Process Server provides
one business process management runtime environment that can support
a range of business processes for development, test, staging, or production.
Before you begin
You can create the Process database, Performance Data
Warehouse database, and Common database either before or during a
typical installation of IBM® Business Process Manager Advanced.
The databases must be created with at least a 32K page size. To create
the databases during a typical installation, you must be running an
existing DB2 server that is local. Otherwise, you must create the
databases before installation and they must be empty when you begin
the installation process.
Be prepared to specify
the following information during installation:
- The user name and password for database authentication
- The database server host name and port
- The name of the Process database
- The name of the Performance Data Warehouse database
- The name of the Common database
- The name of the cell-only configuration
database
If
you are installing from downloaded images from Passport Advantage,
ensure that you downloaded both required disk images for your operating
system. If you are installing from the DVD images, obtain the compressed
files from the DVDs. In both cases, extract all of the files from
the compressed files to the same location on your hard disk. Overwrite
directories, if prompted.
About this task
From the product launchpad,
the typical installation process installs the software, configures
the deployment manager and managed-node profiles, and configures a
single-cluster deployment environment that consists of one node and
one server. It also installs IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition
7 (Java 7) and the profiles use it, except on Linux on Power LE where
it installs Java 7.1. On supported operating systems, you can optionally
switch the profiles to a different version of Java. For more information,
see Switching the edition of Java used in IBM BPM.
Only
one IBM Installation Manager is required to install multiple instances
of IBM Business Process Manager.
Procedure
- Optional: If you are connected
to the Internet, the typical installation process automatically upgrades
your product to the latest fix pack or refresh pack level and recommended
interim fixes. If you want these upgrades to be installed from a local
directory instead, or if you want to specify the fix level, you can
modify a properties file to direct Installation Manager to the upgrades
to install.
Create the following file:
- /user_home_directory/bpm_updates.properties
Note: Ensure that you have read/write
access to the folders that are specified in the bpm_updates.properties file.
The
file uses three prefixes:
ifix,
fixpack,
and
launchpad. Each prefix must be followed by a
period. The name after the prefix and the period can be anything you
want, which enables you to point to multiple locations for interim
fixes, fix packs, and launchpad upgrades. The locations can be either
local directories or URLs. The following code is an example of the
prefixes and names in the properties file:
ifix.1=/bpmUpdates
fixpack.2=http://test/rep
launchpad.1=/launchpad_updates
fixpack.WAS_REP=/WAS_updates
fixpack.BPM_REP=/BPM_updates
- Go to the directory into which you
extracted the images and enter the following command to start the
launchpad:
extract_directory/launchpad.sh
You
can run only one launchpad at a time.
- Optional: If you are
prompted to update the launchpad, click Update.
The updates are installed and your launchpad is restarted automatically. If you do not have access to the Internet and want the updates
to be installed from a local directory, you can modify a properties
file with the appropriate launchpad prefix as described in step 1
to direct Installation Manager to the updates to install.
- On the Welcome page,
click Typical installation. Ensure the Install the Basic Case
Management feature check box is selected if you want and
are licensed to install basic case management capabilities.
- Select Install Process Server and
click Next.
- Specify Process Server information:
Select Use this server offline if this Process Server will
not be connected to a Process Center. Offline
servers can still be used when deploying snapshots of process applications,
but the method for deploying process applications to an offline process
server differs from the method for deploying process applications
to an online process server.
If you did not select
Use
this server offline, provide the following information
for the
Process Center that
this server should connect to:
- Host name: Enter the host or virtual host
that this Process Server will
use to communicate with Process Center. Use
a fully qualified host name. In an environment with a load balancer
or proxy server between the Process Server and
the Process Center services,
make sure that what you designate here matches the URL that is used
to access the Process Center.
- Port: Enter the secure port number of the Process Center. In
an environment with a load balancer or proxy server between the Process Server and
the Process Center,
make sure that what you designate here matches the URL that is used
to access the Process Center. The
installation process will import security certificates, and the two
components will use an SSL connection to communicate with each other.
- User name: Enter the name of a Process Center user. Process Server will
connect to Process Center as
this user. If you specify a user name that does not have authority
to update the SSL truststore, the installation will succeed but the
SSL certificates will not be imported, and you must configure the
connection manually. See the related topic link for instructions.
- Password: Enter the password for the Process Center user.
To check the connection to the Process Center, click Test
Connection. The connection attempt can fail if the user
name and password combination is wrong, or if a custom context root
has been set for the Process Center. If
the custom context root has been set, you must use a custom install
path instead of typical.
- Specify the User name and Password for
the cell administrative account. The cell administrator
is the primary WebSphere Application
Server administrator.
A user who is assigned to this role can assign other administrator
roles, and is responsible for the administration of the cell and topology.
A user who is assigned to this role is not responsible for the administration
of the IBM Business Process Manager Advanced
components. This role provides access to all interfaces, enabling
users to alter or delete all types of available library items and
assets, including process applications and toolkits. The user in this
role also administers process servers, Performance Data Warehouses,
and internal users and groups. You must be a user assigned to this
role to deploy process ppplications on the Process Center server.
- Click Next.
- Select Yes to
use an existing database.
- Specify the required database information.
Table 1. Required database configuration fields for DB2Field |
Action needed |
User name |
Enter the user name to authenticate the user
with the database. Restriction: User names must not contain
National Language Strings (NLS).
|
Password |
Enter a password to authenticate the user with
the database. |
Host name |
Accept the default value of localhost or
enter the correct database server host name, for example, the IP address. |
Port |
Accept the default value of 50000 or
enter the correct server port number. |
Common database name |
Accept the default value of CMNDB, or enter
the name for the Common database. |
Process database name |
Accept the default value of BPMDB, or enter
the name for the Process database. |
Performance Data Warehouse database
name |
Accept the default value of PDWDB, or enter
the name for the Performance Data Warehouse database. |
Cell-only configuration database |
Accept the default value of CMNDB, or enter
the name for the cell-scoped Common database. This database is
applicable only when there is an Advanced or Advanced-only Deployment
Environment. |
Click Test Database Connection to
verify that you can connect to the BPM databases that are created.
If the connections to the databases are successful, you can click Next to
proceed.
- Click Next to continue.
You are prompted to provide your IBM ID and password to connect to
the IBM service repositories.
Note: If you are using a
local properties file, you do not need to provide your IBM ID and
password.
A connection to the service repositories is required
to download and install fix packs and required interim fixes from
the Internet, including fixes for WebSphere Application
Server and IBM Business Process Manager. You
can obtain an IBM ID and password by registering at http://www.ibm.com.
To continue
installing without downloading the required fixes, click Cancel or
clear the Use your support account to include updates
with the installation option on the Installation
summary page.
After successfully installing the product,
you can use Installation Manager to install the required fixes.
- On the Installation summary page,
verify that the installation options and read the license agreements.
If you agree to the terms of the license agreements, click I
have read and accepted the license agreement and notices.
- Click Install Software.
Results
After a successful installation, the Quick Start console
starts automatically. If the security certificates failed to import
for the connection between Process Center and Process Server, you
must configure the SSL communication manually.
What to do next
To learn about security for
the environment and applications, see Creating a secure environment.