Specifications
directory at the location you specify. For more information, see TFTP Server Setup.
When you click Done on the final window in the Installer, Inventory Manager has been installed
according to your specifications. You are now ready to launch Inventory Manager.
Installation on Linux
On the Linux platform, Inventory Manager supports the Red Hat Version 9, Enterprise WS, ES v3, and SuSE
Linux operating systems.
NOTE: Prior to beginning installation, verify that your /etc/hosts file has the local host
name specified. It should have an entry that looks like:
127.0.0.1 localhost
Before installing Inventory Manager from a CD on a Linux platform, you need to:
Prepare for Installation on Linux•
Once your system is properly configured, you can proceed with:
Stopping NetSight Services (Linux)•
Installing Inventory Manager (Linux)•
Launching Inventory Manager•
Preparing for Installation on Linux
Perform the following steps if you will be installing the Inventory Manager software from a CD. If you have
downloaded the software, proceed to the section Stopping NetSight Services. The following procedures
assume that the CD drive from which you are installing is physically attached to the system where Inventory
Manager is being installed. The user performing the installation must be logged in as root.
Insert the Inventory Manager CD into the CD drive.1.
Use an xterm where you are logged in as root.
NOTE: Be sure that your system's root environment has a proper DISPLAY variable setting. For
more information see the above note.
2.
Using the cd command, cd to the /mnt/cdrom directory.3.
Using the ls command, check to see if the CD drive is mounted. If no files are listed, issue the
following command:
mount /mnt/cdrom
4.
Stopping NetSight Services (Linux)
Before you install, you must stop NetSight Services, the NetSight Server, and the NetSight Database.
Stop the NetSight Server and database:
On the server system, navigate to the <NetSight Console installdir>
/server
a.
1.
Welcome to NetSight Inventory Manager Help
Installation on Linux 34