Installing SmartModel drivers silently

This task describes how to install the SmartModel drivers silently using the command line silent installation facility.

Before you begin

Access the /opt/IBM/tivoli/netcool/ncm/bin directory, and execute the stop server command:
itncm.sh stop

Procedure

  1. Log on to the platform as the user that installed Netcool Configuration Manager.
  2. Access the /opt/IBM/tivoli/netcool/ncm/bin directory, and execute the stop server command: itncm.sh stop
  3. Access the directory containing the driver installer file.
  4. Create an ITNCM.properties file that contains $LICENSE_ACCEPTED$=true.
  5. Enter the following command: 
    sh ./driverversion.bin LAX_VM /opt/IBM/tivoli/netcool/ncm/jre/bin/java -i silent -f ITNCM.properties

    where driverversion.bin is the name of the driver to be installed.

  6. Press Enter.

Results

The silent installation proceeds based on the parameters you have defined in the ITNCMDrivers_Silent.properties file.

What to do next

Netcool Configuration Manager must be restarted after the drivers have been installed. Execute the start server command:
/opt/IBM/tivoli/netcool/ncm/bin/itncm.sh start
Once Netcool Configuration Manager has restarted, any newly installed SmartModel drivers will be recognized and catalogued, but they will be in Standard mode. To switch them to SmartModel mode, follow the documentation at Changing SmartModel drivers from Standard to SmartModel mode.
To ensure that all servers in a distributed environment have the same drivers installed, it is useful to check the driver consistency on all servers. Navigate to the Systems Manager, and access Servers. Driver consistency is indicated by the Driver Checksum field against each server.