Installing Transaction Tracking on Windows systems

To install Transaction Tracking, you install the Transaction Reporter, Aggregation agents, and support files for the IBM Tivoli Monitoring components separately.

Before you begin

The separate components of Transaction Tracking can all be installed using the same InstallShield Wizard.

Note: Install all components as the same user.

The following installation procedures assume that each IBM Tivoli Monitoring component and the Transaction Reporter and Aggregation agents are installed to separate computers.

The installation procedures also assume that only the required configuration is performed during installation with configuration completed after installation.

The installation procedure for each component is the same until you select the features that you want to install on the Select Features window. The procedure up to this point is described here.

Before starting the installation, make sure that you have read Installation prerequisites.

Procedure

To launch the Transaction Tracking installation process for all components on a Windows operating system:

  1. Log on as a user with administrative privileges.
    Important: On Windows systems, install agents using a local Administrator account rather than a domain account, such as an account defined by Active Directory. If the default Administrator account is not available, create a new local user account and add that account to the local Administrators’ group. You can then install agents using the new local user account.
  2. Insert the product DVD or download the product from the IBM® Passport Advantage® website: http://www.ibm.com/software/howtobuy/passportadvantage/.
  3. Double-click setup.exe to start the installation wizard.
    Tip: On Windows Server 2008 systems, if instead of the installer you see the following message, right-click the setup.exe file in the file explorer and select Run as Administrator.
    Your logon ID must have Administrator rights to install IBM Tivoli Composite
     Application Manager for Transactions
  4. On the Welcome window, click Next.
  5. If no IBM Tivoli Monitoring components are installed on this computer the Prerequisites window is displayed. Read the information and click Next.
  6. On the Install Prerequisites window, options to ensure that you have the correct version of IBM GSKit or IBM Java™ are selected. Click Next. The required software is installed automatically.
  7. On the Software License Agreement window, read the agreement and click Accept.
  8. If you install to a computer that does not have other IBM Tivoli Monitoring components installed, the Choose Destination Location window with the default installation location is displayed. Change the location if required and click Next.
  9. If you install to a computer that does not have other IBM Tivoli Monitoring components installed, the User Data Encryption Key window opens. Enter your own unique encryption key or accept the default and click Next then click OK in the confirmation dialog box.
    Note: You are only required to supply an encryption key if the IBM GSKit is not already installed on that computer. Use the same key across the enterprise.
  10. On the Select Features window, select the components that you want to install. The remaining installation options depend on the features you select.

Results

See specific installation sections for more information about installing individual components.