Installing IBM Director

This topic describes how to install IBM® Director using the master console installation wizard.

Context

Perform the following steps to install IBM Director:

Steps

  1. From the master console installation wizard, click Next to begin the installation of IBM Director.
  2. If prompted to insert a different CD, insert it in the CD-ROM drive and enter the CD-ROM drive letter in the location field. Then click OK
  3. The IBM Director Setup Wizard is launched. From the Setup Wizard perform these steps to install IBM Director:
    1. From the License Agreement panel, click I accept the terms in the License Agreement, and click Next.
    2. From the Server Plus Pack panel, click Next.
    3. From the Feature and Installation Directory panel, click the Red x for SNMP Access and Trap Forwarding. Click This Feature will be installed on the local hard drive, and click Next.
    4. From the IBM Director service account information panel, fill in the following fields:
      • Domain. Enter the host name for the master console.
      • User name. Enter a Windows® user account that has administrative privileges.
      • Password. Enter the password for the Windows user account (and confirm it).

      Then click Next.

    5. From the Encryption Settings panel, click Next to accept the defaults
    6. From the Software distribution settings panel, click Next to accept the defaults.
    7. Click Install to begin the installation.
    8. From the Network Drivers configuration pop-up, select the first port and click Enable driver.
    9. From the IBM Director database configuration, make sure that Microsoft® Jet 4.0 is selected (it is the default). Do not select DB2® here. Then click Next.
    10. Click Finish to complete the installation.
    11. When prompted to reboot the system, click No.
    12. From the master console installation wizard, click Next. The master console installation wizard validates the installation of IBM Director. If the validation is not successful, the Verify IBM Director Installation panel displays an error. Correct all errors and restart the master console installation wizard.

Postrequisites

After completing the installation and before continuing with the master console installation wizard, you need to configure IBM Director to forward traps to the NetView® component of Tivoli® SAN Manager.
  1. Open a Command Prompt window.
  2. Change to the IBM Director snmp directory.
    cd Director_installation_directory\data\snmp
    where Director_installation_directory is C:\Program Files\IBM\Director by default.
  3. Edit SNMPServer.properties.
  4. Find the line snmp.trap.v1.forward.address.1=.
  5. Uncomment the line (delete the # sign), and add the name of the master console machine. For example:
    snmp.trap.v1.forward.address.1=master1
  6. Find the line snmp.trap.v1.forward.port.1=.
  7. Uncomment the line (delete the # sign), and add the port that you specified for the trapdTrapReceptionPort value in the Windows registry key KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Tivoli\NetView\CurrentVersion\. For example:
    snmp.trap.v1.forward.port.1=9950
  8. Save and close the file.
  9. Reboot the master console.

Parent topic: Using the installation wizard
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