Installing Rational Asset Manager on an Apache Tomcat server

You can install and configure IBM® Rational® Asset Manager manually on Tomcat. Follow this outline plan to install Rational Asset Manager and to configure it on an existing Apache Tomcat server.

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. Retrieve the Rational Asset Manager server application files for Apache Tomcat:
    1. See Retrieving the server application files directly from the installation media. The archive files have the .war application files and database scripts that you need. Extract it to a convenient location.
  4. Create a database for Rational Asset Manager.
  5. Create a database for managing custom lifecyles.
  6. Deploy the server application files to Apache Tomcat and configure the database connection.
  7. For Linux:For AIX:For Linux for zSeries: 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
  8. Configure the Rational Asset Manager Server application.

    Before you can use Rational Asset Manager server, you must configure the licensing, storage, and other configuration settings.

  9. Configure the email settings for Rational Asset Manager.
  10. 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.

  11. 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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