Installing NerveCenter - Installing NerveCenter on UNIX - Running the Installation Script (Interactive) -
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Running the Installation Script (Interactive)

The installation script prompts you with a series of questions. You can:

• Press Return to accept the default value (displayed between brackets []).
• Enter y for yes, n for no, or q to quit the installation.
• Enter a question mark (?) to get help.
• Type Ctrl+c to terminate the installation immediately.

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  Note    When you are prompted for the name of a directory, you must enter the full path name. Characters such as the tilde (~) are not recognized.

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If an error occurs during the installation process, the script will tell you what to do.

 
  To run the installation script:

1. If you haven't done so already, shut down all NerveCenter processes.
2. Mount the NerveCenter CD-ROM.
3. cd to mountpoint/BIN.
4. Type the following, then press Enter:
      ./install.sh

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   Note    On HP-UX, type ./INSTALL.SH\;1.

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   The script begins to run.

5. At the following prompt, press Enter to accept the default installation directory or enter a new one.
      Where do you want to install NerveCenter? [/opt/OSInc]

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   Note    If you are installing over an existing /opt/OSInc directory, the install script backs the existing files up to /opt/OSInc.sav.

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6. If the directory does not already exist, answer y to the following prompt:
      Directory /opt/OSInc doesn't exist......Shall I create it ? [y]
7. Type the letter for each component you want to install (separating each one with a space), then press Enter.

   NerveCenter Components You Can Install on UNIX

   Letter	Component	Notes
   c	Client	Install if you want to be able to monitor the network and create or modify behavior models from this system. No other NerveCenter components have to be installed on this system.
   w	Web server integration	Install if you want to be able to use the Web Client from any system connected to the network. We recommend that you install this component on the system on which the web server is installed; however, doing that is not required.
   a	Administrator	Install if you want to be able to customize NerveCenter from this system. No other NerveCenter components have to be installed on this system.
   s	Server	Install if you want to have the main NerveCenter pieces, including the NerveCenter database and other primary files, located on this system.
   d	Online documentation	We recommend always installing the online documentation, because all of your command line switches, procedures, and so on, are documented there.
   o	OpenView integration	Do not install if you plan on using the NerveCenter IPSweep model instead of getting node information from OpenView. OpenView must be installed on this system and must be running.
   n	Netcool integration	Netcool should be installed on this system.
   t	Tivoli integration	Tivoli must be installed on this system.
   l	All

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   Note    The script will quit if any of the following conditions are true: you did not create the required users and groups, there is not enough space in this directory, some NerveCenter processes are still running. Correct the condition (create the users, create some more space, or stop the processes) and rerun the installation script. See Preparing to Install NerveCenter on UNIX for details.

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   The script lists each file as it is extracted.

8. At the following prompt, press Enter to accept the default path or enter a different path.
      Enter the path of the X motif libraries. [/usr/dt/lib]
9. If the installation script indicates that you need to update the services file, type y and then press Enter at the following prompt. Otherwise, just press Enter.
      Do you want to update the services file ? [n] n
10. At the following prompt, type your license key and press Enter.
       Enter the license Key []

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    Note    If you leave the license key empty, you can start the server and connect to it from the administrator to add the key later. If you have multiple keys, enter one here and use importutil or the administrator to add the others later.

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11. If you are installing platform integration for OpenView, press Enter. If you are not, skip to the next step.
       Do you wish to configure NerveCenter integration with OpenView on this system ? [y]
12. At the following prompt, press Enter if you are not running co-resident. If you are running both NerveCenter and HP OpenView on this system, type y and press Enter.
       Will you be running NerveCenter co-resident with OpenView on this system?
   Enter your choice [n] n
13. At the following prompt, type the full path and executable name of your HTML browser (/usr/netscape/netscape, for example). If you don't want to use a browser, just press Enter.
       Enter the path and the name of your browser : [.] .
14. At the following prompt, press Enter to configure the server so you have to start it manually. To configure the server as a daemon so it starts automatically when you reboot the system, type y and press Enter.
       You can start NerveCenter server as a daemon. If you do, NerveCenter server will start automatically when you reboot the system.
   Enter your choice [y]
15. At the following prompt, press Enter to install the platform adapter as a daemon.
       You may choose to start NerveCenter PA Server at system startup. Choosing to do so will bring up the NerveCenter PA Server when the system boots the next time.
   Enter your choice [y]
16. At the following prompt, press Enter to configure web server integration.
       Do you want to configure web server integration ?
   Enter your choice [y]

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    Note    If your Web server is on a different machine, you must configure the Web server yourself. See Managing NerveCenter for details.

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17. At the following prompt, type the appropriate number for the web server with which you want to integrate NerveCenter. Then, press Enter.
       Please enter the web server : [1]
18. If you are installing web integration, follow the prompts to configure your web server. For example, to integrate NerveCenter with Apache, do the following when you are prompted:
    1. Enter the path to the Apache web server configuration directory (the directory containing httpd.conf and srm.conf).
    2. Enter the path to the Apache web server pid file location.
    3. Confirm that you want the installation script to modify the Apache configuration file.

       The script backs up the original file in the /apache/conf directory as srm.conf.NCbak.

    4. Decide whether you want to restart the web server now. (If not, remember to do so later.)
    5. Decide whether to configure NerveCenter webcollector as a daemon to start when the system reboots.
19. If you are installing the universal platform adapter for integration with Micromuse Netcool/OMNIbus or Tivoli TME, the following prompt lets you specify whether to install it as a daemon.
       You may choose to start NerveCenter PA Server at system startup. Choosing to do so will bring up the NerveCenter PA Server when the system boots the next time.
   Enter your choice [n]
20. When the installation script finishes, source the appropriate ncenv shell script in /opt/OSInc/userfiles for the shell you are running.

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    Caution    You must source this file to be able to run NerveCenter. Add the lines from these files to the login scripts for all users who are going to be starting NerveCenter applications on UNIX.

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NerveCenter has been installed.