HCL Workload Automation, Version 9.4

Installing agents on IBM i systems

Learn how to install agents on IBM i systems.

About this task

You install the HCL Workload Automation for z/OS agent and dynamic agent on IBM i systems by using the twsinst installation script.

To install an agent, complete the following steps:

Sign on as QSECOFR user.
Create an IBM i user profile for which the HCL Workload Automation agent is installed.
Note: The user profile is not the same as for the user that is performing the installation logged on as QSECOFR. Instead the user profile is for the user that you specify in the -uname username parameter when running the twsinst script. For descriptions of the syntax parameters, see Agent installation parameters on IBM i systems. You cannot use an existing IBM i system user profile, an application supplied user profile, or any of the following reserved IBM i user profiles:
- QDBSHR
- QDFTOWN
- QDOC
- QLPAUTO
- QLPINSTALL
- QRJE
- QSECOFR
- QSPL
- QSYS
- QTSTRQS
Attention: Be aware of the following considerations:
- If the user profile is a member of a group, the installation fails. Set the group profile that is associated with the user profile to *NONE.
- If the username is longer than 8 characters, after the installation the agent (and the JobManager component) runs under the QSECOFR user instead of under the authority of the installation user. To prevent this problem, set the PASE_USRGRP_LIMITED environment variable to N.
On the IBM i system, verify that no library exists with the same name as the user profile supplied for the agent user.
Download the IBM i agent eImage from HCL License Portal. For more information about the installation media, see Installation media or the Download Document at https://workloadautomation.hcldoc.com/help/topic/com.hcl.wa.doc_9.4/distrDDguides.html.
To untar or unzip the agent eImage, you can use the PASE shell or the AIXterm command.
Using PASE shell:
1. Open the PASE shell.
2. Run the command "CALL QP2TERM".
3. Locate the folder where you downloaded the agent eImage and run the command:
  HCL Workload Automation for z/OS agent
  
  "tar xvf TWS<version_number>_IBM_I.tar"
  
  Dynamic Agent
  
  "unzip TWS<version_number>_IBM_I.zip"
4. Exit from the PASE shell.
Using AIXterm command:
1. Start the Xserver on your desktop.
2. On the iSeries machine, open a QSH shell and export the display.
3. In QSH shell, go to the directory /QopenSys and run the command "aixterm -sb".
4. A pop-up window is displayed on your desktop. By Using this pop-up window, unzip the TWS<version_number>_IBM_I.zip file, or untar the TWS<version_number>_IBM_I.tar file.
Open a QSH shell and run the twsinst script. During the installation process, the product creates an IBM i library and a job description with the same name as the user profile created in Step 2.

The installation procedure adds this library to the user profile library list of the dynamic agent user profile and sets this job description as the job description of the dynamic agent user profile. By default, the software is installed in the user's home directory.
Note: If you do not run the twsinst script from a QSH shell the installation fails.

If the installation fails to understand the cause of the error, see Analyzing return codes for agent installation, upgrade, restore, and uninstallation.

After a successful installation, perform the following configuration task:

Configuring a dynamic agent.

Command usage and version

Show command usage and version

twsinst -u | -v

Install a new instance

twsinst -new -uname username
   -acceptlicense yes|no
   [-addjruntime true|false]
   [-agent dynamic]
   [-company company_name]
   [-displayname agentname]
   [-gateway local|remote|none]
   [-gweifport gateway_eif_port]
   [-gwid gateway_id]
   [-hostname hostname]
   [-inst_dir install_dir]
   [-jmport port_number]
   [-jmportssl true|false]
   [-lang lang_id]
   [-tdwbport tdwbport_number]
   [-tdwbhostname host_name]
   [-work_dir working_dir]

For a description of the installation parameters and options that are related to agent on this operating system, see Agent installation parameters on IBM i systems.