How to Install the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 on Linux and UNIX
Systems
Before You Begin
Review the installation process overview in Installing the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 – Process Overview. Complete any necessary tasks prior to installing the applications.
Steps
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Log in as the user that you want to own the application.
You can log in as root and install the software as the root user. If necessary, the installation program prompts you for information about which user should own the software.
Note –If you are installing the Master Server or the CLI Client on a Solaris server, you must login as root.
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Access the installation scripts.
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If you are installing from the DVD, insert the DVD: :
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If you are installing from the image that you downloaded, change to the directory where you saved the downloaded image.
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Change to the directory on the software DVD or within the downloaded image where the installation script is located.
# cd /script-directory
script-directory is one of the following values:
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solaris_sparc
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solaris_x86
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aix
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linux
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hpux
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Start the installation script for the application that you want to install.
# cr_app_opsystem_5.2.sh [-allowForwardVersion]
app is one of the following values:
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ms – installs the Master Server
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ra – installs the Remote Agent
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ld – installs the Local Distributor
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cli – installs the CLI Client
opsystem is one of the following values:
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solaris_sparc – installs the application on SPARC based hardware that is running the Solaris OS. To install the Master Server or CLI client, use solaris_sparc_pkg.
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solaris_x86 – installs the application on x86 based hardware that is running the Solaris OS. To install the Master Server or CLI client, use solaris_x86_pkg.
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aix – installs the application on IBM AIX
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linux_i386 – installs the application on Red Hat Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (32–bit)
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linux_x86_64 – installs the application on Red Hat Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (64–bit)
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hpux – installs the application on PA-RISC based systems that are running HP-UX
The -allowForwardVersion option enables you to install an Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 application on a version of an operating system that is numerically higher than the highest version the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 supports for that operating system. If you use the -allowForwardVersion option, the installation program does not verify that the operating system on which you are installing the application is supported. There is no standard Sun Services support for use of the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 on unsupported operating systems.
Caution – Installing the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 on unsupported operating systems might result in undefined and unexpected behavior. Install the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 on unsupported operating systems only for testing purposes. Do not use the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 on unsupported operating systems in a production environment.
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Answer the configuration questions when prompted by the installation program.
A worksheet is available at Worksheet for the Master Server outlining the sequence of questions, example values, and options to be gathered prior to installation.
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The Master Server installation path (BASEDIR) is limited to 37 characters on Solaris.
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The Master Server installation path (BASEDIR) is limited to 35 characters on Linux.
The installation program completes the installation and asks if you want to start the application.
The installation program saves a log of events in the /tmp/N1SPSInstaller.log.pid file.
pid is the process ID of the installer.
At this point, the following packages have been installed:
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