Installing IBM Spectrum Control with a remote database by using the installation program

You can install IBM Spectrum® Control in a multiple-server environment by using the installation program.

Before you begin

For this procedure, the terms Server A and Server B denote the two servers. If you plan to install IBM Spectrum Control as a non-root user, have your system administrator complete the tasks that are described in Installing IBM Spectrum Control in a single-server AIX or Linux environment on both servers before you begin the installation.

About this task

Server A will have Db2® and the IBM Spectrum Control database repository installed. Server B will have the IBM Spectrum Control servers installed.

Procedure

To install IBM Spectrum Control with a remote database by using the installation program, complete the following steps:

Complete the following steps on Server A:
1. Log on to Server A.
  If you are installing on a Windows operating system, log on as a user who has administrator privileges. If you are installing on an AIX or Linux operating system, log on as the root user or as a non-root user who has sudo privileges.
  Note: Confirm that your Windows firewalls are disabled in the Control Panel.
2. Install Db2 on Server A.
  For more information about installing Db2, see Installing Db2. If you install Db2 on a Windows server, restart the server before you install IBM Spectrum Control.
3. If you logged on as an AIX or Linux non-root user, run the following command in a command shell:
```
sudo DB2_installation_directory/cfg/db2ln
```
  For example:
```
sudo /opt/ibm/db2/V11.5/cfg/db2ln
```
4. When you install IBM Spectrum Control, the TPCDB database is created in the location that you specify in the Db2 DFTDBPATH variable.
  To determine the current DFTDBPATH value, run the following command in a Db2 CLI window:
```
get dbm cfg
```
  If you want to install this database in a location that is other than the default location:
  1. Run the following command in a Db2 CLI window:
```
update dbm cfg using DFTDBPATH path
```
    where path is the new value for the DFTDBPATH variable.
  2. If you are installing on an AIX or Linux operating system, run the db2stop and db2start commands to stop and restart Db2.
5. If you are installing on an AIX or Linux operating system, in a command shell, source the Db2 user profile db2profile for the Db2 instance owner.
  For example:
```
. /home/db2inst1/sqllib/db2profile
```
6. Start the IBM Spectrum Control installation program on Server A.
  In a command window or command shell, change the directory to the location of the IBM Spectrum Control installation files and enter the following command:
  Windows
```
setup.bat
```
  AIX or Linux root user
```
./setup.bin
```
  AIX or Linux non-root user
```
sudo -E ./setup.bin
```
7. On the Before You Begin page, because only the IBM Spectrum Control database repository will be installed on Server A, click Next.
8. On the Choose Installation Location and Type page, select Multiple servers and click Next.
9. On the Multiple Server Option: Select the Components page, select Database repository and click Next.
10. Follow the prompts in the installation program to install the IBM Spectrum Control database repository on Server A.
11. After the installation is finished, review the message log on Server A to ensure that no errors occurred.
Complete the following steps on Server B:
1. Log on to Server B.
  If you are installing on a Windows operating system, log on as a user who has administrator privileges. If you are installing on an AIX or Linux operating system, log on as the root user or as a non-root user who has sudo privileges.
2. Start the IBM Spectrum Control installation program on Server B.
  In a command window or command shell, change the directory to the location of the IBM Spectrum Control installation files and enter the following command:
  Windows
```
setup.bat
```
  AIX or Linux root user
```
./setup.bin
```
  AIX or Linux non-root user
```
sudo -E ./setup.bin
```
3. On the Choose Installation Location and Type page, select Multiple servers and click Next.
4. On the Multiple Server Options: Select the Components page, select IBM Spectrum Control Servers and click Next.
  Attention: IBM Spectrum Control servers include the following components:
  - IBM Spectrum Control GUI
  - CLI
  - Storage Resource agent
5. Follow the prompts in the installation program to install the IBM Spectrum Control Servers on Server B.
6. After the installation program is finished, review the message log on Server B to ensure that no errors occurred.