Contents

Preface

1. Overview

1.1 Installation Overview

1.1.1 Installation Choices
1.1.2 Upgrade Choices

1.2 Sharing Solstice EM on a Network
1.3 Installing Only Selected Packages
1.4 Installing Agents
1.5 Getting Help

2. Preparing for Installation

2.1 System Requirements

2.1.1 Shared Memory and Semaphores
2.1.2 Configuring Shared Memory and Semaphores
2.1.3 Optional Software Requirements
2.1.4 Space Requirements

2.1.4.1 Essential Space for Packages
2.1.4.2 Space for Runtime Environment
2.1.4.3 Swap Space for MIS

2.2 General Questions Asked During Installation

2.2.1 Destination Directory
2.2.2 Setup Types and Components
2.2.3 License
2.2.4 Security Preferences

2.3 Information You Provide

3. Installing Solstice Enterprise Manager

3.1 Installation Methods
3.2 Upgrading From Previous Versions

3.2.1 Installing Solstice EM 4.1 Over Versions 1.0 and 2.0
3.2.2 Upgrading From Versions 2.0.1, 2.1, 3.0, and 4.0

3.3 Installing Solstice EM Software Using setup Program

3.3.1 Installing Solstice EM in GUI Mode
3.3.2 Installing on a Remote Host
3.3.3 Installing Solstice EM in Administrative and Silent Modes
3.3.4 Installing Solstice EM in Command-Line Mode
3.3.5 Installing Java APIs, Java Dynamic Management Kit, and the Java Development Environment
3.3.6 Installing Correct Version of JDK
3.3.7 Installing to a Non-Default Location

3.4 Post-Installation Activities Done by setup Program
3.5 Installing Solstice EM Using the em_install Script
3.6 Installing Solstice EM Using pkgadd Utility

3.6.1 Upgrading from Versions 2.0.1, 2.1, and 3.0
3.6.2 Package Dependencies

3.7 Installing from a Remote CD-ROM Drive
3.8 Adding a Component After Installation
3.9 Example Command-Line Mode Installation

4. Setting up Solstice Enterprise Manager

4.1 Enabling Connections to the X Server
4.2 Setting Environment Variables
4.3 Setting up Internationalization and Localization
4.4 Starting the Solstice EM MIS and Tools

4.4.1 Starting the MIS After a New Installation
4.4.2 Starting the MIS After Upgrading Solstice EM Software
4.4.3 Starting Network Tools
4.4.4 Starting Security
4.4.5 Setting up HTML Documentation
4.4.6 Starting the Network Discovery Tool

4.5 Getting Help

5. Administering Licenses

5.1 Licensed Components
5.2 How Licensing Works
5.3 License Types
5.4 Installing Solstice EM Licensing

5.4.1 Selecting a License Server

5.4.1.1 Single Independent Servers
5.4.1.2 Multiple Independent Servers
5.4.1.3 Redundant Servers

5.4.2 Installing the Licensing Software
5.4.3 Obtaining a License and Password

5.4.3.1 What You Will Need to Provide
5.4.3.2 Contacting the License Distribution Center

5.4.4 Activating the License

5.5 Starting License Manager Daemons
5.6 About License Data Files
5.7 Combining License Files
5.8 Adding New Products to an Existing License File
5.9 Managing Licenses

5.9.1 License Administration Tools
5.9.2 Setting Up an Options File

5.9.2.1 Keywords
5.9.2.2 Options File Format
5.9.2.3 Allow or Deny Access to Features
5.9.2.4 Define a Time-out Period for Inactive Licenses
5.9.2.5 Reserve Licenses
5.9.2.6 Control Information Logging

5.10 Manual Pages

6. Installing SNM Agents

6.1 Updating NIS Maps or NIS+ Tables for SNM Agents
6.2 SNM RPC Agents
6.3 Using pkgadd to Install Agents
6.4 Using getagents to Install Agents

6.4.1 Copying Scenarios
6.4.2 Running getagents Using an NFS Mount
6.4.3 Running getagents Using rcp

7. Removing Solstice Enterprise Manager Software

7.1 Why Remove the Software?
7.2 Removing Solstice EM Software With the Uninstall Program
7.3 Example Uninstall Session
7.4 Removing Solstice EM Software With the pkgrm Command

7.4.1 Finding Installed Packages
7.4.2 Removing the Packages

7.5 Removing the License Software

A. Components and Packages Installed

A.1 setup Program Components
A.2 pkgadd Utility Package Dependencies
A.3 em_install Script Components
B. Sample Installation Using the em_installScript

C. Data Definition Files

C.1 Files Required for the MIS

C.1.1 GDMO Files
C.1.2 ASN.1 Files

C.2 Extensions to SNMP-MIB II and Vendor-Specific Files

C.2.1 GDMO Files
C.2.2 ASN.1 Files

C.3 Files Required for SNM RPC Agents

C.3.1 GDMO Files
C.3.2 ASN.1 Files

C.4 Improving the MIS Startup Time
C.5 Third-Party MIBs

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