Getting started with IBM Content Manager administration
The First Steps sample data and associated information provides an introduction to the system.
Table 1 summarizes and links to the high-level tasks for administering an IBM® Content Manager system.
The system administration client provides the tools that you need to set up and manage your system. You perform some configuration tasks outside of the system administration client.
| Administration supertasks | What you can do | When to perform |
|---|---|---|
| Logging on to the system administration client | Log on to the system administration client, change your password, or, from within the client, change the server or product that you are administering. | Perform routinely. |
| Connecting the system administration client to the databases | Connect the system administration client to one or more local or remote library server databases in preparation for completing administration tasks. | Perform once after you install the product and have defined at least one library server. |
| Configuring a library server for IBM Content Manager | Configure a library server and connect the system administration client. | Perform once after you install the product and have defined at least one library server. |
| Defining and configuring resource managers in IBM Content Manager | Identify the resource manager to the library server. If it has not been configured already, configure Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for the resource manager. Configure purging cycles, staging cycles, migration, and replication of resource manager objects. | Perform when you add a resource manager to your system. Perform some of these tasks when you want to view, change, copy, or delete your configuration. |
| Modeling data in IBM Content Manager | Analyze your business data and model it with IBM Content Manager constructs, including attributes, item types, and links. If you plan to use client applications (Client for Windows™ or a web client), you must use the provided document model to model your data. | Fully perform once before you put your system into production. Perform some subtasks routinely (but carefully) as your business environment changes. |
| Managing user access | Manage IBM Content Manager users (including IDs, groups, privileges, and data access control) and work with administrative domains. | Perform routinely as your users and business environment changes. |
| Managing servers in IBM Content Manager | Start and stop the application server. Optimize library server and resource manager databases. Synchronize and analyze discrepancies between servers. Validate server activity. Troubleshoot using log and trace utilities. | Perform routinely. |
| Managing object storage in IBM Content Manager | Create storage classes, device managers, storage systems, storage groups, and collections. Configure environment variables for resource manager utilities. Migrate, replicate, stage, and purge objects. | Perform routinely. |
| Managing document routing with IBM Content Manager | Analyze your environment and model your business processes in IBM Content Manager to automatically route work through a workflow process. | Optional: Perform when you want to model or automate business processes in IBM Content Manager. |
| Troubleshooting system administration | Fix common problems that occur during administration. | Perform when necessary. |