You can install IBM Z® ChatOps via native installation package by running several commands.
Procedure
- Change directory to where you unpack the package file
Z-ChatOps-v1131.tar.gz or
Z-ChatOps-v113.tar.gz.
- Run the command
./zchatops.sh install your Z ChatOps home
directory. This command will install IBM Z ChatOps in the Z ChatOps home directory. If the Z ChatOps home directory
does not exist, the script will create it automatically. This command will also create a file
/etc/profile.d/zchatops.sh to export the environment variable
ZCHATOPS_HOME.
Note: The your Z ChatOps home directory should
be full path of directory
- Restart your terminal or access session to make the environment variable
ZCHATOPS_HOME effective.
- Verify your installation with commands.
Run the command
bnzsvr. If you see the following command help, your
installation is completed.
bnzsvr
Usage: /opt/ibm/zchatops/bin/bnzsvr <start | stop | restart | status>
Example: /opt/ibm/zchatops/bin/bnzsvr start - Start IBM Z ChatOps server
/opt/ibm/zchatops/bin/bnzsvr stop - Stop IBM Z ChatOps server
/opt/ibm/zchatops/bin/bnzsvr restart - Restart IBM Z ChatOps server
/opt/ibm/zchatops/bin/bnzsvr status - Show the status of IBM Z ChatOps server
Note: IBM Z ChatOps creates five
user accounts by default:
admin with the role as admin,
izoa,
zsa,
zws
and
omegamon with the role as integrator, and
bnzsvr with the role as user. You need
these user accounts to post incidents and integrate Z ChatOps with other products. You can manage
these user accounts through the swagger UI where the default passwords for all users are
bnz4you!. For details, see
Managing user account password of Z ChatOps Microservice.
Results
Your IBM Z ChatOps is successfully installed.
What to do next
You need to configure Z ChatOps before you can use it. For details, see Configuring IBM Z ChatOps.