Installing with FileNet P8 Platform on a single server

You can install a complete FileNet® P8 Platform and IBM® Case Manager version 5.2.1 environment on a single server. The IBM Case Manager Platform Installation Tool installs and configures the FileNet P8 Platform environment and the IBM Case Manager environment automatically.

Before you begin

For details about the hardware and software requirements, see the IBM Case Manager information in the IBM FileNet P8 Hardware and Software Requirements guide.

About this task

The IBM Case Manager Platform Installation Tool provides a series of scripts that installs and configures all of the supporting software and applications to create a complete FileNet P8 Platform and IBM Case Manager environment. When the automatic installation and configuration are complete, you can begin to use the IBM Case Manager applications.

Because the IBM Case Manager Platform Installation Tool uses installation software in the electronic software delivery format, you must download all the software packages that are installed by the tool instead of accessing the packages on media. The packages are named with part numbers, which can change when updates occur. The installation tool uses generic component names instead of specific part numbers to run the installation. After you download the software packages, you rename them to the component names that are used by the tool.

For added security, you can provide a new administrative password during the installation. The IBM Case Manager Platform Installation Tool uses that credential to install and configure all components. You use the same administrator password to log in and use the IBM Case Manager applications.

  1. Preparing the server for a single-server installation of IBM Case Manager
    Before you install IBM FileNet P8 Platform and IBM Case Manager on a single server, ensure that you have adequate disk space and security settings. The server must meet the requirements for each of the installed components.
  2. Downloading FileNet P8 system and IBM Case Manager software components
    Before you run the IBM Case Manager Platform Installation Tool, you must download the installation images for the required components of a single-server IBM FileNet P8 Platform and IBM Case Manager installation. You must also rename the compressed installation images to the file names that are used by the IBM Case Manager Platform Installation Tool.
  3. Installing a single-server IBM Case Manager system
    After you download and rename the image files, you can install the single-server FileNet P8 Platform and IBM Case Manager version 5.2.1 environment. You can run the installation interactively by using the wizard, or you can run the tool silently from a command line by using an input file.
  4. Updating WebSphere Application Server security settings for Workplace XT
    If you used the configuration tool to deploy Workplace XT, change the default security settings in the administrative console to enable Java™ applet support. Configure these settings after you run the Deploy Workplace XT task. If you manually deployed Workplace XT, skip this task.
  5. Verifying the IBM Case Manager installation
    After you install IBM Case Manager, you can verify that all components are successfully installed. Use a browser to access the URL for each component.
  6. Installing IBM Case Manager software updates
    The IBM Case Manager Platform Installation Tool installs version 5.2.1. If any required fix packs or updates exist for IBM Case Manager, you must install these updates before you continue to use IBM Case Manager.
  7. Removing administrator passwords
    The single-server installation uses the administrator password that you provided or the default administrator password to install and configure all of the software components. For security, after you verify that your IBM Case Manager system works correctly, you can remove the plain text passwords from the installation scripts.
  8. Restarting components in a single-server IBM Case Manager environment
    Server maintenance and software updates sometimes require a server reboot. You must manually restart the components in your IBM Case Manager environment on an AIX®, Linux, or Linux for System z server. On a Windows server, the components restart automatically.
Parent topic: Installing and configuring IBM Case Manager
Related tasks:
Upgrading and configuring IBM Case Manager