Overview -> IBM Guardium uses STAP (S-TAP) agents to monitor all installed databases traffic, and GIM (Guardium Installation Manager) to manage agent installations and updates or upgrades. This blog walks through how to install GIM and STAP using Command Line Interface (CLI) mode on a Windows machine, also this method is suitable for automation using powershell and headless installations.

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1. Check access to shared build location on DB server – e.g., \\WINDOES-BUILD02\kits

2. Check administrative privileges on the database server.

3. Check Firewall/AV Exceptions – Ensure ports and executables are allowed.

4. Check IP address of the database server

5. Check Hostname of the Guardium appliance

6. Make sure Installer package are present for: STAP and GIM under \\WINDOES-BUILD02\kits

Step 1: Fetch the Build from Shared Server

Log in to the Windows DB server where you want to install the agent.

1.Open Run (Win + R), type:

\\WINDOWS-BUILD02\kits

 2.Check which type of build you want to deploy. Nightly/Patches/Production.

3.Navigate to Production folder if you want to take production build. Here we can see 11.5, 12.0,12.1 etc builds. 

4.Select latest build from say V12.2.0 

\\WINDOES-BUILD02\kits\Production\V12.2.0\V12.2.0.121\Production

5.You can see STAP, GIM, GAM build files in zip formate 

 6.Copy the required GIM and STAP installer zip packages (e.g., Setup.exe) to a local folder on your DB server (e.g., C:\Installers).

 7.unzip the zip folders 

 8.Make sure that build has Setup.exe file after unzip

Step 2: Install GIM using CLI

Open Command Prompt as Administrator mode and run the following command from the installer directory:

cmd :


Setup.exe -unattended -LOCALIP <DB_Server_IP> -appliance <Appliance_HostName> /silent -wait

🔹 Replace <DB_Server_IP> with the IP address of the DB server
🔹 Replace <Appliance_HostName> with the hostname of the Guardium appliance

Step 3: Install STAP using CLI

Once GIM installation completes successfully, proceed with the STAP installation using:

cmd :




Setup.exe -unattended -taphost <DB_Server_IP> -appliance <Appliance_HostName> /silent -wait

🔹 Replace <DB_Server_IP> with the IP address of the DB server
🔹 Replace <Appliance_HostName> with the hostname of the Guardium appliance

Step 4: Verify Installation

4.1 Check in Control Panel:

• Navigate to Control Panel → Programs and Features

• Confirm GIM and Guardium STAP are listed as installed programs.

4.2 Check installation folder here C:\Program Files\IBM

4.3 Review Installation Logs:

Logs are available in the STAP installation directory,

• GIM:

  
  fileName
  
  C:\IBM Windows GIM.ctl
  
  
  
  
  

• STAP:

  
  fileName
  
  C:\IBM Windows S-TAP.ctl
  
  
  
  

Check these log files for any errors or confirmation messages like Installation completed successfully.