IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments, Version 7.2 Fix Pack 3

VMware: Installing the Capacity Planner and the Dashboard

Installing the Capacity Planner for VMware and the Dashboard for VMware requires specific installation steps.

Procedure

  1. Select the type of installation. For more information about selecting the type of installation, see VMware: Types of installation.
  2. Start the launchpad or Installation Manager GUI. For more information, see VMware: Using the Launchpad to install components.
  3. Select the following check boxes:
    • IBM Infrastructure Management Capacity Planner for VMware
    • IBM Infrastructure Management Dashboard for VMware
    Note: When you select a component, the Installation Manager automatically selects the version of the respective component that you selected.
  4. Click Next.
    Figure 1. Install Packages page
    This figure shows the Install Packages page.
  5. The Installation Manager displays the existing package groups. Verify the details, and then click Next.
    Figure 2. Install Packages page
    The existing package groups are shown.
  6. Enter the WebSphere® Application Server user name and password for Dashboard Application Services Hub, and then click Validate.
  7. After the user name and password are validated, click Next.
    Figure 3. Install Packages page: Common Configurations
    The Username that is associated with the WebSphere Application Server is shown. You must enter the password that is associated with the WebSphere Application Server.
  8. Enter the Capacity Planner Database Schema Creation details, and then click Validate.
  9. After the details are validated, click Next
    Figure 4. Install Packages page: VMware Capacity Planner Configuration
    This figure shows the summary information for the Capacity Planner for VMware.
  10. Review the information in the Install Packages summary window, and then click Install.
    Figure 5. Install Packages page: Summary Information
    This figure shows the configuration information for the Capacity Planner for VMware.
  11. The Results window displays the package installation status. Click Finish to complete the installation.
    Figure 6. Install Packages page
    This figure shows the packages that are installed for the Capacity Planner for VMware.
  12. To verify the installation, click File > View Installed Packages.
    Figure 7. Installed packages details
    This figure shows the packages that you installed and the details that are associated with the WAS.
  13. Log in to the Dashboard Application Services Hub to verify that you can start the Planning Center for VMware wizard.
    Figure 8. Planning Center for VMware
    The Planning Center for VMware is shown.
  14. Verify that the Dashboard for VMware is installed.

What to do next

If an HTTP server is being used with Dashboard Application Services Hub for load balancing, regenerate the web server plug-in. For more information about regenerating the web server plug-in, see "Generating the plugin-cfg.xml file" in the Jazz for Service Management Configuration Guide.
Note: If you do not complete the steps, a blank page is displayed when you access the Dashboard for VMware or Capacity Planner for VMware pages.
Parent topic: VMware: Installing components

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