. Answer y (yes) at the following prompt to set up a PeopleTools Client to use with PeopleSoft Update Manager:
    This  script  will  guide you  through  the deployment of  PeopleTools Client components for your environment.

Is this deployment for an Update Manager Environment?

(A 'Y' will prompt you to setup a Target PeopleTools client deployment⇒
In  addition to the Source PeopleTools client.) [Y/N]: y
  3. Answer y (yes) at the following prompt to set up a PeopleSoft PeopleTools client to connect to your target environment:
    Do you want to deploy Tools Client for Target (Y/N): y
  4. At the following prompt, specify the version of the PeopleSoft PeopleTools for your target environment:
    The PI source always uses a PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.55 client. The target may use an earlier version. Select the version that the target database was built on. 

Setting up the Target PeopleTools client deployment. Please select a Target client to deploy:
1. 8.53.24
2. 8.54.14
3. 8.55.01

Enter your choice [1-3] :
  5. Specify the RDBMS type for the target database.
    In this example, the target database RDBMS is option 1, Oracle:
    Please Select the Database Platform:
1.	Oracle
2.	DB2 for LUW
3.	Microsoft SQL Server
4.	DB2 for zOS
Enter your choice [1-4] : 1>
  6. To review the log file for the setup process, go to
    %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp\PeopleSoft\PTClientDeploy.log.

The script uses the information you supplied and carries out the following validations and deployments:

  • Oracle 12c (64-bit) database client for the source (PeopleSoft Update Image, or PI)
  • Oracle 12c (32 or 64-bit) database client for the target database
  • PeopleSoft PeopleTools Client for the source (PI)
  • PeopleSoft PeopleTools Client for the target
  • Change Assistant installation

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