Configuring Control Desk version 7.6 using the Control Desk version 7.6 configuration program

This procedure explains how to use the Control Desk version 7.6 configuration program to configure Control Desk version 7.6.

Before you begin

You must uninstall any industry solutions and add-ons that are unsupported in Control Desk version 7.6 before you configure it. Refer to the Maximo Upgrade Resources support page for more information. Scripts to uninstall unsupported industry solutions and add-ons are provided for download from the Fix Central support site.

This procedure refers to DB2® as the database to configure for Control Desk version 7.6. References to DB2 are for example only. Information required for Oracle or SQL Server is similar. Help is provided in the Control Desk version 7.6 configuration program user interface and can be used to determine the information you need to specify for the upgrade.

Procedure

If the Control Desk version 7.6 configuration program is not open, start it from the Control Desk launchpad. In the launchpad navigation pane, click Configure Product, specify Control Desk installation location, and then click Launch the Tivoli’s Process Automation Suite configuration program.
In the IBM Control Desk configuration operations page, click Configure a New Deployment.
In the Define Deployment Environment panel, specify information about the Control Desk version 7.5.x DB2 host. Select the WebSphere as the application server type, and then select the Complete configuration of WebSphere for your product option. After you define your deployment environment, click Finish.
In the Configure General Product Information panel, review summary details about the product components you are installing. Specify the appearance and navigation features for your product, add an e-mail address to receive workflow messages, and choose whether or not to deploy sample data.
In the Configure the DB2 Instance panel, specify information about the Control Desk version 7.5.x DB2 instance.
In the Configure the DB2 Database panel, specify information about the Control Desk version 7.5.x DB2 database.
In the Configure the Application Server panel, specify connection and application server information for the WebSphere® Application Server Network Deployment server you installed.
In the Configure Application Security panel, choose a security model for Control Desk. If you choose a security model that includes a directory server, specify information about the directory for the virtual member manager. Enter the user names and passwords for users that must be created for Control Desk.
Choose the base language and any additional languages you want to install.
In the Apply Deployment Operations panel, specify user interface preferences, select all available deployment operations, and then click Finish. When you select Apply the changes to the database, the updatedb program writes information to the database.

Results

Control Desk version 7.6 is now installed and configured to use WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment v8.5.5. Changes are written to the database and if you chose to do so, application EAR files were deployed to WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment.

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