Installing Control-M on UNIX

This procedure describes how to install the Control-M suite with all Control-M components including Application Plug-ins, add-ons, and the Control-M Conversion tool on UNIX. You can install with the default settings, or choose the custom installation to select the database server, database names, usernames, hostnames, and port settings.

NOTE: If you want to install multiple instances of Control-M on several computers using the same configuration, use the automatic installation, as described in this procedure.

NOTE: The default installation is interactive and uses a GUI display. XServer must be running and configured using the DISPLAY environment variable. If you do not have XServer available, BMC recommends that you continue with the console installation or perform an automatic installation.

Before You Begin

Ensure that you have met the following requirements:

• Verify that your operating system and database software is compatible with the current version of Control-M, as described in Control-M full installation system requirements.
• Verify that the target computer is clean and does not have any previous Control-M version installed.
• Successful completion of Control-M pre-installation procedures on UNIX.
• If you are installing Control-M in a cluster environment, see Control-M cluster configuration.

To install Control-M on UNIX:

1. Do one of the following:
   • Mount the installation DVD.
   • From the temporary directory that you created (see Product Distribution in the Control-M version 8.0.00 Release Notes), extract the .tar.Z file.
2. Set your DISPLAY environment variable, as described in Setting environment variables in UNIX.
3. From your home directory, type the following command:

   <source_path>/setup.sh

4. Do one of the following:
   • Interactive install: Select the Control-M 8.0.00- Full Installation option and continue with the on-screen instructions until the installation is complete.
   • Automatic install: Do the following:
     1. Select the Control-M 8.0.00- Full Installation option and 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 to quit the installation.

        A confirmation message appears.

     4. Click Yes.
     5. Copy the automatic installation parameters file to a network location that is accessible to all computers where you want to perform an automatic installation.
     6. To run the installation script, type the following command:

     <source_path>/setup.sh -silent <xml_path>/<filename.xml>

   The installation logs can be found at the following location:

   <$HOME>/BMCINSTALL/log/BMC_Control-M_Install_<date-time>.log