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CiscoSecure ACS 2.3 for UNIX User Guide

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Basic Installation Procedures

This section describes the basic procedures for first-time installation of CiscoSecure ACS 2.3 for UNIX

at most sites.

Note If you are upgrading from a previous version of CiscoSecure ACS 2.x, see “Upgrading from CiscoSecure

ACS 2.x to 2.3,” page xiv for additional instructions.

Check Package Contents

The CiscoSecure ACS package includes the following items:

• CD-ROM labeled CiscoSecure ACS 2.3 for UNIX

• Release notes (read before starting installation)

• Requires Immediate Attention form for software key

• Cisco Information Packet

• If you plan to install more than one

CiscoSecure ACS, and have your users

authenticated from a common replicated profile

database

• If you plan to support more than 5,000 users

You need to purchase and preinstall Oracle

Enterprise or Sybase Enterprise software for

each of your CiscoSecure ACSes.

First read “Setting Up an Oracle Database for

CiscoSecure,” page xix or “Setting Up a

Sybase Enterprise SQL Server for

CiscoSecure,” page xxii.

• If you want to download and install

CiscoSecure ACS 2.3 for UNIX from the Internet

You need to follow special procedures for

downloading and starting the installation

package.

First read “Installing without a CD-ROM,”

page xxv.

Table 2 Considerations Before You Install CiscoSecure ACS

Consideration Requirements