# Installation Guide

# Introduction

The following sections provide information that you need to know before installing BEA TSAM product software:

- Overview
- BEA TSAM Platform Support
- BEA TSAM Installation Program
- BEA TSAM Distribution
- What Next?

## Overview

BEA TSAM (Tuxedo System and Application Monitor) provides comprehensive monitoring and reporting for BEA Tuxedo system and applications. It includes two components: BEA TSAM Agent and BEA TSAM Manager.

The BEA TSAM agent enables collection of various performance metrics for applications, including XA and non-XA transactions, services, system servers. BEA TSAM Manager provides graphical user interface to correlate and aggregate performance metrics collected from one or more Tuxedo domains and display it in real time.

BEA TSAM Agent is supported in the following Tuxedo releases:

- Tuxedo 10.0

BEA TSAM Agent is an integral component of the Tuxedo 10.0 core installation.

- Tuxedo 9.1

BEA TSAM Agent is included in Tuxedo 9.1 Rolling Patch 075 or above.

- Tuxedo 8.1

BEA TSAM Agent is included in Tuxedo 8.1 Rolling Patch 332 or above.

BEA TSAM Manager is included in the BEA TSAM 1.1 installer. It is not mandatory to install BEA TSAM Manager on a machine running Tuxedo.

You must ensure that the BEA TSAM Agent component is properly configured on each node to be monitored in order to use in conjunction with the BEA TSAM Manager.

## BEA TSAM Platform Support

For a listing of BEA TSAM-supported platforms, see BEA TSAM 1.1 Supported Platforms.

## BEA TSAM Installation Program

The BEA TSAM software is distributed as an installation program for Windows or UNIX systems. The BEA TSAM installation program supports three installation methods. You can use any of these methods to install the BEA TSAM product software:

- Graphical user interface (GUI) mode installation, described in Installing BEA TSAM Using GUI-Mode Installation.
- Console-mode installation, described in Installing BEA TSAM Using Console-Mode Installation.
- Silent installation, described in Installing BEA TSAM Using Silent Installation.

## BEA TSAM Distribution

BEA TSAM is distributed on both the BEA Web site and DVD.

### Web Distribution

An evaluation copy of BEA TSAM is available for download from the BEA corporate Web site at http://commerce.beasys.com/products/tuxedojolt/tuxedo_prod_fam.jsp. Platform-specific installer files for the BEA TSAM product software are available for download from the BEA corporate Web site.

### DVD Distribution

If you purchased BEA TSAM from your local sales representative, you will find the following items in the BEA TSAM product box:

- BEA TSAM product software DVD
- The following printed documents:

- "Read-Me-First" card containing an overview of the product box content
- "Customer Support Quick Reference and Other Important Information" card
- "Limited Warranty" pamphlet
- BEA SALT Documentation Location sheet

## What Next?

You are now ready to begin your installation. To install BEA TSAM 1.1, see one of the following sections:

- Installing BEA TSAM Using GUI-Mode Installation
- Installing BEA TSAM Using Console-Mode Installation
- Installing BEA TSAM Using Silent Installation
- Post BEA TSAM Installation