Installing the N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1

You will install each of the applications separately by using the appropriate installation script on the product media. The installation scripts for each of the N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1 applications begin by performing the same set of preparatory tasks and asking the same questions about directories, files, and installing the Java^TM runtime environment (JRE). Each script then asks specific configuration questions about the application that it will install.

How to Install the N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1 on Solaris OS, Red Hat Linux, and IBM AIX Systems

Before You Begin

Review the task map in Table 1–1. Complete any necessary tasks prior to installing the applications.

Steps

1. 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.

2. Insert the CD.

   • If you are installing the software on a Solaris OS system, insert the N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1: Solaris CD.

   • If you are installing the software on IBM AIX or Red Hat Linux, insert the N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1: IBM AIX, Redhat Linux, Windows 2000 Server/Advanced Server CD.

3. If you are installing the software on the Solaris OS, determine whether you want to install the software as packages or as files.

   You can choose to install the Master Server and the CLI Client applications as packages or as files. The installation program you select depends on whether you want to install the applications as packages or as files. If you do not want to run the installation as the root user, install the software as files.

4. Change to the directory on the software CD where the installation script is located.

   % cd /script-directory

   script-directory is one of the following values:

   • solaris – on the N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1: Solaris CD

   • aix – on the N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1: IBM AIX, Redhat Linux, Windows 2000 Server/Advanced Server CD

   • linux – on the N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1: IBM AIX, Redhat Linux, Windows 2000 Server/Advanced Server CD

5. Start the installation script for the application that you want to install.

   % cr_app_opsystem_4.1.sh

   app is one of the following values:

   • ms – installs the Master Server

   • ra – installs the Remote Agent

   • ld – installs the Local Distributor

   • cli – installs the CLI Client

   opsystem is one of the following values:

   • solaris – installs the application on the Solaris OS

   • aix – installs the application on IBM AIX

   • linux – installs the application on Red Hat Linux

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   Note –

   The installation script that installs the Solaris Master Server as packages is named cr_ms_solaris_pkg_4.1.sh. The installation script that installs the Solaris CLI Client as packages is named cr_cli_solaris_pkg_4.1.sh. Begin these scripts to install the package version of the Solaris Master Server and CLI Client.

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6. Make a note of the location of the log file.

   The installation program notifies you that it is creating a log file and displays the location of that file. Note the location of the file so that you can view it later.

7. Answer the configuration questions when prompted by the installation program.

   The installation program completes the installation and asks if you want to start the application

8. If you are running the installation script from the CD, if the script prompts you to start the application, answer n.