Wednesday 31 August 2016

Deploying PeopleTools Client on local desktop from the PeopleSoft Update Image installed on Windows VM

PeopleSoft latest image installed on the Virtual machine includes a client installer for setting up PeopleTools client tools such as Change Assistant, Configuration Manager, and Application Designer and an Oracle database client.

You can use the PeopleTools client( from tools_client folder) on the Virtual machine to install the standalone client on your local desktop on the network.

For standalone Tools Client installation on the local desktop, I assume that:

1. You have all required PeopleSoft DPKs in the DPK_INSTALL on the microsoft windows computer where you have install PeopleSoft Update Image.

2. You completed the setup of the PeopleSoft Image on the Virtual Machine and that has created the PI Home and Other required folders.

Once we get the confirmation on the above points,
Map you static IP which you have assigned to your image from your local desktop. For example if you static ip is \\116.121.23.41 then this IP should be accessible on the network and from your local desktop.
Once mapped the static ip, open windows power shell with administrater previliges and change the drive to the mapped drive. In my case it is as given below.

Navigate to tools_client and look for SetupPTClient.bat.

Execute SetupPTClient.bat with the option as below. SetupPTClient.bat is the interactive script that installs the PeopleSoft PeopleTools components including Oracle Client and Application Designer.

Once installed copy the tnsnames.ora from tools_client and copy it to C:\oracle\product\12.1.0\client_1\network\admin

PS V:\> .\SetupPTClient.bat -l

****** SetupPTClient started at 11:38:44.94 ******

This script will guide you through the deployment of PeopleTools Client components for your environment.

Is this deployment for a Update Manager Environment?
(A 'Y' will prompt you to setup a Target PeopleTools client deployment in
addition to the Source PeopleTools client.)
[Y/N]: N

Starting Tools Client Deployment!

Validating compatible Oracle DB Client for Source PeopleTools 8.55.07

Deploying Oracle DB Client for PTools Version - 8.55.07
Deploying Source PeopleTools 8.55.07 Client in C:\PT8.55.07_Client_ORA
Installing Change Assistant for PeopleTools 8.55.07 Client in C:\Program Files\PeopleSoft\Change Assistant The system cannot find the file specified.
'/s' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
Deployment of PeopleTools Client and installation of Change Assistant Complete.
Tools Client Deployment Ended.
"****** SetupPTClient ended at 11:53:39.72 ******"

Open pscfg.exe and configure the connect ID.
Open application designer from C:\PT8.55.07_Client_ORA\bin\client\winx86(from your local desktop) and login with your login credentials.

4 comments:

  1. Great post, this helped me get back on track. Thanks!

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    1. Hey,

      Good to know that post help you to resolve the installation issue.
      Regards
      Rimpal Johal

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  2. Jason Moyer - subscriber30 October 2017 at 07:24

    Hi Rimpal,
    Thank you for your site. IF you would be so kind as to offer any assistance on my issue. I am installing Campus Solutions DPK VirtuaBox on laptop. I downloaded files, extracted first file, and started psft-dpk-setup.ps1. Several hours into the script, Windows did an auto install and restarted my machine. I do not know how to restart or recover from this problem. The last entries in the psft-dp-setup.ps1.log are :
    - VirtualBox is installed on the host...
    - Entering check_disk_space: [C] [150]
    - Checking if drive C has enough space
    - Amount of free space on Drive C is 848 GB

    Thank you very much,
    -Jason
    jasonmoyerus@yahoo.com

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  3. The mapping is fine and I can see the files at tools_client.
    However, at DOS cmd window, can not switch to map drive. for example, type D: from window 10 C drive at CMd window (run as admin), "SetupPTClient.bat -l
    'SetupPTClient.bat' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
    operable program or batch file." Can you see why?

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