Install the BMI Software

The BMI tool application and files are in the UCE-BMI-*.tgz file, which is located in the /plugins directory in Sun Update Connection – Enterprise. Expand the file to access the files.

To Install the BMI Software

1. Copy the UCE-BMI-*.tgz file to a directory where you want to work.

   This path is referred to as your installation directory throughout this section.

2. Expand the contents of the tar file.

   # tar xPfzv UCE-BMI-*.tgz

   The UCE-BMI-plugin-version-release directory is created.

   This directory contains a ReadMe file and a subdirectory, RPMS, which contains the following packages:

   • Dependent package – sun-uce-api-version-release.platform.rpm

   • Dependent package – sun-uce-api-python-version-release.platform.rpm

   • BMI Server package – sun-uce-bmi-version-release.platform.rpm

3. Download the syslinux-3.11.tar.gz file from http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/.

   Newer versions of syslinux might work, but are not tested.

4. Extract the syslinux-3.11.tar.gz file.

   # gunzip syslinux-3.11.tar.gz.tar.gz

   # tar -xvf syslinux-3.11.tar

5. Copy the pxelinux.0 file to the /tftpboot directory.

6. Change to the RPMS directory.

7. Install the API.

   # rpm -iv sun-uce-api-version-release.platform.rpm

8. Install the Python API.

   # rpm -iv sun-uce-api-python-version-release.platform.rpm

9. Install the BMI server.

   # rpm -iv sun-uce-bmi-version-release.platform.rpm

10. Restart the Sun Update Connection – Enterprise server.

    # /etc/init.d/uce_server restart