Installing in console mode

You can install Netcool Configuration Manager in console mode. However, if you are installing a presentation server it can only be installed into an existing Jazz for Service Management environment. Jazz for Service Management and IBM WebSphere Application servers do not support installations in console mode. For a complete installation of the Web GUI and the underlying Jazz for Service Management and IBM WebSphere Application Server components, use GUI or silent mode installation.

Before you begin

Ensure you have completed all required prerequisite tasks, such as the installation of either an Oracle or a DB2 database.

Gather all the required information, such as hostnames and passwords.
Important: Quit all programs before continuing with this installation.

If performing a stand-alone installation of Netcool Configuration Manager, that is, not integrated with Network Manager, ensure you have fulfilled the requirements for Tivoli Common Reporting, if you would like to use its functionality.

If you are preparing to perform an integrated installation, ensure you have consulted the integration topics before proceeding.

Perform the following checks before installation:
Defining sufficient memory (or IBMShared) space
There can be issues installing Netcool Configuration Manager if there is not enough available memory or IBMShared space.
This problem can be eliminated by allocating more IBMShared space.
Setting sufficient Oracle process limits
There may be issues with Oracle responsiveness if there is not a sufficient amount of processes running.
The Oracle process limit must be at least 55 processes per worker server that will be deployed.
Synchronizing server timings
It is a requirement that all servers must have their times synced to within 10 seconds of each other for correct operation.
Each server can be synced by setting up the NTP protocol.
Increasing WebSphere Application Server memory on Linux
Note: Applies only to a scenario where a GUI server or Tivoli Common Reporting is being installed onto a Linux platform.
When installing a Netcool Configuration Manager GUI server or Tivoli Common Reporting onto a Linux platform, set nproc to a value of 131072 to safely account for all the forked threads within processes that could be created.
For more information, see the following technote: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21648497

About this task

The steps for starting Installation Manager differ depending on the user mode in which it was installed. The steps for installing with the Installation Manager console are common to all user modes and operating systems. Take note of the following information about permissions on the supported operating systems:
  • Installation Manager takes account of your current umask settings when it sets the permissions mode of the files and directories that it installs.
  • If you use Administrator mode or Nonadministrator mode and your umask is 0, Installation Manager uses a umask of 22.
  • If you use Group mode, Installation Manager ignores any group bits that are set and uses a umask of 2 if the resulting value is 0.
Attention: When using the IBM Installation Manager to install zLinux, you may receive a number of warnings. Ignore these and proceed with the installation.

Procedure

  1. Change to the /eclipse/tools subdirectory of the Installation Manager installation directory.
  2. Use one of the following commands to start Installation Manager, as the icosuser user:
    ./imcl -c
    ./imcl -consoleMode
  3. Configure Installation Manager to download package repositories from IBM Passport Advantage:
    1. From the main menu, choose Preferences > Passport Advantage > Connect to Passport Advantage.
    2. When prompted, enter your IBM ID user name and password, and then return to the main menu.
  4. From the options on the installer, add the repository that you want to install.
  5. From the main menu, select Install, then follow the installer instructions to complete the installation.
    The installer requires the following input at different stages of the installation:
    • Select Netcool Configuration Manager.
    • Read and accept the license agreement.
    • Specify an Installation Manager shared directory, or accept the default directory.
    • Specify an installation directory for the product, or accept the default directory.
      Note: You need an empty directory for the initial installation.
    • Select the packages you wish to Install. Choose either options one and two, or options one and three of the following choices:


      1. [ ] Reports

      2. [ ] Presentation Server and Worker Server


      3. [ ] Worker Server

      Note: Ignore the Installation Manager Incompatible existing package groups warning. This is expected behaviour and indicates that a new package group must be created for Netcool Configuration Manager.
    • Select each option in the configuration phase and update the values according to your Installation Information Checklist to configure the Netcool Configuration Manager Database, specific configuration information, and Jazz for Service Management properties.
    • Execute the Installation, or generate a response file for use with silent installations on another server if necessary.
      Note: When saving the response file, enter the directory path and a file name with a .xml extension. The response file is generated before installation completes.
  6. After the installation completes, click Finish.

Results

The IBM Installation Manager installs Netcool Configuration Manager.

What to do next

If this installation of a GUI and worker server completes a stand-alone installation on a single server, you install the drivers and OOBC software next, as well as (optionally) ITNCM Reports.

After that, you perform a number of post-installation procedures, such as safeguarding the keystore and increasing the Java Heap size.

If this installation was the first step in the installation of a distributed architecture on several servers, you install the worker servers next.

To access the Help documentation (or 'User Assistance'), you must modify the system property ITNCM Help URL:
  1. Select Systems Manager on the navigation tree.
  2. Click Tools > System Properties.
  3. Select ITNCM Help URL, and update the host and port number to the DASH installation.