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Follow the next steps '''carefully''' for install Tivoli Storage Manager for Linux


== Hardware ==
'''Have at least 1 GB of  RAM for installation''' 

In my installation, i had problems when my Virtual Machine (VM) has only 512MB of memory, ao give more memory, about 1 GB, the install happens without problems. When installer apply the required patchs, the ISC is startup and stopped many times, what generate many error in the all process.



== Installing requireds RPM packages ==

Install the following RPM packages in you Linux OS:

  - compat-libstdc++-33
  - compat-libstdc++-296
  - libXp

if you are using yum, make as follow:

> '''yum -y install compat-libstdc++-33 compat-libstdc++-296 libXp'''




== Install IBM Java Virtual Machine ==

Download IBM Java 2 SDK version 1.4.2 and install in you system:

 > rpm -ivh IBMJava2-142-ia32-SDK-1.4.2-9.0.i386.rpm




== Setting your environment for IBM JVM 1.4.2==
Modify your '''/etc/profile''' file, adding the following entries:

 PATH=$PATH:/opt/IBMJava2-142/jre/bin 
 JAVA_HOME=/opt/IBMJava2-142/jre
 export PATH JAVA_HOME

save and quit. 

Logoff and Logon again, after verify you JVM installed throw this command:

 > java -version

In my case:

 java version "1.4.2"
 Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2)
 Classic VM (build 1.4.2, J2RE 1.4.2 IBM build cxia32142-20070708 (SR9) (JIT enabled: jitc))

== Create the update Portal directory and change the PATH ==


=== Create the update Portal Directory ===

'''Obs.:''' In this article, i'm using the '''/opt/IBM/ISC/''' directory instead of  '''/opt/IBM/ISC601/'''.

Create the '''/opt/IBM/ISC/PortalServer/update''' directory through the follow command

 mkdir -p /opt/IBM/ISC/PortalServer/update



=== Changing PATH ===

Modify the '''/etc/profile''' follow, updating the PATH variable:

 PATH=$PATH:/opt/IBM/ISC/PortalServer/update 
 export PATH

save and quit

Logoff and Logon, and check the PATH

 > echo $PATH


'''Obs.:''' 
This step can seem strange, but after some attempts, I verified that during installation one script made the following command: "''cd /opt/IBM/ISC/PortalServer/update; updatePortal.sh''", being that the correct one would be "''cd /opt/IBM/ISC/PortalServer/update;'''''./'''''updatePortal.sh''". What we decide adding in the PATH.

== Setting the hostname as FQDN ==

Check that the hostname is full hostname (Full Qualified Domain Name).

Example: tsmserver.mycompany.com

Another Example: 

 > cat /etc/hosts
 127.0.0.1              localhost.localdomain            localhost
 192.168.1.15           tsmserver.mycompany.com      tsmserver

== Updating the /etc/issue file - Only for CentOS ==

InstallShield checks for Operation System installed to know for it's compatibility or not.
We can avoid/mask this check change the '''/etc/issue''' file. So the same thinks this OS is a trully Red Hat Enterprise


The original is the following one: 

 CentOS release 5 (Final)
 Kernel \r on an \m

Update to:


 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES release 4 (Nahant Update 1)
 Kernel \r on an \m
 
Logoff and Logon again.