Solstice AdminSuite 2.3 Installation and Release Notes

How to Install the Software Usage Monitoring Toolkit

Log in as a member of the sysadmin group (group 14).

Note -
If you are installing the software on a local system, you do not have to be a member of the sysadmin group; you can install the software as root.

Verify that you are a member of the sysadmin group.
$ groups
If the sysadmin group is listed in the output, proceed to the next step. If not, follow the instructions in "Becoming a Member of the sysadmin Group".

Change directories to the product directory on the CD.
$ cd /cdrom/solstice_sysmgt_2_3

Run the admin_install script in the product directory.

Help is available during the installation.

$ ./admin_install

The main installation window shown below appears.

Welcome to the Solstice Installation Program ...
 
To exit the installation process at any time, type 0
and press the Return key.
 
   1. Install AdminSuite 2.3 and AutoClient 2.1
   2. Install SunSoft Print Client (Solaris 2.3 - 2.5.1 only)
   3. Install Software Usage Monitoring Toolkit
   4. Set up systems to use AdminSuite and AutoClient
   5. Installation Help
 
Enter the number for one or more choices, separated by a space and
then press the Return key.
 
[default: 1]>>>

Choose the option 3: Install Software Usage Monitoring Toolkit.

This option enables you to choose the software usage monitoring system type from the following menu.

Software Usage Monitoring System Type
 
	1. Install Software Usage Monitoring Client
	2. Install Software Usage Monitoring Server
	3. Installation Help
 
Enter the number for one or more choices, separated by a space and
then press the Return key.
[default: 1]>>>

Choose option 1 or 2 depending upon the system type (client or server) you wish to install.

You will see an Installation Summary window similar to the following.

==== Installation Summary ====
 
Product(s):		Software Usage Monitoring Client software
 
Host(s):	lorna
 
Start Installation
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Do you want to start the installation?
 
	1. Start installation
	2. Cancel installation
 
>>>

Note -

For each client you wish to run software usage monitoring on, you will have to run the installation script for each client.

Alias the server you wish to be the host server to swusage_host.

Refer to "How to Set Up the Alias for swusage_host" for information about how to set the alias swusage_host to your server.