IBM DB2 Information Integrator OmniFind Edition

Installation Requirements for Enterprise Search

Version 8.2

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Contents

About the installation requirements
Supported operating systems and required software for enterprise search
Hardware and disk space requirements for enterprise search
Supported data sources for enterprise search
Enterprise search installation prompts for Linux and AIX
Enterprise search installation prompts for Windows
Notices
Trademarks

About the installation requirements

The Installation Requirements document describes supported operating system levels, prerequisite software, hardware requirements, supported data sources, and the installation program prompts for DB2(R) Information Integrator OmniFind(TM) Edition (enterprise search).

DB2 Information Integrator OmniFind Edition provides a technology called enterprise search. To install the enterprise search solution, ensure that you have the correct prerequisite software. The installation program for enterprise search will help you install the prerequisite software except for operating systems and WebSphere(R) Application Server fix packs.

Supported operating systems and required software for enterprise search

Before you install enterprise search, ensure that you have the supported and required hardware and software.

Supported operating systems

Enterprise search is supported on the following operating systems:

To download the AIX 5.2 PTF:

  1. Go to the following Web site: www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/vacpp/support/
  2. Under download, click All updates (fixes, patches, etc.).
  3. In the Additional search terms field, type AIX PTF August 2004. In the Platforms/Operating system field, select AIX. In the Download type, select -Updates. Click Go.
  4. In the search results list, select the link for August 2004 C++ Runtime for AIX PTF.

See the AIX documentation for instructions on installing PTFs.

Required software

Enterprise search requires the following software:

Optional software

To crawl data sources such as Lotus Domino databases, DB2 Content Manager databases, federated relational databases, or create custom search applications, you can install:

Hardware and disk space requirements for enterprise search

Hardware requirements depend on your operating system and your intended use for enterprise search.

Hardware requirements

Disk space requirements can vary depending on the number of documents and the size of documents that you want to crawl and index. These requirements assume that you build indexes continually, which means that new documents are added, removed, or updated in the index.

The following list describes the minimum hardware requirements and minimum disk space requirements for a single server configuration and a multiple server configuration:

Small solutions
Single server configuration:
Medium solutions
Four-server configuration:
Large solutions
Four-server configuration:

Supported data sources for enterprise search

With enterprise search, you can gather data from many data sources. You can gather, or crawl, more data sources by installing the DB2 Content Manager script, the Lotus Notes(R) script, and DB2 Information Integrator.

The following table describes the data sources, versions of the data sources, and the operating systems that the enterprise search crawlers can crawl:

Data source Version Operating system
IBM DB2 Content Manager 8.2 Linux, AIX, Windows
IBM DB2 Information Integrator federated sources
  • DB2 Universal Database for z/OS(R), Version 7.1 or later
  • Informix(R) IDS, Version 9 or later
  • Oracle 9i
  • Informix: Linux, AIX, Windows
  • Oracle: Linux, AIX, Windows
IBM DB2 Universal Database 8.1 or later Linux, AIX, Windows, or Solaris
IBM Lotus Domino Server Release 5.0.9a or later or Release 6.0 or later Linux, AIX, Windows, or Solaris
Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 or 2003 Windows
Microsoft Windows file system Not applicable Windows
Network news transfer protocol (NNTP) Not applicable Not applicable
UNIX(R) file system Not applicable UNIX, Linux, and AIX
Venetica sources FileNet Panagon Content Services, Version 5.3 and Version 5.4 and Documentum, Version 5 Not applicable
Web (HTTP or HTTPS) Not applicable Not applicable

Enterprise search installation prompts for Linux and AIX

Review the installation prompt information for enterprise search before you install any software.

Your installation will vary depending on your current system configuration. For example, if you have some or all of the prerequisite software already installed, you will see different installation prompts than if you did not install the prerequisite software. See Supported operating systems and required software for enterprise search for information about supported software.

The following lists describe installation prompts that you might see during the enterprise search installation. Use the enterprise search installation program to help you install the prerequisite software and then install the enterprise search components.

Installation prompts for DB2 Universal Database

CD image directory for DB2 UDB installation
If DB2 UDB is not already installed, provide the directory for the CD image.
DB2 UDB installation directory
If DB2 UDB is installed, provide the installation directory.
DB2 administrator user ID
Provide the user ID for the DB2 administrator.
DB2 administrator group
Provide the group ID for the DB2 administrator.
DB2 administrator password
Provide the password for the for the DB2 administrator user ID.
DB2 administrator home directory
Provide the home directory for the DB2 administrator.
DB2 instance ID
Provide the DB2 instance ID.
DB2 instance group
Provide the DB2 instance group ID.
DB2 instance password
Provide the DB2 instance password.
DB2 instance home directory
Provide the home directory for the DB2 instance.
DB2 fenced ID and password
A fenced process runs in a separate process from the database manager. Provide the ID and password for the fenced user.
DB2 fenced group
Provide the group ID for the fenced user.
DB2 fenced home directory
Provide the home directory for DB2 UDB.

Installation prompts for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment

CD image directory for WebSphere Application Server
If WebSphere Application Server is not already installed, provide the directory for the CD image.
CD image directory for WebSphere Application Server Deployment Manager
If WebSphere Application Server Deployment Manager is not already installed, provide the directory for the CD image.
Installation directories for WebSphere Application Server Deployment Manager and WebSphere Application Server
If the WebSphere products are already installed, provide the installation directories for the IBM HTTP server, the application server, and Deployment Manager.
Security user ID and security password for WebSphere Application Server
Provide the user ID and password if WebSphere Application Server is already installed and WebSphere security is enabled.

Installation prompts for DB2 UDB Run-time Client

These prompts appear only when you choose to install enterprise search on multiple servers. You do not install the DB2 Universal Database Run-time Client for a single server installation.

DB2 UDB Run-time Client installation image
If the DB2 UDB Run-time Client is not already installed, provide the directory for the CD image.
DB2 UDB Run-time Client user name
Provide the user name for the DB2 UDB Run-time Client.
DB2 UDB Run-time Client group name
Provide the group name for the DB2 UDB Run-time Client.
DB2 UDB Run-time Client password
Provide the password for the DB2 UDB Run-time Client user name.
DB2 UDB Run-time Client home directory
Provide the home directory for the DB2 UDB Run-time Client.

Installation prompts for enterprise search

Single server installation or multiple server installation
Select whether you will install enterprise search and its prerequisite software on one server or on four, distributed servers.
Enterprise search server component
For a multiple server installation, select which enterprise search component that you want to install. You should install the enterprise search components in the following order:
  1. Crawler server
  2. Search servers (two)
  3. Index server
You will need to record the information that you specify when you install the crawler server and the search servers so that you can provide that information when you install the index server.
License agreement
Accept or decline the license agreement. If you decline it, the installation program will stop.
Enterprise search administrator ID and password
Provide an administrator user ID and password. This user ID and password must be the same on all enterprise search servers in a multiple server configuration. Select the check box Create a user to create a user that does not currently exist on the system. Do not select this check box if you are using an existing user ID and password.
Installation directory
Provide the installation directory for enterprise search. The installation directory stores files that do not usually change. The enterprise search documentation uses ES_INSTALL_ROOT to refer to the enterprise search installation directory.
Important:
For a multiple server installation, this directory must be the same on all four servers.
Data directory
Provide the data directory for enterprise search. The data directory stores files from the crawlers, the parser, the index, and other files that are regularly updated. The enterprise search documentation uses ES_NODE_ROOT to refer to the enterprise search data directory.
Host name and port for this computer
Provide the host name and port for the computer on which you are installing enterprise search. This port is used for internal enterprise search communication.
Languages
Select one or more languages for this installation. English is installed in addition to the language that you select. If language files for the selected language are not available for the product or the documentation or both, the system defaults to English.
DB2 UDB information
Provide the following information:
Install WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment or use an existing version
If you choose to use an existing version of WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, ensure that it is version 5.1. If you installed WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, Version 5.1, which includes WebSphere Application Server, the HTTP server, and Deployment Manager, download and install Fix Pack 1 for the base and ND. If you allow the enterprise search installation program to install WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment and its components, you install Fix Pack 1 after the enterprise search installation. If you already installed the WebSphere products, you can install the fix packs.
Node name for the WebSphere Application Server instance and host name for WebSphere Application Server
The node name, which is typically the short host name, is used for administration, and it must be unique within its group of nodes (cells). For example, if the host name is mynode.mysite.us.ibm.com, type mynode for the short name. Also, provide the host name for this installation of WebSphere Application Server. Use the fully qualified DNS name. For example, type mynode.mysite.us.ibm.com.
DB2 UDB server information for the crawler server for a multiple server installation
Provide the following information that is used on the index server to catalog the database that is on the crawler server:
Index server installation for a multiple server installation
When you install the index server, you must provide the following information about the other enterprise search servers:
Launch First Steps
Select this check box if you want to start the First Steps program. From the First Steps program, you can verify your installation, start the enterprise search system, start the administration console, or review the documentation.

Enterprise search installation prompts for Windows

Review the installation prompt information for enterprise search before you install any software.

The installation prompts will vary depending on your current system configuration. For example, if you have some or all of the prerequisite software already installed, you will see different installation prompts than if you did not install the prerequisite software. See Supported operating systems and required software for enterprise search for information about supported software.

The following lists describe installation prompts that you might see during the enterprise search installation. Use the enterprise search installation program to help you install the prerequisite software and then install the enterprise search components.

Installation prompts for DB2 Universal Database

CD image directory for DB2 UDB installation
If DB2 UDB is not already installed, provide the directory for the CD image.
DB2 UDB installation directory
If DB2 UDB is installed, provide the installation directory.
DB2 administrator user ID and password
Provide the DB2 administrator ID that has full authorities and privileges for DB2 UDB.

Installation prompts for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment

CD image directory for WebSphere Application Server
If WebSphere Application Server is not already installed, provide the directory for the CD image.
CD image directory for WebSphere Application Server Deployment Manager
If WebSphere Application Server Deployment Manager is not already installed, provide the directory for the CD image.
Installation directories for WebSphere Application Server Deployment Manager and WebSphere Application Server
If the WebSphere products are already installed, provide the installation directories for the IBM HTTP server, the application server, and Deployment Manager.
Setting up the IBM HTTP server as a Windows service
You can choose to run the IBM HTTP server as a Windows service.
Setting up WebSphere Application Server as a Windows service
You can choose to run WebSphere Application Server as a Windows service.
Windows service user ID and password for WebSphere Application Server
Provide the ID and password for the WebSphere Application Server Windows service.
Setting up WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment as a Windows service
You can choose to run WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment as a background service.
Windows service user ID and password for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
Provide the Windows service user ID and password for the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment.
Security user ID and security password for WebSphere Application Server
Provide the user ID and password if WebSphere Application Server is already installed and WebSphere security is enabled.

Installation prompts for DB2 UDB Run-time Client

These prompts appear only when you choose to install enterprise search on multiple servers. You do not install the DB2 Universal Database Run-time Client for a single server installation.

DB2 UDB Run-time Client installation CD image directory
If the DB2 UDB Run-time Client is not already installed, provide the directory for the CD image.
DB2 UDB Run-time Client user name
Provide the user name for the DB2 UDB Run-time Client.
DB2 UDB Run-time Client password
Provide the password for the DB2 UDB Run-time Client user name.

Installation prompts for enterprise search

Single server installation or multiple server installation
Select whether you will install enterprise search and its prerequisite software on one server or on four, distributed servers.
Enterprise search server component
For a multiple server installation, select which enterprise search component that you want to install. You should install these components in the following order: crawler server, search server (two servers), and index server. You will need to record the information that you specify when you install the crawler server and the search servers so that you can provide that information when you install the index server.
License agreement
Accept or decline the license agreement. If you decline it, the installation program will stop.
Enterprise search administrator ID and password
Provide an administrator user ID and password. This user ID and password must be the same on all enterprise search servers in a multiple server configuration. Select the check box Create a user to create a user that does not currently exist on the system. Do not select this check box if you are using an existing user ID and password.
Installation directory
Provide the installation directory for enterprise search. The installation directory stores files that do not usually change. The enterprise search documentation uses ES_INSTALL_ROOT to refer to the enterprise search installation directory.
Important:
For a multiple server installation, this directory must be the same on all four servers.
Data directory
Provide the data directory for enterprise search. The data directory stores files from the crawlers, the parser, the index, and other files that are regularly updated. The enterprise search documentation uses ES_NODE_ROOT to refer to the enterprise search data directory.
Host name and port for this computer
Provide the host name and port for the computer on which you are installing enterprise search. This port is used for internal enterprise search communication.
Languages
Select one or more languages for this installation. English is installed in addition to the language that you select. If language files for the selected language are not available for the product or the documentation or both, the system defaults to English.
DB2 UDB information
Provide the following information:
Install WebSphere Application Server or use an existing version
If you choose to use an existing version of WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, ensure that it is version 5.1. If you installed WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, Version 5.1, which includes WebSphere Application Server, the HTTP server, and Deployment Manager, download and install Fix Pack 1 for the base and ND. If you allow the enterprise search installation program to install WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment and its components, you install Fix Pack 1 after the enterprise search installation. If you already installed the WebSphere products, you can install the fix packs.
Node name for the WebSphere Application Server instance and host name for WebSphere Application Server
The node name, which is typically the short host name, is used for administration, and it must be unique within its group of nodes (cells). For example, if the host name is mynode.mysite.us.ibm.com, type mynode for the short name. Also, provide the host name for this installation of WebSphere Application Server. Use the fully qualified DNS name or short DNS name. For example, type mynode.mysite.us.ibm.com.
DB2 UDB server information for the crawler server for a multiple server installation
Provide the following information that is used on the index server to catalog the database that is on the crawler server:
Index server installation for a multiple server installation
When you install the index server, you must provide the following information about the other enterprise search servers:
Restart now
After you install the enterprise search components, you can allow the installation program to restart your system. For a multiple server installation, you must restart each enterprise search server. After the system is restarted, the First Steps program will start.
Launch First Steps
Select this check box if you want to start the First Steps program. From the First Steps program, you can verify your installation, start the enterprise search system, start the administration console, or review the documentation.

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