Installing Rational Asset Manager with the embedded WebSphere Application Server

Follow this outline to consider installation options for IBM® Rational® Asset Manager and to install it with WebSphere® Application Server.

About this task

The embedded WebSphere Application Server, version 7.0, that you install with IBM Installation Manager is not intended for a large-scale deployment of Rational Asset Manager. You do not have complete access to the WebSphere administrative console and accordingly will not be able to fully manage application, security, and performance settings.

For larger deployments, consider using a dedicated WebSphere Application Server or WebSphere Application Server Network-Deployment cluster of servers.

Restriction: To create and use a cluster of application servers, you must have IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment (ND), which is not bundled with IBM Rational Asset Manager.

Procedure

  1. Install a database application for Rational Asset Manager:

    Rational Asset Manager requires a database for storing assets and associated data. If you do not have one of the supported database applications installed, you can install IBM DB2® Enterprise Server Edition, version 9.7 from the Rational Asset Manager launchpad.

    To improve performance, the database server typically resides on a computer that is physically separate from the application server and on its own dedicated disk.

    To configure the database tables and schema, you must have database administrator privileges.

    Choose one of the following databases:

    1. DB2
    2. Oracle
    3. Microsoft SQL Server
  2. Install Rational License Server.

    To distribute license keys to clients, Rational Asset Manager server requires the IBM Rational License Server.

  3. Install the IBM Rational Asset Manager server application and the embedded WebSphere Application Server 7.0.

    Use Installation Manager to install the Rational Asset Manager server setup application. On the Features page of the Install wizard, select Packaged Embedded WebSphere Application Server. This is the easiest method for installing Rational Asset Manager server.

  4. Deploy the other application files and configure the Rational Asset Manager Server application using the server setup application.

    The Rational Asset Manager server setup application is browser-based application that works like a wizard to help you deploy application files, set up databases, configure users and security, and adjust repository settings.

  5. Configure the server environment settings.

    Additional configuration steps are required on Linux, AIX®, and Linux for zSeries®:

    1. Enable content indexing to run for non-root users.
    2. Enable database connectivity for non-root users.
    3. Install the X Virtual Frame Buffer
  6. Configure the email settings for Rational Asset Manager.
  7. Optional: See the Rational Asset Manager Tuning Guide and the guidelines for system and capacity planning.

    If you are an administrator, ensure the best possible performance for users, regardless of the number of concurrent users or the number of assets in the repository.

  8. Optional: Install the Rational Asset Manager Eclipse client.
    You can install the Rational Asset Manager Eclipse client by the following methods:
    • If a supported Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE) is installed on your computer, use Eclipse update manager to find and install the Rational Asset Manager Eclipse client plug-ins from a Rational Asset Manager server. To install the client plug-in, follow the Eclipse update process (Help > Software Updates > Find and Install).
    • If an Eclipse IDE is not installed on your computer, install the Eclipse client from the Rational Asset Manager installation media. You can also install the Eclipse client into an existing Eclipse V3.3.2 IDE by this method.

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