Installing the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 – Process Overview

The process overview below describes the tasks necessary to properly install and configure the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0.

1. Determine whether your server meets the minimum requirements to install.

   See Chapter 2, System Requirements for the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0.

2. Gather the information that you need to install the product.

   See Chapter 3, Gathering Information Before Installation.

3. (Optional) You can create a special, operating system group and user account to be used by N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0.

   If you create a new user and a new group, be sure to include the new user in the group. For more information about creating user accounts, see the documentation for your operating system.

4. (Optional) Install Jython on CLI Client machines.

   You might choose to install Jython on any machine from which you want to run the CLI Client. Jython is not required to run the CLI Client. Jython is available from http://www.jython.org.

   For more information about using the CLI CLient with Jython, see Chapter 1, Using the Command-Line Interface, in N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 Command-Line Interface Reference Manual.

5. Install each of the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 applications individually using the appropriate installation script provided on the product media.

   For installation instructions, see Chapter 4, Installing the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 on Solaris OS, Red Hat Linux, and IBM AIX Systems or Chapter 5, Installing the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 on Windows Systems.

6. (Optional) If you plan to access the Master Server on the Internet, you can increase the Master Server security by configuring the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 to use SSH to communicate with that server.

   See Chapter 6, Configuring the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 to Use Secure Shell.

7. (Optional) If you want to provide the maximum security for communication among the applications, configure the applications to use SSL when communicating.

   See Chapter 7, Configuring the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 for SSL.

8. (Optional) If you do not use SSL to provide security for communication among applications, you can configure the JVM security policy so that the applications accept only connections from localhost. This setup provides a minimum level of security.

   See Chapter 8, Configuring the Java Virtual Machine Security Policy.

9. (Optional) Start the applications.

   The installation program prompts you to start the applications upon successful installation. If you choose not to start the applications at that time, start the applications by following the instructions in Starting Applications on Solaris OS, Red Hat Linux, and IBM AIX Systems or Starting Applications on Windows Systems.

10. Complete the initial setup.

    SeeConfiguring the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System – Process Overview in N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 System Administration Guide for more initial setup instructions.