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Install CA SOI on Node A

Install CA SOI on the first active node (Node A) before running the resource kit or installing on other cluster nodes. Specific values are required to prepare for high availability implementation.

Single and multi-cluster deployments are supported. Multi-cluster deployments contain separate component installation distributed across clusters.

Consider the following items:

• In a multi-cluster deployment, you complete the high availability setup, including running the High Availability Toolkit and configuring the cluster resources, before installing the next component and configuring high availability for the component in a separate cluster.
• Clear the Start Services option in the installer to prevent the services from starting. You can install all CA SOI components on this node (including connectors), or only the SA Manager in a multi-cluster installation.

Follow these steps:

1. Run soi-installer.exe from the Disk1\SOI folder of the CA SOI installation image.

   The License Agreement page opens.

2. Accept the license agreement, then accept the third-party license agreements, and click Next.

   The Choose Install Folder screen opens.

   Note: If CA SOI components are already installed on the system, the Choose Install Folder page does not appear. Any new CA SOI components that you install are installed to the existing CA SOI directory, because all components must reside in the same directory.

3. Accept, enter, or choose the installation folder.

   Note: The maximum installation path length is 150 characters. The installation blocks paths with more than 150 characters.

   The Choose Install Set screen opens.

4. Proceed through the installation pages. Do the following to prepare for high availability implementation:
   • Select Manager and User Interface Server for a combined installation, or Manager only for a multi-cluster deployment.
   • The administrator user name and password on the Administrator page must be the same on all cluster nodes.
   • The port numbers on the Manager Configuration page must be the same on all cluster nodes.
   • The UCF Broker port number on the CA Catalyst Logic Server must be the same all cluster nodes.
   • If the SQL Server is installed on the cluster node, ensure you specify the virtual node name for the JDBC Host on the SAMStore DB Configuration page. Using the real node name in this case does not work.
   • If the User Interface Server is selected for installation, the port numbers on the User Interface Server Configuration page must be the same on all cluster nodes.
   • When installing the UI Server separately from the SA Manager in a multi-cluster deployment, connect to the SA Manager during installation using its virtual node name.
   • If CA EEM is installed on the cluster node, ensure that you enter the virtual node name in the EEM Server Settings page for the EEM Server and Application Name fields. For more information about virtual nodes, see How to Configure CA EEM Data Store Replication.
   • The TCP port number on the ActiveMQ Server Configuration page must be the same on all cluster nodes.
   • The installer automatically selects the real node name for the connector name on the Integration Services Configuration page. Update the Connector Name to the virtual node name.

     Note: The cluster may have multiple virtual nodes. You must specify the virtual node that is associated with the shared disk that you intend to use. For more information about clusters on multiple virtual nodes, see Cluster Requirements.

   • Remember to clear Start Services on the Start Services page.
   • You can also install connectors on the same node, or on a separate node in a multi-server deployment. During each connector installation, update the connector name to use the virtual node name. See Step 5 for multi-server deployment requirements.
5. Click Finish on the Summary page.

   The installation begins and the Install Complete page opens when finished. CA SOI is installed on the active node.

6. (Optional) Install connectors on the same node using the standalone connector installers if you want to deploy all components in a single cluster. Follow the same conventions (where applicable) listed in Step 5. Ensure that you change the connector name to use the virtual node name.

   Follow the applicable conventions in Step 5 when you install the UI Server or connectors in separate clusters in a multi-cluster deployment after completing the high availability setup in previous clusters.

7. Start and stop the CA SAM Application Server service.

   Required configuration files are created.