Installing a stand-alone server with DB2

Use this procedure to run a stand-alone server installation with DB2® for Linux, UNIX, or Windows. A stand-alone server installation implies that you are selecting to install an IBM® InfoSphere® Master Data Management edition, IBM WebSphere® Application Server, and IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX, or Windows on a clean server.

Before you begin

Make sure that you meet these prerequisites:
  • The server on which you are installing does not have any existing instances of MDM, IBM WebSphere Application Server, or IBM DB2.
  • You have access to InfoSphere MDM, IBM WebSphere Application Server, and IBM DB2 offerings.
If you are installing on Microsoft Windows:
  • You must be running in Administrator mode for IBM Installation Manager to write to the Windows registry. Administrator mode is not used for IBM AIX®, Linux, or Solaris.
  • On a Microsoft Windows 7 operating system, you must install MDM into a directory that is not virtualized.

Your installation media must be in the correct locations for LaunchPad to start. See Acquiring and extracting the installation files.

During a stand-alone installation, the default configuration values are automatically used by the installation application. You can review the configuration worksheets if you want to know what the defaults are before you begin the installation.

For server installations, you must use IBM WebSphere Application Server network deployment.

Attention: The stand-alone installation is configured to use specific TCP or SOAP ports for the application server. For a successful installation, first verify that the following TCP or SOAP ports are not in use: 50000 - 50002 and 60000 - 60004.

Procedure

  1. From the download_path/MDM/disk1, start LaunchPad using one of these scripts:
    • Microsoft Windows: launchpad.exe - On Microsoft Windows, right-click on the script and choose Run as Administrator.
    • Linux and UNIX: launchpad.sh - Run as root user
  2. On the Install Packages panel, verify that the following items are selected:
    • IBM WebSphere Application Server network deployment
    • IBM DB2
    • InfoSphere MDM Standard or Advanced Edition
    Attention: Clearing any of the preselected components automatically changes the installation mode from a stand-alone installation to a custom installation.
  3. Click Next.
  4. Review and accept the license agreement, then click Next.
  5. Choose whether to install into an existing package group or create a new package group.
    Tip: If you are unsure of what to choose, then accept the default. Most installations should create a new package group.
    Important: If you have IBM Rational® Application Developer installed, make sure that you do not install InfoSphere MDM into the same package group. Select Create a new package group.
  6. On the same panel, define the Installation Directory into which you want to install each component. If you choose to install a component in a directory other than the default, select that component and click Browse in the Installation Directory field.

    Review the disk space information, then click Next.

  7. On the language panel, English is always selected.
    1. If you want to support any languages in addition to English, select them.
    2. Some packages support more languages than others. If you want more languages, click the twistie for Translations Supported by Only Some Packages and select each additional language that you want.
    3. Click Next.
  8. On the Features panel, select Data Stewardship UI or Inspector if you want to install one or both of the user applications.
  9. Review the installation summary information to ensure that the details are accurate, then click Verify Installation Requirements to run the prerequisite checks.
    The checks will help to ensure that your environment and configuration is sufficient to successfully complete the installation. Click Show details to view more details for each result.
  10. Take corrective action to address any warnings or errors in the prerequisite checks, then click Install.
    When the installation is complete, the Install Packages panel displays a summary of the packages that were installed, along with any warning messages that the installation triggered.
  11. Click View Log Files to open the log file viewer for additional details about the installation.
  12. In response to the question Which program do you want to start?, select None.
    If you choose to launch a program, it will initiate a WebSphere Application Server profile creation step. This step is unnecessary because the stand-alone installation has already created the profile.
  13. Click Finish, then close IBM Installation Manager.

Results

A success message on the final installer panel indicates that the verification tests were automatically run as part of the installation process. You can also view the log files to verify a successful installation. If the installation is not successful, view the log files and use the information in the troubleshooting topics to assist you.

What to do next

After installation, if you want to add or remove a feature (for example, add an application or another language translation), or modify any of your configuration settings, you can run IBM Installation Manager again and select Modify.

For a list of user names and passwords that are created by the installer, see the topic about default user accounts created during a stand-alone installation deployment (see related reference topics).