DB2 OLAP Server Miner, also called OLAP Miner, is a new no-charge feature of DB2 OLAP Server that brings together IBM's data mining and OLAP technologies. OLAP Miner applies a sophisticated data mining algorithm called deviation detection to the data stored in OLAP cubes. The algorithm scans slices of cubes, identifying values that deviate from the norm. The results of a data mining run can be used by the business analyst to focus on the interesting or surprising values in context of the source OLAP cube. You can still use the usual slice, dice, and drill operations to explore the data, but now you let the values discovered by OLAP Miner drive your analysis. See the OLAP Miner User's Guide for information about what OLAP Miner can do for you.
OLAP Miner requires the DB2 OLAP Server API to be installed on the computer on which you install the OLAP Miner server. Java is a requirement for both DB2 OLAP Server and OLAP Miner.
OLAP Miner has a client component that runs on Windows and a server component that runs on both Windows and AIX. For information about installing the OLAP Miner client component on Windows, see Installing DB2 OLAP Server Miner on Windows. The OLAP Miner server is not supported on Solaris Operating System or HP-UX.
To install the server component of OLAP Miner on AIX:
The installation directory includes a log file (OMinstall.log) located in <ARBORPATH>/install, and a response file (minerisnt.rsp) that can be used for silent or unattended installations. The OMinstall.ini file contains a recording of each installation and version of OLAP Miner.