Scenario: Installing InfoSphere MDM Workbench on Windows, then connecting to a remote operational server

Use this scenario as a reference when planning and deploying an InfoSphere® MDM development environment (MDM Workbench) installation on Microsoft Windows that connects to a remote InfoSphere MDM operational server and a remote database instance.

The steps outlined in this scenario are focused on the physical MDM aspect of InfoSphere MDM Workbench configuration and deployment.

Important: This scenario assumes that an operational server has already been installed on a remote machine.
This scenario is accomplished through the following procedures:
  1. On a local machine, install the MDM Workbench.
  2. Configure your local MDM Workbench instance to connect to the remote application server.
  3. Configure your local MDM Workbench instance to connect to the remote database.
  4. After completing development work, deploy your changes from MDM Workbench to the remote InfoSphere MDM instance.
In this scenario, the topology is:
  • Machine A (local Microsoft Windows machine):
    • IBM® Installation Manager and InfoSphere MDM Workbench
    • IBM Rational® Application Developer
  • Machine B (AIX® server machine):
    • WebSphere® Application Server Deployment Manager and WebSphere Application Server managed node
    • IBM Installation Manager and InfoSphere MDM operational server
    • IBM DB2® database