You can follow the progress of the IBM®
InfoSphere® Information Server suite
installation by monitoring the installation log files.
Before you begin
The monitoring procedures assume that
you have installed InfoSphere Information Server in
the default installation path. If your installation is different from
the following path, substitute your path when you complete the procedures.
Operating system |
Default installation path |
AIX® |
/opt/IBM/InformationServer |
Linux |
/opt/IBM/InformationServer |
Windows |
C:\IBM\InformationServer |
Procedure
- On the computer on which the installation program is running,
navigate to the ibm_is_logs directory that you
specified as the temporary directory. The default temporary directory
is:
Operating system |
Directory |
AIX |
/var/tmp
|
Linux |
/tmp
|
Windows |
%temp%
|
- Open the log file:
Option |
Procedure |
Use the tail command |
tail -f ISInstall*.log
ISInstall*.log is the log file with
the most recent date timestamp. |
Use a text editor that does not lock the file |
Close the file and then reopen it |
Important: Do not delete the installation log files
or the log file directory during the installation process.
What to do next
When installation is complete, save the log files for troubleshooting
and verification purposes.