You can use this procedure to install the Presentation Server with the installation wizard, or perform a silent installation.
The following topics are included:
Complete the following items:
On the system where you want to install the Presentation Server, complete the following procedure:
Windows
Navigate to Windows\Disk1 and double-click setup.exe.
On the Directory Selection page, the system displays the available space on the current drive and the amount of space required. The Destination Directory box displays the default path for the installation directory. Click Browse to select a directory, and then click Next.
The path for the installation directory cannot exceed 125 characters, and the directory must be empty.
Ensure that the directory is empty
Windows
Default directory: C:\Program Files\BMC Software\TrueSightPServer
Linux
Default directory: /opt/bmc/TrueSightPServer
Tip
On Linux computers, BMC recommends using the default installation directory to avoid issues related to permissions and access.
For the Presentation Server High Availability (HA) option, select Enabled to enter the required details. Otherwise, select Disabled and click Next.
MultiExcerpt named HA.IPv4.support was not found -- Please check the page name and MultiExcerpt name used in the MultiExcerpt-Include macroIf you enabled the High Availability option, you must also select to use the Primary Server or upload a configuration for the Secondary Server. Then, Click Next.
Information about the Primary Server configuration details are in the installation worksheet.
Note
If you do not use the default High Availability port numbers, only use port numbers between 1024 and 65535.
Any event raised in the Presentation Server is set in the Primary Server. The Secondary Server maintains a constantly updated cache memory of the Presentation Server activity.
For the TrueSight Presentation Server Port Settings, use the default settings for the Tomcat, Elasticsearch, and Cell Gateway ports and then click Next.
You can enter different port settings but confirm that the new ports are available.
Notes
For the database installation credentials, enter the user name and password for the PostgreSQL database that is created during the Presentation Server installation, and then click Next.
Notes
For the BMC Atrium Single Sign-On (SSO) Server Settings, enter the following details for the Atrium Single Sign-On server and then click Next.
Review the installation details.
If the details are correct, click Install.
(Optional) On the Installation Summary page, you can click View Log to view the installation logs, or go to
Windows
Default directory: C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Temp\truesightpserver_install_log.txt
Linux
Default directory: /tmp/truesightpserver_install_log.txt.
Click Done to exit the installation wizard.
Note
If the installation fails, you must uninstall what has already been installed before rerunning the installation wizard. For more information about the uninstall process, see Performing the Presentation Server uninstallation.
Perform the following tasks after installing the Presentation Server:
Role-based user access to the features and components that comprise the BMC TrueSight Operations Management is enabled by persona-based authorization profiles. Each authorization profile is associated with one or more BMC Atrium Single Sign-On (SSO) Server realms and comprises user groups, roles and permissions, and objects. These authorization profiles determine the features and objects that users can access and monitor. You can use the default authorization profiles as is, or you can modify their attributes. If necessary, you can also create authorization profiles.
Verifying the Presentation Server installation and operation
Performing the TrueSight Presentation Server uninstallation
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