Specifications

Stop the NetSight Server and Database:
On the server system, navigate to the <NetSight Console installdir>
/server
a.
Stop the server and database using the command:
stopserver.sh
b.
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Stop the NetSight Services:
Navigate to the etc/rc2.d directory.a.
Stop the SNMP trap service using the command:
S99NsSnmptrapd stop
b.
Stop the TFTP service using the command:
S99NsTftp stop
c.
2.
Installing Inventory Manager (Solaris)
The user performing the installation must have privileges to create, read, write, and execute within the
installation directory.
Use an xterm where you are logged in as root. (Be sure that your system's root environment has a
proper DISPLAY variable setting. For more information see the above note.)
1.
If you have downloaded the software:
cd to the directory where you downloaded the installer and start the Installer with the command
sh ./install.bin.
If you are installing from a CD:
Start the installer with the command /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris/install.bin
2.
The Inventory Manager Installer leads you through a series of windows that ask you for all the
information required in order to install NetSight Inventory Manager. You will need the following
information to complete the installation:
Client/Server or Client−only Install −− You will need to select whether you are installing a
Client−only or Client and Server version of Inventory Manager.
Client−only − This will install the Inventory Manager client on the system. No server
or database components will be installed. This requires that an Inventory Manager
Client and Server has been installed on another system with NetSight Console 2.2
Server.
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Client and Server − This requires that the NetSight Console 2.2 Server already be
installed on the system. This provides the server and database components for the
Inventory Manager features to integrate with NetSight Console 2.2. An Inventory
Manager client will also be installed on this system.
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License Text −− You will need to enter the license text that you received when you generated
the Inventory Manager license. (When you purchased Inventory Manager, you received a
Licensed Product Entitlement ID that allows you to generate a product license. You must
generate the license prior to installing Inventory Manager. Refer to the instructions included
with the Entitlement ID that was sent to you.)
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Destination Directory −− This is the path to your Inventory Manager Installation Directory.
In the Destination Directory window, click Browse to navigate to the directory, or type the
path in manually. The installer will add the NetSight Inventory Manager directory to the end
of the path.
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TFTP Root Directory −− If you elect to enable and start the NetSight TFTP service, you
must specify the path to your TFTP root directory (the default directory name is \tftpboot). In
the TFTP Root Directory window, click Browse to navigate to the directory, or type the path
in manually. If the directory does not exist, Inventory Manager will automatically create the
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