Installing Performance Reporting Manager

You can install the Performance Reporting Manager add-on software either using the installation wizard or the command line. This section discusses how to install the software using the installation wizard. For information about installing using the command line, see Appendix B, Installing Using the Command Line.

The Performance Reporting Manager software can be installed at the same time that you install the Sun Management Center software. Installation can also be done after Sun Management Center is already installed.

Performance Reporting Manager must be installed on the following layers of Sun Management Center:

• Console layer

• Server layer

• Agent layer, on all hosts for which you want to generate reports

To Install Performance Reporting Manager During Sun Management Center Installation

Step

For more information and detailed steps, see Installing Sun Management Center in Sun Management Center 3.6 Installation and Configuration Guide .

To Install Performance Reporting Manager Individually

Perform this procedure only after the Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 2 software has been installed.

Steps

1. As superuser (su -), start the Sun Management Center installation wizard by typing:

   # /opt/SUNWsymon/sbin/es-guiinst

   where /opt is the directory in which Sun Management Center is installed. Substitute the name of the actual directory if it is different on your system.

   The Sun Management Center installation wizard appears.

2. Provide the source directory of the Performance Reporting Manager files when prompted.

   • If installing from the software CD-ROM, type:

     /cdrom/cdrom0/image

   • If installing from a directory to which the software has been copied, type:

     disk1/image

     where disk1 is the corresponding name of the location where the software was copied.

3. If installing the server layer, select the languages from the Select Language Support panel and click Next.

   The Checking for Available Products panel appears. When the progress bar is finished, the Products Already Installed panel appears.

4. Review the list of products already installed and click Next.

   The Select Add-on Products panel appears.

5. Select Performance Reporting Manager from the list of add-on software to be installed, and click Next.

   The Add-on Products License Agreement panel appears.

6. Read the license agreement. You must click the I Agree button to proceed with installation.

   The Confirmation Panel appears.

7. Review the Confirmation Panel and click Next.

   The Installation Complete panel is displayed when the software installation is complete.

See Also

Once installation of the Performance Reporting Manager software is complete, the setup wizard will guide you through the setup process for the software. For more information, see Setting Up Performance Reporting Manager.

To Install Performance Reporting Manager During Sun Management Center Installation on the Microsoft Windows Platform

Steps

1. Copy the winImage.tar file from the source image.

   The usual location is disk1/Window/winImage.tar.

2. Use winzip to extract the tar file, and then save the file to a directory.

3. Change to the directory in which the files were placed, if needed.

4. Start the installation wizard by typing:

   disk1\install\install.bat

   The Sun Management Center installation wizard for the Microsoft Windows platform appears.

5. Provide the name of the installed directory, for example, C:>\Program Files\SunMC.

6. From the list of products available for installation, select Performance Reporting Manager.

   The software is installed.

To Install Performance Reporting Manager Individually on the Microsoft Windows Platform

Steps

1. From the directory from which Sun Management Center is installed, type:

   C:>\Program Files\SUNWsymon\SunMC\SunMC3.5\SunMCInst.bat

2. To start the installation wizard, provide the location of the extracted files by typing:

   C:\install-directory\disk1\image

3. Select Performance Reporting Manager from the list of add-on software to be installed, and click Next.

   The software is installed.