User guide

ExtremeWare EPICenter Software User Guide 2-11
Installing on a Solaris System
check the ExtremeWare EPICenter SE Release Note and Quick Start Guide for any additional
issues.
Required Patches
Boththe Solaris2.6andSolaris7operatingenvironmentsrequirepatchesforthe EPICenter
software to function properly. Make certain these patches have been installed before you
install the EPICenter server software.
For the most current information on required patches, see the ExtremeWare EPICenter SE
Release Note and Quick Start Guide that accompanies your EPICenter software, or the
Extreme Networks web site at
www.extremenetworks.com.
Sun Microsystems makes these patches available on the Java download site in the formof
tar files. They can be found at:
http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/jre/download.html
Onthis page, selectJava 2 Standard Edition(J2SE) 1.3.0_03 ProductionRelease for Solaris,
English, SPARC Edition. The patches listed for this release apply to the 1.3.1 Plug-in as
well.
You must register or log in, and then you will be presented with the download page that
includes Solaris patch bundles.
Local Name Resolution
The Solaris system on which EPICenter is installed must be able to resolve both its own
local name and its domain name. For exampleif you install EPICenter on a system named
system1,thenitmustbeabletoresolvebothsystem1 and its domainname, such as
system1.company.com. Youcantestforthisbyattemptingtopingthesystemusingboth
thelocalnameandthedomainname. Ifthereareproblemsresolvingeitherof these names,
make sure the
etc/hosts file contains the correct information.
Installing the EPICenter Server
The instructions that follow assume that you are running in a command shell or Xterm
window.