Installing IBM Systems Director with managed IBM DB2 database on AIX Version 6.3 Installing IBM Systems Director with managed IBM DB2 database on AIX Version 6.3 Note Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page 85. © Copyright IBM Corporation 1999, 2012. US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents About this publication v Conventions and terminology v Publications and related information v Web resources viii How to send your comments ix Checklist: Installing IBM Systems Director Server xi Checklist: Installing agents xiii Chapter 1. Installing IBM Systems Director 1 Installation overview 1 Installing IBM Systems Director Server 2 Acquiring IBM Systems Director Server 3 Acquiring an installation DVD 4 Downloading the installation package 4 Preparing the management server 5 Installation worksheet for the management server 5 Preparing the database application 7 Preparing to install IBM Systems Director Server on AIX 9 Preparing firewalls and proxies for IBM Systems Director 11 Running the Pre-Installation Utility (PIU) . . . 12 Running the IBM Systems Director Pre-Installation Utility on the management server (AIX and Linux) 13 AIX pre-installation checks 14 Installing IBM Systems Director on the management server 19 Installing IBM Systems Director Server on AIX 19 Tips for creating the server response file for IBM Systems Director Server 21 Verifying the successful installation of IBM Systems Director on the management server . . 23 Configuring IBM Systems Director Server after installation 24 Switching the database that IBM Systems Director uses 24 Database configuration attributes 26 Tips for database user authorities and passwords 36 Logging on to IBM Systems Director Server for the first time 42 Restarting IBM Systems Director Server . . . 43 Enabling Dynamic IP support 44 Configuring IBM Systems Director plug-ins . 46 Configuring the command-line interface . . . 48 Reviewing Microsoft Internet Explorer security options 49 Configuring IP address properties 50 Changing IBM Systems Director server health settings 51 Recovering from a failed installation of IBM Systems Director Server 6.3.x 53 Chapter 2. Installing agents 57 Running the Pre-Installation Utility on an agent (AIX and Linux) 58 Installing Common Agent 60 Preparing for a Common Agent managed system 60 Preparing to install Common Agent on AIX . 60 Installing agents using the Agent Installation Wizard 63 Installing Common Agent manually 66 Installing Common Agent on AIX 67 Installing Common Agent on Virtual I/O Server 72 Verifying the successful installation of an IBM Systems Director agent 73 Chapter 3. Preparing agentless managed systems 75 Configuring access to agentless managed systems 75 Sample sudo configuration file 76 Preparing AIX managed systems 77 Preparing to manage an IBM BladeCenter chassis using IBM Systems Director Server on a non-blade server 78 Preparing to manage an IBM BladeCenter chassis using IBM Systems Director Server on a blade server 79 Preparing Hardware Management Console devices for discovery with IBM Systems Director 81 Chapter 4. Uninstalling 83 Uninstalling IBM Systems Director on AIX 83 Notices 85 Trademarks 87 © Copyright IBM Corp. 1999, 2012 iii iv Installing IBM Systems Director with managed IBM DB2 database on AIX About this publication This publication provides information about installing IBM ® Systems Director for the first time. It also covers the following topics: v Preparing the server for the installation process v Configuring a database for use with IBM Systems Director Server v (Optional) Switching the database that IBM Systems Director uses v Activating the advanced plug-ins of IBM Systems Director v Installing agents and preparing agentless managed systems v Uninstalling If you are using a printed version of this information, you might consider printing the following related PDFs: v IBM Systems Director planning guide v Upgrading and migrating to IBM Systems Director 6.3 v Systems management guide You can access additional information and PDFs from the IBM Systems Director information center Web site at publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/pubs/ index.jsp. Conventions and terminology These notices are designed to highlight key information: Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice. Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid inconvenient or difficult situations. Attention: These notices indicate possible damage to programs, devices, or data. An attention notice appears before the instruction or situation in which damage can occur. Publications and related information You can view the same content in the IBM Systems Director Information Center as PDF documents. To view a PDF file, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded for free from the Adobe Web site at http://get.adobe.com/reader/. Information centers and topic collections v IBM Systems http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/eserver/ View the IBM Systems information center landing page, which provides integrated information for multiple IBM Systems products. v IBM Systems Director publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/pubs/index.jsp Updated periodically, the IBM Systems Director topic collection contains the most up-to-date documentation available for IBM Systems Director. © Copyright IBM Corp. 1999, 2012 v v IBM Systems Director plug-ins http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/pubs/topic/extensions/ extensionparent.html View the IBM Systems information center for information about how to install and use plug-ins that extend the functionality of IBM Systems Director. v IBM Systems Director Upward Integration Modules (UIMs) publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/topic/uims/fqs0_main.html Read the IBM Systems Director Upward Integration Modules (UIM) topic collection to learn about how to install and use upward integration modules and management packs that enable non-IBM workgroup and enterprise-management products to interpret and display data that is provided by Common Agent and Platform Agent. v IBM Systems Director API Licensing http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/devsdk/index.jsp View the license information regarding use of IBM Systems Director APIs and their associated documentation. Fill out the form to request API access. After your information is reviewed, you will be contacted with additional information regarding access to and use of the APIs. Publications Release Notes 6.3.2 Provides an easy reference to planning, install and troubleshooting information for IBM Systems Director IBM Systems Director Planning Guide Provides planning information, including hardware requirements for running IBM Systems Director components, supported IBM Systems Director hardware, operating systems, databases, and workgroup and enterprise systems-management software. PDF files for installing IBM Systems Director Server Provides detailed instructions to prepare for, install, and configure the IBM Systems Director Server. PDF files for installing IBM Systems Director agents Provides detailed instructions to prepare for and install IBM Systems Director agents on your managed systems, as well as, prepare for agentless managed systems. PDF files for upgrading and migrating IBM Systems Director Server Provides detailed instructions to upgrade and migrate the IBM Systems Director Server. PDF files for upgrading and migrating IBM Systems Director agents Provides detailed instructions to upgrade and migrate IBM Systems Director agents. IBM Systems Director Systems Management Guide Provides detailed instructions for using the Web interface and managing systems and resources in your environment. IBM Systems Director Troubleshooting Guide Provides information about problems and how to solve them, and strategies for troubleshooting common problems. vi Installing IBM Systems Director with managed IBM DB2 database on AIX IBM Systems Director Events Reference Provides information about IBM Systems Director events, including the event type, description, severity, and extended details. IBM Systems Director Commands Reference Provides detailed information about the systems management command-line interface (smcli) commands, and other commands that can be run directly from the command line, including configuring the database, and starting and stopping IBM Systems Director. IBM Systems Director Hardware Command Line User's Guide Provides information about installing and using the Hardware Command Line (formerly known as the IBM Management Processor Command-Line Interface). Command output in this release might vary from command output in previous releases. White papers and briefs v IBM Systems Director ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/common/ssi/sa/wh/n/xbw03006usen/ XBW03006USEN.PDF This paper provides a detailed overview of the changes in IBM Systems Director V6.1, including the new Web interface, security features, operating system agents, integrated plug-ins and additional plug-ins that can be separately installed. v Value Proposition for IBM Systems Director ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/common/ssi/sa/wh/n/xbw03007usen/ XBW03007USEN.PDF This paper describes the challenges of operational management for enterprise server installations and the value provided IBM Systems Director. v Performance Tuning and Scaling Guide for IBM Systems Director 6.3 Hardware requirements for running IBM Systems Director Server Provides information about how to plan, implement, configure, and use an IBM Systems Director Server to manage a large configuration with optimal performance. The Performance Tuning and Scaling Guide also contains information about the following topics: – Running IBM Systems Director plug-ins, such as IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager ® and IBM Scalable Systems Manager – Integration with Tivoli ® products – Implementing high availability IBM Redbooks ® publications www.ibm.com/redbooks/ You can also search this Web page for documents that focus on IBM Systems Director and specific IBM hardware; such documents often contain systems-management material. The following book is available for IBM Systems Director V6.1: Implementing IBM Systems Director 6.1 Tip: Be sure to note the date of publication and to determine the version of IBM Systems Director software to which the Redbooks publication refers. About this publication vii Further information See Searching knowledge bases for more resources for further information about IBM Systems Director. Web resources Listed here are the websites and information center topics that relate to IBM Systems Director. Websites v IBM Systems Director www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/ View the IBM Systems Director website on ibm.com ® which provides links to downloads and documentation for all currently supported versions of IBM Systems Director. v IBM Systems Director Downloads www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/downloads/ View the IBM Systems Director Downloads website on ibm.com which provides links to download code IBM Systems Director, IBM Systems Director plug-ins, and IBM Systems Director upward integration modules. v IBM Systems Director Documentation and Resources www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/resources/ View the IBM Systems Director Documentation and Resources website on ibm.com which provides links to product documentation, Redbooks, redpapers, white papers, and learning modules that are related to IBM Systems Director, IBM Systems Director plug-ins, and IBM Systems Director upward integration modules. v IBM Systems Director Upward Integration www.ibm.com/systems/software/director/downloads/integration.html View the IBM Systems Director Upward Integration website on ibm.com which provides more information about IBM Systems Director upward integration modules that are created by IBM and other companies. IBM Systems Director UIMs enable third-party workgroup and enterprise systems-management products to interpret and display data that is provided by IBM Systems Director Platform Agent managed system. v IBM Systems Director Best Practices Wiki https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/wikis/ home?lang=en#/wiki/W3e8d1c956c32_416f_a604_4633cd375569/page/Best %20Practices View updated documentation and best practices for IBM Systems Director on various systems. v IBM Servers www.ibm.com/servers/ View the IBM Servers website to learn about IBM Systems server and storage products. v IBM ServerProven ® www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/ View the IBM ServerProven website to learn about hardware compatibility of IBM System x ® and BladeCenter ® systems with IBM applications and middleware, including IBM Systems Director. viii Installing IBM Systems Director with managed IBM DB2 database on AIX [...]... Copyright IBM Corp 1999, 2012 xiii xiv Installing IBM Systems Director with managed IBM DB2 database on AIX Chapter 1 Installing IBM Systems Director If you are installing IBM Systems Director for the first time, use these instructions to install the latest version on your system This procedure assumes that your system has no version of IBM Systems Director or IBM Director and therefore, there is nothing to... temporary directory For example, run chmod 777 /tmp 3 IBM Systems Director installs the managed IBM DB2 database using a temporary password The temporary password is later changed to the appropriate password value On IBM Systems Director Server 6.3. 2 (and later), the temporary password is only used when installing managed IBM DB2 8 Installing IBM Systems Director with managed IBM DB2 database on AIX through... registration password Database type Select the database you intend to use IBM DB2 managed by IBM Systems Director Server Local installation folder Database port 6 50010 (default) Installing IBM Systems Director with managed IBM DB2 database on AIX Table 1 Properties or parameters required during a custom installation process (continued) Custom installation Your value Drive to contain the database The... installation Depending on your configuration, you may need to contact your database administrator for specific values There are two paths through the IBM Systems Director Server installation process: basic installation and custom installation The basic installation path installs the managed IBM DB2 database The managed IBM DB2 database is packaged and installed with IBM Systems Director Server 6.3. x by... install IBM Systems Director 10 Installing IBM Systems Director with managed IBM DB2 database on AIX Related tasks: Acquiring Systems Director Server Related reference: Hardware and software requirements Supported operating systems dconsole command AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications Fix Central Related information: AIX installation troubleshooting Preparing firewalls and proxies for IBM Systems Director. .. 1 Install IBM Systems Director Server (19) 2 Verifying the management server installation (23 3 Configuring after installation (logging in for the first time, switching databases, and more) 1 Perform some post install configuration of IBM Systems Director Server (24) © Copyright IBM Corp 1999, 2012 xi xii Installing IBM Systems Director with managed IBM DB2 database on AIX Checklist: Installing. .. install IBM Systems Director before preparing the database, but you will only be able to use the default IBM DB2 database until you configure IBM Systems Director Server to use a different database After the database application is prepared, you can install IBM Systems Director Server and configure it to connect to the database Related concepts: Database application Related tasks: Configuring the database. .. installation process for IBM Systems Director Server Use the links provided to acquire, prepare for, install, and configure the IBM Systems Director Server 2 Installing IBM Systems Director with managed IBM DB2 database on AIX Note: For information about discovery, inventory, and using the Web interface, see Publications and related information to access the Systems Management guide Related concepts:... information If you have any comments about this book or any other IBM Systems Director publication, go to the IBM Systems Director information center Web site at publib.boulder .ibm. com/infocenter /director/ pubs/index.jsp There you will find the feedback page where you can enter and submit comments About this publication ix x Installing IBM Systems Director with managed IBM DB2 database on AIX Checklist: Installing. .. problems before installing IBM Systems Director Server 6.3. x 14 Installing IBM Systems Director with managed IBM DB2 database on AIX Some of the checks performed by the Pre-Installation Utility include: v Runtime authentication v OS compatibility v Host architecture v Disk space available v v v v Memory available User name Swap space Managed IBM DB2 prerequisite check Note: The managed IBM DB2 prerequisite . Installing IBM Systems Director with managed IBM DB2 database on AIX Version 6. 3 Installing IBM Systems Director with managed IBM DB2 database on AIX Version 6. 3 Note Before. Uninstalling 83 Uninstalling IBM Systems Director on AIX 83 Notices 85 Trademarks 87 © Copyright IBM Corp. 1999, 2012 iii iv Installing IBM Systems Director with managed IBM DB2 database on AIX About. Agent managed system 60 Preparing to install Common Agent on AIX . 60 Installing agents using the Agent Installation Wizard 63 Installing Common Agent manually 66 Installing Common Agent on AIX 67 Installing