IBM License Metric Tool 9.0 – Installation

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IBM License Metric Tool 9.0 – InstallationQuestions & Answers

ILMT Central Team

IBM License Metric Tool 9.0 – Installation22nd Questions & Answers Version 1.0.2

Created by ILMT Central Team ICT: [email protected] © 2014 IBM Corporation2

Welcome

■ This is the twenty second Q&A event prepared by the ILMT Central Team

■ We concentrate on License Metric Tool version 9.0

■ The session is for IBMers, Business Partners and Customers

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■ The presentation is recorded and will be available to download from the ILMT Wiki soon



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Table of Contents

■ Planning phase� Topology

� Hardware requirements

� Software requirements

■ Installation elements� DB2

� IEM server

� IEM relay

� IEM console

� IEM clients

� License Metric Tool

■ Installation guidelines� Without the Internet access

� With the Internet access

■ IEM Agent deploymment wizard - demo

■ Questions & Answers

■ Survey



Planning phase



ILMT 9.0 Installation – Planning phase - Topology

One machine installation

■ Profiled for small environments without a forecast for considerable growth

Pros:■ If the setup is done on a virtual machine, it is easy to create a binary

backup of everything and then restore it■ Single access point for administration■ One piece of hardware, OS and virtualization to maintain

Cons:■ Limited further scalability■ Need for a strong machine which

fulfills summed up requirements of IBM Endpoint Manager, DB2 and theIBM License Metric Tool server

RHEL 6.3+ x64

ILMT Server DB

IEM Server DB

ILMT Server

IEM Server




Two machines installation

■ Profiled for middle-sized environments with the possibility of further growth

Pros:■ Separation of IEM from ILMT gives the possibility of expanding the potential

of the IEM infrastructure for other software products■ Hardware requirements are split between two machines

Cons:■ Two access points for administration■ Two pieces of hardware, OS and virtualization to maintain

Windows Server 2012

IEM Server DB

IEM Server

* Own SQL server

RHEL 6.3+ x64

ILMT Server DB

ILMT Server




Four machines installation

■ Profiled for big environments with propsects for considerable growth

Pros:■ Separation of IEM from ILMT as well as separation of stored data from

operations on them provide a variety of possibilities to expand the potential of the IEM infrastructure for other software products and keep ILMT performance in good shape

■ Hardware requirements split between four machines

Cons:■ Four access points

for administration■ Four pieces of hardware,

OS and virtualization to maintain

Windows 2003 EE x86 64 bit

IEM Server DB

* Own SQL server

Windows 2008 R2 EE x86 64 bit

IEM Server

RHEL 6.3+ x64

ILMT Server DB

RHEL 6.3+ x64

ILMT Server



ILMT 9.0 Installation – Planning... – Hardware requirements

http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v26r1/topic/com.ibm.lmt.doc_9.0/com.ibm.license.mgmt.doc/planinconf/r_hardware_requirements.htmlhttp://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/prodguid/v1r0/clarity-reports/report/html/softwareReqsForProductByComponent?deliverableId=1385146563333&duComponent=Server_BD4C39A053A711E3A11D923472D26C14

One machine installation

250 endpoints*

Two machines installation2500 endpoints*

Four machines installation 25000 endpoints*

IEMILMTDB2

IEMDB2/MsSQL**

ILMTDB2

IEMDB2/MsSQL

**ILMT DB2

Processor 2.5 GHz4 cores

2-3 GHz2-4 Cores

2 GHz2 cores

2-3 GHz4 Cores

2-3 GHz4 Cores

2 GHz2 cores

2 GHz4 cores

RAM 8 GB 8 GB 6 GB 16 GB 16 GB 8 GB 16 GB

Hard disk 20 GB 20 GB 15 GB 10 GB 60 GB 2 GB 78 GB

* - estimation done for given number of agents** - For MsSQL requirements please refer to Microsoft’s documentation

■ Please treat this table as reference and always use official up-to-date IBM documentation



ILMT 9.0 Installation – Planning... – Software requirements

http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v26r1/topic/com.ibm.lmt.doc_9.0/com.ibm.license.mgmt.doc/planinconf/r_software_requirements.html

IBM Endpoint Manager 9.0 9.1 *

DBMS DB2 10.1 FP2+ DB 10.5 *

X server X11R7.x

Browser IE 8.0+ FF 17 ESR

Screen resolution1024x768or higher

Data compressor bzip2 1.0.5+

Shell Korn

FontsNational language pack

for PDF reader

* - shipped together with IBM License Metric Tool v 9.0

■ IBM License Metric Tool cooperates with the following software only■ You must make sure that the software is deployed prior to ILMT installation


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ILMT 9.0 Installation – Planning phase – Platform coverage

ILMT Web UI

RHEL 6.3+for x86 64 bit

IE 8.0+Firefox 17 ESRon any OS

DB2

ILMT Server

RHEL 6.3+for x86 64 bit

ILMT Server DB

IBM License Metric Tool 9.0


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ILMT 9.0 Installation - Planning... - Platform coverage (cont.)

Windows Server 2012Windows 2008 R2 EE x86 64 bitWindows 2008 EE x86 64 bitWindows 2003 EE x86 64 bit

IBM Endpoint Manager server on Windowssystems:

Local or remote SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2008 R2, or SQL Server 2012.

* Own SQL server

or

IEM Server

IEM Server DB

RHEL 6.3+ for x86 64 bit

IEM Server DB DB2

IBM Endpoint Manager server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems:If the DB2 server is installed locally: DB2 10.5 ESE or WSE 64-bitIf the DB2 server is installed remotely: IBM Data Server client 10.5.

IEM Server

IBM Endpoint Manager 9.1 sever




Windows 7 EnterpriseWindows 7 ProfessionalWindows 8 ProfessionalWindows Server 2003 Datacenter EditionWindows Server 2003 Enterprise EditionWindows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter EditionWindows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise EditionWindows Server 2003 R2 Standard EditionWindows Server 2003 Standard EditionWindows Server 2008 Datacenter EditionWindows Server 2008 Enterprise EditionWindows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise EditionWindows Server 2008 Standard EditionWindows Server 2012 Datacenter EditionWindows Server 2012 Essentials EditionWindows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter EditionWindows Server 2012 R2 Essentials EditionWindows Server 2012 R2 Standard EditionWindows Server 2012 Standard EditionWindows Vista BusinessWindows Vista EnterpriseWindows XP Professional

IEM Console

IBM Endpoint Manager 9.1 console




AIX 6.1AIX 7.1HP-UX 11i v1HP-UX 11i v2HP-UX 11i v3Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11Windows 7Windows 8Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2Windows Server 2012 Windows Vista Enterprise Windows XP ProfessionalAIX 5.3*AIX 5.2*SLES 10 for IBM System z (32 and 64-bit)*SLES 9 for x86 (32 and 64-bit)*SLES 8 for x86 (32-bit)*RHEL 6 for IBM System z (64-bit)*RHEL 5 Server for IBM System z*RHEL 4 for x86 (32 and 64-bit)*

IEM Clients

IBM Endpoint Manager 9.1 clients

* - legacy version of IEM client



Installation elements



ILMT 9.0 Installation elements – DB2

■ DB2 that is used exclusively for ILMT purposes is free of charge■ Currently, DB2 on Linux is a required DBMS for ILMT 9.0■ Two versions of DB2 are supported by ILMT 9.0: 10.5 and 10.1 with at

least fix pack 2■ Users can install new version of DB2 or reuse the existed one■ DB2 10.5 is shipped in ILMT packages in two versions:

� GA in IBM Endpoint Manager Platform Install V9.1.0 for Linux and DB2 Multilingual (CITM6ML)

� Fix pack 2 in IBM DB2 Workgroup Server Edition - Restricted Use V10.5 for Linux on AMD64 and Intel EM64T systems (x64) Multilingual (CIKF2ML)

■ Version 10.5 with FP2 is recommended■ When using those packages, DB2 can be installed in silent mode,

interactively or transparently by IEM installer

http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v10r5/topic/com.ibm.db2.luw.qb.server.doc/doc/c0024080.html



ILMT 9.0 Installation elements – IEM server

■ IBM Endpoint Manager server is the central element in the IEM infrastructure

■ It is responsible for coordinating the whole work

■ It can be installed on Linux as well as on Windows

■ It uses DB2 or MsSQL as thedatabase management system

http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v26r1/topic/com.ibm.lmt.doc_9.0/com.ibm.license.mgmt.doc/planinconf/c_installing_iem_platform.htmlhttp://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v26r1/topic/com.ibm.tem.doc_9.1/Platform/Adm/c_deployment_scenarios.html



ILMT 9.0 Installation elements – IEM relay

■ IBM Endpoint Manager relays are used to share the IEM server load■ There can be dozens or even hundreds of relays in the IEM infrastructure■ Relays may build a hierarchy■ Typically, a relay is deployed for every 500-1000 computers■ A dedicated port (52311 by default) is used for HTTP communication

between servers, relays, and clients■ The IBM Endpoint Manager relays can

also take advantage of a UDP port to alert the clients about updates

■ Relays in the DMZ allow clients in the DMZ or on the public Internet to be managed by IBM Endpoint Manager

■ Typically, more than one relay should be installed. If a relay fails for any reason, its attached clients can then automatically switch over to a different relay

http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v26r1/topic/com.ibm.tem.doc_9.1/Platform/Adm/c_deployment_scenarios.html



ILMT 9.0 Installation elements – IEM console

■ IBM Endpoint Manager console is an installable package for Windows with the size of ~36MB

■ The console is used for user interaction with the IEM server■ The installation package is setup.exe file■ By default, the package is available after the IEM server installation under:

� /var/opt/BESInstallers/Console� C:\Program Files\BigFix Enterprise\BES Console

■ It might be installed on the same machine as the IEM server or on a different one

■ More than one IEM console may work for the same IEM server■ A dedicated port (52311 by default) is used for HTTPS communications

between servers and consoles

http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v26r1/topic/com.ibm.lmt.doc_9.0/com.ibm.license.mgmt.doc/planinconf/c_installing_iem_platform.html



ILMT 9.0 Installation elements – IEM clients

■ The IBM Endpoint Manager Clients are typically PCs, workstations, servers, laptops, and more

■ IEM client should be installed on every computer in the network that needs to be administered

■ This allows the targeted computers to receive important Fixlets to perform operations such as upgrades or software and capacity scans

■ A dedicated port (52311 by default) is used for HTTP communication between servers, relays and clients

http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v26r1/topic/com.ibm.tem.doc_9.1/Platform/Adm/c_installing_the_clients.html



ILMT 9.0 Installation elements – IEM clients (cont.)

■ To appropriately measure the utilization of processor cores for subcapacity, additional clients should be installed in

� Global zones corresponding to local zones for Solaris� Control domains corresponding to guest domains for Solaris� HPVM (HP Integrity Virtual Machines) host corresponding to HPVM

guest operating system for HP-UX■ There are a few possibilities to install a client

� Using the Client Deploy Tool� Using Agent Deployment Wizard (stand-alone)� Installing the client manually� Installing the client with MSI� Using Software Distribution Tools� Using Group Policies� Using Login Scripts

■ Binaries for all IEM 9.1 clients and IEM legacy clients can be downloaded from the Internet

http://support.bigfix.com/bes/install/besclients-nonwindows.htmlhttp://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v26r1/topic/com.ibm.tem.doc_9.1/Platform/Adm/c_installing_the_clients.htmlhttps://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/Deploying%20Agents



ILMT 9.0 Installation elements – IBM License Metric Tool

■ There is no separate package for IBM License Metric Tool in version 9.0 available on Passport Advantage

■ After installing the IEM server and authorizing to the ILMT site, a special fixlet for extracting the ILMT server will appear

■ After choosing a computer, the server installation package will be deployed there

■ Installation of the ILMT server is a manual task that everyone must do either in silent mode or by using a graphical installation wizard

■ Prior to deploying ILMT, DB2 must be already installed as the installer also creates its own database



ILMT 9.0 Installation elements – License Metric Tool (cont.)

■ An integral part of the ILMT server is a web user interface that is accessible via a web browser at: https://hostname:9081/sam

■ ILMT fixlets for IEM clients are available at the fixlet server■ IEM 9.1 clients platform coverage differs from ILMT 9.0 platform coverage

for subcapacity licensing – ILMT has precedence here ■ If there is no IEM 9.1 client for a particular operating system, you should

find a legacy IEM client ,e.g. IEM 9.0 for AIX 5.3

http://support.bigfix.com/bes/install/besclients-nonwindows.html



Installation guidelines



ILMT 9.0 Installation guideline

■ IBM Endpoint Manager was designed to have an easy access to the Internet■ Some installation steps need such communication■ For machines without the Internet connection the installation requires

running additional tools such as airgap and download cacher to simulate the Internet access

■ Lack of web access significantly increases the complexity of the installation process

■ The complete set of movies showing step-by-step installation of ILMT 9.0 in environment with no Internet access are available on the ILMT YouTube channel (link at the bottom)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFhsYbDnsTI&list=PLNKSQA9MtR9od8oHThfeBZfXFoRsnA02w



ILMT 9.0 Installation – Without access to the Internet

Order, download and unpack

IEM pack

age for IL

MT

Run the IE

M insta

llatio

n

Authorization file: https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24036830&aid=1BES License Request Handler: http://support.bigfix.com/bes/forms/BESLicenseRequestHandler.html

Obtain IBM Lice

nse M

etric T

ool authoriz

ation fil

e

Use th

e authorizatio

n file

Create a B

ES License

Request

file

Submit a B

ES license

request

to BigFix:

Choose to

insta

ll DB2 automatic

ally

Run Airg

ap to have

BigFix

Management butto

n in IE

M conso

le

DB2 and IEM se

rver to

gether with

its database

have been in

stalle

d

Download IEM co

nsole fr

om serve

r’s fil

es e.g. /v

ar/opt/B

ESInstalle

rs/se

tup.exe

Place binarie

s on a W

indows mach

ine and run th

e insta

llatio

n.

Open IEM co

nsole and acc

ept ILMT lic

ense

In the co

nsole, s

ubscrib

e all computers

to IBM Lice

nse R

eporting

Run Airg

ap to have

ILMT fix

lets

Run Download ca

cher t

o have all I

LMT content in

cluding se

rver b

inaries

Open IEM co

nsole and ru

n fixlet to

send IL

MT serve

r to th

e chose

n endpoint

IEM co

nsole has b

een insta

lled

Run ILMT in

stalla

tion fr

om e.g. /root/IE

MInstalle

r

ILMT serve

r has b

een in

stalle

d

Run ILMT database

insta

llatio

n from

e.g. http

s://M

yHost:

9081/setup/

Database fo

r ILMT se

rver h

as been in

stalle

d

Download

IEM server,

database and DB2

IEM console

ILMT server

ILMT database

Airgap 1st

Airgap 2ndDownload cacher

IEM console

configuration



ILMT 9.0 Installation – With access to the Internet

Order, download and unpack

IEM pack

age for IL

MT

Run the IE

M insta

llatio

n

Authorization file: https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24036830&aid=1BES License Request Handler: http://support.bigfix.com/bes/forms/BESLicenseRequestHandler.html

Choose to

insta

ll DB2 automatic

ally

DB2 and IEM se

rver to

gether with

its database

have been in

stalle

d

Download IEM co

nsole fr

om serve

r’s fil

es e.g. /v

ar/opt/B

ESInstalle

rs/se

tup.exe

Place binarie

s on so

me Windows m

achine and

run in

stalla

tion.

Open IEM co

nsole and acc

ept ILMT lic

ense

In the co

nsole su

bscrib

e all computers

to IBM Lice

nse R

eporting

Open IEM co

nsole and ru

n fixlet to

send IL

MT serve

r to th

e chose

n endpoint

IEM co

nsole has b

een insta

lled

Run ILMT in

stalla

tion fr

om e.g. /root/IE

MInstalle

r

ILMT serve

r has b

een in

stalle

d

Run ILMT database

insta

llatio

n from

e.g. http

s://M

yHost:

9081/setup/

Database fo

r ILMT se

rver h

as been in

stalle

d

Download

IEM server,

database and DB2

IEM console

ILMT server

ILMT database

IEM console

configuration



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