Hi,
I Have the BaanIVc4 installed with windows clients.
I want to know if is possible to install the baan portal and have the clients running in a browser over linux (eg. Mandrake 8.2)
Thanks.

Your server is Windows? In that case you should opt for bw.exe on a Windows Emulator for Linux (and - I suppose a lot of problems... never tried).

If your server is Unix, the option is to run bx6.1 via the XServer. This should work fine. (although never tried either).

My server is an AIX server without XServer,
but i have de the file bx6.1 in the baan
software directory and i have a computer with
mandrake 8.2 linux installed, have any idea
how can i run de bx6.1 file.
Thanks.

Again, I did not test, but.

I think you can start your XServer (graphical user interface) on the mandrake station. Then do a xtelnet to that AIX server. On the server start bx6.1 and the X version of bw will start...

BtW, also check the help on the bx interface:
Select Help function when in the Tools menu
Baan Tools Main Index > Technical Information > Executables > (Relations) > Display Drivers > BX-server > (Relations)

(Relations) = choose ^Z

First of all you need to download the portingsets for those systems, since they will contain the needed binaries.

The objective is to build a subset of a Baan installation on each of the UNIX's.

bx6.1 workstation setup

Baan X-Windows client setup

1. Server setup
For each user that needs bx6.1 access, FILL in the entry Application Server: <server_of_baan>, convert to RTDD.
Use ttaad2101m000 for these users and convert to RTDD.
Notice: users added this way will not be able to run the BW with same username.

2. Client setup

2.1. Environment variables
Add the BSE, BSE_TMP and BSE_REM=<server_of_baan> to the .profile of users
Add the TERM=vt100 as well added extra for ba6.1
Add to the PATH the /usr/baan/bse/bin (or where you will install the binaries)
Export all variables mentioned.

2.2. Users/groups on workstation
Clients need to have bsp user created (UID 125) and group bsp created (GID 125)
All users to connect need to belong to this bsp group.

2.3. Workstation directories/files
Each workstation needs a directory to store the Baan "installation" and it should be the same for easy administration
Even best is to use a NFS shared on all workstations I'll use /usr/baan/bse as example from now on!

Create under /usr/baan/bse, owned by bsp:bsp and permissions rwx for user and group:
- bin
- lib
- tmp
- log

Copy bx6.1 into bin
Copy ipc_info from server:$BSE/lib/ into current lib, edit it and add in first line:
<baan_server>!bshell s 0 0 p /baan/bse/bin/bshell6.1 path on server

Copy the server:$BSE/lib/user into the lib/user locally
You can probably use a better way here, by just copying the u/r files from the users that need to connect this way
The final structure will look like:

I use _ in beggining to avoid Baanboard to clear the spaces!

/user/baan/bse/
_______________bin/
___________________bx6.1
___________________ba6.1 (if using ba6.1)
_______________lib/
___________________ipc_info
_______________user/
____________________rbsp
____________________ubsp
____________________...
_______________log/
_______________tmp/

3. Running Baan
Just type bx6.1

4. User changes
If any change is made to these users data, you must copy the corresponding u/r files from the server.

5. Upgrades
Keep the same version of bx6.1 as the server portingset.

Hi Daniel,

Since there is no current portingset binaries for linux, you'll have to run bx6.1 on your server and export the display to your local PC's, so the previous post is useless (setup of a Baan workstation).
What you need to do is:

Start you Xserver (GUI) on the linux PC, then do a telnet to the AIX server, do an 'export DISPLAY=<IP_of _linux_PC>' (or 'DISPLAY=<IP>; export DISPLAY) and then start the bx with 'bx6.1 &'.

[note: regarding what is a Baan workstation and how to set it up, see the thread http://www.baanboard.com/baanboard/showthread.php?s=&threadid=591]

Doing this gives an error :
Cannot create display & bx closes down.
Am I missing anything ?

You need to start an X server on your client PC / Linux box

It is also possible to start an X server on windows. There is one in Reflection X but you can also use another (free) X server.

In Linux you have to allow the client to access to the Xserver with command:

xhost client

Please, check with man xhost.

Hi,

the bx6.1 work fine and the performance is good. but when my baan linux client at a remote site with a bandwidth of 128kbps the display is slow. how can i improve it.

Thanks...

And is there a linux client for openworld.