Neoview Command Interface (NCI) Guide (R2.3)

2 Installing NCI
To install NCI, follow these procedures:
1. Preinstallation procedures:
• “Installing and Verifying the Java Runtime Environment (JRE)” (page 23)
• “Installing and Verifying the Neoview JDBC Type 4 Driver” (page 26)
• “Installing Perl or Python” (page 27)
2. Installation procedures:
• “Downloading the Installer” (page 27)
• “Verifying the Version of the Installer File” (page 28)
• “Running the Installer” (page 29)
3. Postinstallation procedures:
• “Verifying the Installed Software Files” (page 41)
• “Verifying the Installed Version of NCI” (page 41)
• “Setting the Look and Feel of NCI” (page 42)
• “Testing the Launch of NCI” (page 47)
Preinstallation Procedures
• “Installing and Verifying the Java Runtime Environment (JRE)” (page 23)
• “Installing and Verifying the Neoview JDBC Type 4 Driver” (page 26)
• “Installing Perl or Python” (page 27)
Installing and Verifying the Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
NCI and the Neoview JDBC Type 4 Driver require a compatible Java version to be installed on
the client workstation. The supported Java versions are:
• JRE 1.5
• JRE 1.4.2
• JRE 1.4.2_01, 1.4.2_02, 1.4.2_03, 1.4.2_04, 1.4.2_05, 1.4.2_06, 1.4.2_07, 1.4.2_10, and 1.4.2_11
These Java versions are not supported:
• Versions before 1.4.2
If you are using U.S. Daylight Savings Time (DST), be aware that the start and stop dates for
DST will change from the first Sunday in April to the second Sunday in March and from the last
Sunday in October to the first Sunday in November, starting in 2007. To avoid using incorrect
times, make sure that your Java Runtime Environment uses the correct DST rules. JRE 1.4.2_11
and later versions support the new DST rules.
Installing a Supported Java Version
To install one of the supported Java versions on the client workstation, follow the instructions
on the Sun Microsystems Web site:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/desktopjava/jre/index.jsp
After installing the Java version, proceed with “Verifying the Java Version” (page 23).
Verifying the Java Version
To display the Java version of the client workstation on the screen, enter:
java -version
For example:
Preinstallation Procedures 23