The tasks in this guide and the rows in the Installation and Upgrade Worksheet are organized by administrative
roles. Your organization might have different roles, and some of the
responsibilities of listed roles will vary from those assigned by
default in this documentation.
Installation administrator
- Runs IBM® FileNet® P8 installers
during initial setup.
- Runs the Configuration Manager tool during initial setup, followed
by starting IBM FileNet Enterprise Manager.
- Runs IBM FileNet P8 Upgrade
programs during upgrades.
- Abbreviated as IA. Responsible for coordinating the information
described in this worksheet. The information itself will require the
input from the other roles.
The role of IA is usually filled by an IBM FileNet Certified
Professional (FCP).
Information technology
administrator
- Responsible for the networking and operating systems settings
required by IBM FileNet P8.
- Responsible for performing certain security configurations.
- Abbreviated as ITA. Responsible for providing the information
in the rows in the Installation and Upgrade Worksheet with
a value of ITA in the Role column.
Security administrator
- Responsible for configuring the directory servers required by IBM FileNet P8 components, including Content Engine and Application Engine.
- Creates and maintains directory server user and group accounts.
- Abbreviated as SA. Responsible for providing the information in
the rows in the Installation and Upgrade Worksheet with
a value of SA in the Role column.
Database administrator
- Creates, configures, maintains database installations and database
or table spaces.
- Responsible for creating database accounts needed by IBM FileNet P8.
- For purposes of this documentation, the database administrator
is expected to have responsibilities regarding the JDBC data sources.
- Abbreviated as DBA. Responsible for providing the information
in the rows in the Installation and Upgrade Worksheet with
a value of DBA in the Role column.
Application server administrator
- Responsible for providing the application servers required by IBM FileNet P8.
- Responsible for application server administrative accounts.
- Abbreviated as ASA. Responsible for providing the information
in the rows in the Installation and Upgrade Worksheet with
a value of ASA in the Role column.
IBM FileNet P8 administrator
- This role designation actually refers to the administrator or
administrators who perform regular maintenance of Content Engine, Process Engine Application Engine, Workplace or Workplace XT.
- The administrator who logs on to Enterprise Manager by using the gcd_admin account
or an object_store_admin account is considered an IBM FileNet P8 administrator.
- Abbreviated as P8A. Responsible for providing the information
in the rows of the Installation and Upgrade Worksheet with
a value of P8A in the Role column.
E-mail Administrator
- Creates an e-mail account that will be used to configure the Notification tab
of the Process Task Manager so that Process Engine can send e-mail notifications
to end users. (Required only if you use this feature.)
- Abbreviated as EA.