Running the preinstallcheck utility
To locate the preinstallcheck utility
On the computer where the Infrastructure Management Server will be installed, access the installation program by using one of these methods:
- DVD — Insert the installation DVD and make a local copy of the installation image.
- BMC Software EPD website (http://webapps.bmc.com/epd) — Download the installation files and extract the contents of the zipped distribution file to an appropriate directory.
The preinstallcheck utility is located at:
- Windows: <installationDirectoryFolderName>\Windows\Utilities\preinstallutility
- Linux: <installationDirectoryFolderName>/Linux/Utilities/preinstallutility
installationDirectoryFolderName is the name of the folder that contains all the installation files.
Command syntax
- Windows: preinstallcheck.cmd <INSTALL_TYPE> <INSTALL_DIRECTORY>
- Linux: preinstallcheck.sh <INSTALL_TYPE> <INSTALL_DIRECTORY>
Where,
<INSTALL_TYPE> - The value for <INSTALL_TYPE> is infrastructure_management_server.
<INSTALL_DIRECTORY> - Path of the destination directory where you will be installing the component.
Before you begin
Set the JAVA_Home variable with the JRE 1.6 version and above.
To perform the preinstallation check
- On the computer where the component will be installed, open the command prompt and navigate to the directory that contains the preinstallcheck utility.
From the preinstallutility directory, run the following command:
- Windows: preinstallcheck.cmd <INSTALL_TYPE> <INSTALL_DIRECTORY>
- Linux: preinstallcheck.sh <INSTALL_TYPE> <INSTALL_DIRECTORY>
Example: preinstallcheck.sh infrastructure_management_server /opt/bmc
- Review the validation report generated on the command prompt.
The same report is also generated in the (Windows) %tmp% or (Linux) /tmp directory as the tsim_preinstall_validations.txt file.
Report details
The report file includes the following fields:
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Configuration | Type of configuration such as RAM, Disk |
Actual Value | Actual value of the configuration |
Recommended Configuration | Recommended configuration for the install |
Pre Install Status | Status whether Ok or Not-Ok |
Example report file:
Windows:
Actual Value: 8589
Recommended Configuration: 8000
Pre Install Status: Ok
Configuration: minimumDisk_GB
Actual Value: 68
Recommended Configuration: 12
Pre Install Status: Ok
Configuration: Minimum Virtual Memory (GB)
Actual Value: 2
Recommended Configuration: 1
Pre Install Status: Ok
Configuration: disabledTerminalServerFlags
Actual Value: [PerSessionTempDir=00000000, DeleteTempDirsOnExit=00000000]
Recommended Configuration: PerSessionTempDir;DeleteTempDirsOnExit
Pre Install Status: Ok
Linux:
Actual Value: 91
Recommended Configuration: 12
Pre Install Status: Ok
Configuration: Minimum Virtual Memory (GB)
Actual Value: 2
Recommended Configuration: 1
Pre Install Status: Ok
Configuration: folderAccess
Actual Value: [/etc/profile, /etc/init.d, /etc/csh.cshrc, /etc/.login, /etc/bmc.profile]
Recommended Configuration: /etc/profile;/etc/init.d;/etc/csh.cshrc;/etc/.login;/etc/bmc.profile
Pre Install Status: Ok
Configuration: requiredLibraries
Actual Value: [glibc-2.12.x86_64, glibc.i686, libstdc++.i686, compat-libstdc++-33.i686, pam.i686]
Recommended Configuration: glibc-2.12.x86_64;glibc.i686;libstdc++.i686;compat-libstdc++-33.i686;pam.i686;libfreebl3.so
Pre Install Status: Not-Ok
Where to go from here
After successfully running the preinstallcheck utility, you can install the Infrastructure Management Server as described in Installing-the-Infrastructure-Management-Server.