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PMDB requirements

The following table describes the requirements for the PMDB based on the installed platform:

Table 1-6 PMDB requirements

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Operating

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The operating system user running Precise agents on monitored UNIX servers should have the following characteristics:

• Password, other than NULL.
• Authorization to use the cron facility (only required if you intend to install an Oracle AppTier Collector on the respective server).
• On Linux, read and write permissions to the /dev/null special file.
• On Linux, an initial korn shell (KSH). Otherwise, the installation fails. In addition, many of the shell scripts that are included in Precise require KSH.
• Unless you have purchased the AT&T version of KSH, you must download PDKSKH, a korn shell clone in the public domain. If you have Red Hat, you can download the Intel version of PDKSKH from the Red Hat Web site. For other Linux distributions and platforms, search for "pdksh" at: http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=pdksh.

• Make sure that the user limits are as specified in the list or higher (the user limit can be changed and configured using the ulimit command):
  time (seconds) > unlimited
  file (blocks) > unlimited
  data (kbytes) > 26144

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  If you use the Linux 64

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  this patch is referred to as the x86-compat-libs-7.2-1.rpm patch.

• For installation on Windows, the user must have Local administration privileges.

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requirements per supported technology

The following section describes the additional requirements per supported technology:

• Oracle
• Web
• J2EE
• Microsoft .NET
• SQL Server
• Sybase
• DB2
• Precise for Storage
• SAP
• Siebel
• PeopleSoft
• Oracle Apps
• Insight Savvy for OS and Network
• Insight Savvy for MQ
• Insight Savvy for Tuxedo
• Custom Apps and Tuxedo

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The additional requirements for Oracle are:

• The Precise for Oracle agent reads the Oracle SGA directly. To do so, the user must be in the same group as the Oracle user to have access to the Oracle shared memory.
  UNIX For UNIX servers, create a Precise user on every monitored server. Add the Precise user to the same group as the Oracle software owner (e.g. dba or oinstall). Your DBA group should be the primary group of the Precise user.
  Windows For Windows servers, create a domain user, who is then granted local administrator permissions as required on the monitored servers. Add the Precise user to the ora_dba group. On monitored Oracle servers, add the Precise user to the same group as the Oracle user – typically ora_dba.
• Make sure you have an Oracle DBA user name and password. The user should also have SYSDBA privileges.
• If you are installing on a Sun Solaris operating system, verify that the /proc file system is available.
• On UNIX servers, verify that the file system where you plan to install the software is mounted with the SETUID option.
• Verify that the shared library path variable (LD_LIBRARY_PATH, SHLIB_PATH, or LIB_PATH, depending on the operating system) is not set in the Precise user environment.

The Init.ora parameter timed_statistics should be set to TRUE.

 Web

The additional requirements for Web are:

• Before you install a Web AppTier, you need to grant Anchor_Web_Web Anchor_Toc389574742_Toc389574742h2. Anchor_Toc393968348_Toc393968348Web
  The additional requirements for Web are:Before you install a Web AppTier, you need to grant special file and directory permissions (including all subdirectories) to the UNIX or Windows user that you intend to use during the installation.

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  The permissions in the general collection table are not needed for the ongoing operation, only for installation. Auto-detected values will be shown. If this user does not have these permissions during installation you will not see these auto-detected values and you will have to supply them manually.

• The Operating System user that runs the Web Server or Web Application should have full control privileges for the <i3_root> directory (for example: NETWORK SERVICE for IIS6).

  NOTE	For the installation of a Web AppTier, you will need a user with Web administrator privileges.

• Permissions that are required for the GENERAL collection on UNIX and Windows.

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1. If it is the first Web instance in the Precise Environment:
   1. On the Precise FocalPoint server, go to the \products\i3FP\distribution source\installer\ folder
   2. Extract the files with the following path name from the PSWW_FP_Shared_ALL.zip file: products\www\install\sap\abap
2. Copy the Precise for Web transport files to the SAP System:
   1. Copy the K900112.WS4 file that is located in <i3_root>\products\www\install\SAP\abap\cofiles\ to the appropriated trans\cofiles folder on the SAP system.
   2. Copy the R900112.WS4 file from <i3_root>\products\www\install\SAP\abap\data\ to the appropriated trans\data folder on the SAP system.
3. Import the transport from the SAP GUI. During the import choose the following options:
   • Leave Transport Request in Queue for Later Import
   • Import Transport Request Again
   • Overwrite Originals
   • Overwrite Objects in Unconfirmed Repairs

Downloading the SAP Java Connector (JCo)

For information regarding the SAP JCo, see Installing the SAP Java Connector (JCo).

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1. Open the following URL in a browser window. http://service.sap.com/connectors
2. Enter your SAP Service Marketplace user name and password, and click OK.
3. In the tree view, go to Connectors>SAP Java Connector>Tools and Services.
4. Review the JCo Release notes for the available versions and choose one that is relevant for the operating system of the i³ for Precise for Web FocalPoint server. Note that the JCo may require other prerequisite software as described in the release notes. Use the JCo version as described in the note above.

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Java Connector (JCo)

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1. Unzip the contents of the downloaded file to a directory of your choice on the Precise for Precise for Web FocalPoint server.
2. From the directory to which you unzipped the downloaded file: Copy the .JAR file(s) to <i3_root>\java\3rd_party directory on your Precise for Web FocalPoint server.
3. If the Precise for Web FocalPoint is installed on Windows: Copy the .DLL files (from the directory to which you unzipped the downloaded file) to: <i3_root>\products\www\bin directory on your Precise for Web FocalPoint server.
4. If the Precise for Web FocalPoint is installed on UNIX/Linux: Copy the .SO files (from the directory to which you unzipped the downloaded file) to: <i3_root>\products\www\bin directory on your Precise for Web FocalPoint server.
5. Make sure the gateway port between the Precise for Web FocalPoint and the SAP Application Server is open in both directions: The gateway port is 33xx, where xx has to be replaced by the instance number of the SAP Application Server.
6. Maintain the SAP communication ports the services file in: Windows %windir%\system32\drivers\etc\services UNIX /etc/services
7. Replace the following <SID> and <instance-number> with the values from your environment: sapms<SID> 36<instance-number>/tcp sapgw<SID> 33<instance-number>/tcp sapdp<SID> 32<instance-number>/tcp e.g. for a SAP system with the SID = PRD and Instance Number 01: sapmsPRD 3601/tcp # SAP Message Server sapgwPRD 3301/tcp # SAP Gateway sapdpPRD 3201/tcp # SAP Dispatcher

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The additional requirements for J2EE are:

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• When Precise for J2EE monitors WebSphere, the privileges of the Precise for J2EE user must be the same as those needed to run the WebSphere administration server.

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Microsoft

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.NET

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The additional The additional requirements for Microsoft .NET is:

• Create a Microsoft .NET login name with system administrator privileges and a password.
• The user running the .NET application (regardless of the application type) must have full control privileges for the <precise_root> folder.h2. Anchor_

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The additional requirements for SQL Server are:

• Create a Microsoft SQL Server login name with system administrator privileges and a password (optional for the SQL Server AppTier; you may use the Microsoft Windows authentication option instead).
• If you want to use the Recommend/What-If feature in Precise for SQL Server with SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008, make sure to install the SQL Server Client tool on both the Precise for SQL Server FocalPoint and Collector servers.
• When running in remote sampling mode, you are required to provide the Windows user for login into the remote server. This user should have the sysadmin privilege on the remote server, otherwise the installation will fail.
• For the Precise for SQL Server FocalPoint, you need a user for logging in with the server administration privileges.
• When the PMDB is installed using Windows authentication, you need to provide a user that can connect both to the PMDB and to the monitored instance.

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Sybase

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The additional requirements for Sybase are:

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1. Open the command prompt and run the following command: "%SYBASE%%SYBASE_OCS%\bin\isql" -v (This shows the PC Open Client version.)
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DB2

The additional requirements for DB2 are:

• Refer to the Precise Support Matrix for information on supported DB2 versions and FixPak levels
• Precise software components are installed on each monitored DB2 server. You require a dedicated Precise OS user to be created on each monitored server. The name "precise" is used as an example. Windows On Windows, generally a domain user is created, who is then granted local administrator permissions as required on monitored servers. UNIX For UNIX servers, you need to create a Precise user on every monitored server. For monitored DB2 servers, create the Precise user as follows:
  • Non-null password, not containing special characters, and has a maximum length of 15 characters
  • Connected to the DB2 SYSADM group (as reported by the DB2 GET DBM CFG command)
  • Login shell is ksh, with "dot" (.) in the Path variable
  • The shared library path (LD_LIBRARY, SHLIB_PATH, LIB_PATH) is not set in this user's environment

• For monitoring purposes, the Precise user must have the DBADM and SYSMON privileges or SYSADM privileges

  NOTE	The Precise for DB2 AppTier installation creates a schema in either an existing or new tablespace. If you prefer to create a new tablespace, the user must also have DBADM and SYSCTRL privileges or SYSADM privileges.

• When monitoring DB2 on HP, make sure the database default charset isn't roman8 (CP1051)
• Close the Services window in the Control Panel if you are installing on a Windows server

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The additional requirements for Precise for Storage are:

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1. Open Navisphere (Typically this will require a user with Storage Administrator rights and the URL of the Navisphere software.)
2. Right-click the APM storage System and select Properties.
3. On the General tab, select Statistics Logging.
4. Click Apply.
5. Click OK.
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Define the fields that Precise for SAP will retrieve for organization and user areas. By default, Precise for SAP retrieves the Department field for organization and the Building field for user area.
The additional requirements for SAP are:

• Precise for SAP function modules are installed on the monitored SAP system (For more information, see the Precise Installation guide.)
• You need to have SAP user account with the authorization profile Z_PRECISE (For more information, see the Precise Installation guide.)
• The SAP Java Connector (JCo) version 2.1.9 is installed on the Precise for SAP FocalPoint server
• To install Precise for SAP BW, the SAP BW technical content needs to be enabled (For more information, see the Precise Installation guide.)

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Siebel

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The additional requirement for Siebel is:

• A userid capable of executing the SrvrMgr utility. You can either use an existing user with administrator privileges or have your Siebel administrator create a special Siebel client for Precise

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PeopleSoft

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The additional requirement for PeopleSoft is:

• Verify that the PeopleSoft Applications server can be brought down for a short window of time (approximately 15 minutes) to set the database monitoring parameter to TRUE: EnableDBMonitoring=1

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Oracle Apps

The additional requirements for Oracle Apps are:

• FORMS LISTENER MODE: The relevant port number is defined by the FORMS_PORT environment variable in the adfrmctl.sh script found in the Oracle Applications installation directory

  NOTE	If the Precise Insight Savvy for OA is to be deployed, the Forms server must be a UNIX server and must have the Precise Listener and Insight Savvy for Network agents installed to monitor the Forms Tier of Oracle Applications.

• FORMS SERVLET MODE: If the Precise Insight Savvy for OA is to be deployed, the Forms server must be a UNIX server and must have the Precise Listener and Precise for J2EE agents installed to monitor the Forms Tier of Oracle Applications
• Access to the Oracle Database with a userid having sysdba priveliges
• Must be able to run command: GRANT EXECUTE ON DBMS_PIPE TO <COLLECTOR_SCHEMA_USER>
• Verify that the Oracle Applications server can be brought down for a short window of time (approximately 30 minutes)
• To make the required modifications:
  • No users can be logged on to the Oracle Applications server
  • No batch jobs or reports can be running on the Oracle Applications server
  • The Concurrent Manager must be shut down
• Verify that you can change the CUSTOM.pll and CUSTOM.plx forms libraryh2.library Anchor_

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OS and Network

The additional requirements for Insight Savvy for OS and Network are:

• On UNIX, verify the file system where you will install the software is mounted with the SETUID option and no security monitoring system (for example CA Etrust) is blocking setuid
• Verify you have access to use a userid root, this is required for installation action items

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Insight Savvy for MQ

The additional requirements for Insight Savvy for MQ are:

• The MQ home directory:
  • UNIX Usually /var/mqm.
  • Windows Check the registry path: SOFTWARE\IBM\MQSeries\CurrentVersion\WorkPath
• The MQ lib directory:
  • UNIX Usually /var/mqm/exits
  • Windows: Check the registry path: SOFTWARE\IBM\MQSeries\CurrentVersion\Configuration\ ClientExitPath\ExitsDefaultPath
• Ensure that you have a valid MQ user name and password

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Tuxedo

The additional requirement for Insight Savvy for Tuxedo is:

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Tuxedo

The additional requirements for Custom Apps and Tuxedo are:

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