Checklist of user tasks on Linux and UNIX system
Before you can use a HCL Compass client, you must complete several post-installation tasks. These tasks vary based on the HCL Compass client you want to use.
Before you configure the HCL Compass
client for your local system, gather the following information from the System Administrator for
your HCL Compass environment:
- User ID and password credentials for the HCL Compass client you plan to use
- Confirmation that the HCL Compass client is deployed in your environment
- A valid license for running the HCL Compass client
See these tables for information about the post-installation tasks
for each client:
| Step | Tasks | Information |
|---|---|---|
| Required: 1 |
Enable JavaScript™ in web
browsers. For best performance of the HCL Compass Web client, verify that your web browser is configured properly. |
Enable JavaScript in Web browsers |
| Optional: 2 |
Log in and use the HCL Compass Web client. | Logging on to HCL Compass Web |
| Step | Tasks | Information |
|---|---|---|
| Required: 1 (Required for Linux™ users) |
All Linux installations require you to install a browser and configure the HOME and PATH variables before you can start the client. Set the MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME environment variable to the browser path, and then add the browser path to the LD_LIBRARY_PATH. | Use these sample commands as a guideline, substituting
your browser installation location (/bin/csh): setenv MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME /usr/local/lib/firefox-2.0.0.3 setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/lib/firefox-2.0.0.3 |
| Optional: 2 |
Simplify access to HCL Compass components by adding the HCL Compass home directory to your shell startup script. | Modifying your search paths |
| Optional: 3 |
Before each use of HCL Compass Client, source the HCL Compass setup file to prepare the shell environment. | Sourcing the HCL Compass setup file |
| Optional: 4 |
Login and use the HCL Compass Client. After the schema repository connection is created, users can log in to the schema repository and select the user database to access. |
Connection management |