Installing OpsCx for IBM Tivoli

Installation of OpsCx for IBM Tivoli consists of several tasks. Please note that the tasks are applicable for both standalone and High Availability setups. Complete them in the following order. Complete them in the following order:

1. Obtain OpsCx for IBM Tivoli and install it.

2. Install the event backward synchronization script.

Installing OpsCx for IBM Tivoli

To obtain and install OpsCx for IBM Tivoli, perform the following steps:

1. From the web site Marketplace, download the OpsCx for IBM Tivoli product installation package (product image archive) for the target operating system on the Operations Connector host.

2. Store the product image archive in a temporary location on the Operations Connector host.

3. Check if there are Operations Connector complements for other systems management applications already installed on the Operations Connector host. If such complements are present, stop their data collection integration services. For instructions, see the corresponding documentation.

   OpsCx for IBM Tivoli may include a newer version of GenInt from the already installed Operations Connector complements. In this case, the installed GenInt is upgraded. GenInt is backward compatible.

4. Install OpsCx for IBM Tivoli on the Operations Connector host as follows, depending on the target operating system:

   • Windows:

     1. Launch Windows Explorer and locally unpack the product image archive
        ProductImage-HPBsmIntTivoli-<Version>-Win5.2_64-release.zip.

     2. To start the installer program, change the current directory to
        ProductImage-HPBsmIntTivoli-<Version>-Win5.2_64-release and double-click the following file:

        HPBsmIntTivoli_<Version>_setup.exe

     3. Follow the instructions displayed by the installer program. If all prerequisite checks pass, click Install to start the installation.

     4. To close the installer program, click Done after the installation completes.

   • Linux:

     1. Open command shell and locally unpack the product image archive
        ProductImage-HPBsmIntTivoli-<Version>-Linux2.6_64-release.tar.

     2. To start the installer program, change the current directory to
        ProductImage-HPBsmIntTivoli-<Version>-Linux2.6_64-release and run the following command:

        HPBsmIntTivoli_<Version>_setup.bin

     3. Follow the instructions displayed in the installer program. If all prerequisite checks pass, click Install to start the installation.

        If the installation is invoked from a remote client without X Window System support, it starts in the command-shell mode instead of the graphical mode. In this case, enter your choices using your keyboard.

     4. To close the installer program, click Done after the installation completes.

5. If there are Operations Connector complements for other third-party system management applications already installed on the Operations Connector host, start the data collection services of these complements again.

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Installing OpsCx for IBM Tivoli

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