Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Getting Started

• 1.1 What is RUEI?
  • 1.1.1 Data Collection
  • 1.1.2 Product Architecture
• 1.2 Security
• 1.3 Connection Options
  • 1.3.1 Copy Ports
  • 1.3.2 TAPs
• 1.4 Installation and Deployment Options
  • 1.4.1 Local and Remote Database Installations
  • 1.4.2 Scalability Options
• 1.5 Hardware Requirements
  • 1.5.1 Single-Server Requirements
  • 1.5.2 Reporter Requirements
  • 1.5.3 Collector Requirements
• 1.6 Software Requirements
• 1.7 Network Requirements
• 1.8 Client Requirements
• 1.9 Overview

2 Installing the Linux Operating System

• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Download ISO Image and Burn DVD
• 2.3 Run Installer
• 2.4 Set up Disk Partitioning
• 2.5 Network Configuration
• 2.6 Package Installation
• 2.7 Post-Installation Wizard
• 2.8 Create Additional Users and Reboot
• 2.9 Verify NTP Daemon Operation

3 Installing the Required Components

• 3.1 Mounting the Enterprise DVD
• 3.2 Installing Collector-Only System Prerequisites
• 3.3 Installing the Database Prerequisites
  • 3.3.1 Installing the Reporter Prerequisites
  • 3.3.2 Installing All Requirements Using a Yum Repository (Alternative)
• 3.4 Installing and Configuring the Oracle Database
  • 3.4.1 Creating the Database User Accounts and Groups
  • 3.4.2 Configuring the Kernel Parameter Settings
  • 3.4.3 Setting Shell Limits for the Oracle User
  • 3.4.4 Creating the Database Directory
  • 3.4.5 Configuring the Oracle User's Environment
  • 3.4.6 Creating an Oracle init Script File

4 Installing the RUEI Software

• 4.1 Obtaining the RUEI Software
• 4.2 Unpacking the RUEI Software
• 4.3 Generic Installation Tasks
  • 4.3.1 The RUEI Configuration File
  • 4.3.2 Installing Java
• 4.4 Remote Collector Installation
• 4.5 Reporter Installation
  • 4.5.1 Installing the Apache Web Server and PHP
    • 4.5.1.1 PHP Configuration
    • 4.5.1.2 Avoiding rsvg Warnings
  • 4.5.2 Installing the Oracle Database Instant Client
  • 4.5.3 Installing the php-oci8 Module
  • 4.5.4 Installing the Zend Optimizer
  • 4.5.5 Creating the RUEI Database Instance
  • 4.5.6 Installation of the Reporter Software
• 4.6 Configuring the Network Interface
• 4.7 Enabling Multibyte Fonts (Optional, but Recommended)
• 4.8 Mail (MTA) Configuration (Optional, Reporter Only)
• 4.9 SNMP (Reporter Only)
• 4.10 Configuring Automatic Browser Redirection (Optional)
• 4.11 Configuring Reporter Communication (Split-Server Setup Only)
• 4.12 Verifying Successful Installation of RUEI

5 Upgrading to RUEI 5.1

• 5.1 Upgrading From RUEI 5.0.x to 5.1
  • 5.1.1 Rolling Back to 5.0.x
• 5.2 Upgrading From RUEI 4.5.x to 5.1
  • 5.2.1 Differences Between 4.5.x and 5.x
  • 5.2.2 Rolling Back an Upgrade

6 Configuring RUEI

• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Performing Initial RUEI Configuration
• 6.3 Configuring a Collector System
  • 6.3.1 Resetting a Collector System
• 6.4 Performing Post-Installation Configuration
  • 6.4.1 Specifying the Cookie Technology
  • 6.4.2 Adding/Uploading HTTPS SSL Keys
  • 6.4.3 Specifying How Users are Identified
  • 6.4.4 Naming Pages
  • 6.4.5 Specifying the Scope of Monitoring
  • 6.4.6 Authorizing Initial Users
• 6.5 Verifying and Evaluating Your Configuration
  • 6.5.1 Viewing a Traffic Summary
  • 6.5.2 Confirming Data Collection

A The ruei-check.sh Script

B Troubleshooting

• B.1 Running the ruei-check.sh Script
• B.2 The ruei-prepare-db.sh Script Fails
• B.3 The Applying Settings Dialog Hangs
• B.4 Starting Problems
• B.5 Data Collection Problems
• B.6 Data Processing Problems
• B.7 E-Mail Problems
• B.8 SSL Decryption Problems
• B.9 Missing Packages and Fonts Error Messages
• B.10 ORA-xxxxx Errors
• B.11 Oracle DataBase Not Running
• B.12 General (Non-Specific) Problems
• B.13 Network Interface Not Up

C Installation Checklist

D Third-Party Licenses

Index