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NOTE:

If you are running either MySQL or Oracle as your database on a separate server, you must also run

dbpostinstall

before starting your system.

Oracle databases are recommended for distributed, clustered, or highly available installations.

Oracle 10g RAC or later is required for High Availability installations.

Oracle database requires that the ORACLE_HOME environment variable be set to the local Oracle

installation’s home directory where the bin and jdbc directories reside.

Other recommended software:

Adobe Flash (latest version)

Java (latest version for the browser)

Perl (Active Perl, with Net::Telnet classes) on the application server.

See the Software Announcements / EOL release note for more about operating system and other

application end of life (EOL) or announced end of life (AEOL) information.

Upgrading Linux and OpenManage Network Manager

For Redhat 5.5, if you are upgrading from the previous OpenManage Network Manager

version, back up the MySQL database.

Install Redhat Linux 6.2

Install the previous OpenManage Network Manager version on the newly installed Linux 6.2.

Restore the backed up database(s).

Log out and log back in to your operating system.

Upgrade to this version of OpenManage Network Manager.

The

OpenManage Network Manager

User Guide

offers more guidance for Linux installation and

tuning, refer to it for essential information about what works on Linux.

Database

MySQL

5.0.51-

5.0.51-64

5.0.51-

5.7.16-

Oracle

9.2.0.5 -

9.2.0.5-

9,10,11,

12c

9,10,11.

12c

Browser

Version

IE 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11

Firefox 3.6 3.6 3.6 12 12 12545454

Chrome 6 6 6 22 22 22595963

Safari 5 5 5 5 5 5555

1.To install on Windows 2008 server, right-click the

win_install.exe

file (not the shortcut, but the file it refers to), and

select the Compatibility tab. Check Run this program in compatibility mode for and then select either Windows 7 or Vista.

OMNM supports command line installations without compatibility issues.

Release Number: 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.2SP1 5.3 6.0 6.1 6.2SP3 6.5.x