Installation guide

TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM Installation and Configuration

Chapter 1 Introduction

is one of linux24gl23_x86, linux24gl23_x86_64, sol10_x86, sol10_x86_64,

linux26gl24_s390x, sol9_sparc_64, sol9_sparc.

Java Virtual Machine

Required. JDK 1.6.0_24 (64 bit) is packaged with TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM as a

convenience.

DBMS Software

Required. The database stores TIBCO ActiveMatrix Administration information.

For development purposes, the following DBMS software is supported:

• HSQLDB 1.8.1 TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM includes an embedded version of

HSQLDB 1.8.1.

For production purposes, you can use the following DBMS software:

• Oracle 11g R2 Standard, Enterprise Editions or Oracle 11g RAC

• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 or 2008 R2: When installing the SQL server, select

the Security Mode for your instance of the server as Mixed Mode

Authentication.

• DB2 Workgroup Edition 9.7.3 or 9.7.4

See Certified and Compatible Combinations for certified an compatible versions

of databases.

See Setting up the Databases for additional configurations that need to be

performed on the database being used.

JDBC Drivers

Required. JDBC drivers are used by:

• TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM to access the database,

• TIBCO ActiveMatrix Administrator to access the TIBCO ActiveMatrix

database, and

• Services to access JDBC resources.

TIBCO ActiveMatrix HSQLDB, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle drivers as

provided by the DBMS vendors for their respective database management

systems.

Before beginning with the installation, ensure that you have a valid JDBC driver

for the database type you plan to use as you need to supply the location of the

JDBC driver during the installation.