IBM 5.5 manual Installing Netcool/Precision TN, Prerequisites

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Chapter 2. Installing Netcool/Precision TN

This chapter describes how to install Netcool/Precision TN on your system.

Throughout this guide, the directory where you install this product is referred to as <netcool_install_dir>. If you did not install in the default location (/opt/netcool), then replace <netcool_install_dir> in any instructions with the path to the directory where you installed Netcool/Precision TN.

•"Prerequisites" on page 11

•"Installing Netcool/Precision TN" on page 13

•"Setting up an Oracle database" on page 22

•"Setting up a MySQL database" on page 25

•"Netcool/Precision TN directory structure" on page 28

•"Netcool/Precision TN executables" on page 28

•"Third-party and Open Source software" on page 29

Prerequisites

This section describes the hardware and software prerequisites you need to install and use Netcool/Precision TN on the supported platforms.

Netcool/OMNIbus version 3.6 or 7.x must already be installed on the same machine as Netcool/Precision TN in order to interoperate with Netcool/OMNIbus. However, the ObjectServer does not have to be running; Netcool/Precision TN uses libraries from the Netcool/OMNIbus installation to forward events to Netcool/OMNIbus, and for event correlation.

Netcool/OMNIbus can be obtained using your Passport Advantage account.

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Contents Netcool/Precision for Transmission Networks Administration GuideFirst Edition December 1 Contents Page Tables Page Figures Page About this guide PrefaceTypographical notation AudienceExample Description Syntax Syntax and sample subheadingsOperating system considerations Associated publicationsHow to send your comments Introduction to Netcool/Precision TN IntroductionHow Netcool/Precision TN works Deep discovery NETypesDiscovering the existence of an NE Discovering the contents of an NEDiscovering and resolving network topology Network circuit Network circuitsNetcool/Precision TN product components After discovery alarm correlationAfter discovery maintaining a real-time view of the network Scales to large networksNetwork Pilot client Netcool/Precision TN serverNetcool Installer modes Overview of the Netcool InstallerGUI mode Changing the Netcool suite installation directoryConsole mode Silent modeNew relational database Prerequisites Installing Netcool/Precision TNBrowser requirements Solaris system requirementsDatabase requirements Obtaining the software Installing Netcool/Precision TNNetcool Installer Welcome window Running the installation in GUI modeClick Next to go to the Setup Type window Netcool Installer Setup Type window Netcool Installer Feature Selection window Netcool Installer Installation Progress window Running the installation in console mode Running the Installation Program Running the installation in silent modeViewing the installation log Viewing installed packages Setting up an Oracle databaseConfiguring advanced Oracle features Creating the Oracle schemaOracle RAC PrerequisitesConnection concentration Using an existing copy of MySQL Setting up a MySQL databaseConfiguring your version of MySQL Configuring Netcool/Precision TN Creating the MySQL schema Netcool/Precision TN executables Netcool/Precision TN directory structureThird-party and Open Source software Xerces-J XML APIs XP XML Parser for Java Downloading NETypes Running Netcool/Precision TNStarting the product components Starting the Netcool/Precision TN server Starting the databaseStarting Network Pilot Shutting down the server Invoking the shutdown script from the command lineShutting the server down from Network Pilot Page Introduction to visualization Integrating with Netcool/OMNIbusAdding fields to the ObjectServer and migrating data Configuring the Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer versionConfiguring the Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer versions 7.0 Adding fields to the ObjectServer Connecting to an ObjectServer that is not named NcomsConnecting to an ObjectServer Configuring Netcool/OMNIbus probes TL1 data collection / TL1-TSM Snmp Data Collection / Multi-Threaded Trapd probeAdding the menu to the Netcool/OMNIbus desktop Creating the visualization menu optionAdding the menu to the Netcool/Webtop desktop Visualizing alerts in a desktopStarting the components Starting the ObjectServer Opening an event listStarting the database Starting the Netcool/Precision TN server for visualizationMonitor box window Event list window Using the visualization menuPopulated event list window Visualize menu Network Pilot window Page Configuring failover Setting configuration optionsImplementation overview Shows an overview of the network in this configurationHow the semaphore mechanism is implemented Configuring Oracle for use with failoverHow the heartbeat mechanism is implemented Switching the state of a server Configuring the Netcool/Precision TN serversStopping servers running in failover configuration Running failoverDiscovering Cisco WAN Manager NEs Using Netcool/Precision TN with Cisco WAN ManagerPolling CWM SubNetwork Connections SNCs Polling CWM topological connectionsProperty Property Description Configurable properties in CiscoWanManagerExtensionDisabling use of Netcool/OMNIbus Configuring Netcool/OMNIbus process controlPackaging and configuration Configuring connections to known devicesSyntax See for details of each parameter RulesConfiguring on-demand connectivity to devices Dependencies Configuring remote load balancingPrecisiontn.xml properties file Appendix A. ReferenceSample Properties in the precisiontn.xml file Appendix A. Reference Defines the initial interval in seconds Table A2 describes the precisiontn command line options Netcool/Precision TN command line optionsEmbedded nameserver. By doing this, the nameserver Appendix B. Notices JBFA/SOM1 AIX AIX 5L Trademarks and Acknowledgements