IBM i system and communication requirements for the wizard - Assure_Secure_File_Transfer_ - Assure_Elevated_Authority_Manager_(EAM) - Assure_Secure_File_Transfer_PGP - Assure_Encryption - Assure_Secure_File_Transfer - Required_for_All_Modules - Assure_Monitoring_and_Reporting_(AMR) - Assure_Security_Multi-Factor_Authentication_(MFA) - Assure_DB2_Data_Monitor_(DB2MON) - Assure_System_Access_Manager_(SAM) - Assure_Secure_File_Transfer_with_PGP - 7.0

Assure Security Installation (via Wizard) Guide
Product type
Software
Portfolio
Integrate
Product family
Assure
Product
Assure Security > Assure Elevated Authority Manager (EAM)
Assure Security > Assure Encryption
Assure Security > Assure Secure File Transfer
Assure Security > Required for All Modules
Assure Security > Assure Monitoring and Reporting (AMR)
Assure Security > Assure Security Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Assure Security > Assure DB2 Data Monitor (DB2MON)
Assure Security > Assure System Access Manager (SAM)
Assure Security > Assure Secure File Transfer with PGP
Version
7.0
Language
English
Content type
Installation (Wizard) Guide
Product name
Assure Security
Title
Assure Security Installation (via Wizard) Guide
Copyright
2023
First publish date
1999
Last updated
2025-01-05
Published on
2025-01-05T12:58:55.063000

The installation wizard has the following requirements for communicating with the IBM i nodes where software will be installed or upgraded.

Install process: To install software, the wizard requires the following:

  • When using the wizard, node security is controlled through the wizard’s IBM i Login panel.

    All actions on the node are performed under the user profile with which you log in.

  • Subsystems: The QSYS/QSERVER, QSYS/QSYSWRK, and QSYS/QUSRWRK subsystems must be active on all selected nodes.

  • Communication between the PC where the wizard runs and each specified node must be active for the duration of the installation or upgrade process. Specifically:

    • TCP communications must be configured and operational on each specified IBM i node as well as between the PC where you run the wizard and the specified nodes.

    • When you have selected to install or upgrade on multiple nodes, the system name or IP address that is used to login to the selected nodes from the PC also needs to be usable between the nodes. The wizard uses your company’s DNS mapping, which must be correct.

    • Host Servers: For each node you select in the wizard, the wizard uses the node’s Host Servers as access points to the node in order to copy software and save files from the PC to the nodes. Each server runs in a separate job on the node and each server job sends and receives data streams on a socket connection. The wizard requires that the following IBM i host servers be running on each selected node:

      • as-central in QSYSWRK subsystem (*CENTRAL)

      • as-dtaq in QSYSWRK subsystem (*DTAQ)

      • as-file in QSERVER subsystem (*FILE)

      • as-rmtcmd in QSYSWRK subsystem (*RMTCMD)

      • as-signon in QSYSWRK subsystem (*SIGNON)

      • as-svrmap in QSYSWRK (*SVRMAP)

To ensure that the IBM i host servers have been started, use the command: STRHOSTSVR SERVER(*ALL)

  • DDM Server: When using the wizard, the Distributed Data Management (DDM) server on all selected nodes must be started using the IBM Start TCP/IP Server (STRTCPSVR) command. Also, use the Display Network Attributes (DSPNETA) command to verify that network attribute DDM Request Access is set to *OBJAUT. This attribute cannot be set to *REJECT.

  • The port used for file distribution must not be in use or blocked by a firewall between nodes.

  • When multiple nodes are selected, the wizard uses TCP/IP to transfer files from one node to another. A TCP/IP connection requires an open port upon which the connection is established. If the default port number (54321) is already in use or is blocked by a firewall, you will need to specify an alternative port number. Port numbers between 12,000 and 55,000 are open on most nodes.

License keys: The wizard uses Precisely AutoValidate to automatically obtain and apply license keys for the software being installed. This requires coordination between the product installation wizard and the PC where it runs, your IBM i systems, and Support. Firewall or other restrictions in your environment may prevent the Precisely AutoValidate function from working automatically. In this case, the product installation wizard will direct you on how to obtain a License Key Package (LKP) from Support. You will be asked to upload system information in License Request files and download the generated LKP file. The product installation wizard will then request the location of that file.