Architectural decision example: Based on the requirement that License Management information must be consolidated at enterprise level, only one world wide ITLM Administration server database will be defined. This unique database will be created on an IBM DB2 UDB server running on a dedicated computer, separate from the ITLM Administration server for performance reasons. This IBM DB2 UDB server will be placed in the enterprise's main data center. Additional databases will have to be defined at ITLM Runtime server level and will be installed on the same physical machine as the ITLM Runtime server. 5.1.5 ITLM Catalog Manager and other management tools As described in Chapter 3, "IBM Tivoli License Manager general overview" on page 59, the full version of IBM Tivoli License Manager provides a tool for managing the ITLM Master Catalog. As a general practice, the ITLM Catalog Manager tool and the ITLM Administration server are installed on separate servers. The common rule is to install the ITLM Catalog Manager tool on the ITLM Administrator's workstation that is responsible for managing the ITLM Master Catalog. Refer to IBM Tivoli License Manager Planning, Installation, and Configuration , SC32-1431 for a complete list of supported platforms and prerequisites of the ITLM Catalog Manager. Additional details on the ITLM Catalog manager and related topics is provided in Chapter 6, "IBM Tivoli License