Installing IBM Control Center
Carefully read this section to understand the procedures and best practices for the installation of IBM® Control Center.
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- Installation process
There are multiple tasks that you must complete to install IBM Control Center. - Preparing to install IBM Control Center
You need to complete certain tasks before you install IBM Control Center. - Installing IBM Control Center
You can choose to install and configure IBM Control Center for either a non-high availability or high availability environment. Installation of IBM Control Center in each environment varies based on your operating system. - Installing IBM Control Center in a high availability environment
You can install IBM Control Center in a high availability environment by using either the GUI installer or command line installer. Based on your operating system, you can select one of these options to install and configure multiple event processors (EPs) for a highly available implementation of IBM Control Center. - Taking the first steps after installation
There are tasks you need to complete after you installed IBM Control Center for a high availability or non-high availability environment. - Installing maintenance and fixes for IBM Control Center
All IBM Control Center maintenance releases and specific fixes require that you perform a complete installation and include previous maintenance release fixes. - Falling back to a previous version of IBM Control Center
You can fall back from V6.1 to a previous version of IBM Control Center. - Falling back to a previous version to restore only configuration data
You can fall back from V6.1 to a previous release of IBM Control Center to restore only your configuration data. - Uninstalling IBM Control Center
To uninstall IBM Control Center, follow these steps. - Reinstalling IBM Control Center