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CiscoSecure ACS 2.3 for UNIX User Guide
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Considerations Before You Install CiscoSecure ACS
Considerations Before You Install CiscoSecure ACS
• If you are installing the product
CiscoSecure ACS 2.3
for UNIX Distributed Session Manager (DSM),
which installs a new CiscoSecure ACS with the
optional CiscoSecure Distributed Session
Manager (DSM) module licensed and enabled
• You need to preinstall Oracle Enterprise
or Sybase Enterprise software for each of
your CiscoSecure ACSes.
Read “Setting Up an Oracle Database for
CiscoSecure,” page xix or “Setting Up a
Sybase Enterprise SQL Server for
CiscoSecure,” page xxii.
• You need to obtain a special
DSM-enabling software license key, run
the CiscoSecure installationprogram, and
after installation, start the CiscoSecure
Administrator web pages to enable the
DSM feature.
Read “Basic Installation Procedures,”
page iv for details.
• After installation, set up replication
among your Oracle or Sybase profile
databases.
• Enable AAA accounting functions on
your client NASes.
• If you are using the product, CiscoSecure ACS
Distributed Session Manager Option, which
enables the optional CiscoSecure Distributed
Session Manager (DSM) module on an already
existing CiscoSecure ACS 2.3 for UNIX site
• You need to have installed Oracle
Enterprise or Sybase Enterprise software
prior to the last installation of your
CiscoSecure ACSes.
Read “Setting Up an Oracle Database for
CiscoSecure,” page xix or “Setting Up a
Sybase Enterprise SQL Server for
CiscoSecure,” page xxii
• You need to obtain a special
DSM-enabling software key and enable it
through the CiscoSecure Administrator
web pages.
Read “Activating the DSM Module on an
Existing CiscoSecure ACS 2.3,”
page xviii
• After enabling the DSM module, set up
replication among your Oracle or Sybase
profile databases.
• Enable AAA accounting in the client
NASes.
Table 2 Considerations Before You Install CiscoSecure ACS
Consideration Requirements