The installation of WebSphere® Business Monitor consists
of many sequenced steps. The following installation checklists summarize the
main steps that you perform to install the components of WebSphere Business Monitor.
Read the checklists before you begin the installation to help you understand
the steps you have to perform. Print off a copy of this checklist and, as
you install WebSphere Business Monitor, you can
check off the steps as you perform them. These checklists contain the basic
sequenced steps for installing each component.
1. Ensure that the system and software prerequisites are installed.
System prerequisites
The system prerequisites that
are needed to install WebSphere Business Monitor
System |
Platforms |
Windows® Servers |
- Windows 2000
Server, service pack 4
- Windows 2000
Advanced Server, service pack 4
- Windows Server
2003 Enterprise Edition
- Windows Server
2003 Standard Edition
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AIX® Servers |
- AIX 5.2
with maintenance level 5200-05
- AIX 5.3
with maintenance level 5300-02 and APAR IY58143
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Software prerequisites
The software prerequisites
that are needed to run the WebSphere Business Monitor Launchpad
and install WebSphere Business Monitor components
Check |
Prerequisites |
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Java™ 1.4.2 (required to run the Launchpad) |
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IBM® DB2® Database Server 8.2.1 |
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IBM DB2 Cube Views™ 8.2.1 |
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IBM WebSphere Process Server 6.0 |
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IBM WebSphere Application
Server ND
6.0.2.3 |
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IBM WebSphere Portal 5.1.0.2 |
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IBM DB2 Alphablox 8.3 |
2. Review the scenarios to help you choose how you want to install the
components.
Installation Scenarios
First scenario
Check |
Machine |
Installed components |
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Machine 1 |
- Monitor Server
- State database
- Repository database
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Machine 2 |
- Monitor Client (Dashboards)
- Runtime database
- Historical database
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Second scenario
Check |
Machine |
Installed components |
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Machine 1 |
- Repository database
- State database
- Runtime database
- Historical database
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Machine 2 |
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Machine 3 |
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Third scenario
Check |
Machine |
Installed components |
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Machine 1 |
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Machine 2 |
- State database
- Runtime database
- Historical database
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Machine 3 |
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Machine 4 |
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3. Check off the installation steps as you complete them.
Installation checklists
A checklist for the WebSphere Business Monitor installation steps.
Check |
Component |
Steps |
Remarks |
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Database Creation |
- Install IBM DB2 Database
Server.
- Create the WebSphere Business Monitor databases.
You can use either:
- The Launchpad for automatic database creation
- Or, the database creation scripts for manual creation
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Repository database |
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Must be created before creating other databases or at
the same time. |
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State database |
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The Repository database must be cataloged or created
on the same machine. |
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Runtime database |
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The Repository database must be cataloged or created
on the same machine. |
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Historical database |
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The Repository database must be cataloged or created
on the same machine. |
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Monitor Server |
- Install IBM DB2 Database
Server.
- Install WebSphere Process
Server Version 6.0.
- Catalog the Repository database on the Monitor Server machine if it does
not exist on the same machine.
- Catalog the State and Runtime databases if they do not exist on the same
machine.
- Install the Monitor Server using the Launchpad wizard.
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Monitor Server with Action Manager |
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Monitor Server Administrative Console |
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Monitor Client |
- Install IBM DB2 Database
Server.
- Install DB2 Cube
Views™.
- Install WebSphere Application
Server ND Version
6.0.
- Install WebSphere Portal Version
5.1.
- Install IBMDB2 Alphablox
- Catalog the Repository database on the dashboard machine if it does not
exist on the same machine.
- Catalog the Runtime and Historical databases if they do not exist on the
same machine.
- Install the Dashboard Client using the Launchpad wizard.
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4. Verify the success of the installation.
Post Installation checklist
A checklist for the WebSphere Business Monitor post installation steps.
Check |
Steps |
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Make sure that all the following servers are stopped: - IBM WebSphere Process
Server Version 6.0
- IBM WebSphere Application
Server ND Version 6.0
- IBM WebSphere Portal Version 5.1
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Start the above servers. |
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Check the success of the Monitor Server installation.- Log into IBM WebSphere Process
Server by using admin as the user ID with no password.
- Click Applications > Enterprise Applications. If IBM_WB_MONITOR_SERVER
and IBM_WB_ACTIONMANAGER are installed in the installed application table,
then the Monitor Server is installed successfully.
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Check the success of the Dashboard Client installation.- Log into IBM WebSphere Portal by using wpsadmin as
the user ID and wpsadmin as the password.
- Click Administration > Portlet Management > Web Modules. If dashboardclient.war
is an installed web module, then the Dashboard Client is installed successfully.
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