Installing the License Metric Tool server and DB2 in interactive mode (disconnected scenario)

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To install the License Metric Tool server and DB2 by using the All-in-One installer in interactive mode, run the setup-server-linux-x86_64.sh script. Then, follow instructions in the installation wizard.

Before you begin

Ensure that the computer meets the following requirements:
- A graphical user interface is available
- X server is configured
- DISPLAY variable is set properly
Run the installation as root.
Ensure that the /home directory is a regular directory with write permissions to allow for the DB2 installation. The use of an automounted directory is not supported.

About this task

The following procedure describes the simplest installation path which uses the All-in-One installer to install the License Metric Tool server and DB2 database on a single computer. Installation of DB2 on a separate Linux computer is also supported, but not recommended and thus not described step by step. To install the License Metric Tool server and DB2 separately, use separate installers. For information about available installation packages, see: Downloading IBM License Metric Tool 9.2.

Procedure

Go to the directory with the installation package, and extract the installation files.
```
tar xvf installation_package
```
To start the installation, run the setup-server-linux-x86_64.sh script.
```
./setup-server-linux-x86_64.sh
```
When prompted, choose License Metric Tool server and IBM DB2 to install only the License Metric Tool server and its database.
Provide details for the installation of DB2: installation path, home directory, and a password for the DB2 instance owner. The default username is db2inst1.

Important: Ensure that the password for the DB2 instance owner meets the requirements that are specific for the operating system on which you are installing DB2. Otherwise, the installation fails.
Create the administrative user of License Metric Tool. This user is required to log in to the application.

Tip: Avoid using admin, administrator, root or a similar name for the administrative account. Such an account might be prone to hacker attacks and locked out if an attacker exceeds the specified number of failed login attempts. For more information about the account lockout, see: Configuring user account lockout.
Provide the installation path for the License Metric Tool server.
Specify the port number that will be used by the browser to display the License Metric Tool web user interface, and the port that will be used by the local VM Manager Tool.
When the installation is complete, click Done to open the License Metric Tool web user interface in the browser and complete the initial configuration.

If you do not have a browser installed, you can access the web user interface from a different computer at https://host_name:port, where host_name is the host name of the computer where the License Metric Tool server is installed, and port is the port that you specified during the installation, by default: 9081.
Create the disconnected data source.
1. From the Data Source Type list, choose Disconnected.
2. Specify the name of the disconnected data source and the location of the directory on the License Metric Tool server where you upload results of disconnected scans.
3. To create the data source, click Create.

What to do next

Wait for the initial setup to complete. Then, set up data collection.

To increase security of the transferred data, it is recommended to enable encrypted connection to the License Metric Tool database. For more information, see: Enabling encrypted connection to the database.