IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Application Diagnostics, Version 7.1.0.1

Road map for installing the Managing Server on Windows

Perform the tasks for preparing to use the Managing Server in the following order:

  1. Choose the installation option that best meets the needs of your environment:

    This is a brief summary of the different types of installations available and what steps to perform:

    • Typical: choose this option if you want to install the Managing Server with the embedded IBM DB2 and WAS using the GUI installer interface. This option requires minimum user input.

      This guide uses the term embedded to refer to the installation of the versions of IBM DB2 9.5 or WAS 7.0 provided with the Managing Server.

      Instead of using the embedded versions, you can choose to use an existing database environment or an existing instalationWAS. In this case, choose custom installation.

      You can use the typical installation option only on a host where IBM DB2 and WAS are not installed. If either IBM DB2 or WAS are installed on the computer where you are performing the installation, you cannot use the typical installation option. In this case, perform a custom installation.

    • Custom: choose this option if you want to use an existing WAS or an existing IBM DB2 or Oracle database environment, or both.

      You can choose to use an existing WAS or install the embedded version. Likewise, you can choose to use an existing database server or install the embedded version. The choices are independent of each other.

      For a new installation of the Managing Server, where you are using both an existing WAS and IBM DB2 or Oracle database server:

      1. Install the Oracle or IBM DB2 database server (if it is not yet installed).

      2. Install WAS (if it is not yet installed).

      3. Install Managing Server using a custom installation.

      In a custom installation, you can also choose to install the Managing Server Visualization Engine on the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server (TEPS) embedded WAS. If you choose this option, specify the IBM Tivoli Monitoring home location, and from this location, the WebSphere information is automatically collected from the TEPS configuration files. Use this option for testing environments.

    • Silent: choose a command-line interface instead of a graphical user interface to install the software, especially if you want to install one of the following options:

      • Install in a demonstration environment and then later in a production environment using similar options

      • You have the option to perform a silent installation in three phases. The first phase installs Managing Server files, the second phase deploys the Visualization Engine component and registers the configuration in WAS, and in the third phase you create database tables. You can use this option to install the Managing Server files without having to know the WAS user name and password, or to install the Visualization Engine on a separate host.

    • Upgrade or update: choose this option if a previous version of the Managing Server (ITCAM for WebSphere 6.1 or ITCAM for J2EE 6.1) is installed on the target computer. Also, for a new installation, choose this option after installing the Managing Server version 7.1.

    The remote command-line interface installation method is not supported. In many cases, if a remote command-line interface installation is attempted, the installer emits a message that prompts you to use a console option in the command line, which you may ignore.

    For a new installation, install Managing Server version 7.1 using one of these methods, then use the Update Installer to update it to version 7.1.0.1. See Upgrade and update the Managing Server on Windows.

  2. Verify your computer meets the system and software prerequisites.

    See System and software prerequisites.

  3. Perform tasks needed before installing the Managing Server.

    See Required tasks before installation.

  4. Access the installation software.

    See Obtaining installation images.

  5. Install the Managing Server. Use one of the following options:


    Steps for installing the Managing Server

    Option Procedures to perform
    Typical Install the Managing Server
    Custom

    1. If you are using an existing DB2 or Oracle environment, Configure an existing database environment to work with the Managing Server on Windows

    2. Custom installation

    Silent Perform the following procedures to do a silent installation:

    1. If you are using an existing DB2 or Oracle environment, Configure an existing database environment to work with the Managing Server on Windows

    2. Silent installation for the Managing Server on Windows

    Upgrade or update Upgrade and update the Managing Server on Windows

  6. (optional) Set up security for the Managing Server.

    See Set up security.

  7. (optional) Perform customizations on the Managing Server.

    See Customization for the Managing Server on Windows.

  8. (optional) Install a language pack.

    See Language Packs for Managing Server.

  9. Install and configure a data collector. Refer to one of the following publications:

    • ITCAM Agent for WebSphere Applications Installation Guide

    • ITCAM for Application Diagnostics Agent for WebSphere Applications z/OS Installation Guide

    • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for J2EE: data collector Installation and Customization Guide

  10. After you have started using this product to monitor your application servers, perform periodic maintenance on the Managing Server. See Maintain the monitoring environment.


Parent topic:

Managing Server Installation and Customization Guide

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