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.
- 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:
- DB2
- Oracle
- Microsoft SQL
Server
- Install Rational License Server.
To
distribute license keys to clients, Rational Asset Manager server
requires the IBM Rational License Server.
- 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.
- 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.


Configure the server environment
settings. Additional configuration steps are required
on Linux, AIX®, and Linux for zSeries®:
- Enable content
indexing to run for non-root users.
- Enable database connectivity
for non-root users.
- Install
the X Virtual Frame Buffer
- Configure the
email settings for Rational Asset Manager.
- 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.
- 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 ().
- 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.