Installing Rational Asset Manager to a WebSphere Application Server by using Installation Manager

Follow this outline to plan the installation of IBM® Rational® Asset Manager to an IBM WebSphere® Application Server by using IBM Installation Manager.

Procedure

To install Rational Asset Manager to a WebSphere Application Server:

  1. Install WebSphere Application Server if it is not already installed.
  2. 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
  3. Install Rational License Server.

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

  4. Create a backup of your server configuration by using the WebSphere_install_location/bin/backupConfig.bat command. For more information, see the WebSphere Application Server documentation.
  5. If you are installing to WebSphere Application Server, version 7.0, make sure application security is enabled.
  6. Install the Rational Asset Manager server setup application on the WebSphere Application Server.

    Use IBM Installation Manager to install the Rational Asset Manager server setup application on a WebSphere Application Server. On the Features page of the Install wizard, select WebSphere Application Server.

  7. 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.

  8. 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
  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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