Installing and configuring Process Center with a DB2 database server

Process Center includes a repository for all processes, services, and other assets created in the IBM® Business Process Manager authoring environments. You can use the integrated Process Server within Process Center to run processes as you build them. When you are ready, you can install and run those same processes on the Process Server in your runtime environments.

1. Optional: If you are connected to the Internet, the typical installation upgrades your product to the latest refresh pack and interim fix level automatically. If you want these upgrades to be installed from a local directory instead, or if you want to specify the fix level, you can use a properties file to tell the Installation Manager where to find the upgrades and which upgrades to install.
   Create the following file:

   • C:/HOMEPATH/bpm_updates.properties

   where:

   • On Windows XP, the HOMEPATH environment variable points to C:/Documents and Settings/user_name
   • On Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008, the HOMEPATH environment variable points to C:/Users/user_name
   Note: Ensure that you have read/write access to the folders specified in the bpm_updates.properties file.
   The file uses three prefixes: ifix, fixpack, and launchpad. Each prefix must be followed by a dot. The part of the name after the prefix and the dot can be anything you want, which enables you to point to multiple locations for ifixes, fixpacks, and launchpad upgrades. The locations can be either local directories or URLs. For example:

   ifix.1=C:/bpmUpdates
   fixpack.2=http://test/rep
   launchpad.1=C:/launchpad_updates
   fixpack.WAS_REP=C:/WAS_updates
   fixpack.BPM_REP=C:/BPM_updates

2. Access the media in one of the following ways, depending on whether you are installing from the product DVD or from images downloaded from Passport Advantage®. You can run only one launchpad at a time.
   • If you are installing from the product DVD, insert the product disk labeled IBM Business Process Manager Advanced into the disk drive. If autorun is enabled on your workstation, the launchpad program automatically opens, and you can proceed to the next step. If autorun is not enabled on your workstation, enter the following command to start the launchpad manually:

     To install or run IBM Business Process Manager Advanced on Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008, you must elevate your Microsoft Windows user account privileges. Whether you are an administrative user or a non-administrative user, right-click launchpad.exe and select Run as administrator.

     • (from a command line) DVD_root/launchpad.exe
   • If you are installing from images downloaded from Passport Advantage, perform the following steps:
     1. Go to the directory into which you extracted the images.
     2. Enter the following command to start the launchpad:

        To install or run IBM Business Process Manager Advanced on Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008, you must elevate your Microsoft Windows user account privileges. Whether you are an administrative user or a non-administrative user, right-click launchpad.exe and select Run as administrator.

        • (from a command line) extract_directory/launchpad.exe
3. Optional: If you see a message that prompts you to update the launchpad, click Update to receive the latest updates. The updates are installed and your launchpad is restarted automatically. If you do not have access to the Internet and want the updates to be installed from a local directory, you can use a properties file with the appropriate launchpad prefix as described in step 1 to tell the Installation Manager where to find the upgrades and which upgrades to install.
4. After starting the launchpad, click Typical installation on the Welcome page.
5. Select Install Process Center and click Next.
6. Click Next.
7. Optionally change the location information:
   • Hostname: This field shows the name of your machine.
     Important: If a value of localhost or 127.0.0.1 is used for the hostname, Process Server installations on a remote system will not be able to connect to the Process Center.
   • Location: Enter the installation location for Process Center, or click Browse to select the location.
     Note:

     • The installation location must either be an empty directory or a directory that does not exist and is created during installation.
     • Because you are installing DB2 Express, your installation location cannot contain National Language Strings (NLS).
8. Specify the Username and Password for the cell administrative account. The cell administrator is the primary WebSphere® Application Server administrator. A user assigned to this role can assign other administrator roles, and is responsible for the administration of the cell and topology. A user assigned to this role is not responsible for the administration of the IBM Business Process Manager components. This role provides access to all interfaces, enabling users to alter or delete all types of available library items and assets, including process applications and toolkits. This role also enables administration of Process Servers, Performance Data Warehouses, and internal users and groups. You must be a user assigned to this role to deploy Process Applications on the Process Center server.
9. Specify the Username and Password for the deployment environment administrative account. The deployment environment administrator is the primary IBM Business Process Manager administrator. A user assigned to this role has administrative access to Process Center and Process Admin Console. This role provides access to all interfaces, enabling users to alter or delete all types of available library items and assets, including process applications and toolkits. This account also enables administration of Process Servers, Performance Data Warehouses, and internal users and groups.
10. Click Next.
11. Select Yes to use an existing database.
12. Specify the required database information.

    Table 1. Required database configuration fields for DB2

    Field	Action needed
    Username	Enter the user name to authenticate with the database. Restriction: User names must not contain National Language Strings (NLS).
    Password	Enter a password to authenticate with the database.
    Hostname	Accept the default value of localhost or enter the correct database server host name. For example, the IP address.
    Port	Accept the default value of 50000 or enter the correct server port number.
    Common database name	Accept the default value of CMNDB, or enter the name for the Common database.
    Process database name	Accept the default value of BPMDB, or enter the name for the Process database.
    Performance Data Warehouse database name	Accept the default value of PDWDB, or enter the name for the Performance Data Warehouse database.
    Cell only configuration database	Accept the default value of CMNDB, or enter the name for the cell-scoped Common database. This database is applicable only in case of an Advanced or Advanced-Only Deployment Environment.

    Click Test Database Connection to verify that you can connect to the BPM databases that are created. Only if the connections to the databases are successful, you can click Next to proceed.

13. Click Next to continue. You are prompted to provide your IBM ID and password to connect to the IBM service repositories.
    Note: If you are using a local properties file, you do not need to provide your IBM ID and password.

    The connection to the service repositories is required to download and install any fix packs and required interim fixes from the Internet, including fixes for WebSphere Application Server and IBM Business Process Manager. An IBM ID and password can be obtained by registering at http://www.ibm.com.

    Click Cancel to continue installing without downloading the required fixes from the Internet or clear the Use your support account to include updates with the installation option on the Installation summary page.

    After successfully installing the product, you can use Installation Manager to install the required fixes.

14. On the Installation summary page, verify the installation options and read the license agreements. If you agree to the terms of the license agreements, click I have read and accepted the license agreement and notices.
15. Click Install Software.