IBM 5.5 manual Installing Netcool/Precision TN, Obtaining the software

Installing Netcool/Precision TN

This section describes the Netcool/Precision TN installation process.

Attention: If you want to run Netcool/Precision TN with Netcool/OMNIbus then you

!must install Netcool/OMNIbus first and ensure the $OMNIHOME variable is set. If the Netcool/Precision TN installation detects the $OMNIHOME variable, some Netcool/OMNIbus configuration is automatically performed.

For information on downloading and installing Netcool/OMNIbus, see the

Netcool®/OMNIbus™ Installation Guide. For information about setting up and configuring Netcool/OMNIbus, see the Netcool®/OMNIbus™ Administration Guide.

Netcool/Precision TN can be installed using the GUI, console, and silent modes. The documented instructions apply for a new installation of Netcool/Precision TN as the first, or a subsequent Netcool product that is installed by the Netcool Installer.

For further information on installing Netcool/Precision TN, see the relevant section:

•"Obtaining the software" on page 13

•"Running the installation in GUI mode" on page 14

•"Running the installation in console mode" on page 19

•"Running the installation in silent mode" on page 20

Obtaining the software

Check that your user login has permission to install in the target directory, for example, /opt. If you have the appropriate permissions, the installation creates the necessary directories.

Tip: It is recommended that you have root privileges when you actually run the Netcool/Precision TN software.

To download the software:

1.Create an empty directory in your home directory. For example: cd $HOME; mkdir tmp

2.Log in to your IBM Support account.

3.Go to the download page, click the precisiontn-5.5-arch.tar.gzdownload file and save it in the tmp directory that you created.

4.Untar the file into the directory that you want to install Netcool/Precision TN.

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