This is a step-by-step guide to install Documentum 20.2 in a Linux environment with PostgreSQL 11 and Docker.

Some notes before starting:

• Bundled scripts are from 16.7 (be careful with the paths)
• Container image still has a lot of “wasted” space:
  • +0.5GB on /tmp
  • +0.5GB on files for windows/hpux/aix on a Linux image
• Provided yml scripts are for an outdated docker composer version and don’t work OOTB

Environment

Host:
Windows 10 x64 8GB RAM
VMware Workstation Player 15

Guest:
CentOS 7.7 x64 25GB HD 4GB RAM 2 cores
PostgreSQL 11
Docker 19.03.4

VM Creation + PostgreSQL 11 configuration

You can just follow the procedure described in Opentext Documentum 20.2 PostgreSQL Developer Edition, as I’ve used the same VM for this one.

Docker configuration

• Install docker:

[dmadmin@dctm202 ~]$ sudo yum install -y yum-utils && device-mapper-persistent-data && lvm2
[dmadmin@dctm202 ~]$ sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-ce.repo
[dmadmin@dctm202 ~]$ sudo yum install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io
[dmadmin@dctm202 ~]$ sudo systemctl start docker

• Install docker compose and check it is correctly installed:

[dmadmin@dctm202 docker]$ sudo yum install -y epel-release
[dmadmin@dctm202 docker]$ sudo yum install -y python-pip
[dmadmin@dctm202 docker]$ sudo pip install docker-compose
[dmadmin@dctm202 docker]$ sudo yum upgrade python*
[dmadmin@dctm202 docker]$ docker-compose version
docker-compose version 1.25.4, build unknown
docker-py version: 4.2.0
CPython version: 2.7.5
OpenSSL version: OpenSSL 1.0.2k-fips  26 Jan 2017

Docker configuration

• Import image:

[dmadmin@dctm202 docker]$ docker load -i Contentserver_Centos.tar
9e607bb861a7: Loading layer [==================================================>]  227.4MB/227.4MB
0b8351dad8f5: Loading layer [==================================================>]    156MB/156MB
0bdffe493043: Loading layer [==================================================>]  331.9MB/331.9MB
4477c4933872: Loading layer [==================================================>]  3.072kB/3.072kB
2cb92160ff08: Loading layer [==================================================>]  83.45MB/83.45MB
3791acd2392f: Loading layer [==================================================>]  11.92MB/11.92MB
9edf87e7e96b: Loading layer [==================================================>]  267.3kB/267.3kB
f823733197a1: Loading layer [==================================================>]  3.297MB/3.297MB
8175917577fb: Loading layer [==================================================>]  46.08kB/46.08kB
66c808159e56: Loading layer [==================================================>]  15.53MB/15.53MB
c60aa2091bd5: Loading layer [==================================================>]   98.3kB/98.3kB
b148e43b1fc1: Loading layer [==================================================>]  2.667GB/2.667GB
2cd48c26512d: Loading layer [==================================================>]  7.168kB/7.168kB
03eb108f7247: Loading layer [==================================================>]   12.6MB/12.6MB
ba3de33f6548: Loading layer [==================================================>]   2.56kB/2.56kB
Loaded image: contentserver/centos/stateless/cs:20.2.0000.0110

• Create PostgreSQL tablespace file (Remember that you also need to add the container’s IP to the pg_hba file in order to be able to connect from the contanier)

[dmadmin@dctm202 dctmdocker]$ su - postgres
Password:
Last login: Sat Oct 19 19:39:49 CEST 2019 on pts/0
-bash-4.2$ mkdir /var/lib/pgsql/11/data/db_dockerdctm167_dat.dat
-bash-4.2$ exit
logout

• Set required environment variables:

[dmadmin@dctm202 Scripts]$ vi ~/.bash_profile
export APP_SERVER_PASSWORD=dmadmin
export INSTALL_OWNER_PASSWORD=dmadmin
export ROOT_PASSWORD=dmadmin
export DOCBASE_PASSWORD=dmadmin
export DATABASE_PASSWORD=dmadmin
export GLOBAL_REGISTRY_PASSWORD=dmadmin
export AEK_PASSPHRASE=dmadmin

• Configure file CS-Docker-Compose_Stateless.yml:

version: '3.7'
services:
  rcs:
    image: contentserver/centos/stateless/cs:20.2.0000.0110
    environment:
      - DOCKER_HOST=192.168.94.130
      - DATABASE_HOST=192.168.94.130
      - DATABASE_USER=postgres
      - DATABASE_PASSWORD=${DATABASE_PASSWORD}
      - DATABASE_SERVER_PORT=5432
      - SERVICE_NAME=MyPostgres
      - ROOT_PASSWORD=${ROOT_PASSWORD}
      - INSTALL_OWNER=dmadmin
      - INSTALL_OWNER_PASSWORD=${INSTALL_OWNER_PASSWORD}
      - DOCBASE_NAME=dctmdocker202
      - GLOBAL_REGISTRY_PASSWORD=${GLOBAL_REGISTRY_PASSWORD}
      - AEK_ALGORITHM=AES_256_CBC
      - AEK_PASSPHRASE=${AEK_PASSPHRASE}
      - AEK_NAME=CSaek
      - CONFIGURE_THUMBNAIL_SERVER=NO
      - THUMBNAIL_SERVER_PORT=8081
      - THUMBNAIL_SERVER_SSL_PORT=8443
      - EXTERNAL_DOCBROKER_PORT=1689
      - CONTENTSERVER_PORT=50000
      - APP_SERVER_PASSWORD=${APP_SERVER_PASSWORD}
      - INSTALL_OWNER_UID=1000
      - HIGH_VOLUME_SERVER_LICENSE=
      - TRUSTED_LICENSE=
      - STORAGEAWARE_LICENSE=
      - XMLSTORE_LICENSE=
      - SNAPLOCKSTORE_LICENSE=
      - RPS_LICENSE=
      - FED_RECD_SERVICE_LICENSE=
      - RECORD_MANAGER_LICENSE=
      - PRM_LICENSE=
      - DOCBASE_PASSWORD=${DOCBASE_PASSWORD}
      - INSTALLER_UI=silent
      - KEEP_TEMP_FILE=true
      - INSTALLER_DEBUG_LOG=true
      - DOCBASE_ID=453216
      - USE_EXISTING_DATABASE_ACCOUNT=
      - INDEXSPACE_NAME=DM_XCHIVE_DOCBASE
      - USE_EXISTING_AEK=false
    hostname:
      "dctmdocker202"
    container_name:
      "dctmdocker202"
    ports:
      - "1689:1689"
      - "1690:1690"
      - "50000:50000"
      - "50001:50001"
      - "9080:9080"
      - "9082:9082"
      - "9081:9081"
      - "9084:9084"
      - "8081:8081"
      - "8443:8443"
    volumes:
      - DocbaseName_odbc:/opt/dctm/odbc
      - DocbaseName_data:/opt/dctm/data
      - DocbaseName_dba:/opt/dctm/dba
      - DocbaseName_share:/opt/dctm/share
      - DocbaseName_dfc:/opt/dctm/config
      - DocbaseName_mdserver_conf:/opt/dctm/mdserver_conf
      - DocbaseName_mdserver_log:/opt/dctm/wildfly17.0.1/server/DctmServer_MethodServer/log
      - DocbaseName_mdserver_logs:/opt/dctm/wildfly17.0.1/server/DctmServer_MethodServer/logs
      - DocbaseName_Thumbnail_Server_conf:/opt/dctm/product/20.2/thumbsrv/conf
      - DocbaseName_Thumbnail_Server_webinf:/opt/dctm/product/20.2/thumbsrv/container/webapps/thumbsrv/WEB-INF
      - DocbaseName_xhive_storage:/opt/dctm/xhive_storage
      - DocbaseName_XhiveConnector:/opt/dctm/wildfly17.0.1/server/DctmServer_MethodServer/deployments/XhiveConnector.ear
      - DocbaseName_MigrationUtility:/opt/dctm/product/20.2/install/external_apps/MigrationUtil
    privileged: true
#'volumes' service definition:
volumes:
 DocbaseName_data:
    driver: local
    driver_opts:
      type: none
      o: bind
      device: /opt/docker/data
 DocbaseName_share:
    driver: local
    driver_opts:
      type: none
      o: bind
      device: /opt/docker/share
 DocbaseName_dba:
 DocbaseName_dfc:
 DocbaseName_odbc:
 DocbaseName_mdserver_conf:
 DocbaseName_mdserver_log:
 DocbaseName_mdserver_logs:
 DocbaseName_Thumbnail_Server_conf:
 DocbaseName_Thumbnail_Server_webinf:
 DocbaseName_XhiveConnector:
    driver: local
    driver_opts:
      type: none
      o: bind
      device: /opt/docker/xhive
 DocbaseName_xhive_storage:
    driver: local
    driver_opts:
      type: none
      o: bind
      device: /opt/docker/xhive_storage
 DocbaseName_MigrationUtility:

Note: As usual, documentation is lacking/wrong and the scripts don’t work at all. This is the list of parameters that I had to change in CS-Docker-Compose_Stateless.yml file in order for docker compose to work:

    image: contentserver/centos/stateless/cs:16.7.0000.0810
    environment:
      - DOCKER_HOST=192.168.94.130
      - DATABASE_HOST=192.168.94.130
      - DOCBASE_NAME=dctmdocker202
    hostname:
      "dctmdocker202"
    container_name:
      "dctmdocker202"
    ports:
      - "1689:1689"
      - "1690:1690"
      - "50000:50000"
      - "50001:50001"
      - "9080:9080"
      - "9082:9082"
      - "9081:9081"
      - "9084:9084"
      - "8081:8081"
      - "8443:8443"
volumes:
 DocbaseName_data:
    driver: local
    driver_opts:
      type: none
      o: bind
      device: /opt/docker/data
 DocbaseName_share:
    driver: local
    driver_opts:
      type: none
      o: bind
      device: /opt/docker/share
 DocbaseName_XhiveConnector:
    driver: local
    driver_opts:
      type: none
      o: bind
      device: /opt/docker/xhive
 DocbaseName_xhive_storage:
    driver: local
    driver_opts:
      type: none
      o: bind
      device: /opt/docker/xhive_storage

• Run the docker compose file:

[dmadmin@dctm202 Scripts]$ docker-compose -f CS-Docker-Compose_Stateless.yml up -d
Creating volume "scripts_DocbaseName_mdserver_logs" with default driver
Creating volume "scripts_DocbaseName_dfc" with default driver
Creating volume "scripts_DocbaseName_XhiveConnector" with local driver
Creating volume "scripts_DocbaseName_Thumbnail_Server_conf" with default driver
Creating volume "scripts_DocbaseName_Thumbnail_Server_webinf" with default driver
Creating volume "scripts_DocbaseName_data" with local driver
Creating volume "scripts_DocbaseName_dba" with default driver
Creating volume "scripts_DocbaseName_mdserver_conf" with default driver
Creating volume "scripts_DocbaseName_mdserver_log" with default driver
Creating volume "scripts_DocbaseName_odbc" with default driver
Creating volume "scripts_DocbaseName_share" with local driver
Creating volume "scripts_DocbaseName_xhive_storage" with local driver
Creating volume "scripts_DocbaseName_MigrationUtility" with default driver
Creating dctmdocker202 ... done

 

Remember that if something goes wrong you’ll have to:

• Stop the container
• Delete the container
• Delete the volumes created

Once the process finishes, you should be able to idql from the container:

[dmadmin@dctm202 ~]$ docker exec -i -t dctmdocker202 /bin/basht dctmdocker202 /bin/bash
[root@dctmdocker202 /]# su - dmadmin

[dmadmin@dctmdocker202 ~]$ idql dctmdocker202
Please enter a user (dmadmin):
Please enter password for dmadmin:
OpenText Documentum idql - Interactive document query interface
Copyright (c) 2020. OpenText Corporation
All rights reserved.
Client Library Release 20.2.0000.0082
Connecting to Server using docbase dctmdocker202
[DM_SESSION_I_SESSION_START]info: "Session 0106ea608000016c started for user dmadmin."
Connected to OpenText Documentum Server running Release 20.2.0000.0110 Linux64.Postgres
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