IBM Business Monitor, V8.0.1 > Install IBM Business Monitor > Configure the environment
Create the deployment environment using custom topology
Instead of using one of the provided deployment environment patterns, you can set up your own clusters and configure the IBM Business Monitor components in an ND (ND) topology.
Before creating clusters and configuring the IBM Business Monitor components, ensure that you have performed the following tasks:
- You have installed IBM Business Monitor.
- You have created the IBM Business Monitor dmgr profile or augmented an existing dmgr profile with IBM Business Monitor.
- You have created the MONITOR database.
- You have started the dmgr.
- You have created and federated at least one IBM Business Monitor custom profile or augmented an existing custom profile with IBM Business Monitor.
- You have started the custom profile or profiles.
The following instructions describe how to create clusters, configure the common event infrastructure (CEI) event service, and install the required components using the configuration wizard or the wsadmin commands.
- Create IBM Business Monitor clusters
In an ND (ND) environment, IBM Business Monitor components must be deployed to clusters.- Configure CEI event services
Before configuring the IBM Business Monitor components using the administrative console, you must have a Common Event Infrastructure (CEI) event service in your ND cell that IBM Business Monitor can use to send events. The same CEI event service can also be used to receive events.- Configure the environment using the configuration wizard
You can configure the required IBM Business Monitor environment using the configuration wizard in the administrative console.
- Configure the environment using wsadmin commands
Rather than using the configuration wizard, you can configure the IBM Business Monitor environment using the WebSphere command-line administration tool (wsadmin).- Configure the environment manually
You should always use the IBM Business Monitor configuration wizard or deployment environment configuration wizard to configure the IBM Business Monitor environment. This manual information is included to help in advanced or troubleshooting scenarios.