Running the IBM Prerequisite Scanner tool

Before you install Netcool Configuration Manager, run the Prerequisite Scanner tool to ensure that you meet all the necessary hardware and software requirements. Only run this tool if it supports the latest version of Netcool Configuration Manager.

Prerequisite Scanner is a tool that checks the configuration of your chosen environment and detects missing prerequisites.

Download the latest version of Prerequisite Scanner for UNIX from IBM Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), extract the package, run the NCM.sh wizard script, and select deployment configuration for the server.

The NCM.sh script optionally lets you define a single parameter, which specifies the release of Netcool Configuration Manager that is being installed in the format of an 8-digit string vvrrmmff. In this string, vv represents the version, rr the release, mm the modification and ff the fixpack. For Netcool Configuration Manager, each value is padded with a leading zero, so for example Netcool Configuration Manager Version 6.4.1 is 06040100. If no parameter is supplied, NCM.sh will check the server against the latest version supported by the tool.

Remember: If the latest version of Netcool Configuration Manager is not supported yet, use Planningthe planning information in the IBM Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager - Base Installation and Configuration Guide to determine your prerequisites.

Note: The Prerequisite Scanner tool checks that the hostname of Netcool Configuration Manager servers is in DNS, but this is not mandatory for Netcool Configuration Manager.

Note: The Prerequisite Scanner tool (and Netcool Configuration Manager) will not work if /tmp is mounted with noexec.

As an alternative to using the wizard, you can use the prerequisite scanner tool directly by specifying Netcool Configuration Manager as the product to be tested. However, you must set and export the environment variables to set the various Netcool Configuration Manager installation options before you run the tool.

#./NCM.sh

        Prerequisite scanner for ITNCM 06040100 release.

        Please select your desired deployment for this server:-

        1. Presentation Server + Worker Server : Compliance Core=Enabled : 
Reporting = Not to be installed
        2. Presentation Server + Worker Server : Compliance Core=Enabled : 
Reporting = To be installed
        3. Presentation Server + Worker Server : Compliance Core=Disabled : 
Reporting = Not to be installed
        4. Presentation Server + Worker Server : Compliance Core=Disabled : 
Reporting = To be installed

        5. Worker Server : Base=Enabled  : Compliance Eval Engine=Enabled
        6. Worker Server : Base=Enabled  : Compliance Eval Engine=Disabled
        7. Worker Server : Base=Disabled : Compliance Eval Engine=Enabled

        0. Quit

        Select option ->

Check the output results of the scanner and resolve any failed checks.