Installation checklists for IBM Spectrum Control

The installation of IBM Spectrum Control requires you to install a number of components. You can use the following checklists to guide you through the installation procedures for each component. Use separate checklists for multiple server installations.

Prepare your environment for installation

Ensure that your target environment is ready for an installation.

Table 1. Prepare your environment for an installation check list
Check	Required for	Task
☐	Antivirus software	Installing IBM Spectrum Control involves making use of your operating system in manners typical for installing new application software. If your antivirus software is set on the maximum mode, it might prevent some of your changes from being accepted. To verify that your installation completes correctly, enable your antivirus software product to allow the following instances: The /etc/hosts file can be edited Files can be created in the /temp directory New executable files can be created in the C:\Program Files directory If McAfee Adaptive Threat Protection is enabled on the server where IBM Spectrum Control is installed, it might prevent some services from starting or stopping. To help avoid this issue, open McAfee Adaptive Threat Protection and go to settings. In the Real Protect Scanning (Windows only) section, verify if Enable client-based scanning is selected. If so, select Low from the Sensitivity level list. For more information about McAfee Adaptive Threat Protection, see the following links: Adaptive Threat Protection — Options Overview of Adaptive Threat Protection
☐	Fully qualified host names	IBM Spectrum Control requires fully qualified host names, so you must install the product on a computer that has a fully qualified host name. For example, abc.tucson.example.com is a fully qualified host name where abc is the host name and tucson.example.com is the full domain name.
☐	Hardware prerequisites	For information about the hardware requirements for IBM Spectrum Control, see Hardware Support: Memory, Processor and Disk Space at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/388393.
☐	Software prerequisites	The IBM Spectrum Control family supports various operating systems, see Software requirements for operating systems For the database repository, see Software requirements for the database repository For LDAP servers, see Software requirements for LDAP servers
☐	Required user privileges	Ensure that you have the required privileges to install Db2 and IBM Spectrum Control. If you are installing on a Windows operating system, you must install as a user with administrator privileges. If you are installing on an AIX or Linux operating system, you must install as a root user or as a non-root user who has sudo privileges. If you want to install as a non-root user, your system administrator must complete configuration tasks on the target server before you begin the installation. These tasks are listed in Installing Db2 on AIX or Linux and Installing IBM Spectrum Control in a single-server AIX or Linux environment. Ensure that Windows administrators have the Debug programs privilege.
☐	Download packages	You must download the installation packages or images into a separate directory for each product. The following list provides suggested download directory paths: Windows operating systems: `c:\downloads\DB2` `c:\downloads\TPC` AIX or Linux operating systems: /downloads/DB2 /downloads/TPC For more information, see Planning for installation
☐	Language setting	Determine the operating system language that you want to use for IBM Spectrum Control. For optimal support, it's recommended that you use English. The web browser determines the language in which IBM Spectrum Control services and the IBM Spectrum Control GUI are displayed. For more information, see Changing languages.

Windows domain

Before you can install IBM Spectrum Control on a Windows domain, you must determine which installation method is appropriate, based on your environment. For more information, see Planning to install IBM Spectrum Control in a Windows domain

Table 2. Windows domain installation check list
Check	Required for	Task
☐	Windows domain and local user accounts	When a computer is a member of a Windows domain, you can install IBM® Db2® on the computer such that the Db2® installation process creates a local Db2® user account or a domain Db2 user account. n Important: Before you run your Db2 installation and begin your IBM Spectrum Control installation, please validate that the Windows server hostname is 15 characters or less in length. See Windows domain and local user accounts.
☐	Adding a computer to the Windows domain	Before you can install IBM Spectrum Control in a Windows domain, you must first add the computer on which you plan to install IBM Spectrum Control to the domain, see Adding a computer to the Windows domain.
☐	Create Windows domain common user account	You must create a Windows domain common user account before you can install IBM Spectrum Control in a Windows domain, see Creating a Windows domain common user account for IBM Spectrum Control.
☐	Grant Db2 SYSADM authority to Windows domain user account	If a Windows domain user account is used to install IBM Spectrum Control, the user account might not have the Db2 SYSADM authority, because Db2 goes to the domain controller computer to list the groups. Before you install IBM Spectrum Control, you must grant the Windows domain user accounts the Db2 SYSADM authority, see Granting Db2 SYSADM authority to a Windows domain user account.

Db2

Install Db2 11.5.7 on Linux, AIX, or Windows operating systems.

Table 3. Db2 installation check list
Check	Required for	Task
☐	Prepare for Db2 installation	When you install Db2 11.5.7, a default user name and groups are created. This default user name and password are used to install IBM Spectrum Control. See Preparing to install Db2.
☐	Install on Windows	For information on how to install Db2 on Windows operating systems, see Installing Db2 on Windows.
☐	Install Db2 by using a Windows domain user account	Before you install IBM Spectrum Control in a Windows domain, you must install Db2 and register the Db2 license key. You must have domain administrator access. Important: Before you run your Db2 installation please validate that the Windows server hostname is 15 characters or less in length. You do not need to complete this task if you are planning to install Db2 by using a local user account, see Installing Db2 by using a Windows domain user account.
☐	Install Db2 on AIX or Linux - GUI installation	For information on how to install Db2 on AIX or Linux by using the GUI installation process, see Installing Db2 on AIX or Linux.
☐	Install Db2 on AIX by using the command line	For more information on how to install Db2 on AIX by using the command line, see Installing Db2 on AIX or Linux by using the command-line.
☐	Verify Db2 installation	You can verify that Db2 11.5.7 is installed properly by using the command line processor (CLP) or the First Steps GUI, see Verifying that Db2 is installed correctly.

IBM Spectrum Control

Install IBM Spectrum Control by using the installation program or the command line in silent mode.

Table 4. Installation check list
Check	Required for	Task
☐	Choose installation method	For more information about what methods are available to install IBM Spectrum Control, see Planning for installation
☐	Install IBM Spectrum Control on a single server.	For more information about how to install IBM Spectrum Control on a single server, see Installing IBM Spectrum Control in a single-server environment
☐	Install IBM Spectrum Control on multiple servers.	For more information about how to install IBM Spectrum Control on multiple servers, see Installing IBM Spectrum Control in a multiple-server environment