This part of the article will focus on installing and configuring BizTalk Server 2010, installing additional components, and confirming that the installation succeeded.
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The concluding part of the series focuses on the actual installation and custom configuration of the BizTalk Server 2010 machine. It covers setting up SSO, Groups, and Runtimes for multi-computer environments, installing the BizTalk Adapter Pack and AppFabric Connect, applying cumulative updates, and the essential step of enabling and configuring BizTalk SQL Jobs for long-term environment health.
Install BizTalk Server 2010
The steps to install BizTalk Server are described in my blog:
Configure BizTalk Server
To configure BizTalk Server 2010, click Start, click All Programs, click Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010, right-click BizTalk Server Configuration, and then click Run as Administrator.
- Because this is a multi-Computer BizTalk Server installation, we cannot use a Basic Configuration option. You must select the Custom configuration option.
- Click Configure.
- On the Enterprise SSO tab, create a new SSO system and place the following configurations:
- On the Enterprise SSO Secret Backup tab, set a secret backup password, password reminder, and the location of the SSO backup file.
- On the Group tab, create a new BizTalk Group and place the following configurations:
- On the BizTalk Runtime tab, create a new In-Process and Isolate Host and Instance with the following configurations:
- On the Business Rule Engine tab, place the following configurations:
- On the BAM Tools tab, enable Analysis Services for BAM aggregations and place the following configurations:
- On the BAM Alerts tab, enable SQL Notification Services for BAM Alerts and place the following configurations:
- On the BAM Portal tab, place the following configurations:
- On the BizTalk EDI/AS2 Runtime tab, enable all features.
- Click Apply Configurations.
- On the Summary screen, review the configuration about to be performed, and then click Next.
- On the Completion screen, click Finish.
Install BizTalk Adapter Pack 2010
The BizTalk Adapter Pack 2010 provides connectivity to SAP, Oracle E-Business Suite, Siebel, SQL, and Oracle Databases. The BizTalk Adapter Pack can be installed alongside, or separately from, BizTalk Server.
BizTalk Adapter Pack 2010 is included in both the Enterprise and Standard Editions of BizTalk and can be installed from the BizTalk Server 2010 installation disk into the DVD-ROM drive
The steps are described in Steef-Jan Wiggers blog:
Install Microsoft AppFabric Connect
BizTalk Server 2010 introduces a new feature, AppFabric Connect, which combines rich, proven features of BizTalk Server with the flexible development experience of .NET to allow users to easily develop simple integration applications. This enables users to:
- Develop custom .NET applications that require connectivity to backend Line of Business (LOB) systems like SAP, Oracle database, Oracle E-Business Suite, Seibel, and SQL Server without writing custom code for LOB connectivity
- Utilize the XML-based data transformation capabilities of the easy-to-use and rich interface of the BizTalk Server Mapper directly from within a .NET project.
The installation process is similar to the previous point.
Install BizTalk Server 2010 Cumulative Updates
You should install the last cumulative updates available for BizTalk Server 2010.
List of CU available is referenced in my blog:
Configure BizTalk Services to start with Automatic (Delayed Start)
The steps are described in my blog and prevent the services don’t start up automatically after a server restart:
Verify BizTalk Configuration
You can check if the configuration went well by having a look at the Windows Event Log; there should be a lot of Information entries and no errors or warnings related to BizTalk.
You should also start the BizTalk Server administration console and verify that the BizTalk Server host instance is started (found under BizTalk Group\Platform Settings\ Host Instances). Try stopping and starting the host instance.
Configure BizTalk Server SQL Jobs
By default, the following BizTalk jobs aren’t configured and enabled upon installation.
- Backup BizTalk Server (BizTalkMgmtDb)
- DTA Purge and Archive (BizTalkDTADb)
- MessageBox_Message_Cleanup_BizTalkMsgBoxDb
If you want these functionalities, you must configure and enable them.
The steps are described in my blog:
Related Links
- Installing BizTalk Server 2010 in a Basic Multi-Computer Environment – Installation scenario (Part 1)
- Installing BizTalk Server 2010 in a Basic Multi-Computer Environment: The need for a Domain Controller – Windows Groups and Service Accounts (Part 2)
- Installing BizTalk Server 2010 in a Basic Multi-Computer Environment: Preparing Computers for Installation – Important considerations before setting up the servers (Part 3)
- Installing BizTalk Server 2010 in a Basic Multi-Computer Environment: Preparing and Install SQL Server 2008 R2 machine (Part 4)
- Installing BizTalk Server 2010 in a Basic Multi-Computer Environment: Preparing and install prerequisites on BizTalk Server 2010 machine (Part 5)
- Installing BizTalk Server 2010 in a Basic Multi-Computer Environment: Testing environment connectivity’s (Part 6)
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