IBM Software Group © 2009 IBM Corporation IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager Installation
IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2009 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager Topics Feature Objective (Problems Solved) Feature Overview Common Use Cases
IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2009 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager TPM Installation Objective –Deliver a 711 Refresh installer –expand the platform coverage support compared to 7.1 –harden the 7.1 Fresh installer –Deliver a 711 Fix Pack Installer –provide new features and fixes to 7.1 customers –Deliver a 711 IFix installer –provide fixes to 7.1 customers
IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2009 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager Topics Feature Objective (Problems Solved) Feature Overview Common Use Cases
IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2009 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager TPM Fresh Installation Overview –Add new platform support: –zLinux RHEL 5 and SLES 10 –linux x86-64 RHEL 5 and SLES 10 –AIX 6.1 –Windows 2008 and 2003 R2 –Solaris 10 –RHEL 4 Upd5 x86-32 – replaced by x86-64 –Provide support for 64 bit TPM on all supported platforms –Provide support for Oracle 11g & DB2 9.5 –Align installation order with the other offerings –Enhance TPM prerequisite checks –Enhance uninstall and recovery procedure –Provide Out of the Box FIPS support for fresh installations –Add virtual IP support in middleware installer
IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2009 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager Topics Feature Objective (Problems Solved) Feature Overview Common Use Cases
IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2009 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager TPM Install Common Use Cases Install on 1, 2, 3 node topologies on the multiple platforms supported Uninstall Upgrade 7.1 to on the supported platforms
IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2009 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager TPM Installer Usability Enhancements Enhance current TPM prerequisite checks : -added new checks for required packages, updated existing checks, enhanced AIX space checks; -Made the most important prerequisite checks mandatory to be validated by user in the launchpad. -Consolidated the prerequisite check results. Improved Install guide accuracy & usability (includes uninstall steps) Eliminated the complex prerequisites related to Linux 32 bit DB2 memory management problems by replacing support for 32 bit platform with 64 bit on RHEL4 Upd5 Enhanced coverage for formal install testing for TPAE integration scenarios. Updated descriptions and labels in Install wizard panels based on the suggestions coming from field Enhanced and partially automated a recovery procedure in case of install failure: Automated WAS, DB and Maximo deployment folder backup procedure. Documented a clear recovery procedure based on the backups created.