Specifications

General Installation Information
You can install Inventory Manager on the following platforms:
Windows®XP, Windows Server" 2003, or Windows®2000•
UNIX® Solaris®8, 9, or 10 on Sun®Platforms only•
Linux: Red Hat Version 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS, ES v3, and SuSE Linux•
Before you install Inventory Manager, it is highly recommended that you read the NetSight Inventory
Manager Release Notes. The most recent version of the release notes can be found on the NetSight
Documentation web page: http://www.enterasys.com/support/manuals/netsight.html.
If you are installing from a CD, you can also access the release notes from the CD with a web browser by
opening the relnotes.htm file located in the top−level directory.
The following tasks comprise the Inventory Manager installation process:
When you purchased Inventory Manager, you received a Licensed Product Entitlement ID that allows
you to generate a product license. Prior to installing Inventory Manager, you must redeem your
Entitlement ID for a product license. Refer to the instructions included with the Entitlement that was
sent to you. (For more information, see
http://www.enterasys.com/products/management/.)
•
Installing any operating system patches required for Java or InstallAnywhere®(Solaris only).•
Preparing your system for installation.•
Installing Inventory Manager.•
NOTE: The Inventory Manager Client and Server license must be installed on a workstation that
has a NetSight Console version 2.2 Server already installed. Inventory Manager depends
on functionality provided by the NetSight Server, which is a component of Console 2.2.
Inventory Manager Client−only installations do not have this requirement.
System Requirements
The system requirements for operating Inventory Manager are listed here.
Windows
®
2000, Windows Server" 2003, Windows XP
®
Professional w/ Service Pack 2
(qualified on the English version of the operating systems)
Recommended P4−2.4 GHz, 1GB RAM•
Free Disk Space − 500MB•
•
Solaris
®
8, 9, and 10 on Sun
®
Platforms only (with latest operating system patches installed)
Recommended Sun
®
Ultra 30/60 (or equivalent), 900MHz, 1GB RAM•
Free Disk Space − 800MB•
•
Linux: Red Hat Version 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS, ES v3, and SuSE Linux
Recommended P4−2.4 GHz, 1GB RAM•
Free Disk Space − 500MB•
•
Evaluation Copy
If you have requested an Inventory Manager evaluation license, you will receive a License Key. Evaluation
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