Control-M for Databases Installation

The following procedures describe how to install Control-M for Databases on Control-M/Agent on UNIX and Windows, interactively or automatically, in a Control-M/Server self-hosted environment.

If you want to install multiple instances of Control-M for Databases on several computers using the same configuration, use the automatic installation, as described in these procedures.

Installing Control-M for Databases on Control-M/Agent on UNIX

This procedure describes how to install Control-M for Databases on Control-M/Agent on UNIX.

Before You Begin

• Verify that all jobs running on the Control-M/Agent have ended.

• Verify that you have met Java requirements, as described in Control-M External Java Installation.

Begin

1. Log in as the Control-M/Agent user.

2. Type the following command to stop the Control-M/Agent:

   $CONTROLM/scripts/shut-ag -u <agentUser> -p all

   • If the Control-M/Agent was installed with user root, then log in as user root every time you start up or shut down the Control-M/Agent throughout this procedure.

3. Use one of the following modes:

   • Display: If you install using GUI (or XServer), set your DISPLAY environment variable, as described in Setting Environment Variables in UNIX.

   • Console: It is not necessary to set DISPLAY.

4. Type one of the following command to activate the installation script:

   • Linux: <install_source_path>/MQL.9.0.21.200_Linux-x86_64.BIN

   • AIX: <install_source_path>/MQL.9.0.21.200_AIX.BIN

5. Do one of the following:

   • Interactive Install: Continue with the on-screen instructions until the installation is complete.

   • Automatic Install: Do the following:

     1. Continue with the on-screen instructions until the Summary window.

     2. Click Generate and select the location to create the XML parameter file.

     3. Click Yes.

     4. Copy the automatic installation parameters file to a network location that is accessible to all computers where you want to perform an automatic installation.

     5. Type the following command to activate the installation script:

        <install_source_path>/<MQL.9.0.21.100_AIX.BIN|MQL.9.0.21.200_Linux-x86_64.BIN> -silent<filename.xml>

6. The installation log is saved to the following location:

   $HOME/BMCINSTALL/log/cmdb/BMC_Databases_Install_<date-time>.log

7. Log out of the Control-M/Agent.

8. Log in and start the Control-M/Agent with the following command:

   $CONTROLM/scripts/start-ag -u <agentUser> -p all

Installing Control-M for Databases on Control-M/Agent on Windows

This procedure describes how to install Control-M for Databases on Control-M/Agent on Windows.

Before You Begin

• Verify that all jobs running on the Control-M/Agent have ended.

• Shut down Control-M/Agent.

• Verify that you have met Java requirements, as described in Control-M External Java Installation.

Begin

1. Log in as a user with Administrator privileges and stop the Control-M/Agent.

2.  

3. Do one of the following:

   • From the installation path, double-click the MQL.9.0.21.200_windows_x86_64.exe file.

   • Open the command prompt as Administrator and type the following command:

     <install_source_path>\MQL.9.0.21.200_windows_x86_64.exe.

4. Do one of the following:

   • Interactive Install: Continue with the on-screen instructions until the installation is complete.

   • Automatic Install: Do the following:

     1. Continue with the on-screen instructions until the Summary window.

     2. Click Generate and select the location to create the XML parameter file.

     3. Click Yes.

        The automatic installation XML parameters file created (<filename>.xml) is relevant only for computers with the same Control-M/Agent instance name. A separate <filename>.xml file must be created or modified manually for each Control-M/Agent instance name.

     4. Copy the automatic installation parameters file to a network location that is accessible to all Control-M/Agent computers where you want to perform an automatic installation.

     5. Run the installation script, as follows:

        <install_source_path>\MQL.9.0.21.200_windows_x86_64.exe -silent <silent.xml>

5. Restart the Control-M/Agent.

The installation log is available at the following location:

<Control-M Agent instance directory>\BMCINSTALL\log\cmdb\BMC_Databases_Install_<date-time>.log

If the installation fails, the log file is saved to the following location:

%temp%\BMC_DB_Install_<date-time>.log

Installing Control-M for Databases on the Control-M Client on Windows

This procedure describes how to install Control-M for Databases on the Control-M Client on Windows.

Before you begin

• Close the Control-M client and the CCM.

Begin

1. Log in as an Administrator.

2. Navigate to the EM directory and click setup.exe.

3. Do one of the following:

   • Interactive Install: Follow the on-screen instructions until the installation is complete.

   • Automatic Install: Do the following:

     1. Follow the on-screen instructions until the Summary window.

     2. Click Generate, select the location to create the XML file, and click Yes.

        The XML file is only relevant only for computers with the same Control-M/EM version. For computers with different Control-M/EM versions, a separate file must be created for each computer.

     3. Copy the XML file to a network location that is accessible to all computers where you want to perform an automatic installation.

     4. Run the installation script with the following command:

        <source_path>\EM\setup.exe -silent <silent.xml>

   The installation log is saved to the following location or under the directory that contains the %temp% directory:

   %temp%\BMC_Control-M-CM_EM_Install_<date-time>.log

Uninstalling Control-M for Databases from UNIX

This procedure describes how to uninstall Control-M for Databases from UNIX.

Before You Begin

• Stop all jobs running on Control-M/Agent.

• Verify that all jobs have ended.

Begin

1. From a Control-M/Agent computer, log in as a Control-M/Agent user, and type the following command to shut down Control-M/Agent:

   $CONTROLM/scripts/shut-ag -u <agentUser> -p all

   If the Control-M/Agent was installed with user root, then log in as user root every time you start up or shut down the Control-M/Agent throughout this procedure.

2. Set your DISPLAY environment variable according to the computer name, as described in Setting Environment Variables in UNIX.

3. Navigate to the following directory:

   $HOME/BMCINSTALL/uninstall/DRMQL.<version>/

4. Type one of the following commands:

   • Interactive: ./uninstall.sh

   • Automatic: ./uninstall.sh -silent

5. To restart Control-M/Agent, type the following command:

   $CONTROLM/scripts/start-ag -u <agentUser> -p all

Uninstalling Control-M for Databases from Windows

This procedure describes how to uninstall Control-M for Databases from Windows.

Before You Begin

• Stop all jobs running on Control-M/Agent.

• Verify that all jobs have ended.

Begin

1. From the Start menu, select Control Panel.

2. Double-click Uninstall a program.

3. Select Control-M for Databases

4. Click OK to continue.

Performing an Automatic Uninstall from Windows

This procedure describes how to perform an automatic uninstall of Control-M for Databases from Windows.

Before You Begin

• Stop all jobs running on Control-M/Agent.

• Verify that all jobs have ended.

Begin

1. Log in to the computer using a user ID that has Administrator authorizations.

2. From a command line, run the following command using the full path:

   <Agent Install Path>\BMCINSTALL\uninstall\DRMQL.<version>\uninstall.exe -silent

Changing the JRE Package in Control-M for Databases

This procedure describes how to change the JRE package in Control-M for Databases. The use of JRE is supported only where the major release version is the same as the tested version. For more information about Java, see Control-M External Java Installation.

Begin

• Do one of the following:

  • UNIX: Do the following:

    1. Edit the external_java_path_9.0.21.100.dat file in the <HOME>/BMCINSTALL/ directory.

    2. Define an alternative Java home directory by modifying the value of the parameter CM_DATABASE_JAVA_HOME to the external Java path.

       CM_DATABASE_JAVA_HOME={new JRE Path}

       • A relative path is not supported.

       • The path can only include alphanumeric, period, underscore, hyphen and plus characters.

    3. Stop Control-M for Databases using the following command.

       $CONTROLM/cm/DBCM/exe/cm_container.sh stop

       Control-M for Databases restarts automatically.

  • Windows: Do the following:

    1. Edit the external_java_path_9.0.21.100.dat file in the <AGENT_HOME>\BMCINSTALL\ directory.

    2. Define an alternative Java home directory by modifying the value of the parameter CM_DATABASE_JAVA_HOME to the external Java path.

       CM_DATABASE_JAVA_HOME={new JRE Path}

       • The path must be enclosed with quotation marks.

       • A network path is not supported.

       • A relative path is not supported.

       • The path can only include alphanumeric, space, period, underscore, hyphen and plus characters.

    3. Stop Control-M for Databases using the following command.

       <AGENT_HOME>\cm\DBCM\exe\cm_container stop

       Control-M for Databases restarts automatically.