Installation and Configuration of IBM FileNet Information Management Software: A step-by-step guide to installing and configuring IBM FileNet ECM and Case Manager on RHEL 8.0 (English Edition)

By Alan Bluck

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced administrator, this book will help you master the installation and configuration of IBM FileNet Information Management software.

This book provides detailed instructions and practical techniques for preparing, configuring, and deploying IBM software products. From IBM BAW 18.0 and IBM Security Directory Suite 8.x to IBM Content Search Services 5.5.x and Oracle 12C, this book covers the essential prerequisites and installation processes for each system platform. You'll also learn about setting up supporting systems like IBM Case Manager and IBM Workflow Center and integrating components like WebSphere, IBM Content Navigator, and Case Monitor Dashboard.

By the end of the book, you will have acquired the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively prepare, configure, and deploy different IBM software products.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BPB Online LLP
• Release date: Jul 26, 2023
• ISBN: 9789355513373

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Introduction

Introduction

This chapter covers the Bill of Materials for IBM information management products, including IBM FileNet P8 5.5.x, IBM BAW 21.0.x - IBM Workflow Center 8.6.1.1900x, IBM Case Manager 5.3.3, IBM Case Analyzer 5.5, IBM Content Navigator 3.0.x and IBM Content Foundation 5.5.x. It also covers the download of the supporting software systems; IBM Cloud Private and IBM FileNet P8 CPIT, IBM Security Directory Services 6.4, IBM Security Directory Suite 8.x, IBM WebSphere 8.5.5.20 (minimum support for IBM FileNet 5.5.9), IBM CEBI Content Engine Bulk Import Document Batch Tool, IBM Content Search Services 5.5.x, IBM Case Monitor Dashboard 5.3.x plugin, IBM Case Manager auto claims example, Oracle 12C on the Linux operating system and LibreOffice 6.3.x.

Further, the chapter describes the download site URLs, product codes, descriptions and size and name of the download GZIP tar files for each software download. It also includes the summary contents of each of the available IBM Redbook publications which supports the use of the listed IBM software products.

Structure

In this chapter, we will discuss the following topics:

IBM resources

License requirements UVU PVU

Fix Pack Location and versions

Compatibility Matrix URLs

IBM RedBook publications

ASB Software Development Limited Publications

Online technical references

Supporting databases

Component Interactions with system architecture diagrams and performance issues

Upgrade paths and supported versions for upgrade

Version end-of-life and roadmap

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to identify the prerequisite versions of the supporting software components required for support of a number of leading IBM software application systems, including:

IBM FileNet as document management system

IBM Business Automation workflow

IBM Case Management

1.1 IBM resources

The IBM FileNet latest release, has the dependencies and related IBM Software Products covered by the IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation up to V 21.0.3 (V22.0.1, for the container versions) with URL reference:

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-cloud-pak-business-automation-2201-download-document

The main IBM Support site for the links to each version of IBM Business Automation Workflow for on-site, bare-metal servers, can be found using the following URL link:

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-business-automation-workflow-download-documents

The following table extract lists the Part Numbers for the packages which can be used to upgrade the on-premises version V19.0.0.2 to V21.0.3, which we cover fully in Chapter 7: IBM BAW 21.0.3 Upgrade Installation from BAW 18.6.1.19002, of this book.

For IBM BAW 21.0.3 on a VMware Linux server (on a Windows server host), use the following eAssembly numbers (you will see that the download is split into 3 parts) as illustrated in Table 1.1:

(Refer: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6507347 )

Table 1.1: Part numbers for the Linux IBM BAW software installation package

For the IBM Filenet Multiplatform V5.5.9 Multilingual eAssembly, use the software listed in Table 1.2:

Table 1.2: The Part numbers for IBM FileNet V 5.5.9 compatible DB2 11.5 installation

The full screenshots for the step-by-step download of the DB2 10.5 base version (Part Number CIXV0ML) is covered on the pages 107 -108 of the document DB210.5InstallationonRHEL8.0_V1.docx which can be downloaded from the URL, https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.10491.67369. (Titled, DB2 10.5 Installation on CENTOS 8.0 V1)

The URL, https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/download-ibm-filenet-content-manager-version-559 lists all the components supported for the latest version of IBM FileNet Content Manager 5.5.9.

Search using the M070SML Part number as shown in the Table 1.3:

IBM FileNet Content Platform Engine 5.5.9

Table 1.3: The Part number and description displayed in the search results

The following example downloads can be repeated for all the part numbers listed in Tables 1.1 to 1.3, using the link, https://www-356.ibm.com/partnerworld/partnertools/eorderweb/ordersw.do.

Log in, then scroll down and use Find By Part Number as shown in Figure 1.1:

Figure 1.1: The current version of IBM FileNet V5.5.9 released 30th June 2022

The search results are displayed as shown in Figure 1.2:

Figure 1.2: The Download for IBM FileNet V5.5.9 is initiated

The IBM Download Director applet is run and shows the status of the downloads in Figure 1.3:

Figure 1.3: The Download Director status for the IBM FileNet Content Platform Engine

On clicking the Details command button, we see the list of the selected Download packages in Figure 1.4:

Figure 1.4: The IFCPE_5.5.9_LNX_ML.tar.gz downloaded installation file is displayed.

Or by search string, for example:

IBM DB2 11.5 for IBM Filenet 5.5.9 it finds the following as in Figure 1.5:

Figure 1.5: The current main e-Assembly Part Number (G04S5ML) for IBM DB2 V 11.5

The v-opener for G04S5ML can be clicked to show the individual download packages within the eAssembly product code, as shown in Figure 1.6:

Figure 1.6: The eAssembly link can be selected to show the specific package options

On clicking the Download command button, the IBM Download Director applet is run and displays the progress of the software package downloads in Figure 1.7:

Figure 1.7: The selected Db2 versions are shown in the Download Director status window

The Download director status is shown for all the packages selected by using the Details command button as illustrated in Figure 1.8:

Figure 1.8: The 2 selected software packages are downloaded for DB2

Listed above are the DB2 11.5 versions supporting the IBM Filenet V5.5.9 software. The DB2 Graph container support download procedures (using docker) can be found in the URL link page as follows:

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2/11.5?topic=graph-setting-up-db2

1.1.1 License requirements UVU PVU

The License Agreement details for IBM software can be found by clicking on the License Agreement link in the Software Catalog entry list.

1.1.2 Fix Pack Location and versions

To download Fix Packs for:

IBM FileNet:

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6594677

IBM BAW:

https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm%7EWebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+Business+Automation+Workflow&release=22.0.1&platform=Linux&function=all

(This is for the fix pack: workflow.2201.delta.repository (3.53 GB) dated June 24th, 2022)

IBM Db2 Fix Packs, http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21321001

Download Fix Packs (if required) from IBM Fix Central:

https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral

1.1.3 Compatibility matrix URLs

For IBM FileNet 5.2.0 up to 5.5.9 systems, you can dynamically generate up-to-date system requirement reports by using the IBM software product compatibility reports.

Using the URL

https://www.ibm.com/software/reports/compatibility/softwareReqsForProduct.html

Enter the search string FileNet Content Manager 5.5.9

Then select the version 5.5.9 from the dropdown (for compatibility with IBM Cloud Pak for AutomationV20.0.0.1)

Figure 1.9: The main version selections for the compatibility matrix report search

Select a subset of the Compatibility options (as required). We can select the Linux Operating system only, and the following server components:

Configuration manager

Content platform engine

Content Platform Engine Bulk Import Tool

Content search services

FileNet deployment manager

Thick Client Process Designer

For the containers we can select all the options:

Content Platform Engine Container

Content search services container

Content Services GraphQL

Operator Container (Version 22.0.1)

For the capabilities section we select All prerequisites:

Databases

LDAP servers

Web browsers

Application servers

Java SDK

And for the final All Supported services we can select:

Runtime environment

Reporting and analysis

Security management

Identity management

Content sources

Accessibility

Then simply click the Submit command button to generate an example Compatibility Matrix report. The Operating system tab shows that RedHat Linux 8.6 is supported. Also, there is a link to the list of Linux additional library packages which are required (https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/713759).

The pre-requisites tab of the Compatibility Matrix report has a table showing most releases of DB2 from 11.1 onwards are compatible with IBM FileNet Content Manager 5.5.9 as shown in Table 1.4 (though it should be noted that the EOL on the DB2 version may mean some of the earlier DB2 version components will not be fully supported):

Table 1.4: The list of supported DB2 versions from the Compatibility Matrix report

1.2 IBM Redbook publications

The following RedBook publications cover the use of IBM Business Process Manager:

https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg248282.pdf (2015, Business Process Management Design Guide - Using IBM Business Process Manager)

This book is also available from ResearchGate at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282250417_Business_Process_Management_Design_Guide#fullTextFileContent

For more detailed development examples for the BPM User Interface, see:

https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg248355.html (October 2016, Deliver Modern UI for IBM BPM with the Coach Framework and Other Approaches)

(Use https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg248355.pdf for direct download)

The web material associated with the book is available from the IBM Redbooks Web at ftp://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/SG248355

The additional material is also available for download from a web browser page: https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg248355.html?Open , by clicking on the Additional material link.

This location contains downloadable files as follows:

SG24-8355-ch2.zip compressed code samples for Chapter 2, Creating user interfaces with coaches

SG24-8355-ch3.zip compressed code samples for Chapter 3, Building controls using coach views

SG24-8355-ch5.zip compressed code samples for Chapter 5, IBM Process Portal

SG24-8355-ch6.zip compressed code samples for Chapter 6, Combining the Coach Framework with other approaches

1.3 ASB Software Development Limited Publications

The list of the relevant DOI referenced publications on ResearchGate are listed in the following Table 1.5, which describes the publications referencing the products covered in this book:

Table 1.5: The ResearchGate publication list for the chapters

1.4 Online technical references

See the section 1.1.3 Compatibility Matrix URLs, for details, for IBM FileNet 5.2.0, 5.2.1, and 5.5.x systems, you can dynamically generate up-to-date system requirement reports by using the IBM software product compatibility reports.

1.4.1 Supporting databases

The content search is sometimes required to be case insensitive; the following procedure can be followed to implement this:

Support for DB2 10.5 LUW or later requires Content Platform Engine 5.2 FP2 or later.

To create an expression-based index for a class property, when force case-insensitive search is in effect, the steps are as follows:

Connect to the object store database by using the appropriate DB2 database tool.

Run a command with the following syntax:

CREATE INDEX idx_nameON table_name(LOWER(column_name))

Where the table_name is the one that contains the column. For example, the table DocVersion is for documents, table Generic is for custom objects, and table Container is for folders. And where column_name is the name of the property column.

The name of the index, idx_name is created as shown in the following example:

CREATE INDEX lc_lname ON DocVersion(LOWER(lname))

Extended Row Size Support when using DB2 10.5 LUW with IBM FileNet Content Platform Engine. DB2 10.5 LUW extended rowsize support can now be used to support Content Platform Engine tables with the total sum of column allocation sizes exceeding 32 KB. This support requires the IBM FileNet CPE 5.2 FP2 release or later.

The full description of the Db2 features for Column size support is covered in Chapter 1, Getting Started with IBM Resources for DB2, Section 1.8.1,- Supporting databases, web application and operating system version limitations for the products in the Book, IBM DB2 Administration Guide, ISBN 978-93-55511-669.

1.4.2 Component interactions with system architecture diagrams and performance issues

The following URL describes the IBM Business Automation workflow architecture and shows an overview diagram:

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/baw/22.x?topic=2202-product-overview

The following URL provides an introduction to IBM Business Automation 21.0.3 performance tuning:

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6524476

A set of Db2 command line processor (CLP) scripts referenced as db2mon can be used to collect monitoring data for a specific period.

This is covered in detail in the URL:

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2/11.5?topic=tuning-collecting-reporting-performance-monitor-data

1.4.3 Upgrade paths and supported versions for upgrade

The following links are to MS word documents:

https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.27345.89440

IBM BAW 18.0 Installation phase1 preprint with install of IBM Workflow Center 8.6.1.19002.

(see the section headed, install PFS and upgrade to 19.0.0.2 with Fix Packs, pages 484 to 535)

http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.29470.69441

(upgradeofIBMFileNetsystemsfromDB210.5FP10tolatestDB211.5versiononRedHatLinuxRHEL8.0.docx) which describes a detailed upgrade from DB2 10.5 to DB2 11.5 (see page 5, and pages 8-27 and 34-77)

1.4.4 Version end-of-life and roadmap

The following links show a full list of the IBM Business Automation:

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-business-automation-workflow-and-ibm-integration-designer-software-support-lifecycle-addendum ,

And Db2 Product Version End-of-life support:

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21321001

Conclusion

In this chapter, we covered the Bill of Materials for the IBM software required for the related IBM Information management products to be installed, with the download site URLs, product codes, descriptions and size and name of the download gzip tar files for each software download.

In the next chapter, we are going to learn about the RedHat 8.0 .iso disk image installation procedure on VMware Workstations, with Disk resource, and Sizing requirements, network card(s), and Linux installations, also the Firewall Port set-up for the IBM Software Products listed in this chapter.

Points to remember

DB2 11.1 is the earliest fully supported Database version.

(IBM announced Continuing Support for Db2 versions 8.2, 9.1 and 9.5 will be discontinued on September 30, 2022.)

See https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/db2-continuing-support

The IBM Continuing Support offering does not include:

Voice and electronic access support for code-related problems.

Development analysis of new defects.

Development of or packaging fixes that are not already available.

Support for bundled or included IBM programs (for example, Supporting programs or Other IBM Programs identified in the License Information for the software package) and third-party components.

Infrastructure that is not included in the software version’s Hardware and Software Requirement page.

Patching any files for recovery purposes.

Note that IBM Software versions that are past their EOS date may contain defects, errors, or security vulnerabilities that will not be fixed as part of Continuing Support,

End of Support dates for IBM Products are here: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/578841

And here:

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-business-automation-workflow-and-ibm-integration-designer-software-support-lifecycle-addendum

The policy files can be downloaded for an IBM JRE from the following zip file:

https://public.dhe.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/systems/cloud/runtimes/java/security/jce_policy/

Multiple choice questions

What is the earliest DB2 version fully supported by IBM (as of January 2022)?

DB2 10.5

DB2 11.1

DB2 11.5

DB2 9.5

What does EOS mean with regard to IBM BAW?

The date IBM BAW stops working.

The last date on which you are entitled to base support from IBM.

End of IBM extended support

Withdrawal of IBM Continuing Support

What does PVU stand for?

Processor Validation Units

Publicly Verified Users

Processor Value Units

Processor Value Usage

Answers

Questions

How much disk space would you provision for the downloads recommended in this chapter?

What website can you browse to view any IBM software compatibility issues and limitations for products which are using IBM Business Automation Workflow?

Where would you find the IBM JRE’s unlimited jurisdiction policy files and where would you place them?

Describe the use of the DB2 extended rowsize feature.

Key terms

UVU and PVU: User Value Unit and Processor Value Unit for licensing most IBM Software Products. They are covered in detail in the link:

https://www.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/about_software_licensing.html

RHEL Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system is a derivative of Open-Source Linux.

Java Runtime Environment (JRE): This is a software layer that runs on top of a computer’s operating system software to support Java.

Uniform Resource Locator (URL): The web link address to a specific browser page on the internet (for example, https://asb-software.com).

ftp/sftp: These are File Transfer Protocol and Secure File Transfer Protocol. It is a communication protocol between servers which supports the copying of a file or files from one server to the other. With sftp, this is done with encrypted communication.

DB2 VPC: Virtual Processor Core is a processor core in a non-partitioned physical server, or a virtual core assigned to a virtual server which can be used to license DB2 (and also sets the license price).

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Installation Preparation

Introduction

This chapter covers the RedHat 8.0 .iso disk image installation procedure on VMware Workstation Pro 15.5 and 16.2.x, Disk resource, and sizing requirements, network card(s) and mapping yum, dnf, pip, and conda installations, and Firewall Port set-up for the IBM Software Product Prerequisites of the products listed in Chapter 1: Introduction.

It includes the installation procedure for the base IBM supporting products on Red Hat Linux 8.0 and Windows 10. The Disk resource and Sizing requirements are also described.

The RedHat Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS) server cluster machine requirements for OpenShift 4 on-premise cloud installation and the support for Kubernetes controlled containers are outlined.

Structure

In this chapter, we will discuss the following topics:

IBM component software compatibility matrix

IBM download procedures

On-premises server configurations and prerequisites - RedHat 8.0

On-premises server configurations and prerequisites - Windows 10.0

On-premises server configurations and prerequisites – RedHat Openshift 4.x

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to identify the required prerequisite version of IBM Business Automation Workflow, and its use of the software components of a number of the leading IBM Software Application Systems, including:

IBM FileNet for Document Management and Storage

IBM Case Management

IBM Db2 database (LUW)

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS)

IBM Directory Services, LDAP user security system.

2.1 IBM component software compatibility matrix

The compatibility of IBM Business Automation Workflow 21.0.3 (the latest bare metal version as of 5th October, 2022) with the platform hardware, operating systems, supporting IBM product components, third-party databases and web application servers can be identified using IBM’s Software Compatibility Matrix report web-based tool found using the link below, as illustrated in Figure 2.1:

https://www.ibm.com/software/reports/compatibility/clarity/softwareReqsForProduct.html

Figure 2.1: The current version of IBM Business Automation Version 21.0.3 is searched

A Submit command button can be clicked. It loads a separate window which generates an IBM Compatibility Matrix report, as illustrated in Figure 2.2:

Figure 2.2: The report can be viewed using the Tabs shown above

The tabs for the recommended Operating Systems, Hypervisors, Containers, and so on are shown in Figure 2.2 above. The Download PDF command can be clicked to obtain a pdf file copy of the report. On clicking the Download PDF command, a pop-up window is shown as in Figure 2.3:

Figure 2.3: The PDF download report sections can be selected before generating the report

The window shown in Figure 2.3 allows the report to be tailored to generate the sections of interest for the pdf download.

The downloaded pdf is shown in Figure 2.4 for the IBM Business Automation Workflow version 21.0.3 (continuous delivery product).

Figure 2.4: The IBM Business Automation Workflow 21.0.3 Compatibility Matrix Report

2.2 IBM download procedures

This section covers the example download of IBM Business Automation Workflow 21.0.3. It can be used as a template procedure for the other supporting IBM software components required.

2.2.1 Downloading the IBM eAssembly components for Linux

IBM download procedures are covered in detail in the BPB book, Installation and Configuration of IBM Watson Analytics and StoredIQ in Chapter 1: Getting Started with IBM Resources for Analytics, section 1.4 IBM Watson, subsection 1.4.1.1 Downloads. (BPB Publications, ISBN 9390684498, 9789390684496).

The eAssembly component product codes for Linux are shown by first searching for the latest IBM Business Automation Workflow using one of the following links.

For IBM Passport Advantage customers, with purchased software licenses, use the link as follows:

https://www.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/pao_customer.html

As an IBM customer, you will be presented with the login for your organization as illustrated in Figure 2.5:

Figure 2.5: The IBMid is entered for the Customer

After clicking on the Continue button, you will need to enter your password for the site as shown in Figure 2.6:

Figure 2.6: The Customer password for the user must be entered

After clicking on the Log in button, you will then be presented with a prompt for your business Site number and the Business justification as depicted in Figure 2.7:

Figure 2.7: The Self-nomination screen prompts for the Site number and a business justification

For the IBM PartnerWorld log on the link as follows is entered in the web browser, as shown in Figure 2.8:

https://www-356.ibm.com/partnerworld/partnertools/eorderweb/ordersw.do

Figure 2.8: The IBM Log in to catalog command button is clicked

The list of License limitations for IBM Business Partner use of the downloaded software is displayed, with the I agree button, as illustrated in Figure 2.9:

Figure 2.9: The details of the access to the IBM Software Catalog are displayed, click I agree

On clicking on the I agree button, the Search options page is displayed as illustrated in Figure 2.10:

Figure 2.10: The Part number tab (highlighted) is selected for the IBM BAW product codes

From the Chapter 1: Introduction, section IBM Resources search procedure, we know the Part numbers (listed in Table 1.1) to use for searching, as illustrated in Figure 2.11:

Figure 2.11: The 3-part numbers (M04CCML, M04CDML, M04CFML) are entered for BAW

The search results are shown in Figure 2.12, giving the details of the date and size, in Mbytes of the download gzip installation files:

Figure 2.12: The 3 parts of the installation files for IBM BAW Enterprise version 21.0.3

The selected files are downloaded, after clicking on the I agree license agreement button, as illustrated in Figure 2.13:

Figure 2.13: The Download now command button runs the IBM Download Director program

2.2.2 IBM download director installation and use

IBM download procedures are covered in detail in the BPB book, Installation and Configuration of IBM Watson Analytics and StoredIQ in Chapter 1: Getting Started with IBM Resources for Analytics, section 1.4: IBM Watson, subsection 1.4.1.1: Downloads. (BPB Publications, ISBN 9390684498, 9789390684496). Clicking on the Download now link in Figure 2.13 launches the pop-up window shown in Figure 2.14:

Figure 2.14: The Open IBM Download Director link is clicked for IBM Download Director

The Open IBM Download Director button launches the IBM Download Director applet, shown in Figure 2.15:

Figure 2.15: The Run command button on the IBM Download Director applet is selected

Next, the Run button is clicked to start the download which is indicated by the IBM Download Director Applet’s status window, shown in Figure 2.16:

Figure 2.16: The three IBM BAW version 21.0.3 installation files are downloaded

After downloading, the Details button can be clicked to show the downloaded IBM Business Automation Workflow v 21.0.3 installation files, shown in Figure 2.17:

Figure 2.17: The Date, Size and name of each of the IBM BAW install files are displayed

Finally, the Three downloaded IBM BAW 21.03 Installation files are copied to the VMware host, as illustrated in Figure 2.18:

Figure 2.18: The three IBM BAW 21.0.3 installation files are copied to the host VMware

2.2.2.1 License restrictions

The licensing for IBM Business Automation Workflow is based on Processor Value Units (PVUs). The URL is as follows with details on how to estimate the PVU usage:

https://www.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/pvu_licensing_for_customers.html#fullsubcap

The specific license monitoring for IBM BAW is covered in the link as follows:

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/baw/22.x?topic=troubleshooting-track-license-usage (Track license usage for IBM Integration Designer - IBM Documentation)

2.2.2.2 IBM download and licensing jars for DB2

To use the DB2 database, the user must have a valid license. The procedures for obtaining and applying DB2 license files is covered in the URL link:

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2/11.5?topic=installation-db2-database-product-licensing-support

Unzip the License Activation file:

unzip DB2_ESE_PVU_Activation_11.5.zip

Then run the installer:

[root@ECMUKDEMO6 server_dec]# ./db2_install

Read the license agreement file in the db2/license directory.

***********************************************************

To accept those terms, enter yes. Otherwise, enter no to cancel the install process. [yes/no]

yes

Default directory for installation of products - /opt/ibm/db2/V11.5

**********************************************************

Install into default directory (/opt/ibm/db2/V11.5) ? [yes/no]

yes

Specify one of the following keywords to install DB2 products.

  SERVER

  CONSV

  CLIENT

  RTCL

Enter help to redisplay product names.

Enter quit to exit.

***********************************************************

SERVER

***********************************************************

Do you want to install the DB2 pureScale Feature? [yes/no]

no

DB2 installation is being initialized.

Total number of tasks to be performed: 58

Total estimated time for all tasks to be performed: 2819 second(s)

Task #1 start

Description: Checking license agreement acceptance

Estimated time 1 second(s)

Task #1 end

2.2.3 IBM Installation Manager download options and procedure

For the full screen shots see pages 50–60 of the downloadable document:

http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.29470.69441

Entitled Upgrade of IBM FileNet systems from DB2 10.5 FP 10 to latest DB2 11.5 version on RedHat Linux RHEL 8.0 (This downloads the document

UpgradeofIBMFileNetsystemsfromDB210.5FP10tolatestDB211.

5versionon RedHatLinuxRHEL8.0.docx)

The IBM Installation Manager install of IBM Business Automation Workflow upgrades to 21.0.3, is covered in full in Chapter 7: IBM BAW 21.0.3 Upgrade Installation from BAW 18.6.1.19002, section Using the IBM Installation Manager to run the Upgrade, of this book.

2.3 On-premises server configurations and prerequisites - RedHat 8.0

For the full description of the prerequisite requirements for RedHat 8.0, see the BPB publication, IBM DB2 Administration Guide Chapter 2, On-Premise Server Configurations and Prerequisites, section 2.1 RedHat Server(s) required for the installations (BPB453) ISBN 978-93-55511-669.

2.3.1 RedHat Linux downloading and using of subscription manager

This section is covered in the free download from the URL: https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.21708.16001 titled Case Manager 5.3.3 Installation on RHEL 8.0 with Content Navigator 3.0.6.

(NB above describes the installation of the base RHEL 8.0 Linux system on pages 7 to 38 of the downloaded document, CaseManagerInstallationonRHEL8.0_V3.docx)

For CentOS 8.x the support is now only via CentOS stream, unless a change to a different compatible Linux Distro is preferred.

Note: Remember to back up the whole system first.

Shutdown any running services as far as possible:

FFQC5397W all of the required system services were stopped.

Start the conversion of CentOS 8.0 to CentOS Stream.

Run the dnf command to update the packages on CentOS 8:

(Run as root on the system used):

dnf update

Note that if you get an error similar to the output below:

Error:

Problem: package docker-ce-3:20.10.12-3.el7.x86_64 requires containerd.io >= 1.4.1, but none of the providers can be installed

  - cannot install the best update candidate for package docker-ce-18.06.3.ce-3.el7.x86_64

  - package containerd.io-1.4.10-3.1.el7.x86_64 is excluded

  - package containerd.io-1.4.11-3.1.el7.x86_64 is excluded

Etc…

  - package containerd.io-1.4.9-3.1.el7.x86_64 is excluded

(try to add ‘--skip-broken’ to skip uninstallable packages or ‘--nobest’ to use not only best candidate packages)

We can then try with the following version:

dnf update --nobest

(Which completed OK on the system used) Note this update needs a few additional confirmations and does update a large number of packages (2021 listed on the system, ecmukdemo20):

Then reboot the Linux box using the shutdown command or reboot command:

Shutdown

(Then power up again)

Verify the release of CentOS 8 used:

more /etc/centos-release

[root@ecmukdemo20 ~]# more /etc/centos-release

CentOS Linux release 8.5.2111

Install the CentOS-Stream release file, by typing the following dnf command:

dnf in centos-release-stream

Gives

[root@ecmukdemo20 ~]# dnf in centos-release-stream

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                      5.2 MB/s | 8.4 MB    00:01   

CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                        3.1 MB/s | 4.6 MB    00:01   

Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - 916 kB/s | 979 kB    00:01   

Dependencies resolved.

Etc

Installing:

centos-release-stream    x86_64    8.1-1.1911.0.7.el8  extras        11k

Etc…

Installed:

  centos-release-stream-8.1-1.1911.0.7.el8.x86_64                             

Complete!

[root@ecmukdemo20 ~]#

Remove the CentOS 8 repo and replace it with the CentOS Stream repo:

dnf swap centos-linux-repos centos-stream-repos

Installed:

  centos-stream-release-8.6-1.el8.noarch  centos-stream-repos-8-3.el8.noarch 

Removed:

  centos-linux-repos-8-3.el8.noarch

Migrate CentOS 8 installation to CentOS stream. First list repos, run:

dnf repolist

Upgrade CentOS 8 to CentOS Stream. Get the packages for CentOS Stream ABI/API. This will upgrade packages to match the new ABI/API:

dnf distro-sync --nobest

Reboot the system again. Run:

systemctl reboot

For verification, run the command:

cat /etc/centos-release

This should display

CentOS Stream release 8

2.3.2 Use of ftp/sftp, VMware mapped folders and ssh/scp for file copy

Installation of sftp used for Linux is described on pages 61 to 64 of the downloaded document, CaseManagerInstallationonRHEL8.0_V3.docx.

https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.21708.16001 and in Chapter 13, Installing Content Navigator 3.0.13 and Case Manager 5.3.3, section 13.2 Installing Case Manager 5.3.3.

2.4 On-premises server configurations and prerequisites - Windows 10.0

This section is covered in detail by the BPB publications book, IBM DB2 Administration Guide, Chapter 2, On-Premise Server Configurations and Prerequisites, section 2.2: Windows 10 server(s) required for the Installations, ISBN 978-93-55511-669.

The following link describes the procedure for installation of IBM Business Automation Workflow on Windows 10:

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/baw/20.x?topic=ibaw-installing-interactively

2.5 On-premises server configurations and prerequisites - – RedHat Openshift 4.x

The full details of the use of the RedHat Openshift platform are covered in the BPB publications book, IBM DB2 Administration Guide, Chapter 2, On-Premise Server Configurations and