Installing BMC AMI Ops Insight on Docker Desktop


This topic describes how to install and configure an instance of BMC AMI Ops Insight using Docker Desktop. This instance of BMC AMI Ops Insight Playback Docker container is used to run playback files and review historical data independently on your local device.

Important

Some of the functionalities such as, creating models and running realtime scoring are disabled in BMC AMI Ops Insight Playback Docker container.

To start Playback Docker container without certificates on your local device

Use one of the following commands to start Playback Docker container.

Important

 Playback Docker container starts in non-SSL mode and the optional graph component is not available.

  • On Windows, run the following command:
    playback-container-lpqmb2.0.00.bat u=<EPD_Username>
    For example: playback-container-lpqmb2.0.00.bat u=username
  • On Linux, run the following command:
    ./playback-container-lpqmb2.0.00.sh u=<EPD_Username>
    For example: ./playback-container-lpqmb2.0.00.sh u=usernameAfter a few minutes, open http://localhost:9191/login in a browser.

    The login credentials are as follows:

    User ID

    admin

    Password

    admin

Important

To use the optional graphs view, start the Playback Docker container with certificates. 

  To start BMC AMI Ops Insight Playback Docker container with certificate on your local device

  1. For Windows and Linux, if the docker container is already running, stop and remove the running container from the Docker Desktop.

    For more information on creating certificates, see Enabling TLS authentication for Playback Docker container.

  2. After creating the certificates, use one of the following commands to start Playback Docker container using your certificates.

    Important

    Playback Docker container starts in SSL mode, and the optional graph component is available.


    • On Windows, run the following command:
      ./playback-container-lpqmb2.0.00.bat u=< EPD_Username > crt=< crtFilePath > key=< keyFilePath >

      For example: ./playback-container-lpqmb2.0.00.bat u=somebody crt=certificate.crt key=private.key
    • On Linux, run the following command:
      ./playback-container-lpqmb2.0.00.sh u=< EPD_Username > crt=< crtFilePath > key=< keyFilePath >
      For example: ./playback-container-lpqmb2.0.00.sh u=somebody crt=certificate.crt key=private.key
      Open URL https://localhost:9191/login in the browser. The Playback Docker container might take some time to load.
      To run Playback Docker container, see Creating individual playback sessions in a Docker container.

To import the models and playback files on a Docker Desktop

  1. Connect to a live BMC AMI Ops Insight environment.
  2. Download the models and playback files on your device.
  3. Import it to BMC AMI Ops Insight Playback Docker container.

For more information on installing Docker Desktop, see the following sections of Docker Desktop Installation guide:

  • Install Docker Desktop on Linux
  •  Install Docker Desktop on Windows

To run Playback Docker container, see Creating individual playback sessions in a Docker container.

The following topics explain how to install BMC AMI Ops Insight Playback Docker container: 

 

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