You use the Launchpad to install the Dashboard Client component.
The
WebSphere® Business Monitor installation
process installs the Dashboard Client component without creating the required
dashboard and views. You need to create these views in the
WebSphere Portal after
you finish the installation.
Refer to Administering dashboards and views for the
detailed steps of creating the dashboard and adding the different views.
Important: The Dashboard Client component can only be installed onto
a machine that does not contain the prerequisites. The Dashboard Client component
and its prerequisites must be installed using only the Launchpad onto a machine
that has no previous installation of the prerequisites. Do not configure any
of the prerequisites before installing the Dashboard Client component.
During
installation, using the Launchpad, you can go to the Progress panel
at any time to check the status of the installation. All buttons are disabled
when this panel is displayed
Before the Dashboard Client component can
be installed, the following databases must already be created:
- Repository
- Runtime
- Historical
To install the Dashboard Client component using the Launchpad,
complete the following steps:
Note: The WebSphere Portal will
be in a stopped state upon the completion of the Dashboard Client installation.
In case it remains started, make sure that you stop and start the WebSphere Portal again prior to attempting to
view any installed Dashboard portal pages.
Note: Make sure that the wbmonitor theme
is applied to DB2 Alphablox.
To select the DB2 Alphablox theme,
open the DB2 Alphablox, select , select wbmonitor from
the Default HTML Client theme list, and then click Save.