IBM Automatic Data Lineage Implementation Quick Start Guide

This article is meant to provide guidance to administrators on how to properly implement the Automatic Data Lineage system in their environment.

Pre-Install System Checks

Automatic Data Lineage supported version/distribution of Java is installed on the host machine — the distributions tested by Manta are OpenJDK and Oracle. (IBM distribution of Java is not supported by current versions of Automatic Data Lineage.)
A user with root/admin privileges will be available to run/execute the Automatic Data Lineage installer.
A directory for Automatic Data Lineage to be installed in has been provisioned with the correct storage amounts. By default, Automatic Data Lineage is installed in the /opt/mantaflow/ directory for Linux and C:\mantaflow\ folder on Windows. (It is preferable to install Automatic Data Lineage on an XFS file system for Linux.)
The ports Automatic Data Lineage utilizes have been opened and are available for use. Automatic Data Lineage uses ports 8080, 8181, and 9090 by default but can be configured to use any available ports on the host machine.
If HTTPS is desired:
- The HTTPS ports have been opened and are available for use. (Automatic Data Lineage can be configured to use any available ports on the host machine.)
- The SSL/TLS cert has been generated and placed on the host server.
The Automatic Data Lineage installation media has been copied to the host machine.
Up to and including R42.6: The Automatic Data Lineage license.key file has been copied to the host machine.

As of R42.7: the license.key file is not needed anymore.

Update the Keycloak configuration files to reflect the appropriate "auth-server-url" property value, which tells the Automatic Data Lineage system where the Keycloak server is available: Manta Keycloak Integration.
- Review the Keycloak networking examples guide to confirm that the Keycloak config files have been properly setup for your Manta architecture: Networking Setup Examples R38+.
Update the available memory for the Automatic Data Lineage system to utilize: Manta Flow Memory Settings.
Create and assign the appropriate users/groups along with their roles: Manta Flow Server Authentication and Authorization.
Configure the HTTPS protocol - Caddy proxy .
Apply all available patches for your major/minor version of Automatic Data Lineage — the patches can be downloaded from IBM Support.
Set up catalog tool integration:

If applicable, configure CyberArk password tool integration: Manta Flow CyberArk Integration.
Review each technology of interest under Scanners, where you will find the integration requirements, scanner guide, resource configuration, and information on how to provide manual inputs.
Review the Setting Up Database / Data Integration / BI Scanners quick start guide.
Execute a scan of each configured technology.
Analyze the logs for each technology’s connections and apply manual mappings where needed: Alias (Manual) Connection Mappings Explained.