Command Central Help
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Software AG Command Central Help Innovation Release Version 10.0 April 2017 This document applies to Software AG Command Central Version 10.0 and to all subsequent releases. Specifications contained herein are subject to change and these changes will be reported in subsequent release notes or new editions. Copyright © 2013-2018 Software AG, Darmstadt, Germany and/or Software AG USA Inc., Reston, VA, USA, and/or its subsidiaries and/or its affiliates and/or their licensors. The name Software AG and all Software AG product names are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Software AG and/or Software AG USA Inc. and/or its subsidiaries and/or its affiliates and/or their licensors. Other company and product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. Detailed information on trademarks and patents owned by Software AG and/or its subsidiaries is located at hp://softwareag.com/licenses. Use of this software is subject to adherence to Software AG's licensing conditions and terms. These terms are part of the product documentation, located at hp://softwareag.com/licenses and/or in the root installation directory of the licensed product(s). This software may include portions of third-party products. For third-party copyright notices, license terms, additional rights or restrictions, please refer to "License Texts, Copyright Notices and Disclaimers of Third Party Products". For certain specific third-party license restrictions, please refer to section E of the Legal Notices available under "License Terms and Conditions for Use of Software AG Products / Copyright and Trademark Notices of Software AG Products". These documents are part of the product documentation, located at hp://softwareag.com/licenses and/or in the root installation directory of the licensed product(s). Use, reproduction, transfer, publication or disclosure is prohibited except as specifically provided for in your License Agreement with Software AG. Document ID: CC-OH-100-20180119 M (Innovation Release) Table of Contents Table of Contents About this Guide..........................................................................................................................................13 Document Conventions.................................................................................................................13 Online Information......................................................................................................................... 14 Getting Started with Command Central.....................................................................................................15 Understanding Command Central................................................................................................16 Overview................................................................................................................................... 16 Standalone Product Installations..............................................................................................16 Software Stacks........................................................................................................................17 Command Central Setup and Architecture.............................................................................. 18 Install Command Central.............................................................................................................. 19 Upgrade Command Central.......................................................................................................... 21 Log On and Start or Stop Command Central............................................................................. 23 Change or Reset the Command Central Administrator Password........................................... 23 Secure the Connection Between Command Central and Platform Managers......................... 24 Control User Access to Command Central................................................................................ 24 Define Credentials for Tasks........................................................................................................ 25 Configure Shared Secrets to Encrypt Passwords..................................................................... 25 Configure Advanced Authentication with JAAS........................................................................ 26 Creating and Updating Product and Fix Repositories.............................................................................27 About Product and Fix Repositories...........................................................................................28 Product and Fix Repositories................................................................................................... 28 Connect to Software AG Repositories........................................................................................ 29 Create, Refresh, or Change Sources for a Mirror Repository...................................................29 Connect to a Mirror Repository................................................................................................... 30 Create an Image Repository.........................................................................................................30 Working with Standalone Product Installations....................................................................................... 33 Software AG Command Central Help Version 10.0 (Innovation Release) 3 M Table of Contents Connect Command Central to an Existing Product Installation...............................................34 Organize Installations into Environments...................................................................................35 Add an Environment to a Landscape..........................................................................................35 Compare Products, Fixes, and Instances................................................................................... 35 Change the Status of an Instance or Component......................................................................36 Tag Instances and Components with Attributes........................................................................ 36 Point to the License Key for an Instance or Component..........................................................36 View KPIs and Alerts for an Instance or Component................................................................37 Create, Configure, and Update Product Instances.....................................................................38 Before Installing Fixes and Support Patches.............................................................................38 Install Fixes.................................................................................................................................... 38 Install Support Patches.................................................................................................................39 Before Installing Products............................................................................................................39 Install Platform Manager...............................................................................................................40 About Installing Platform Manager........................................................................................... 40 Install Platform Manager on Remote Machines....................................................................... 40 Install Platform Manager Using the Command Central Bootstrapper...................................... 40 Install Platform Manager on a Command Central Host (Development Only)...........................42 Create Database Components......................................................................................................42 Install Products..............................................................................................................................43 Supported Upgrade Scenarios..................................................................................................... 44 Upgrade Products..........................................................................................................................45 Managing License Reports......................................................................................................................... 49 Create and View a Snapshot License Report.............................................................................50 Create and View an Aggregate Report........................................................................................50 Create and View a Base and Peak License................................................................................ 51 Troubleshooting and Tuning.......................................................................................................................53 Configure the Command Central and Platform Manager JVMs................................................54 Software AG Command Central Help Version 10.0 (Innovation Release) 4 M (Innovation Release) Table of Contents Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................. 55 Automation and Template-based Provisioning.........................................................................................57 Using Composite Templates.........................................................................................................59 About Automated Provisioning of Environments......................................................................60