Process Center includes
a repository for all processes, services, and other assets that were
created in the IBM® Business Process Manager authoring
environments. You can use the integrated Process Server in Process Center to
run processes as you build them. When you are ready, you can install
and run those same processes on the Process Server in
your runtime environments.
Before you begin
If you are installing from downloaded images from Passport Advantage,
ensure that you downloaded all three required images for Windows. If you are installing from the DVD
images, obtain the compressed files from the DVDs. In both cases, extract all of the files from the
compressed files to the same location on your hard disk.
About this task
Using the typical installation option, you
can install DB2 Express and configure the required databases for IBM Business Process Manager. Select
typical installation only if you have administrative privileges (are
an Administrator user) and do not have an existing DB2 database server
on the system. If you are installing DB2 Express as a Windows domain
user, the domain user name must exist and be added to the local Administrators
group before you start the launchpad.
From the product launchpad,
the typical installation process installs the software, configures
the deployment manager and managed-node profiles, and configures a
single-cluster deployment environment that consists of one node and
one server. It also installs IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition
7 (Java 7) and the profiles use it, except on Linux on Power LE where
it installs Java 7.1. On supported operating systems, you can optionally
switch the profiles to a different version of Java. For more information,
see Switching the edition of Java used in IBM BPM.
Only
one IBM Installation Manager is required to install multiple instances
of IBM Business Process Manager.
Procedure
- Optional: If you are connected
to the Internet, the typical installation process automatically upgrades
your product to the latest refresh pack and interim fix level. If
you want these upgrades to be installed from a local directory instead,
or if you want to specify the fix level, you can modify a properties
file to direct Installation Manager to the upgrades to install.
Create the following file:
- C:/HOMEPATH/bpm_updates.properties
where
- The HOMEPATH environment variable points to
C:/Users/user_name
Note: Ensure that you have read/write access to the folders that are specified
in the bpm_updates.properties file.
The
file uses three prefixes:
ifix,
fixpack,
and
launchpad. Each prefix must be followed by a
period. The name after the prefix and the period can be anything you
want, which enables you to point to multiple locations for interim
fixes, fixpacks, and launchpad upgrades. The locations can be either
local directories or URLs. The following code is an example of the
prefixes and names in the properties file:
ifix.1=C:/bpmUpdates
fixpack.2=http://test/rep
launchpad.1=C:/launchpad_updates
fixpack.WAS_REP=C:/WAS_updates
fixpack.BPM_REP=C:/BPM_updates
- Go to the directory into which you
extracted the images and enter the following command to start the
launchpad:
extract_directory/launchpad64.exe
To
install or run IBM Business Process Manager Advanced on
Windows, you must elevate
your Microsoft Windows user account privileges. Whether you are an
administrative user or a non-administrative user, right-click launchpad64.exe and
select Run as administrator.
You can run only one launchpad
at a time.
- Optional: If you are
prompted to update the launchpad, click Update.
The updates are installed and your launchpad is restarted automatically. If you do not have access to the Internet and want the updates
to be installed from a local directory, you can modify a properties
file with the appropriate launchpad prefix as described in step 1
to direct Installation Manager to the updates to install.
- On the Welcome page, click Typical
installation.
- Select Install Process Center and
click Next.
- Click Next.
- Optional: Change the
location information.
Restriction: Because you are installing DB2 Express,
your installation location cannot contain National Language Strings
(NLS).
- Specify the User name and Password for the cell
administrative account. The cell administrator is the primary WebSphere® Application
Server administrator. A user who is assigned to this
role can assign other administrator roles, and is responsible for the administration of the cell and
topology. A user who is assigned to this role is not responsible for the administration of the
IBM Business Process Manager Advanced components. This role provides
access to all interfaces, enabling users to alter or delete all types of available library items and
assets, including process applications and toolkits. The user in this role also administers process
servers, Performance Data Warehouses, and internal users and groups. You must be a user assigned to
this role to deploy process applications on the Process Center server.
- Specify the User name and Password for
the deployment environment administrative account. The
deployment environment administrator is the primary IBM Business
Process Manager administrator.
A user who is assigned to this role has administrative access to Process
Center and Process Admin Console. Having this role provides access
to all interfaces, enabling users to alter or delete all types of
available library items and assets, including process applications
and toolkits. The user in this role also administers process servers,
Performance Data Warehouses, and internal users and groups.
- Click Next.
- Select No. I need one installed
for me. to install DB2 Express.
- Specify the User name and Password for
the DB2 Express database.
Restriction: - If you use a Windows domain user ID, include the at sign (@) and
the domain name: userID@example.com. Confirm
that the domain user ID already exists and was added to the local
Administrators group before the launchpad was started.
- User names must not contain National Language Strings (NLS)
- User names must be maximum 30 characters long
- Click Next to continue. You are prompted to provide your IBMid and
password to connect to the IBM service repositories.
Note: If you are using a local properties file, you do not need to provide your IBMid and
password.
A connection to the service repositories is required to download and install fix packs and
required interim fixes from the Internet, including fixes for WebSphere Application
Server and IBM Business Process Manager. You can obtain an IBMid and password by
registering at http://www.ibm.com.
To continue installing without downloading the required fixes, click
Cancel or clear the Use your support account to include updates
with the installation option on the Installation summary page.
After successfully installing the product, you can use Installation Manager to install the
required
fixes.
- On the Installation summary page,
verify that the installation options and read the license agreements.
If you agree to the terms of the license agreements, click I
have read and accepted the license agreement and notices.
- Click Install Software.
Results
After a successful installation, the Quick
Start console starts automatically.
What to do next
If you used the Windows domain user ID to access
existing DB2 Express database and tables, and the profile could not
be created, use the following solution:
- Follow the steps listed in DB2 log file error: SQL1092N "USERID does not have the authority to perform the requested command or operation.".
- Edit the file install_root\logs\config\BPMConfig_timestamp.log.
(There should only be one log file with that file name.)
- In the log file, search for the line that contains the following
string:
com.ibm.bpm.config.BPMConfig.validateBPMConfigCommand():
ENTRY -create -de
- When you have located the string, copy the portion of the string
that begins with the -create parameter and paste
it to a BPMConfig script invocation in the install_root\bin directory
on the Windows command line. For example:
BPMConfig -create
-de C:\Users\jdoe\AppData\Local\Temp\IBM_LaunchPad_BPM_1383510443100\SingleCluster.properties
To learn about security for
the environment and applications, see Creating a secure environment.