Installing Session Monitor

Installing Session Monitor - Online

This section describes installing the Session Monitor - online using the ZIP bundle.

Caution:

Please read the installation instructions before beginning the installation process.

Complete the following tasks before installing Session Monitor:

Set up the machine with Oracle Linux 9.6 operating system.
Configure the proxy if required. For more information, see Configuring Proxies and Repositories.

Verify that the system hosting the Session Monitor is connected to the Internet.
Run this command to verify that Oracle Linux 9.6 has been installed.
```
cat /etc/oracle-release
```
The output of the command should show Oracle Linux version starting from version 8, for example: Oracle Linux Server release 9.0.
Read the instruction in the Note:

Caution:
Complete steps 4 and 5 only, if the Session Monitor software version is 6.1.0.0.0. For 6.1 patch version, steps 4 and 5 can be skipped.
Install the Kernel version 5.15.0-302.167:
1. Enable the ol9_UEKR7 repository:
```
dnf config-manager --set-enabled ol9_UEKR7
```
2. Install the kernel:
```
dnf install -y kernel-uek-5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek.x86_64
```
3. Verify the grub configuration and check installed kernel is listed:
```
grubby --info=ALL | grep -E "^kernel|^index"
```
4. Set the default kernel:
```
grubby --set-default=/boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek.x86_64
```
5. Reboot the system:
```
reboot
```
6. Verify the kernel version after reboot:
```
uname -a
```
Once the VM or Server is up and running with 5.15 kernel, uninstall 6.x kernel and its associated dependencies by executing the following commands:
```
rpm -qa | grep '^kernel-uek' | grep 6.12
dnf remove <6.12 kernel packages> 
```
Log on to the Session Monitor server as the root user or root privileged user.
If partitioning is required, refer to the section, Creating a Separate Partition for Data Storage and MySQL Storage
Create a temporary directory (/tmp/ocsm_install) on the system that hosts the Session Monitor.
1. Copy the Session Monitor installation Zip bundle, downloaded from Oracle software delivery website, to the /tmp/ocsm_install directory
2. Run this command to install unzip package: 
```
  yum install -y unzip
```
3. Change the working directory to /tmp/ocsm_install using command:
```
cd /tmp/ocsm_install
```
4. Extract the Session Monitor Installation bundle using command :
```
  unzip <Session Monitor Installation bundle .zip file>
```
5. Set the execute permission for the installation scripts using command:
```
chmod +x scripts/*.sh
```
6. Run the Session Monitor online installation script using command:
```
./scripts/Install_OCSM_Rel_6.1.sh ocsm-6.1.0.0.0-RPM-GA.zip
```