IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3

Installing the tivcmd Command Line Interface for Authorization Policy using console mode

You can use IBM® Installation Manager in console mode to install packages from a command line interface.

Before you begin

Install IBM Installation Manager from the IBM Tivoli® Monitoring Dashboards for Servers and Authorization Policy Components DVD or DVD image, if it is not already installed or is at a version before V1.6.1. IBM Installation Manager version 1.6.1 is provided on the DVD under the im.<operating system>.<architecture> directories. For more details about performing the installation, see the IBM Installation Manager information center at http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/install/v1r6/index.jsp.

Create a repository containing the IBM Tivoli Monitoring components for a dashboard environment. See Using IBM Installation Manager to install components from a local repository or Using IBM Installation Manager to install components from a network repository.

About this task

Perform the following steps to run the IBM Installation Manager in console mode to install the tivcmd CLI.

Note: You cannot install the Authorization Policy Server and the tivcmd Command Line Interface for Authorization Policy at the same time using console mode. These software packages must be installed separately.

Procedure

Log in as the user who installed Tivoli Authorization Policy Server if it is already installed on this computer. Otherwise, log in as the user who will run the tivcmd CLI commands.
Start the IBM Installation Manager in console mode from the directory where it was installed. For example:
- C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse\tools\imcl.exe -c
- /opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools/imcl -c

The following menu is displayed:

Select:
     1. Install - Install software packages
     2. Update - Find and install updates and fixes to installed software packages
     3. Modify - Change installed software packages
     4. Roll Back - Revert to an earlier version of installed software packages
     5. Uninstall - Remove installed software packages

Other Options:
     L. View Logs
     S. View Installation History
     V. View Installed Packages
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     P. Preferences
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     E. Export Data for Problem Analysis
     A. About IBM Installation Manager
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     X. Exit Installation Manager

Select 1 to install software packages.

When you are presented with the list of software packages, select the option for the tivcmd Command Line Interface for Authorization Policy package.
Select 1 to install the current version of the software package. Option 2 displays all available versions of the package.
The tivcmd Command Line Interface for Authorization Policy package is selected by default. Select N (Next) to continue.
You are asked to specify a shared resources directory the first time that you install a package on a computer system. The shared resources directory is where IBM Installation Manager stores installation artifacts that can be used by one or more package groups. Choose a directory on your largest drive. You cannot change the shared resources directory location until you uninstall all packages.
Next, you are presented with options for changing the location of the tivcmd CLI installation directory and the tivcmd CLI architecture. Select N (Next) to accept the defaults or choose an option to change the installation directory or architecture:
1. Select M to change the installation directory for the tivcmd Command Line Interface package group. The default installation directory is C:\IBM\Tivoli Monitoring /opt/IBM/TivoliMonitoring.
  Note: The tivcmd CLI cannot be installed under the same installation directory as Jazz™ for Service Management or the monitoring server, portal server, portal client, monitoring agents, and tacmd CLI components of IBM Tivoli Monitoring.
2. Select T to change the architecture type.
  On a 64 bit machine, the 64 bit architecture of the tivcmd Command Line Interface for Authorization Policy is installed by default. You can select to switch to the 32 bit architecture. On zSeries® systems with Linux, you can only install the 32 bit architecture of the tivcmd CLI.
3. Select N (Next) to continue.
The tivcmd Command Line Interface for Authorization Policy feature is selected by default. Select N (Next) to continue.
Either use the default GSKit key value of IBMTivoliMonitoringEncryptionKey or enter the GSKit key value used in your IBM Tivoli Monitoring environment and then press Enter to continue.
Select N (Next) and press Enter to continue.
Review the installation summary window and select I to proceed with the installation.

What to do next

Use the tivcmd Command Line Interface to create authorization policies. The IBM Tivoli Monitoring Administrator's Guide provides examples of creating authorization policies for common scenarios in the Using role-based authorization policies chapter. Steps for configuring a dashboard environment to use authorization policies are outlined in the Preparing your dashboard environment chapter. For a complete list of tivcmd CLI commands, see the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Command Reference.

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