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IBM Prerequisite Scanner User Manual (172 pages)
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
5
Figures
7
Tables
9
Chapter 1. Prerequisite Scanner Overview
11
Prerequisite Scanner Architecture
11
Prerequisite Properties
11
Special Characters to Represent Types of Ranges
12
Basic Prerequisite Properties Categories
15
Predefined Subtypes
17
Predefined Qualifiers
20
Product Codes
22
Prerequisite Scanner Configuration Files
23
UNIX Systems
24
Supported Data Type Categories and Values
25
Scanned Sections of a Configuration File for Windows
28
Scanned Sections of a Configuration File for UNIX
29
Prerequisite Scanner Collectors
30
Prerequisite Scanner Evaluators
32
Output Formats
33
Output to the Command-Line Interface on
35
Output to the Command-Line Interface on
36
Precheck.log File
37
Prs.debug File on UNIX Systems
38
Prs.trc File on UNIX Systems
39
Result.txt File on Windows Systems
40
Scanning Process
41
Result.txt File on UNIX Systems
41
Prerequisite Scanner Architecture and Scanning Process
42
New in this Release
43
New Configuration Files
43
Defects Fixed in this Release
44
Chapter 2. Installing Prerequisite Scanner
47
Prerequisites
47
Installing the Compressed File
48
Uninstalling Prerequisite Scanner
48
Chapter 3. Extending Prerequisite Scanner
49
Before You Run Prerequisite Scanner
49
Required Checks and Extension Tasks for Windows Systems
49
Checks and Tasks before Using a Configuration File for Windows Systems
49
Required Checks and Extension Tasks for UNIX Systems
50
Checks and Tasks before Using a Configuration File for UNIX Systems
50
Adding Product Codes
51
Creating Custom Configuration Files
51
Adding Prerequisite Properties
53
Editing Prerequisite Properties
55
Creating Custom Collectors for Windows Systems
56
Creating Custom Vbscript Collectors Common to All Configuration Files
56
Creating Custom Vbscript Collectors Specific to a Product and Product Version
58
Creating Custom Collectors for UNIX Systems
60
Editing the Package Test Script for UNIX Systems
61
Creating Custom Evaluators for Windows Systems
63
Creating Custom Evaluators for UNIX Systems
67
Chapter 4. Running Prerequisite Scanner
69
Prereq_Checker
69
Special Characters Legend for the Prerequisite Scanner Script
69
Running the Script and Setting the Detail Parameter on UNIX Systems
72
Running the Script Without Setting the Detail
73
Running Prerequisite Scanner from the Command Line
74
Common Directory Locations
76
Chapter 5. Troubleshooting Prerequisite Scanner
77
Troubleshooting on Windows Systems
77
Copyright IBM Corp. 2009, 2012
77
Precheck.log File with the Debug Data
78
Troubleshooting on UNIX Systems
79
Precheck.log File Without Debug Data
79
Prs.debug File on UNIX Systems
80
Execution Problems
81
Prs.trc File on UNIX Systems
81
Execution Problems Checklist
81
Return Codes
82
Other Errors
83
Appendix A. Product Codes Reference
85
Predefined Product Codes
86
Appendix B. Configuration Files Reference
89
Predefined Configuration Files
89
Appendix C. Prerequisite Properties Reference
93
Predefined Categories for Prerequisite Properties
93
3 Appendix C.
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Common Data Properties
94
Autonomic Deployment Engine Data Properties
98
Connectivity Data Properties
99
DB2 Data Properties
99
MS SQL Server Data Properties
100
Internet Explorer Data Properties
100
DB2 Data Properties
100
Network Data Properties
101
Internet Explorer Data Properties
101
Oracle Data Properties
102
Operating System Data Properties
103
Operating System Data Properties
104
Installed Software Data Properties
114
User Data Properties
114
Windows Network Data Properties
115
UNIX Network Data Properties
115
Appendix D. Predefined Collectors for UNIX Systems
117
UNIX Collectors
118
Appendix E. Common Functions for Windows Systems
123
Allfiles()
124
Arraytostring()
124
Functions in Common_Function.vbs
124
Bigthan()
125
Changemg()
125
Checkitemtostring()
126
Dictionarytostring()
126
Execommand()
127
Filtercommand()
127
Filterfile()
128
Findnewest()
128
Findsuitablefile()
129
Fmt()
130
Formatfordisplay()
130
Formatsizefordisplay()
131
Getdecimalseparator()
131
Getfirstmatch()
131
Ismatch()
132
Notinlatter()
132
Passorfail()
133
Ppread()
134
Readfile()
134
Unitmgtog()
135
Vartostring()
135
Called Function for each Variable Type
135
Appendix F. Logging Utility Sub Routines for Windows Systems
137
Appendix G. File Utility Sub Routines for Windows Systems
139
File Utility Sub Routines
139
File Utility Functions
139
Appendix H. Other Common Functions and Sub Routines for Windows Systems
141
Ffirstmatch()
141
Windows Systems
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Other Common Functions and Sub Routines for Windows Systems
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Parent Functions Calling Ffirstmatch()
141
Getvalue()
142
Scripts Using Getvalue()
142
Removespecialcharacters()
143
Versioncompare()
143
Parent Functions Calling Versioncompare
143
Appendix I. Common Functions for UNIX Systems
145
Changemg()
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Addmg()
146
Compare()
146
Cutdown()
147
Mes4Path()
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Mes4Path1()
148
Findosinfo()
149
Telnetnfs()
149
Nfscheck()
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Appendix J. Other Functions for UNIX Systems
151
Common Functions in Multiple Files
151
Formatsizedisplay()
152
Versioncompare()
152
Common Functions in Tad722_Impl.sh
152
Parent Functions Calling Versioncompare
153
Checkhpux()
154
Checklinux()
154
Checksunos()
154
Getvalue()
155
Setvalue()
155
Copyvalue()
155
Getsystemid()
156
Getclosestexistingparentdir()
156
Parsedirparameter()
157
Printdirsize()
157
Appendix K. Logging Utility Functions for UNIX Systems
159
Logging Utility Functions on UNIX Systems
159
Notices
161
Support Information and Feedback
165
Index
167
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