Installing the Netezza Performance Portal interface

To install Netezza® Performance Portal, you must extract the provided product package.

1. Log in as root to the IBM® Netezza system or Linux server where you plan to install the portal.
2. Change to the directory where you downloaded the nz-portal.version.tar.z file.
3. Run the tar command to extract the compressed files from the package, for example:

   [root@nzhost ~]# tar -xvf nz-portal.version.tar.z 
   nzportal.2.0.0-1.tar
   unpack

4. Extract the files to install them. The unpack output can differ depending on whether this is a first-time installation or an upgrade, or whether this is a Netezza appliance or a separate Linux client system. The sample output does not show the details of the Red Hat RPMs.

   The installation prompts you with the default security certificate information. You can use the defaults or you can enter the information for your organization. The following screen is an example of the installation output:

   root@nzhost ~]# unpack
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   IBM Netezza -- IBM Netezza Performance Portal 2.1.0.0
   (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2002, 2013  All Rights Reserved.
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Validating package checksum ... ok
   
   Directory '/usr/local/nzWebAdmin' does not exist; create it (y/n)? [y] 
   Checking the system...
   System is not an NPS appliance
   
   Checking if IBM HTTP Server is already installed/running:
   IBM HTTP Server is not running
   
   Checking if anything listens on ports 80 or 443:
   Ports 80 and 443 are not used at the moment
   
   Checking if IBM Netezza Performance Portal is already installed/running:
   IBM Netezza Performance Portal is not running
   
   ******************************************************************************
   Unpacking web application files into:  /usr/local/nzWebAdmin
   ******************************************************************************
   Deleting existing cache files...
   Checking required OpenSSL  libaries...
   OpenSSL libraries are verified.
   Checking OpenSSL version...
   Detected OpenSSL version lower than 1.0.1e. 
   The new cryptographic standard which enables TLS 1.2 for connections will not be supported.
   
    0%          25%         50%         75%          100%
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   Unpacking IBM Installation Manager...
   Unpacking IBM HTTP Server repository...
   Installing IBM HTTP Server...
   
   ******************************************************************************
   Generating certificate for IBM HTTP Server SSL
   ******************************************************************************
   Default SSL values settings:
   Country Name: US
   State or Province Name: New York
   Locality Name: Endicott
   Organization Name: International Business Machines Corporation
   Organizational Unit Name: 07
   Common Name: oc1424046082.ibm.com
   Do you want to use "US" as country name ? (y/n)? [y] 
   Do you want to use "New York" as State or Province Name ? (y/n)? [y] 
   Do you want to use "Endicott" as Locality Name ?  (y/n)? [y] 
   Do you want to use "International Business Machines Corporation" as Organization Name ?  (y/n)? [y] 
   Do you want to use "07" Organizational Unit Name ?  (y/n)? [y] 
   Do you want to use "oc1424046082.ibm.com" as Common Name ?  (y/n)? [y] 
   
   WARNING:
   The existing file /etc/rsyslog.conf has been moved to
   /etc/rsyslog.conf.old.17553
   
   Shutting down system logger:                               [  OK  ]
   Starting system logger:                                    [  OK  ]
   nzportal: Starting nzSoapService server
                                                              [  OK  ]
   nzportal: Starting httpd
                                                              [  OK  ]
   Removing tmp directory...
   
   ********************************************************************************
    
            Be sure to check your firewall settings for restrictions.
            If ports 80 and/or 443 are blocked, the web application 
            will not be accessible.
            Please consult the NzPortal_Readme.txt file for more information.
    
            To connect to IBM Netezza Performance Portal
            please start a browser and point to:
            https://oc1424046082.ibm.com/com.netezza.portal.Portal/index.html
    
   ******************************************************************************
   
   
   Unpacking complete.

   Important: When you run the unpack script, it creates self-signed certificates for the HTTPS connections. These certificates are not secure and must be changed after the installation. See Changing the SSL certificates for more information.

   The unpacking process automatically starts the Netezza Performance Portal server. For details about the portal interface and how to access it, see Portal user accounts

   CAUTION:
   Do not modify or delete any files installed by Netezza Performance Portal, which are typically in the /usr/local Linux directories. Modifying or deleting those files can affect the portal interface and its services. In addition, avoid editing any of the Linux root/kernel files on the Netezza host unless directed to by the documentation or Support. Changes to the kernel can negatively impact the performance and operation of the system.