The installation tasks 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 FileNet® P8 installation
programs during initial setup.
- Runs Configuration Manager during
initial setup, followed by starting IBM® Administration Console for Content
Platform Engine.
- Runs 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 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 FileNet P8 components.
- 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 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 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.
FileNet P8 administrator
- This role designation refers to the administrator or administrators
who perform regular maintenance of Content Platform Engine.
- The administrator who logs on to IBM Administration Console for Content
Platform Engine by using the gcd_admin account
or an object_store_admin account is considered
a 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.