Set up the Web application server to host the report server,
and the database client to enable access from the report server to
the data warehouse. If you want to host the content store on the same
system, install the database server. Also, install the required libraries
and create links to an .so file so that you can install Rational® Common Reporting.
About this task
The report server is a Java™ Web application server that runs on WebSphere® Application Server. The report
server is used for accessing the following databases:
- The data warehouse, which stores data from the operational product
sources
- The content store, which stores the reports, data source connections,
and server and user preferences
Procedure
- If you want to run the report server on an existing instance
of WebSphere Application Server, ensure
that the existing instance is version 6.1.0.21 or later.
- If you are installing the report server on an existing
instance of WebSphere Application Server, see if the [WebSphere_installation_directory]/AppServer/java/jre/lib/ext/ directory has the bcprov-jdk14-134.jar file. If the jar file is present,
before you run the installer in automatic mode, back up the jar file
and delete it from the directory.
- Before you install the content store database:
- If you are hosting the content store locally, install the
database server and client.
- If your content store is hosted remotely, install the database
client if the database server installation did not include the client
services.
- If the data warehouse and content store do not use a database
from the same vendor, install the database client of the data warehouse
database.
- Make sure that the following packages are installed:
libXp stands for X Print Client Library, openmotif stands
for Open Motif.
- libXp-1.0.0-8*.rpm
- libXp-devel-1.0.0-8*.rpm
- openmotif-2.3.0-0.5*.rpm
- openmotif-devel-2.3.0-0.5*.rpm
To check if these packages are installed, run the following
command from the console:
rpm –qa | grep [PACKAGENAME]
If the packages are not installed, install them through the following
command:
rpm –ivh [PACKAGENAME]
Typically, these
packages are available on the Linux® installation media.
- Install the libXm.so.3 file in the /usr/lib folder. To
check if you have this .so file, run the following command in your
console:
ls /usr/lib/libXm.* -l
If there is no .so file, install the following libraries:- libXp-devel-1.0.0-8.1.el5
- libXp-1.0.0-8.1.el5
- openmotif-2.3.0-0.5.el5
- openmotif-devel-2.3.0-0.5.el5
- Link a new .so file through the following command:
ln -s libXm.so.4.0.0 libXm.so.3
- Link another .so file through the following command:
cd /usr/lib
ln -s libfreetype.so /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6
What to do next
For current information about installing and configuring
databases, see the product documentation.