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Conventions Preparing to Install NerveCenter on UNIX

Installing NerveCenter on UNIX

Follow the instructions in this chapter to use the NerveCenter^TM installation script 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.)

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 UNIX.

This chapter includes the following sections:

Section
Description

Preparing to Install NerveCenter on UNIX

Describes how to prepare the machine on which you are going to install NerveCenter.

Running the Installation Script (Interactive)

Describes how to run the installation script and respond to prompts.

Running the Installation Script (Automatic)

Describes how to create and use an input file to provide answers to the installation script prompts automatically.

Viewing the Installation Log

Describes how to open the installation log so you can troubleshoot problems or view which options were chosen during installation.

Running the Installation Script to Reconfigure NerveCenter

Describes how to rerun a portion of the installation script to reconfigure NerveCenter after the initial installation.

Where to Go from Here

Describes what to do after completing the installation.

Section	Description
Preparing to Install NerveCenter on UNIX	Describes how to prepare the machine on which you are going to install NerveCenter.
Running the Installation Script (Interactive)	Describes how to run the installation script and respond to prompts.
Running the Installation Script (Automatic)	Describes how to create and use an input file to provide answers to the installation script prompts automatically.
Viewing the Installation Log	Describes how to open the installation log so you can troubleshoot problems or view which options were chosen during installation.
Running the Installation Script to Reconfigure NerveCenter	Describes how to rerun a portion of the installation script to reconfigure NerveCenter after the initial installation.
Where to Go from Here	Describes what to do after completing the installation.

Conventions	Preparing to Install NerveCenter on UNIX
	29 July 2003