User`s guide

Software Requirements
1-4 Getting Started
Software Requirements
RASMclientandRASMServicesaresupportedonthefollowingoperatingsystems:
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2003,MicrosoftWindowsXPwithServicePack 1orhigher,or
MicrosoftWindows2000withService Pack 4
•SunSolaris8andSolaris9
•SUSELinux9.1andRedHatWS3
•AppleMacintoshOS10.4xwithJava1.5
ThefollowingadditionalsoftwareisrequiredforcertainRASMfeatures:
•HPOpenViewNetworkNodeManager6.4—MustbeinstalledpriortoRASMifyouplanto
useRASMinyourHPOpenViewenvironment.
•AdobeAcrobatReader5.xorlater(orplug‐in)—ForreadingtheRoamAboutSwitchManager
InterfaceReferenceandreleasenotes.
•Web
browser(forexample,Microsoft InternetExplorer5.xor6.x,orNetscape Navigator6.xor
7.x)—FordisplayingRASMHelp,workordersandinventoryreports.
Preparing for Installation
BeforeyouinstallRASM,makesureyouhavetheappropriateadministrativeprivilegesonthe
system,aserialnumber,andalicensekeyifrequired.IfyouplantoinstalltheHPOpenView
plug‐inforRASM,whichallowsyoutointegrateRASMintoanHPOpenViewenvironment,
makesurethatHP
OpenViewisalreadyinstalled.
User Privileges
BeforeyouinstallRASM,makesurethatyouareloggedinasauserwhohaspermissiontoinstall
software,orloggedinasanadministrator.
IfyouareinstallingonaUNIXorLinuxplatform,youmustlogonwithrootprivileges.
AfteryouinstallRASM,youcanconfigureRASM
accessprivilegesfortheuseraccountsonthe
machine.Likewise,youcanconfigureaccessprivilegesforRASMServices,ifinstalled.Access
privilegesfortheRASMclientarecompletelyindependentofaccessprivilegesforthemonitoring
service,andareconfiguredseparately.
Note: You must use the English version of the operating system you select. Operating system
versions in other languages are not supported with RASM.