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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2
Prerequisites for the single-computer installation
See the software prerequisites for the single-computer installation described in this chapter.
- A supported Windows operating system. A 64 bit Windows operating system is recommended.
- If your site does not plan to use or cannot use (due to capacity limitations) the embedded Derby database, you will also need one of the following RDBMS servers for the portal server:
- IBM DB2 Database for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
- Microsoft SQL Server
If you plan to use these either of the listed RDBMSes with the portal server, it must already have been installed and be running when you begin this installation. If you plan to use the Derby database, it is not necessary that you preinstall it; this embedded RDBMS is installed, if necessary, with IBM Tivoli Monitoring.
- If you want IBM Tivoli Performance Analyzer to integrate with IBM SPSS Statistics Server, it must already be installed and running when you begin this installation.
For the Tivoli Data Warehouse, you can also use Microsoft SQL Server. A 64-bit version of IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Enterprise Server Edition 10.1 is included with IBM Tivoli Monitoring. This version should be used for new installations to minimize the need to upgrade DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows in the future.
While it is possible to install Tivoli Monitoring on a single Linux or UNIX computer, additional manual configuration is required. When you install Tivoli Monitoring on a Windows computer with IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows or Microsoft SQL Server, much of the configuration required to set up the Tivoli Data Warehouse is automated. (An extra configuration step is required after installation if you use Microsoft SQL Server for the Tivoli Data Warehouse database.)
In a single-computer installation, the RDBMS server is used for both of the databases required by Tivoli Monitoring:
- The Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server database (or portal server database) stores user data and information required for graphical presentation on the user interface. The portal server database is created automatically during configuration of the portal server. It is always located on the same computer as the portal server.
- The Tivoli Data Warehouse database (also called the warehouse database or data warehouse) stores historical data for presentation in historical data views. In a single-computer installation, the warehouse database is created on the same relational database management server (RDBMS) used for the portal server database. In larger environments, it is best to create the warehouse database on a different computer from the portal server.
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