CONTROL-M V8

INSTALLATION ON
WINDOWS 2008
CLUSTER
Guide to install Control-M Enterprise Manager and Control-M Server V8 on
Windows 2008 Cluster

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Content Page
1. Pre-Installation Checklist . 2
2. Creating Disk, IP Address and Network Name for Control-M Installation . 4
3. Control-M EM Installation on Primary Clustered Node 10
4. Setting up failover nodes for Control-M EM . 21
5. Control-M Server Installation on Primary Clustered Node . 27
6. Setting up failover nodes for Control-M Server . 34
7. Setting up Control-M GTW on Control-M Configuration Manager (CCM) and Failover Cluster
Management GUI 38

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1. Pre-Installation Checklist
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One Install is not supported on Windows Cluster Environment:

Install Microsoft .NET Framework 4 on both Windows 2008 Cluster Node.

If not, proceed to install using the binary provided.

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2. Creating Disk, IP Address and Network Name for Control-M Installation

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Log on as Domain Administrator to start installation

Ensure that the Current Host Server is the node that the installation is being performed.

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Verification that the Disk, IP Address and Network Name are online and available.

Create a New Service or Application for Control-M

Right-click on Services and Applications > More Actions > Create Empty Service or
Application

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When the new application is created, right click on the New service or Application
Select Rename and give the Application a new name. (CTMV8)

Add a New Resource

Right click on CTMV8 > Add a resource > 1 Client Access Point

Give the Client Access Point, CTMV8, a new IP Address (192.168.134.90)

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Click Next to complete the creation of the Client Access Point.

Add a storage
Right Click on CTMV8 > Add Storage

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Check the disk to be added to this Application.

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Bring the Server Name, Disk Drives and Network IP Address online.
Right click on CTMV8 > Bring this service or application online

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3. Control-M EM Installation on Primary Clustered Node

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Start the Control-M EM Installation on the Primary Clustered Node as followed:

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Note:
If the Cluster Group, Disk Resource and Network are configured correctly and online, these
information will appear as above automatically. If not, please repeat STEP (2) again.

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PostgreSQL service password: Pa55word

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Database Owner Username: emuser

Database Owner Password: empass
Database Administrator Password: password

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Installation completed successfully and the Control-M Workload Automation GUI should be
started as below.

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Install the Control-M Batch Impact Manager

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Install the Control-M Forecast

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Control-M Enterprise Manager / Control-M Batch Impact Manager / Control-M Forecast

should be able to be start and made ONLINE using the Windows Cluster Management.

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4. Setting up failover nodes for Control-M EM

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Verify that the owner of the Control-M/EM cluster group is the primary node on which you installed
the full Control-M/EM installation. On each failover node, perform the following

Bring the primary Disk, IP address, and Network Name cluster resources online.

Ensure that the Control-M CORBA Naming service remains online.

Perform a failover of the Control-M/EM group from the primary node to the secondary node.

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Ensure that the Disk, IP address, and Network Name resources are online on the failover node.
All resources except Control-M Naming Service for EM will be OFFLINE.

Open a command prompt and run Setup_files\3RD\setup_em.bat from the installation DVD.
Note:
If you are using Windows 2008, you must run the command prompt as an administrator.

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The following step applies only for a PostgreSQL installation.

On a PostgreSQL installation, give Log On as a Services permissions to the local NT user that was
created for PostgreSQL by performing the following steps:

From the command line (Start > Run), run Services.msc

Locate PostgreSQL for Control-M/EM version xxx and locate .\<name of user>and save this name for
later.

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Exit Service.msc

From the command line (Start > Run), run secpol.msc

Browse to Security Setting > Local Policies > User Rights Assignments

Select Log On as Service policy

Click Add user or group

Click Location

Select the current node name

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Enter the object name to select, enter a name for the this account service.
This name is the <name of user> you saved in above.

Bring up the Control-M EM Application online

Right click on the Control-M Application then select Bring this service or application
online.

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Control-M EM Application can be move to another node as well.

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5. Control-M Server Installation on Primary Clustered Node

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Start the installation for Control-M Server

Select Control-M Server under the Advanced Installations

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Select the Database Server Installation

(In this guide, Control-M Server will be using the existing BMC-supplied PostgreSQL
Database Server)

Perform a Test to ensure that the Host is available.

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Control-M Server Database Owner: ctmuser

Control-M Server Database Owner Password: ctmpass
Database Administrator Password: password

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6. Setting up failover nodes for Control-M Server

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Verify that the owner of the Control-M cluster group is the primary node on which you installed the
full Control-M installation. On each failover node, perform the following

Bring the primary Disk, IP address, and Network Name cluster resources online.

Ensure that the Control-M Server and Control-M Server Configuration service remains online.

Perform a failover of the Control-M group from the primary node to the secondary node.

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Ensure that the Disk, IP address, Network Name and Control-M Application resources are online on
the failover node.

Open a command prompt and run Setup_files\3RD\setup_ctm.bat from the installation DVD.
Note:
If you are using Windows 2008, you must run the command prompt as an administrator.

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If setup_ctm.bat did not start executing and display the following error, please do check that the
Control-M Server and Control-M Server Configuration Agent application services is online on the
secondary nodes.

Right click on the Control-M Application then select Bring this service or application
online.

Also ensure that the Control-M Application cab be move to the Primary node.

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7. Setting up Control-M GTW on Control-M Configuration Manager (CCM)

and Failover Cluster Management GUI
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Discover Control-M Server and the its Gateway.

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Set the Gateway Desired Status to Ignore

Launch the Failover Cluster Management GUI

Create a resource (Generic Application) for Control-M Server Gateway

Add a resource > Generic Application

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Supply the information as followed:

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Add the Control-M Naming Service for EM as a Dependency

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Update the Pending timeout to 10 minutes.

Control-M Server installation on Windows 2008 Cluster completed.

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