User guide

Procedure
1. On the system where DataMart is located, use the mkdir command to create
app-packs directory to hold the technology pack JAR files and the
ProvisoPackInstaller.jar file. For example:
mkdir -p $PVMHOME/version/app-packs
2. If you want to use technology packs from the IBM product distribution
website, download the JAR files by following these steps:
a. Use the cd command to change your working directory to the app-packs
directory that you created in Step 1. For example:
cd $PVMHOME/version/app-packs
b. Download the following from this website:
https://www-112.ibm.com/software/howtobuy/softwareandservices
v ProvisoPackInstaller.jar file
v JAR files for technology packs you want to install (the bundled JAR file
for bundled packs or individual JAR files for stand-alone packs)
3. If you want to use technology packs from the Tivoli Netcool Performance
Manager technology pack CD, browse to the /Proviso/AP/jar location on the
CD and copy the following files to the temporary directory:
v ProvisoPackInstaller.jar file
v JAR files for technology packs you want to install (the bundled JAR file for
bundled packs or individual JAR files for stand-alone packs)
4. Unmount the CD.
Installing the technology pack by using the launchpad
Use this information to install a technology pack by using the launchpad.
Before you begin
Check the version of Java running on your system by entering the following
command:
java -version
You must upgrade your version of Java depending on the technology pack release.
Important: For 4.3-U and higher technology packs, the launchpad requires you to
enter the path to supported Java runtime binary files. Only version 1.5.0_b(14+) is
supported. The Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager topology editor provides a
supported version of the Java binary files. Using the older Java version might
result in an error detailing that it is not possible to proceed with the installation.
About this task
To install a Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager technology pack, follow these
steps:
Procedure
1. Start the installer as follows:
a. If it is not already open, open the launchpad (see Starting the Launchpad in
the Installing Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager - Wireline Component).
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