Installing NerveCenter - Running Setup on Windows -
Where to Go from Here Preparing to Install NerveCenter on Windows

Running Setup on Windows

Follow the instructions in this chapter to use the NerveCenter Setup program to install the NerveCenter components listed in NerveCenter Components:

NerveCenter Components

Component	Description
NerveCenter Client	Lets you monitor your network, as well as design and manage behavior models.
NerveCenter Administrator	Lets you configure NerveCenter.
NerveCenter Server	Carries out all major tasks, including polling SNMP agents, triggering alarms, and making sure that alarm transitions occur.
Platform Adapters	Integrate NerveCenter with supported network management platforms. (See the Release Notes for a complete list.)
NerveCenter Web support	Integrates NerveCenter with supported Web servers. (See the Release Notes for a complete list.)
Online documentation	Provides the NerveCenter library in HTML with a full-text search engine. (PDF versions are also installed for printing. See readme.txt in the docs directory for more information.)

You can install the components on any machine that meets the configuration requirements. (See the Release Notes.) For information about upgrading from an older version of NerveCenter, see Upgrading to NerveCenter 3.8.

Before you install NerveCenter, make sure you meet the prerequisites. See Preparing to Install NerveCenter on Windows.

Instead of using the NerveCenter Setup GUI, you can take advantage of two other installation options: silent or remote. You can do a silent installation by editing NerveCenter configuration information in a text file, then running Setup from the command line. To do remote installations, you can use Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) tools. See Doing Silent and Remote Installations on Windows on page 53

This chapter includes the following sections:

Section
Description

Preparing to Install NerveCenter on Windows

Lists the prerequisites for installing NerveCenter on Windows.

Starting the NerveCenter Setup Program

Describes how to start Setup from the Windows Add/Remove Programs applet.

Starting the Installation

Provides general recommendations and instructions for running Windows Setup programs.

Accepting the License Agreement

Displays the license agreement. You must accept it before you can install NerveCenter.

Selecting the Components to Install

Describes how to select NerveCenter components to install.

Configuring the Platform Adapter

Describes how to select the platform adapters.

Changing the Destination Directory or HP OpenView Path

Describes how to change where Setup installs NerveCenter and where HP OpenView is installed.

Configuring the Service to Start Automatically

Describes why you would want to configure the service to start automatically when the machine reboots and how to do so.

Entering a License Key

Describes how to add a license key.

Trap Configuration

Describes how to enable NerveCenter to process SNMP v3 traps.

Configuring Security

Describes how to let Setup configure NerveCenter security.

Letting Setup Install and Configure the Database

Describes how to specify whether Setup automatically launches the database wizard after installation.

Selecting the Program Folder

Describes how to create a NerveCenter program group.

Completing the Installation

Describes how to finish the installation.

Where to Go from Here

Describes what to do after completing the installation.

Section	Description
Preparing to Install NerveCenter on Windows	Lists the prerequisites for installing NerveCenter on Windows.
Starting the NerveCenter Setup Program	Describes how to start Setup from the Windows Add/Remove Programs applet.
Starting the Installation	Provides general recommendations and instructions for running Windows Setup programs.
Accepting the License Agreement	Displays the license agreement. You must accept it before you can install NerveCenter.
Selecting the Components to Install	Describes how to select NerveCenter components to install.
Configuring the Platform Adapter	Describes how to select the platform adapters.
Changing the Destination Directory or HP OpenView Path	Describes how to change where Setup installs NerveCenter and where HP OpenView is installed.
Configuring the Service to Start Automatically	Describes why you would want to configure the service to start automatically when the machine reboots and how to do so.
Entering a License Key	Describes how to add a license key.
Trap Configuration	Describes how to enable NerveCenter to process SNMP v3 traps.
Configuring Security	Describes how to let Setup configure NerveCenter security.
Letting Setup Install and Configure the Database	Describes how to specify whether Setup automatically launches the database wizard after installation.
Selecting the Program Folder	Describes how to create a NerveCenter program group.
Completing the Installation	Describes how to finish the installation.
Where to Go from Here	Describes what to do after completing the installation.

Where to Go from Here	Preparing to Install NerveCenter on Windows
	29 July 2003