Creating the deployment environment using custom topology

Instead of using one of the provided deployment environment patterns, you can set up your own clusters and configure the IBM® Business Monitor components in a network deployment (ND) topology.

Before you begin

Before creating clusters and configuring the IBM Business Monitor components, ensure that you have performed the following tasks:
  • You have installed IBM Business Monitor.
  • You have created the IBM Business Monitor deployment manager profile or augmented an existing deployment manager profile with IBM Business Monitor.
  • You have created the MONITOR database.
  • You have run the database scripts to create the MONITOR database tables.
  • You have started the deployment manager.
  • You have created and federated at least one IBM Business Monitor custom profile or augmented an existing custom profile with IBM Business Monitor.
  • You have started the custom profile or profiles.

About this task

The following instructions describe how to create clusters, configure the common event infrastructure (CEI) event service, and install and configure the required components using the configuration wizard or the wsadmin commands.