Data Tier installation components

The Data Tier installation program includes the fundamental components such as the IBM® TM1® Admin server and IBM TM1 Server components.

The following table includes the description and operating system for each TM1 component in the Data Tier. For more information, see Installing the Data Tier.

Table 1. System requirements for TM1 Data Tier components
Component Operating System Description
TM1 Server

64-bit Windows

64-bit UNIX

64-bit Linux

The TM1 Server manages requests from TM1 clients. It loads the names of all available permanent objects, such as cubes and dimensions into memory. It responds to client requests by completing calculations, consolidations, and updates as required.

The TM1 Server also manages security by granting or denying access to server objects and maintaining a log of changes to the database.

See TM1 Server installation.

TM Admin Server

64-bit Windows

64-bit UNIX

64-bit Linux

A process that tracks all TM1 servers that run on a network. An Admin Server runs on an Admin Host server.

When a TM1 server starts, the server registers itself with an Admin Server that is running on a specified Admin Host.

TM1 clients reference the Admin Server to determine which TM1 servers are available on the network.

See TM1 Server installation.

TM1 Tools

Supported operating systems vary by tool.

Includes the following collection of tools and utilities for TM1 administrators, developers, and modelers:

TIRunTI

TM1xfer

See IBM TM1 Server tools installation.

Samples

64-bit Windows

64-bit UNIX

64-bit Linux

Installs TM1 samples databases:

See TM1 sample databases installation.

Planning Analytics Administration agent

64-bit Windows

64-bit UNIX

64-bit Linux

Installs the Planning Analytics Administration agent, which is required in Planning Analytics Workspace Local.

See Install and configure the Planning Analytics Administration agent (local only).