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Installing BMC Service Level Management Server

When you start the installer, you can choose one or more features to install at one time. Because certain applications depend on a specific set of features, you might need to run the installer multiple times to install all of the features in the BMC Service Level Management solution. For example, you can rerun the installer multiple times to install additional language packs.

Before you begin

  • If you plan to use BMC Service Level Management with BMC Remedy IT Service Management (BMC Remedy ITSM), you must install BMC Remedy ITSM and the latest BMC Remedy ITSM patches before installing BMC Service Level Management.
  • If you already have BMC Service Request Management installed and you want to install BMC Service Level Management, you must first install BMC Remedy ITSM Foundation. To do so, you must install at least one of the BMC Remedy ITSM applications. You do not need to use BMC Remedy ITSM applications in this scenario; therefore, you do not need corresponding BMC Remedy ITSM user licenses.
  • When installing BMC Service Level Management:
    • Unix non-root mode: You must have write access to \etc, \opt\bmc folder, and the install location.
    • Windows non-admin mode: You must have write access to the install location, and %windir% directory.

To install BMC Service Level Management Server 18.05

Recommendations
  • To significantly reduce installation time, do not install products over a WAN.
  • To avoid configuration problems, accept the default values displayed in the installer unless you have a valid reason to modify them.
  1. Download the BMC Service Level Management 18.05 installer from EPD, or navigate to the installation directory on the CD.
  2. Unzip the installer.
  3. Navigate to the Disk 1 folder.
  4. (UNIX) If you are running the installer as a nonroot user, perform the steps listed in Preparing to install as a nonroot user, before you start the installer.
  5. Start the installer:
    • (Windows) Run setup.exe.
    • (UNIX) Log in as root or nonroot and run setup.bin.
  6. In the lower-right corner of the Welcome panel, click Next.
  7. Review the license agreement, click I agree to the terms of license agreement, and then click Next.
  8. In the BMC Remedy AR System User Inputs panel, perform the following actions:
    1. Enter the administrator name and password, and modify them as needed.
    2. Review the server name alias.
    3. Review the TCP port for the AR System server.
      When set to the default of 0, the portmapper assigns the port. To use a different port number, see Setting ports and RPC numbers  in the BMC Remedy AR System documentation.
    4. Review the default installation directory, and navigate to the directory in which you want to install BMC Service Level Management.
      The default locations are as follows:
      • (Windows)C:\Program Files\BMC Software\BMCServiceLevelManagement
      • (UNIX and Linux) /opt/bmc/BMCServiceLevelManagement
    5. Click Next.
      The installer validates the system resources of your computer and displays a list of available features (such as BMC Service Level Management, Primary Server, and so on).
    6. An additional panel displays after entering admin user details and install directory. This panel includes the following options:
      • Re-install application 

      • Add language packs

        To install BMC Service Level Management on a secondary server, select the Re-install application option.

  9. Select Primary Server to install on a standalone AR System server or to install on the primary AR System server in a server group environment.

    Note

    Do not select this box when installing BMC Service Level Management on a secondary server in a server group environment.

    Standard Service Level Management AR Integrations are selected by default.

  10. Click Next to continue with the installation.
  11. In the Remote Service Level Management Collector Information panel, select one of the following options, and then click Next:
    • No Remote Collector (default) if you do not plan to use performance-monitoring service targets.
    • Use Remote Collector to install Collector on a different computer—Enter the name of the remote computer and the port number (8080).
  12. Enter the values from the installation spreadsheet for the features you want to install.
    After you have entered the required information, the installer validates your inputs, and then the Installation Preview panel appears, listing the product and product features that will be installed. You are nearly finished with the BMC Service Level Management installation.
  13. Click Install.
    The installer installs the BMC Service Level Management features you have selected. After post-installation cleanup, a summary of the installation appears.
  14. Click View Log to review the SEVERE error messages or warnings in the product installer log.
    See whether errors are due to network, host, or other environment-related issues. You can view a log file of the installation:

    • Windows: C:\Users\<installUser>\AppData\Local\Temp\BMC Service Level Management_install_log.txt
    • UNIX or Linux: /tmp/BMC Service Level Management_install_log.txt
  15. Close the log when you are finished.
  16. Click Done to exit the BMC Service Level Management installer.

If the the installation of BMC Remedy SLM 9.1.01 completes with warnings, go to the log event. If it is a RIK log event such as "LOG EVENT {Description=[Return code from RIK loadapp],Detail=[2]}", look up the "RemedyApplication_error" log file generated by SLM Maintenance Tool logs and confirm whether the errors are indicated as ERROR (382). These errors can be safely ignored. Refer to KA000116058.

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