Install a schema only
Important: Your RDBMS must be running before you start the installation.
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Run the server installer. Read and accept the license agreement.
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Select New Install and then Server.
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Select Install Dimensions Database Schema Only.
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Accept the directory where the CM server is already installed or choose a different one.
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Enter the OS account name and password for the Dimensions CM system administrator. Default:
dmsys -
Select a database:
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Local: Use an Oracle located on the local machine.
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Remote: Use an Oracle located on a remote machine.
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Select an Oracle version.
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Select the directory or path where Oracle is installed.
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Enter the owner of the Oracle files. If you are connecting to:
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A local database enter the user on the local machine.
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A remote database enter the user on the remote machine.
Default:
oracle -
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Enter the following Oracle system information:
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Host name of the machine where Oracle is installed.
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System ID (SID), for example:
dim14 -
NET8 Service Name, for example:
dim14
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TCP /IP Port number: may be a local or remote Oracle instance. Default:
1521
SID and NET8 Service name are normally the same. You must enter these correctly. Otherwise, the installation doesn’t function properly.
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Enter the following Oracle values:
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Oracle administration user.
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Oracle administration password.
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Password for the PCMS_SYS schema that was created for the Oracle instance.
Note:
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Values are case-sensitive.
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If you are installing on a Linux server that has a 32-bit RDBMS a message may appear. This server is native 64-bit and cannot be used with a 32-bit RDBMS. The installer automatically installs a 64-bit Oracle Instant Client. Accept the default directory or select a different one.
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- Select a demo process model. For details, see Create OS user accounts.
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Specify the operating system ID of the tool manager for the demo process model. Default:
dmsysSpecify credentials for the work and deployment areas:
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Area Owner ID
Accept the default (dmsys) or enter a login ID. This user is set by default as the system administrator login ID.
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Password
Enter the password for the area owner.
Accept the default directory for the demo process model areas or select a different one.
After the installation you must assign operating system accounts to the users in the sample process model. For details, see Create OS user accounts.
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Enter the host name of the Dimensions CM server.
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Review the settings and click Install. The installer creates the Oracle tablespaces and sample process model. This may take some time.
When installation is complete, click Finish.
Note: If you install a server on Linux 64-bit, you may see the following error:
There were errors installing the cm_typical libraries.
Consult the log files to verify if the error occurred. If not, you can safely ignore the message.

