Installing the Business Administration UI

Use this procedure to install the Business Administration UI. Administrators can use the Business Administration UI to manage certain elements of the MDM operational server without having to manually modify properties files or database tables.

Before you begin

Before installing the Business Administration UI, ensure that you meet these prerequisites:
  • Your environment meets the hardware and software requirements for this component.
  • You completed the IBM® Installation Manager preparation steps.
  • You reviewed and completed the user applications installation worksheet.
  • You have IBM WebSphere® Application Server installed and running.
  • If you are upgrading from an earlier version of the application and have custom settings in your property files, make a copy of the files.

About this task

The Business Administration application can be installed on either a server or workstation. It can also be installed on a remote machine by choosing a remote WebSphere Application profile.

This application is not supported for use with a Microsoft SQL Server database.

You have two options available for installation: Install or Modify. The Install option assumes that you are installing the application on a clean server or workstation. That means that the server or workstation does not have any InfoSphere® MDM components that are already installed (for example the MDM operational server, database component, or another user application). If any InfoSphere MDM components are present on the machine on which you are installing the application, you must use the Modify option.

Procedure

  1. Start IBM Installation Manager.
  2. On the IBM Installation Manager home panel, select Install or Modify.
  3. If you selected Install, complete these steps.
    1. On the Install Packages panel, select the InfoSphere MDM offering and click Next.
    2. Continue through the panels to accept the license agreement, select the installation directory, and the language.
    3. On the Install Packages panel, select Business Administration UI. Click Next.
    4. Enter the configuration information for the application.
    5. Review the installation summary information and click Install.
  4. If you selected Modify, complete these steps.
    1. On the Modify Packages panel, select the InfoSphere MDM package and click Next.
    2. Select the language and click Next.
    3. On the Modify Packages panel, select Business Administration UI. Previously installed components are automatically selected. Make sure that they remain selected, otherwise IBM Installation Manager removes them. Click Next.
    4. Enter the configuration information for the application. Use the MDM user applications worksheet as a guideline. Click Next.
    5. Review the summary information and verify that the component that you want to install is listed in the Adding Features box and that no components are listed in the Removing Features box. Click Modify.
  5. Click Finish when the installation is complete and close IBM Installation Manager.
  6. Open the IBM WebSphere Application Server Integrated Solutions Console (admin console) and verify that the application is deployed to the server specified during installation.

What to do next

To access the Business Administration UI after it has been installed and started, navigate your web browser to the following URL (replacing <hostname> and <port> with the appropriate values): https://<hostname>:<port>/CustomerBusinessAdminWeb/faces/login.jsp

Learn more about using Business Administration UI by reviewing the related concept.