Before you install the Operations Center, you must verify certain information, such as the installation credentials, and you must determine the input to provide to IBM® Installation Manager for the installation.
Information | Details |
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Host name for the computer where the Operations Center will be installed | The host name must meet the following criteria:
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Installation credentials | To install the Operations Center, you must
use the following user account:
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Operations Center installation directory | The Operations Center is installed in the ui subdirectory of the installation directory. The
following path is the default path for the Operations Center installation
directory:
The installation directory path must meet the following
criteria:
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IBM Installation Manager installation directory | The following path is the default path for
the IBM Installation Manager
installation directory:
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Port number that is used by the Operations Center web server | The value for the secure (https) port number
must meet the following criteria:
If you do not specify a port number, the default value is 11090. Tip: If you later do
not remember the port number that you specified, refer to the following
file, where installation_dir represents
the directory where the Operations Center is installed:
The bootstrap.properties file contains the Tivoli® Storage Manager server connection information. |
Password for secure communications | The Operations Center uses Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) to communicate with web browsers. You can optionally use the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol to secure communications between the Operations Center and the hub server, and between Tivoli Storage Manager servers. The truststore file of the Operations Center contains the SSL certificate that the Operations Center uses for HTTPS communication with web browsers. During installation of the Operations Center, you create a password for the truststore file. Tip: If you
later choose to set up SSL communication between the Operations Center and the hub
server, you must use the same password to add the SSL certificate
of the hub server to the truststore file.
The
password for the truststore file must meet the following criteria:
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