Installing the data warehouse

Install the databases for the Rational® Common Reporting data warehouse, sample data warehouse, and the content store on the data warehouse server.

About this task

The installer will copy the scripts required for database creation to the file system, and automatically execute them to create and populate the data warehouse, sample data warehouse, and content store.

Procedure

  1. Start the launchpad.exe file.
  2. Read the release information and the installation document.
  3. To begin the installation, click Install Rational Common Reporting.
  4. Select Rational Common Reporting and click Next.
  5. Read the license agreements and if you accept, click I accept the terms in the license agreements, and click Next.
  6. Select Create a new package group, and click Next.
  7. Select Data Warehouse, and click Next.
  8. In the Installation mode list, select Automatic: Create the databases for me.
  9. In the Database type list, select DB2 9.5.
  10. Enter the required information for the database in all the fields.
    Note: You must be the owner of the directory where you want the tablespaces to be created. The database application location must be the directory up to but not including the bin directory of DB2®; for example, C:\Program Files\IBM\SQLLIB.
  11. Click Verify user. If the connection fails, make sure that the DB2 server is running and the administrator user name and password you entered are correct.
  12. Select Use a default directory to store the databases and make sure you have enough disk space and the access permission to store databases. If you do not want to install the databases to the default directory, click Browse to select another location.
    Note: If you specify a different name and location for the databases, you need to perform additional manual steps for configuring the application.

    Click Next.

    If the Next button remains inactive, verify the following items:
    • If the database is installed at a location that is not the default location, the database application location points to the correct location.
    • The database name does not exist in the current database instance. By default, the data warehouse name is RIDW.
    • The database server is running.
  13. Click Install. The installer copies the scripts required for database creation to the file system and automatically executes them to create and populate the databases.
  14. Click Finish.

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