Single-server topology

When you use the single-server topology, all supporting products and all IBM® Business Monitor components are installed on the same physical server.

Installing IBM Business Monitor on a single server is ideal for development test environments, proof-of-concept environments, and simple deployments that do not require failover and high availability capabilities.

You can use the IBM Business Monitor installation program to install IBM Business Monitor and WebSphere® Application Server. When you install IBM Business Monitor on a single server, the Cognos service is also installed. You can use an existing Cognos Server if you already have it installed. To view the monitored data, you can use either a business space or the portlet-based dashboards.

After you install IBM Business Monitor, create a stand-alone profile to define your runtime environment. All required IBM Business Monitor components are created when you create or augment a stand-alone profile.