Performing a fresh installation

This installation scenario describes a fresh installation of Netcool Network Management.

This scenario assumes that there are no existing Netcool Network Management products in your environment, so no backup, restore, or upgrade information is given. The information supplied in this scenario is high-level and covers the most salient points and possible issues you might encounter that are specific to Netcool Network Management.

For more information about each task in this scenario, see the Related concept, task, and information links at the bottom of each page.

The following figure shows the simplified installation architecture that this scenario adheres to.

Figure 1. Simplified installation architecture for the installation scenarioSimplified installation architecture for Netcool Operations Insight
Server 1
Hosts the Netcool/OMNIbus V8.1.0.5 core components and the Gateway for JDBC.
Server 2
Hosts an IBM DB2 database. Various installation methods are possible for DB2. For more information, see https://ibm.biz/BdEWtm.
Server 3
Hosts Dashboard Application Services Hub, which is a component of Jazz for Service Management. Jazz for Service Management provides the GUI framework and the Reporting Services component. The Netcool/OMNIbus Web GUI V8.1.0.4 component is installed into Dashboard Application Services Hub. In this setup Reporting Services is also installed on this server, together with the Network Manager GUI components and Netcool Configuration Manager. This simplifies the configuration of the GUI server, and provides the reporting engine and the report templates provided by the products on one host.
Note: You can set up Network Manager and Netcool Configuration Manager to work with Reporting Services by installing their respective reports when installing the products. Netcool/OMNIbus V8.1 and later can be integrated with Reporting Services V3.1 to support reporting on events. To configure this integration, connect Reporting Services to a relational database through a gateway. Then, import the report package that is supplied with Netcool/OMNIbus into Reporting Services. For more information about event reporting, see http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSSHTQ_8.1.0/com.ibm.netcool_OMNIbus.doc_8.1.0/omnibus/wip/install/task/omn_con_ext_deploytcrreports.html.
Server 4
Hosts the Network Manager core components and the NCIM topology database. This setup assumes large networks where discovering the network and creating and maintaining the network topology can require significant system resources.
  1. Checking prerequisites
    Before you install each product, run the IBM® Prerequisite Scanner (PRS) to ensure that the target host is suitable, and no installation problems are foreseeable. Also check the maxproc and ulimit settings on the servers you are configuring to ensure they are set to the appropriate minimum values.
  2. Obtaining IBM Installation Manager
    Perform this task only if you are installing directly from an IBM repository or a local repository. IBM Installation Manager is required on the computers where you want to install the components of the solution. The installation packages of the products include Installation Manager.
  3. Installing Installation Manager (GUI or console example)
    You can install Installation Manager with a wizard-style GUI or an interactive console, as depicted in this example.
  4. Installing Netcool/OMNIbus
    Obtain and install the Netcool/OMNIbus core components and the Gateway for JDBC. You can use IBM Installation Manager to download the installation packages for these products and install them in a single flow. Extra configuration of each product is required after installation.
  5. Installing DB2 and configuring the REPORTER schema
    Netcool Operations Insight requires a DB2® database with the REPORTER schema for historical event archiving.
  6. Configuring the Gateway for JDBC
    Configure the Gateway for JDBC to run in reporting mode, so it can forward event data to the DB2 database for archiving.
  7. Installing Dashboard Application Services Hub and the UI components
    Install the Dashboard Application Services Hub and all the UI components.
  8. Installing the Probe for SNMP and Syslog Probe
    Use IBM Installation Manager to install the Probe for SNMP and the Syslog Probe. Use the instances of the probes that are included in the entitlement for Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus V8.1. Do not install the probes from within Network Manager. The Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus probe support feature is required. This feature is also called nco_probes_support_feature.
  9. Optional: Preparing the ObjectServer for integration with Network Manager
    If you have already installed Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus, the Netcool/OMNIbus Knowledge Library, and the Probe for SNMP, you can now install Network Manager, and do not need to follow the steps in this task. The Network Manager installer configures Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus for you during the installation process. If the ObjectServer setup changes after you have already installed and configured Network Manager and Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus, then you must reintegrate the ObjectServer with Network Manager as described in this topic.
  10. Preparing the database for Network Manager
    After a supported database has been installed, you must install and run the database scripts to configure the topology database for use by Network Manager. You must run the scripts before installing Network Manager.
  11. Installing Network Manager and Netcool Configuration Manager
    Install Network Manager and Netcool Configuration Manager.
  12. Getting started with Netcool Network Management
    After the installation and configuration steps are completed, you can start the components of the Networks for Operations Insight feature and log in to the ost using a Web browser.
Parent topic: Installing and integrating the products