Disk space requirements

Ensure that there is enough disk space available on the volume for the operating system on which you are installing Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus.

Non-Web components

The following table shows the installation disk space required on each operating system. These figures are based on the assumption that a full installation of the features is performed, with the following specifications:
  • Four probe installations
  • ObjectServer gateways only
  • Very small ObjectServer databases with 50-100 events
Table 1. Installation disk space
Operating system Installation Manager Installation Manager shared location Installation Manager data location Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus (NCHOME)
AIX® 215 MB 340 MB 10 MB 765 MB
HP-UX Integrity 315 MB 215 MB 5 MB 530 MB
Linux® 200 MB 330 MB 5 MB 620 MB
Linux on System z® 170 MB 290 MB 4 MB 525 MB
Solaris 250 MB 310 MB 5 MB 780 MB

For Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating systemWhen installing Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus, at least 2 MB of free space is required in /tmp. If other products are installed as part of your entitlement, more space will be required. You can change the directory used with the $TMPDIR environment variable.

Web GUI

A full installation of the Web GUI requires a minimum of 2 GB of disk space, and a minimum of 1 GB of system memory.

Depending on your installation, you might require at least 2 GB of additional disk space and 2 GB of system memory.

The Web GUI installation directory requires 1 GB of disk space. The temp location in /tmp or C:\temp requires 500 MB free space.

If you are planning to install as a non-root user, the home directory in /home/username requires 300 MB free space. In addition, you must ensure that you have adequate swap space available on the Web GUI server.

For Jazz for Service Management and WebSphere Application Server disk space requirements, see https://www.ibm.com/software/reports/compatibility/clarity/index.html.