Checking prerequisites using the command line tool

Before installing InfoSphere® MDM, run the prerequisite checking command line tool that is included with the Installation Startup Kit.

About this task

The prerequisite checking command line tool helps to prevent you from beginning an installation that will be unable to successfully complete due to missing prerequisites. This tool has the ability to test your environment to ensure that the expected prerequisites are in place, and also to collect basic and extended data from logs, configuration files, and metadata stored in the database.

Note: The prerequisite checking command line tool includes functionality provided by the IBM® Support Assistant Data Collector.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the directory where you have saved the downloaded InfoSphere MDM packages.
  2. Extract the Installation Startup Kit from Part 1 of the downloaded distribution assets (IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Standard & Advanced Edition Mulitplatform Multilingual <version> Part 1). The location that you extract the Startup Kit to will be referred to in this documentation as the STARTUPKIT_INSTALL_HOME.
  3. Navigate to the Installation Startup Kit prerequisite checker directory, STARTUPKIT_INSTALL_HOME\PrereqCheckingTool\MDMCollector\isadc.
  4. Run the prerequisite checking script:
    • On Microsoft Windows, run isadc.bat.
    • On Linux® or UNIX, run isadc.sh.
    The prerequisite checking command line tool will guide you through the steps to:
    • Check for installation prerequisites.
    • Collect basic data.
    • Collect extended data.