Installing Network Manager reports

Before you install the Network Manager-specific reports, you must have installed Cognos Analytics.

About this task

To install Network Manager reports, complete the following tasks on the server where you installed Cognos Analytics.

Procedure

  1. 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.
  2. Click Install.
  3. On the next Install Packages screen where you can select packages to install, select the latest available version of Network Manager Reports. The Network Manager reports package installs reports specific to Network Manager.
    The prerequisites for installing the package are evaluated.
  4. If any issues with prerequisites are displayed, resolve them using the information provided before continuing.
  5. Click Next, agree to the terms in the license agreement, and click Next again.
  6. Select the IBM Netcool package group.
  7. Select the 64-bit version and click Next.
  8. Select all the features of the Network Manager reports packages to be installed.
  9. On the next Install Packages screens, provide configuration information for the packages being installed. Use Next and Back to navigate through the configuration options.
  10. Confirm the properties of the Jazz for Service Management instance that you want to install into.
    Installation directory details
    The full path to the Dashboard Application Services Hub instance.
    User name
    Enter the user name for a user with administrative permissions in Jazz for Service Management. If it has not been changed, you can use the default user smadmin with password netcool.
    Password
    Enter the password for this user.
  11. Confirm the details for the Network Manager topology database that was installed. The reports retrieve data from this database.
    1. Select the database type.
    2. Enter the database connection details:
      If you selected Db2® as the database type, enter the following details:
      Database name
      Enter the name of the database.
      Server host
      Enter the hostname of the server where the database is installed.
      Server port
      Enter the port number for connecting to the database.
      User ID
      Enter the ID of an existing Db2 user that has permissions to create tables.
      Password
      Enter the password for this user.
      If you selected Oracle as the database type, enter the following details:
      Oracle Service Name
      Enter the Service Name for the database.
      Server host
      Enter the hostname of the server on which the database is installed.
      User ID
      Enter the ID of an existing Db2 user that has permissions to create tables.
      Password
      Enter the password for this user.
    3. Select Skip database connection details verification if you do not want to verify the connection at this time, for example, if the database is currently inaccessible.
  12. Review the summary information and click Install.

What to do next

After you install the Network Manager reports, you need to perform the following configuration tasks before using the reports.
  1. Configure isolation level for Network Manager data sources (mandatory steps).
    Change the isolation level to Read uncommitted for each of the Network Manager data sources NCPOLLDATA, PARAMETERS, NCPGUI, NCOMONITOR, NCIM, IBM_TRAM. The following data source configuration steps are mandatory to avoid database deadlock issues. Complete the following steps.
    1. Open the Dashboard Application Services Hub by specifying a URL similar to https://itnm7.hursley.ibm.com:16311/ibm/console/logon.jsp.
    2. Login to Dashboard Application Services Hub as the user smadmin.
    3. Click the Reporting icon and select Cognos Reporting. Within the widget select Manage > Administration Console.
    4. Within the Configuration tab, select a data source.
    5. Open Properties.
    6. Within the Connection tab, change the isolation level to Read uncommitted.
  2. Extend visibility of the reports function to the itnmadmin user.

    After you complete the installation you must log in as smadmin to see the reports function, if you login as itnmadmin you cannot see the reports function. For information about extending visibility of the reports function to the itnmadmin user, see http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21963430.