Perform these tasks to plan for
the installation of the Multiple Device Manager (MDM).
Steps
Perform the following steps during the planning phase for
MDM installation:
- Verify that your Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system is updated
with Service Pack 4 or later.
- Verify that your hardware meets the following requirements:
- 1 GHz or faster Intel(TM) Pentium(R) III
- 1 GB RAM minimum; 2 GB RAM recommended
- Ethernet or token-ring card for network connectivity
 | Note: External Internet connectivity is not required to install MDM. |
- CD-ROM drive
- (Optional) If you are installing Tivoli Storage Area Network Manager, you need
to connect to the SAN fabric using a fibre-channel, host bus adapter
- Verify that your server has 4 GB of free disk space for prerequisite software
and future storage data.
- Schedule the installation of the following software before you install MDM:
- CIM Agent
- Service Location Protocol (SLP)
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There can be potential TCP/IP port conflicts between existing
software on your system (for example, Tivoli NetView) and the ports which
you will assign to WebSphere Application Server. Refer to "TCP/IP port
considerations" listed in the related topics section for more information
about TCP/IP port usage by WebSphere Application Server and NetView.
The "typical" path in the MDM installation program will assume default
WebSphere Application Server port usage unless it detects an active port conflict
with the default WebSphere Application Server ports. If the install program
detects a port conflict, it will present you with the WebSphere Application
Server port panel so that you can change the default port settings.
In addition to the above preparation you need the following prerequisite
software. These products are included on your MDM CDs.
- IBM Director Version 4.12
- IBM WebSphere Version 5.1 (installed from the
MDM Base CD)
 | Notes:
- This installation of WebSphere Application Server must be reserved
for use with Multiple Device Manager, so Multiple Device Manager and the related installation and removal programs
can start and stop WebSphere Application Server as necessary.
- The Multiple Device Manager installation program will automatically install
WebSphere Application Server 5.1 and its required components on your system.
If you install WebSphere Application Server 5.1 outside of the MDM installation
wizard, you will need to install the components separately. The required WebSphere
Application Server 5.1 components are:
- Admin Scripting
- IBM HTTP Server
- WebSphere Message Queuing
- WebSphere Message Queuing CSD 05
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- IBM DB2 Version 8.1 with FixPak 2.
 | Attention: Performance Manager and Replication Manager are ordered
separately and both may not be contained in your Media kit. However, at least
one of them must be installed with Multiple Device Manager Base Code. |