IBM Prerequisite Scanner
IBM® Prerequisite Scanner is a prerequisite checking tool that analyzes system environments before you install or upgrade IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis.
The IBM Prerequisite Scanner compressed file is packaged with IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis.
Run the IBM Prerequisite Scanner as part of your installation planning before you install IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis.
Installing the IBM Prerequisite Scanner
- To install the IBM Prerequisite Scanner,
select one of the following options:
- Locate the IBM Prerequisite Scanner compressed file in the IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis package.
- Download the most recent scanner version for your operating system from IBM Fix Central: http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~Tivoli&product=ibm/Tivoli/Prerequisite+Scanner&release=All&platform=All&function=all
- Extract the contents of the IBM Prerequisite Scanner compressed
file to a preferred location as specified by ips_root on
each target system that you intend to install IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis.Note: You must have write permissions to the root directory in which you extract the contents of the compressed file.
Running the IBM Prerequisite Scanner
- Open the command window.
- Change the
ips_root
directory to the directory where the scanner is expanded. - Set the value for the relevant environment variable to True.
For example:
export ENV_NAME=True
- Run the IBM Prerequisite Scanner script
file,
prereq_checker
. For example:prereq_checker.sh "ILA 01320000" detail outputDir=<output_directory>
- Check the output results of the scanner and resolve any failed checks.
For more information about the IBM Prerequisite Scanner, see the IBM Prerequisite Scanner wiki page: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Tivoli%20Documentation%20Central/page/IBM%20Prerequisite%20Scanner