Installing and configuring Process Center with an Oracle database server

Process Center includes a repository for all processes, services, and other assets that were created in the IBM® Business Process Manager authoring environments. You can use the integrated Process Server in Process Center to run processes as you build them. When you are ready, you can install and run those same processes on the Process Server in your runtime environments.

1. Optional: If you are connected to the Internet, the typical installation process automatically upgrades your product to the latest refresh pack and interim fix level. 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:

   • C:/HOMEPATH/bpm_updates.properties

   where

   • On Windows XP, the HOMEPATH environment variable points to C:/Documents and Settings/user_name
   • On Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008, the HOMEPATH environment variable points to C:/Users/user_name
   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, fixpacks, 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=C:/bpmUpdates
   fixpack.2=http://test/rep
   launchpad.1=C:/launchpad_updates
   fixpack.WAS_REP=C:/WAS_updates
   fixpack.BPM_REP=C:/BPM_updates

2. Go to the directory into which you extracted the images and enter the following command to start the launchpad:

   extract_directory/launchpad64.exe

   To install or run IBM Business Process Manager Express on Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008, you must elevate your Microsoft Windows user account privileges. Whether you are an administrative user or a non-administrative user, right-click launchpad64.exe and select Run as administrator.

   You can run only one launchpad at a time.
3. 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.
4. On the Welcome page, click Typical installation.
5. Select Install Process Center and click Next.
6. Click Next.
7. Optional: Change the location information:
   • Host name: This field shows the name of your machine.
     Important: If a value of localhost or 127.0.0.1 is used for the host name, Process Server installations on a remote system will not be able to connect to Process Center.
   • Location: Enter the installation location for Process Center, or click Browse to select the location.
     Note:

     • The installation location must either be an empty directory or a directory that does not exist and is created during installation.
     • Because you are installing DB2 Express, your installation location cannot contain National Language Strings (NLS).
8. 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 Express 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.
9. Specify the User name and Password for the deployment environment administrative account. The deployment environment administrator is the primary IBM Business Process Manager administrator. A user who is assigned to this role has administrative access to Process Center and Process Admin Console. Having 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.
10. Click Next.
11. Select Yes to use an existing database.
12. Specify the required database information.

    Table 1. Required database configuration fields for Oracle

    Field	Action needed
    Instance name	Enter the name of the Oracle database instance.
    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 1521 or enter the correct server port number.
    Common database	For the deployment environment-level Common database, enter values for the user name and password parameters.
    Process database	For the Process database, enter values for the user name and password parameters.
    Performance Data Warehouse database	For the Performance Data Warehouse database, enter values for the user name and password parameters.

13. 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.

14. 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.
15. Click Install Software.