Installation prerequisites

BMC recommends that you first install PATROL for DB2 UDB on a limited number of development or test computers, and then configure and test PATROL for DB2 UDB before installing it onto the production computers.

Before you install PATROL for DB2 UDB, perform the following tasks:

• Check for the product patches or fixes before installing (see Checking for product patches or fixes before installing).
• Determine whether to install products locally or remotely (see Determining whether to install products locally or remotely).
• Review PATROL security options (see Determining the PATROL security levels).
• (Windows computers) If you are reinstalling or upgrading PATROL for DB2, stop the PATROL Agent.

Checking for product patches or fixes before installing

Product fixes or patches are often available through the BMC Software website. Patches correct issues that are found after a product is released. BMC recommends that you check the product page for your version from the website. 

If product fixes or patches are available for PATROL for DB2 UDB version 6.6.00, install version 6.6.00, and then apply the patch or fix using the installation instructions provided in the technical bulletin or flash for the patch or fix.

Determining whether to install products locally or remotely

You can install products on the computer on which you are running the installation utility (local installation), or you can create an installable image that you can install at a later time on multiple computers (remote installation functionality). An installable image is a fully configured product image that you can use to install products to multiple computers. With an installable image, you can create one product image with one pass through the installation utility and then use that image to install to remote computers in your environment. 

If you create an installable image, all computers on which the image is installed must use identical configuration information for the following settings:

• BMC products installation directory
• Account name
• Passwords
• PATROL Agent port number
• Security options

For more information about creating, distributing, and installing installable images, and about using the ctltool, see the PATROL Installation Reference Manual.

Determining the PATROL security levels

PATROL security is installed as part of the agent, console server, and consoles. The KMs inherit the security policy from the agent, console server, and console on which they are installed. PATROL for DB2 UDB can operate at any of five security levels, but higher security levels require more overhead, which can affect performance. It is advisable not use security level 3 or higher, this higher security requires you to enter a password every time the host is accessed. BMC recommends using security level 1 or 2.

To check the security level of a previously installed agent, console server, or console:

1. From the command line, switch to the path on the computer that you want to check:
   • %BMC_ROOT\..\common\security\bin\OS (Windows)
   • $BMC_ROOT/../common/security/bin/OS (UNIX)
2. To display the security policy of the current computer, run the following command:
   esstool policy -a
   The security level is displayed in the "security level" field of the output. For more information about implementing and using PATROL security, see the following documents:
   • PATROL Security User Guide

   • PATROL Security Release Notes

     Warning

     Note

     If your environment contains a firewall, see Firewall and port-forwarding considerations.

Determining the version of the installation utility

Perform the follwing steps to determine the installation utility:

1. Open the command prompt.
2. Navigate to the directory where the installation utility is located.
3. Depending on the operating system you are using, enter one of the following commands:
   • setup.exe -v (Windows)
   • setup.sh -v (UNIX)