Configuring IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog

You must configure some settings before you start using InfoSphere® Information Governance Catalog.

1. On the services tier, run the following command to prevent cross-frame scripting attacks:

   AIX® Linux® Solaris

   cd IS_install_path/ASBServer/bin
   ./iisAdmin.sh -set -key com.ibm.iis.gov.xFrameOptions -value DENY

   Windows

   cd IS_install_path\ASBServer\bin
   iisAdmin.bat -set -key com.ibm.iis.gov.xFrameOptions -value DENY

2. On the engine tier, edit the following file and add a sufficient timeout limit, for example com.ibm.iis.http.soTimeout=600000 for 10 minutes (specified in milliseconds).

   AIX Linux Solaris

   IS_install_path/ASBNode/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.iis.client/iis.client.site.properties

   Windows

   IS_install_path\ASBNode\eclipse\plugins\com.ibm.iis.client\iis.client.site.properties

   This timeout parameter setting will enable you to import large files by using istool. If the parameter is not set to a high enough value, the import fails with a java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out message. Increase the value if you receive this message.

3. If you intend to run lineage reports from IBM Cognos®, you must change the Cognos Metadata Information Service URI. See http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21672175 for more information.
4. Assign security roles to InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog users. This step must be done by the InfoSphere Information Server suite administrator.
5. On Microsoft Windows Server 2008, disable the Enhanced Internet Security feature for Internet Explorer. This feature must be disabled for certain InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog features to run correctly.
   1. Click Start > Administrative Tools > Server Manager.
   2. In the Server Manager window, expand the Security Information section and click Configure IE ESC.
   3. In the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration window, under Administrators, click the Off radio button and then click OK.
6. Log in to InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog as a user with the Information Governance Catalog Glossary Administrator or Information Asset Administrator role.
   1. Click Administration.
   2. Expand Setup.
      • Click Property Display to configure how to display properties that have no values.
      • Click Information Asset Type Display to configure which asset types to display.
      • Click General Settings to configure your settings.
   1. Expand Catalog Management.
      • Click Catalog Permissions to restrict or grant access to glossary content in the catalog.
      • Click Workflow to support an approval process to update and create glossary content before it is published to the catalog.
7. Optional: Configure support for international languages and for bidirectional language support.
8. Replace the old URL address of IBM InfoSphere Business Glossary and of IBM InfoSphere Metadata Workbench with the URL for InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog.
   1. If the services tier uses IBM WebSphere® Application Server Network Deployment, create an iis.https server variable that is set to the new port. Do this for each server.
      To set the server variable:

      1. Log in to the WebSphere Application Server Administrative console.
      2. Navigate to the location to add a new server variable: Servers > Server Types > WebSphere Application Servers > <server_name> > Server Infrastructure > Java and Process Management > Process Definition > Additional Properties > Java Virtual Machine > Additional Properties > Custom Properties
      3. Click New, add the name iis.https and the new port value, click OK, and save the changes to the master configuration.
   2. Update scripts, web browser Favorites, REST API programs, and so forth.
   Important: This console redirection will not be available after InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog, version 11.3.