I just want to install TCR – Part 2: TCR 3.1.0.1

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To alleviate some consumability issues with TCR 3.1 and to act as a stopgap until the new deployment design has been implemented in the next major Jazz for Service Management release, TCR deployment enhancements have been introduced in Fix Pack 1. Here are some pointers to help you with a clean installation of Tivoli Common Reporting 3.1.0.1 on a single server.

What's different from TCR 3.1 installation?

• New Jazz for Service Management launchpad custom workflow that allows you to install Tivoli Common Reporting and its supporting components on a single server by using the default values that you specified.

• New Installation Manager software package that installs the Reporting Services environment, that is, the Cognos Content Store and the application server profile into which Tivoli Common Reporting is installed.

• Tivoli Common Reporting no longer has a dependency on Dashboard Application Services Hub as a host for its Common Reporting user interface. You can install Dashboard Application Services Hub after the Tivoli Common Reporting installation, and then integrate it with Tivoli Common Reporting.

What do I need?

Installation media – either you've obtained the JazzSM DVDs with the Cloud & Smarter Infrastructure (Tivoli) product you purchased, or you can download electronic images from IBM Passport Advantage website. You'll need installation media for:

• IBM DB2 Enterprise Server Edition 10.1 (or use your own installation of DB2 9.7 Fix Pack 5 or 10.1)

• IBM WebSphere 8.5.0.1 (or use your own installation of WebSphere Application Server 8.0.0.3 or 8.5.0.1)

• Jazz for Service Management 1.1.0.1 (has the launchpad, Installation Manager, and Reporting Services environment package that creates the Cognos Content Store and application server profile)

• Tivoli Common Reporting 3.1.0.1 (also contains IBM Cognos Mobile that provides mobile support in Tivoli Common Reporting)

• Framework Manager 10.2 (should you want to model business data views of data)

Where do I start?

1. If you have a browser available in your target environment, then start here:

• Tivoli Common Reporting Quick Start Guide (PDF/HTML) – Summarizes how to install Tivoli Common Reporting and supporting middleware components by using the launchpad custom flow. It is available in the JazzSM Info Center and on JazzSM QSG DVD and eImage.

2. What if you don't have a browser but there's a graphical environment, then use GUI mode in Installation Manager and the Tivoli Common Reporting installation program:

• Run Prerequisite Scanner Scenario3_UI_Server.sh|bat convenience script and avoid an installation failure due to missing prerequisites. Learn more from Running Prerequisite Scanner by using convenience scripts.
• Install DB2 if not already installed.
• Install Installation Manager and repositories to Jazz for Service Management and WebSphere Application Server installation media. Learn more from Installing Installation Manager and Setting up Installation Manager Repositories.
• Use Installation Manager to install WebSphere Application Server, Jazz for Service Management extension for IBM WebSphere, and the Reporting Services environment. Select the relevant software packages in the Installation Manager > Install Packages panel and then complete the remaining Installation Manager panels. See Application and database server: Installing multiple integration services.
• Interactively install Tivoli Common Reporting. Learn more from Installing Tivoli Common Reporting by using GUI mode.

3. What if you don't have a browser or a graphical environment, for example, AIX platform, then a silent installation is the installation mode for you:

• Run Prerequisite Scanner Scenario3_UI_Server.sh|bat convenience script and avoid an installation failure due to missing prerequisites. Learn more from Running Prerequisite Scanner by using convenience scripts.
• Install DB2 if not already installed.
• Silently install Installation Manager. Learn more from Silently installing Installation Manager.
• Use Installation Manager to silently install WebSphere Application Server, Jazz for Service Management extension for IBM WebSphere, and the Reporting Services environment with the Cognos Content Store and the application server profile. Learn more from Silently setting up the environment for Tivoli Common Reporting.
• Silently install Tivoli Common Reporting. Learn more from Installing Tivoli Common Reporting by using silent mode.

Need more information?

• Go to the Installing Tivoli Common Reporting section of the JazzSM 1.1.0.1 Info Center. Based on feedback received, it's been updated in September 2013.
• Connect, learn, and share with experts through the Tivoli Common Reporting Community on Service Management Connect.
• Connect, learn, and share with experts through the Jazz for Service Management community on Service Management Connect.