Prerequisites

Before you install IBM® Operations Analytics - Log Analysis, ensure that the system meets the hardware and software requirements and complete the prerequisite tasks.

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.
Create a non-root user
You must use a non-root user to install IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis.
Recommended library installers
The following libraries are recommended for use with IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis.
Verifying the operating system version
IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis requires Red Hat Enterprise (RHEL) for Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES).
Verifying the 64-bit library requirement
For Red Hat Enterprise Linux, IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis requires the 64-bit compat-libstdc++ library:
Disabling Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux)
If SELinux is in enforcing mode, an exception occurs during the installation of IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis. Ensure that the SELinux policy is set to a permissive or disabled state. To disable the SELinux:
Verifying KornShell library
Verify that the KornShell library is part of your operating system.
Verifying the Python version
Python Version 2.4.3 and 2.6.6 to 2.6.8 are supported by IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis.
Install python-simplejson package for Python
IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis requires Python Version 2.4.3 including the python-simplejson rpm or Python Version 2.6.6 to 2.6.8. If you use Python Version 2.4.3, you must also install the simple JSON rpm, python-simplejson. Python Version 2.6.6 to 2.6.8 include the required rpm.
Installing unzip utility
You must install the unzip utility on any servers where you install IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis or remote Indexing Engine.
Verifying the host server IP address and names
Before you install IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis, you must ensure that the details for each host server are maintained correctly in the etc/hosts directory on the target system.
Number of open files and virtual memory limits
Update your open files and virtual memory limits to match the recommended values.
Verifying the IP address and host name configurations
You need to verify that the IP address and host name settings are configured correctly.
Time server
To ensure that some of the features of IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis work correctly, you need to set up a time keeping server.

Parent topic: Installing