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Chapter 2. Installing the System Information Center program on a server The server portion of the System Information Center program is a Java-based Web application. Instead of interacting directly with the operating system, the server portion interacts with components such as Java, the Web application server, and the built-in SQL-compliant database. This chapter guides you through the steps of configuring the server portion of the System Information Center program and the installation of the System Information Center program itself. Two IBM programs (Java SDK and the IBM Cloudscape database) are included in the installation. During the installation of the System Information Center program, you will make a brief detour to download the Apache Tomcat Web application server, which is free on the Internet. You need to have entitlement for the operating system and software you are using. If you choose to use any SQL database or Web application server other than IBM Cloudscape and Apache Tomcat, you can receive fee-based support through IBM Global Services. For more information, see Chapter 7, "Getting help and support," on page 49. This chapter describes the following information about installing the System Information Center program: v "Installation requirements" v "Installing and configuring a Windows server" on page 6 v "Installing the System Information Center program" on page 7 v "Securing your network with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) security" on page 12 Installation requirements To successfully install the server portion of the System Information Center program, you must install it on a dedicated, single-function server that has no other applications running on the server platform. Server requirements The computer on which you install System Information Center must have the following items or capability: v At least a 550MHz Intel™ or AMD processor v A minimum of 1 GB of memory v At least 3 GB of hard disk space for the operating system and required applications plus 2 MB per client v A network card that supports TCP/IP In addition, you must have the following items or capability: v A Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003 operating system v A fixed IP address to assign to the Web application server (and if required, a fixed subnet mask address and default gateway address) v An IBM System Information Center installation CD v Access to the Internet for downloading additional software © Copyright IBM Corp. 2004 5

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Chapter
2.
Installing
the
System
Information
Center
program
on
a
server
The
server
portion
of
the
System
Information
Center
program
is
a
Java-based
Web
application.
Instead
of
interacting
directly
with
the
operating
system,
the
server
portion
interacts
with
components
such
as
Java,
the
Web
application
server,
and
the
built-in
SQL-compliant
database.
This
chapter
guides
you
through
the
steps
of
configuring
the
server
portion
of
the
System
Information
Center
program
and
the
installation
of
the
System
Information
Center
program
itself.
Two
IBM
programs
(Java
SDK
and
the
IBM
Cloudscape
database)
are
included
in
the
installation.
During
the
installation
of
the
System
Information
Center
program,
you
will
make
a
brief
detour
to
download
the
Apache
Tomcat
Web
application
server,
which
is
free
on
the
Internet.
You
need
to
have
entitlement
for
the
operating
system
and
software
you
are
using.
If
you
choose
to
use
any
SQL
database
or
Web
application
server
other
than
IBM
Cloudscape
and
Apache
Tomcat,
you
can
receive
fee-based
support
through
IBM
Global
Services.
For
more
information,
see
Chapter
7,
“Getting
help
and
support,”
on
page
49.
This
chapter
describes
the
following
information
about
installing
the
System
Information
Center
program:
v
“Installation
requirements”
v
“Installing
and
configuring
a
Windows
server”
on
page
6
v
“Installing
the
System
Information
Center
program”
on
page
7
v
“Securing
your
network
with
Secure
Sockets
Layer
(SSL)
security”
on
page
12
Installation
requirements
To
successfully
install
the
server
portion
of
the
System
Information
Center
program,
you
must
install
it
on
a
dedicated,
single-function
server
that
has
no
other
applications
running
on
the
server
platform.
Server
requirements
The
computer
on
which
you
install
System
Information
Center
must
have
the
following
items
or
capability:
v
At
least
a
550MHz
Intel
™
or
AMD
processor
v
A
minimum
of
1
GB
of
memory
v
At
least
3
GB
of
hard
disk
space
for
the
operating
system
and
required
applications
plus
2
MB
per
client
v
A
network
card
that
supports
TCP/IP
In
addition,
you
must
have
the
following
items
or
capability:
v
A
Microsoft
Windows
2000
Server
or
Windows
Server
2003
operating
system
v
A
fixed
IP
address
to
assign
to
the
Web
application
server
(and
if
required,
a
fixed
subnet
mask
address
and
default
gateway
address)
v
An
IBM
System
Information
Center
installation
CD
v
Access
to
the
Internet
for
downloading
additional
software
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2004
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