Installing Dashboard Application Services Hub

You must install Dashboard Application Services Hub before installing the Network Manager GUI components.

About this task

Dashboard Application Services Hub is a component of Jazz for Service Management.

Before you install any components of Jazz for Service Management, you must run IBM Prerequisite Scanner and check for the prerequisites of all Jazz for Service Management components that you want to install. See Checking system prerequisites for more information.

Note:

If there is any difference between these instructions and the documentation for your version of Jazz for Service Management components due to updates or changes, the Jazz for Service Management documentation takes precedence, and can be found at: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEKCU

Procedure

On the server where you want to install the Network Manager GUI components, ensure that IBM Installation Manager is installed.
Start IBM Installation Manager:
1. Change to the directory where IBM Installation Manager is installed.
2. Run the following command:
```
./IBMIM
```
  IBM Installation Manager starts in wizard mode. To use command line, silent, console, or web browser mode, refer to the information on Managing installations with Installation Manager in the IBM Installation Manager documentation at: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSDV2W/im_family_welcome.html. Not all products and components support all installation modes.
Click Install.
On the next Install Packages screen where you can select packages to install, select IBM Dashboard Application Services Hub and click Next. Network Manager Fix Pack 20 requires one of the following versions of Dashboard Application Services Hub: V1.1.3.22.
The prerequisites for installing the package are evaluated.
If any issues with prerequisites are displayed, resolve them using the information provided before continuing.
Click Next, agree to the terms in the license agreement, and click Next again.
Select the Core services in Jazz for Service Management package group.
Enter an installation directory for the package group, for example, a /jazz/ directory underneath the installation directory for IBM® products, and click Next.
Select the 64-bit version of IBM Dashboard Application Services Hub.
Select all the features of IBM Dashboard Application Services Hub to be installed.
On the next Install Packages screens, provide configuration information for the packages being installed. Use Next and Back to navigate through the configuration options.
Optional: Configure details for WebSphere Application Server.
If this is the first component to be installed into WebSphere Application Server on this server, you must configure all the details. If another component was already installed into WebSphere Application Server, the existing details are used. Details that were configured previously are shown grayed out, and you must reconfirm only the username and password.
Websphere installation location

Enter the location where WebSphere Application Server was installed.

Profile deployment type

Select Create Websphere profile. A profile is a way of grouping applications together in WebSphere Application Server. If you have a large WebSphere Application Server deployment, consult your administrator to find out which profile to use.

Profile location
Leave the default location or enter a new location for the profile. The following characters cannot be used in the WebSphere Application Server profile path.
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Profile name

Enter a unique, descriptive name for the profile.

Node name

Enter a unique, descriptive name for the node.

Server name

Enter a unique, descriptive name for the logical server that is created in WebSphere Application Server and associated with this profile. Make a note of this information; you will need it when you install other applications into WebSphere Application Server.

User name

Leave the default smadmin username. This user will be created within WebSphere Application Server. Make a note of this information; you will need it when you install other applications into WebSphere Application Server

Password

Enter a password for this user. Make a note of this information; you will need it when you install other applications into WebSphere Application Server

Confirm password

Confirm the password.
Optional: Configure the ports for WebSphere Application Server.

If this is the first component to be installed into WebSphere Application Server, you must configure the ports. If another component was already installed into WebSphere Application Server, this panel is not shown. Leave the port values at the defaults unless there is a conflict with other applications.

HTTP transport port

The port used to access WebSphere Application Server.
Important: Make a note of this value. You will need this to access any applications installed into WebSphere Application Server.

HTTPS secure transport port

The port used to access WebSphere Application Server using HTTPS.
Important: Make a note of this value. You will need this to access any applications installed into WebSphere Application Server if you use HTTPS.

Bootstrap port

A port used for applications running outside the application server to connect to the message bus.

SOAP connector port

A port used for making Java™ Management Extensions (JMX) connections with the server using Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP).

IPC connector port

A port used for making Java Management Extensions (JMX) connections with the server using Inter-Process Communications (IPC).

Administrative console port

Port to access the administrative console of WebSphere Application Server.
Important: Make a note of this value. You will need this to access the WebSphere Application Server administrative console.

Administrative console secure port

Port to access the administrative console of WebSphere Application Server using HTTPS.

High availability manager communication port

Port used to access the high availability manager.

ORB listener port

A port used by the Object Request Broker.

SAS SSL server authentication port

Secure Authentication Service authentication port.

CSIV2 client authentication listener port

Listener port for the Common Secure Interoperability Specification, Version 2 (CSIv2) client.

CSIV2 server authentication listener port

Listener port for the Common Secure Interoperability Specification, Version 2 (CSIv2) server.

REST notification port

The Representational State Transfer (REST) notification port that is associated with the applications installed in the Jazz® for Service Management WebSphere® profile.

For more information on specific ports, refer to the documentation for your version of WebSphere Application Server at: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEQTP/mapfiles/product_welcome_was.html
Enter a value for the context root for Dashboard Application Services Hub in the Context Root field.

Dashboard Application Services Hub is an application that is hosted in WebSphere Application Server.

The context root for Dashboard Application Services Hub defines the directory within the WebSphere Application Server context in which Dashboard Application Services Hub runs.

For example, if the root URL for WebSphere Application Server is http://hostname:16310, and you set a context root of /ibm/console/ for Dashboard Application Services Hub, then the URL to access Dashboard Application Services Hub is http://hostname:16310/ibm/console/. The URL to access any applications hosted in Dashboard Application Services Hub, would be http://hostname:16310/ibm/console/application_name.
Click Validate to validate the configuration values, and then click Next.
Review the summary information and click Install.
After the components are installed, you are asked which programs you want to start. Select None.