Run the wizard to present the
installation options in a graphical user interface.
Before you begin
Obtain the installation package for
your operating system and extract the contents. If
a DE is already installed on the computer, back up the DE.
Procedure
To install Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus:
- Change to the directory where you extracted the contents
of the installation package and start the installer by running one
of the following commands:
| Command |
Description |
|---|
| launchpad.exe |
Starts the launchpad. When the launchpad window opens, select
a language, and then click through each of the following options in
the left navigation pane in order to review the welcome information,
prerequisite information, and installation scenarios: Welcome, Prerequisite
Information, and Installation Scenarios. Choose Install
Product in the left navigation pane and then click Start
Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Installation. |
| install.exe |
Starts the installer Tip: Use the -r command-line
option to save your installation settings to a response file named installer.properties that
you can later use to run silent installations. No value is required
for -r, and the installer.properties file
is generated in the directory that contains the install.exe command.
The -r command-line option must be the last option
specified.
|
- Select a language and review and
confirm the instance of the DE that is created or used by the installer.
- From the Deployment
Engine Access Permission page, choose the user access security
policy that you want to apply to the Deployment Engine:
| Option |
Description |
|---|
| Do not change |
Leaves the security policy unchanged. |
| Single User (current user only) |
Restricts use of the DE to the root user. |
| Group (current user and members of an existing group) |
Restricts use of the DE to the root user and a user group.
The group must already exist. You cannot create a user group at this
point. |
| Global (all users) |
Permits use of the DE by all users. Users must be granted
write-permission to the DE database directory. |
- From the Select Destination
Folder page, specify and confirm the installation directory.
This location becomes your NCHOME location. The default is C:\IBM\Tivoli\Netcool.
- From the Choose Install Set page,
click Typical to install all the Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus features,
or click Custom to install only certain features.
- Review the installation settings
and then click Install to start the installation. The Installing
Netcool/OMNIbus page shows the progress of the installation.
On completion, the Installation Complete page
is displayed. This page confirms that the installation was successful
and informs you that the system needs to be restarted to complete
the installation. Either choose to restart now or later.
- Click Done to
close the wizard. If you started the installation program
from the launchpad, and chose to restart later, you can return to
the launchpad window and click Post-Installation in
the navigation pane to review postinstallation information. Then click Exit and
confirm that you want to exit the launchpad.
What to do next
Review the messages in the installation
log files. Before attempting to run Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus,
you must perform some postinstallation tasks. This includes installing
and configuring the required probe and gateway components. If the installation failed,
you might need to remove the Deployment Engine (DE) before you can
reattempt the installation process.