MetaSolv TBS 2000 v4.2.

2 Installation Reference
Welcome to
Telecom Business Solution™ Software
Welcome to Telecom Business Solution™ (TBS ™) 2000 v4.2.2 from MetaSolv Software, Inc., the world's leading provider of order management and service
provisioning operations support system (OSS) solutions for next-generation telecom providers. MetaSolv is dedicated to making your communications business
work. Our TBS 2000 v4.2.2 software helps you "work your network" from many important perspectives that are critical to success in today's competitive
marketplace—including your network of customers, your physical network, and your network of suppliers and trading partners.

Finding Out What’s New in this Release Minimum Technical Requirements

Refer to the enclosed letter for high-level information about TBS The minimum technical requirements have been expanded to include
2000 v4.2.2. For information about TBS 2000 v4.2.2 (including Cus- software requirements and machine specifications for each machine
tomer Support and Professional Services information), refer to the type, including recommendations scaled to varying site sizes. This
release binder which was shipped with the TBS 2000 v4.2.2 CD. information is now located on the MetaSolv Customer Support web
site at http://www.metasolv.com.
In addition, you can look in the TBS 2000 v4.2.2 What’s New docu-
ment to find out information about the new enhancements in this To install the TBS software:
release. This document is located on both the TBS and API installa-
tion CDs in the \Docs directory (WHATSNEW422.PDF). 1. Insert the TBS 2000 v4.2.2 installation CD into the CD-ROM
drive. The AutoRun launches the install wizard automatically.
Getting Help on the TBS Software Note: To launch the wizard manually, select Start>Run and run
INSTALL.EXE from your CD-ROM drive.
The online help installed with the TBS software contains procedural
and reference information about the TBS product line. You can access 2. When the install wizard opens, select one of the following
the online help from within the application by pressing <F1> on a buttons:
window or by selecting Help from the main menu. • Read Me First—Click this button to view the Readme docu-
ment for the release.
Locating TBS 2000 v4.2.2 Documentation
• Install TBS Product Line—Click this button to install any
The TBS software documentation is shipped with the TBS software as part of the TBS product line. The install wizard guides you
a set of portable document format (PDF) files. The PDF files are through the installation process with a series of prompts
available in the \Docs folder on the TBS installation CD and are which allow you to install only the necessary components for
installed in a \Docs folder in your specified installation directory. each machine. The wizard also allows you to install the data-
base scripts.
The following documents are available on TBS installation CD: • Install TBS Workstation Components—Click this button to
install the Graphical Network View which allows you to cre-
• Background Processor System Administration Guide ate and maintain graphical representations of selected por-
(BPROCSYSADMIN422.PDF) tions of your network.
• TBS Database Change Report (DBCHANGE422.PDF) 3. If you choose to install new INI files you must modify the INI
• TBS Database Installation and Upgrade Guide files for each database. Use the following sample as a guide to
(TBSDBINSTALL422.PDF) modify the INI files for each TBS software component:
• TBS Network Inventory Tool Installation Guide [Profile LOGON_DATABASE_NAME1]
(INVTOOLINSTALL422.PDF) DBMS=O73
Database=Oracle7
Installing the TBS Software and Database UserId=
DatabasePassword=
There are two steps to installing TBS 2000 v4.2.2: Installing the soft- LogPassword=
ware and installing the database. This reference card gets you started ServerName=@TNSNAMES_ENTRY1
with installing TBS 2000 v4.2.2. After running the install wizard, you LogId=
should review the TBS Database Installation and Upgrade Guide Lock=
(TBSDBINSTALL422.PDF) for details about upgrading the database Prompt=1
and the TBS Network Inventory Tool Installation Guide DbParm= DisableBind=1, DelimitIdentifier='No',
(INVTOOLINSTALL422.PDF) for details about upgrading the TBS ommitOnDisconnect='No'
Network Inventory Tool. AutoCommit=0
Note: Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view PDF documents. [Profile LOGON_DATABASE_NAME2]
You can install the reader from the CD (READER\32- DBMS=O73
BIT\SETUP.EXE), or you can download it free from Adobe's web site Database=Oracle7
at http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html. UserId=
DatabasePassword=
LogPassword=
Server-