IBM Connections 3.0.1 on RHEL - how to install - 1.Overview

Hi all,
This post is about installing a social document sharing software - IBM Connections in version 3.0.1 running on RedHat Enterprise Linux v5.

Architecture

I will install all on 2 servers with 4GB RAM  each. These servers are running in ESXi.

1. Server ic.ys.cz will contain an application server with IBM Connections.
2. Server icdb.ys.cz will be used as DB2 server.
3. I will connect Connections with already installed Domino server (LDAP)

Important sources

IBM Connections 3.0.1 documentation
http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/lcwiki.nsf/xpViewCategories.xsp?lookupName=IBM%20Connections%203.0.1%20documentation

Download document
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24029336


Connections 3.0.1 System Requirements
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27021342#Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_%28RHEL%29_Advanced_Platform

Detailed system requirements for IBM Connections
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=899&uid=swg27012786

DB2 Documentation
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v9r7/index.jsp


TDI 7.0 Documentation
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v2r1/topic/com.ibm.IBMDI.doc_7.0/welcome.htm


In the next chapter I will show how to prepare our Application Server (WAS) and our Database Server (DB2) as a pre-requisites for IBM Connections installation.