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Install IBM Business Monitor

IBM Business Monitor can be installed in multiple topologies. You can install all components on a single server, or you can distribute the components across multiple systems. To achieve a highly available environment with failover support, you can install IBM Business Monitor into a clustered environment that uses the clustering mechanism of WebSphere Application Server or Process Server.

Important: IBM Business Monitor runs on multiple platforms. For details about supported operating systems, supported hardware, memory requirements, and disk space requirements, see the System requirements for IBM Business Monitor.

• Plan to install IBM Business Monitor
  IBM Business Monitor has multiple components that can be installed on a single server or across multiple servers in the network. During the installation process, there are many options to consider. When planning to install IBM Business Monitor, you must consider the available options and how you want to deploy the components in your network.
• Prepare to install
  Before installing IBM Business Monitor, ensure that you have the required hardware and software prerequisites. Some operating platforms also require special preparation before you can install.
• Installing the IBM Business Monitor software
  

  You can install IBM Business Monitor interactively or silently. You can use IBM Business Monitor with other software in your monitoring environment, including WebSphere Portal or Process Server.

• Create the databases
  IBM Business Monitor requires two databases, one for the IBM Business Monitor configuration and one for the IBM Cognos Business Intelligence content store.
• Create and augmenting profiles
  After you have installed IBM Business Monitor, create at least one profile to prepare your runtime environment. You can create and augment profiles either through pmt.sh or through the manageprofiles command.
• Verifying the installation
  After you have installed IBM Business Monitor and created a profile, you can optionally use the First Steps Console to verify that the product was installed correctly.
• Determining port numbers
  To determine the port number to use with web interfaces such as Business Space and the portlet-based dashboards, review the configuration in the WebSphere Application Server administrative console.
• Configure the environment
  After you have installed IBM Business Monitor in an ND (ND) topology, complete additional configuration tasks to install required resources and fully prepare your environment for monitoring.
• Configure IBM Business Monitor components
  After you have installed IBM Business Monitor, you can configure additional components.
• Installing the showcase model
  The single-server version of IBM Business Monitor comes with a mortgage lending sample model that illustrates some of the functionality of IBM Business Monitor. If you created a stand-alone profile, you can install the Better Lender showcase model using the First Steps console.
• Installing and removing the toolkit
  IBM Business Monitor development toolkit provides wizards, libraries, and a test environment to help you create and test monitor models. Business Monitor development toolkit is installed in an existing Rational Application Developer or IBM Integration Designer environment.
• Update IBM Business Monitor
  

  You can install updates to IBM Business Monitor when they are available.

• Uninstalling IBM Business Monitor
  

  You can remove IBM Business Monitor interactively or silently.