Installation Guide for FTMS and Node Manager 1.6.0

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1 Installation Guide for FTMS and Node Manager Table of Contents Overview... 2 FTMS Server Hardware Requirements... 2 Tested Operating Systems... 2 Node Manager... 2 User Interfaces... 3 License Keys... 3 Installing and Operating... 4 Windows... 4 Installing FTMS... 4 Launching FTMS... 5 Client... 6 Stopping FTMS Server... 6 Installing Standalone Node Manager... 6 Launching Standalone Node Manager... 7 Linux... 7 Installing FTMS on Linux... 7 Launching FTMS on Linux... 8 Client... 9 Stopping FTMS Server on Linux Installing Standalone Node Manager on Linux Launching Standalone Node Manager on Linux Solaris Installing FTMS on Solaris Launching FTMS on Solaris Client Stopping FTMS Server on Solaris Installing Standalone Node Manager on Solaris Launching Standalone Node Manager on Solaris Installation Guide for FTMS and Node Manager

2 Overview FTMS is comprised of FTMS Server and two user interfaces -- the Application Client and the Java Applet Client. FTMS Server is the application that manages the network, and you can install it on the following systems: FTMS Server Hardware Requirements Operating System Processor Type Processor Speed Memory Disk Space Required (Install) Disk Space Required (Execute) Windows NT4 Pentium 4 2 GHz or higher 2 GB 500 MB 500 MB (additional) /2000/XP/Server 2003 Solaris 5.7, 5.8, 5.9 Ultra 5 2 GHz or higher 2 GB 500 MB 500 MB (additional) Linux Red Hat 9.0, 8.0, 7.2 Pentium 4 2 GHz or higher 2 GB 500 MB 500 MB (additional) Tested Operating Systems Windows XP Professional (Version SP2) Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition + SP2 Cent OS release 4.4. (Final) SunOS 5.8 AdventNet WebNMS (the core of FTMS) has been tested on: Red Hat Linux 9.0, 8.0, 7.2 and ES 4.0, 3.0 & 2.1, AS 4.0, 3.0 & 2.1 and Fedora Core 4 Solaris 10, 2.9, 2.8, 2.7 Windows 2000, 2003, XP 5.1, 2000, NT4 IBM AIX Node Manager Node Manager is both a standalone application and a component of FTMS Server. It can also be installed as a component of HP OpenView. See the Node Manager online help or Force10 Node Manager Guide for details on installation with HP OpenView. Node Manager provides the detailed device view and management. As a standalone application, you can install Node Manager on the following systems: Microsoft Windows: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP or later Intel Pentium III 733 MHz 512 MB RAM 55 MB disk space 1024 x 768 pixels screen resolution (1280 x 1024 is best) Installation Guide for FTMS and Node Manager

3 Solaris: SunOS 5.8 or later Solaris SPARC Architecture 128 MB RAM 85 MB disk space 1024 x 768 pixels screen resolution (1280 x 1024 is best) Linux: Red Hat Linux 7.3 or later Intel x86 Architecture 128 MB RAM 82 MB disk space 1024 x 768 pixels screen resolution (1280 x 1024 is best) User Interfaces The FTMS Application Client can be installed on the same system running FTMS Server or on another system running Linux, Microsoft Windows, or Solaris. The Java Applet Client of FTMS is a Java-based product and is, therefore, supported on any computer in your network that supports a Java-enabled Web browser, including all flavors of Solaris, Linux and Windows. When you first point your Web browser to the system running FTMS Server, UI components will be downloaded to the client system that enable essentially the same functionally as the Application Client, although probably interacting with FTMS Server somewhat more slowly. Login Note: When you first log in to either of the clients, you are required to enter the default ID and password of root and public. You are then required to change the password. The required password must be complex, including several types of characters, such as lower-case, upper-case, numeral, and special characters. Any time you change the password, the change is for both clients. The Node Manager user interface is integrated into Node Manager and, therefore, launches when you launch Node Manager, either in standalone mode or when it launches as a component of FTMS Server or HP OpenView. License Keys FTMS requires that you enter a license key on first launch. The license key determines the number of ports that you have permission to manage. Note: Previous versions based the license key on number of nodes (devices). If the license key is not included on the product CD-ROM, download it from the Force10 Networks website, as described on the printed Certificate of Purchase included with the product CD-ROM. The license does not expire. Installation Guide for FTMS and Node Manager

4 Node Manager is installed as part of the FTMS installation, but it can also be purchased separately. Starting with Node Manager 1.6.0, if you purchase Node Manager separately, a license will be included with the product CD-ROM, which you enter on first launch. Installing and Operating Upgrading FTMS: Generally, you can upgrade over an existing instance of FTMS. However, for more reliable results, you should consider installing in a new location rather than upgrading over an existing instance of FTMS. On the other hand, if you used the default MySQL database with FTMS or 1.4.0, you can invoke the Database Migration Tool included with FTMS to migrate your MySQL data into FTMS In that case, you should not remove the older version of FTMS before installing FTMS Uninstalling: Double-click the Uninstall FTMS icon on the desktop (or from the Programs menu in Windows, depending on where you elected to place the program launch files), and then reboot your system when instructed. Verify that all FTMS program icons and files in the FTMS home directory are removed. Check the FTMS Caveats and FTMS FAQ for notes about cleaning up related databases and removing related files. Similarly, you would use the Uninstall FTMS Application Client icon when replacing earlier versions of that application. SNMP Note: You must enable SNMP on any switch that you want FTMS to manage or to display on the device map. For details on enabling SNMP, see the configuration guide for the switch or see the Installation chapter in the Force10 Node Manager Guide. Using the Installation Wizard: The installation programs present you with a series of dialog boxes that prompt you for information about your installation. Read the information in these dialog boxes carefully. You move through the installation by clicking the Next and Previous buttons; the Cancel button terminates the installation. This guide provides the FTMS and standalone Node Manager installation and launch sequence for the Windows, Linux, and Solaris operating systems. You can also read about the standalone Node Manager installation in the Force10 Node Manager Guide, which is available on the product CD- ROM as a PDF. Windows Installing FTMS Note for Microsoft Windows Server 2003, NT, 2000 (other than XP): Before installing FTMS, you must set the Compatibility Mode to Windows XP on the FTMS install.exe. Right-click the install.exe file, and select Properties. In the dialog that opens, select the Compatibility tab. Select Installation Guide for FTMS and Node Manager

5 the check box Run this program in compatibility mode for and select the Windows XP option in the combo box. Click the Apply and OK buttons. 1. To launch the installation program, double-click install.exe. The Introduction page of the wizard is displayed. 2. Choose Install Folder: Select the destination folder for the FTMS installation. By default, FTMS is installed in C:\force10\FTMS. To install FTMS in another directory, click Choose. 3. Choose Shortcut Folder: Select the radio button of the location where you want FTMS program options to appear. 4. Choose the type of installation: Select Full (Client and Server) installation or Client installation, depending on the user requirement. 5. Install As Windows Service: Determine if you want FTMS Server to run as a Windows service, that is, to have FTMS run in the background. The default is No. If you elect to have FTMS Server to run as a Windows Service, then, after the wizard completes, you must also execute the enablentservice.bat file. Then, look for CreateService SUCCESS. Note: If you later elect to disable FTMS as a Windows Service, execute the disablentservice.bat file, and look for DeleteService SUCCESS. Note: When enablentservice.bat and disablentservice.bat batch files are executed, the following error messages might appear; they can be safely ignored: The system cannot find the file specified. : No installed service named "Force10WebServer". The system cannot find the file specified. : No installed service named "Force10SSLWebServer". 6. Pre-Installation Summary: Review the pre-installation summary. This allows you to view the selections you have made so far in the installation process. If you need to change any of your selections, click Previous and make the necessary changes. Click Install to install FTMS. The installation dialog box provides a status meter as the installation proceeds. 7. Install Complete: When the installation is complete, a confirmation dialog box is displayed. Click Done to exit the installation program. Launching FTMS This version of FTMS requires a default User ID, password, and license key to launch FTMS. All of these elements, except the license key file, are provided in this version. The License key file is provided by Force10 upon request. Launch FTMS from the shortcut icon selected in Step 3 above. Server: 1. Click the Start Server shortcut icon. The License Agreement dialog box appears. (This is only for the first run of FTMS.) 2. Click Accept in the License Agreement dialog box. (This step is only for the first run of FTMS.) 3. Click Browse in the License Key dialog box, navigate to the license key file, and enter the license key supplied by Force10 Networks, Inc. (This step is only for the first run of FTMS.) 4. FTMS launches a Start Server process screen and an Apache process screen. Installation Guide for FTMS and Node Manager

6 5. Bring the Start Server screen forward to view the FTMS Server Modules running process. The message appears when the process is complete: Verifying connection with web server verified FTMS Server modules started successfully Please connect your client to the web server on port: Minimize both the Start Server screen and the Apache screen. Client Two types of clients are supported by FTMS on a Windows PC Application Client and Java Applet Client, a browser-based client. Login Note: When you first log in to either of the clients, you are required to enter the default ID and password of root and public. You are then required to change the password. The required password must be complex, including several types of characters, such as lower-case, upper-case, numeral, and special characters. Any time you change the password, the change is for both clients. Application Client: 1. Click the Start Application Client shortcut icon. 2. Enter the User ID and password in the FTMS Authentication dialog box and click Connect. 3. FTMS launches another process window and a log window (which you can minimize). Then the main FTMS window launches. Java Applet Client: 1. Start your Web browser and connect to server name/ip address>:9090 An HTML page with HTML UI and Java UI buttons appears in the browser. 2. Enter the username/password and click on HTML UI. Note: If the Web client does not work on Internet Explorer, make sure that the Security Level is set to Medium or lower. You can find the setting in Tools -> Internet Options -> Security tab. Stopping FTMS Server 1. Click the Stop Server icon. 2. When the authentication window is launched, give the user name and password as "root" and "public". Installing Standalone Node Manager 1. Execute install.exe to launch the installation program and the installation introduction dialog box. 2. Choose Install Folder: Select the destination folder for the Node Manager installation. By default, Node Manager is installed in C:\force10\NodeManager. To install Node Manager in another directory, click Choose. 3. Choose Shortcut Folder: Select the radio buttons where you want the Node Manager shortcut icons to appear. Installation Guide for FTMS and Node Manager

7 4. Pre-Installation Summary: Review the pre-installation summary. This allows you to view the selections you have made so far in the installation process. If you need to change any of your selections, click Previous and make the necessary changes. Click Install to install Node Manager. 5. Installing : The installation dialog box provides a status meter as the installation proceeds. Install Complete: When the installation is complete, a confirmation dialog box is displayed. Click Done to exit the installation program. Launching Standalone Node Manager Node Manager requires that you enter the IP address and SNMP read community string of the target switch in order to launch the Node Manager. The Node Manager graphic user interface (GUI) cannot be displayed without connecting to a real device. Launch Node Manager from the shortcut icon selected above. 1. Click the Start Node Manager shortcut icon. Node Manager launches a Start Node Manager screen and a Java login screen. 2. Enter the chassis IP address and SNMP read community string in the Node Manager authentication dialog box and click OK. The default is: Chassis IP Address: <management port IP address> SNMP Read Community String: public The Node Manager main window launches. Linux Installing FTMS on Linux 1. Stop the MySQL daemon if it is running. This can be checked using ps -ax grep -i mysql. 2. Log in as root. Set the executable permissions for install.bin file and execute the command./install.bin to launch the installation program and the installation Introduction dialog box. 3. Choose Install Folder: Select the destination folder for the FTMS installation. By default, FTMS is installed in /FTMS. To install FTMS in another directory, click Choose. 4. Choose Shortcut Folder: Select the radio buttons where you want FTMS shortcut icons to appear. 5. Choose the type of installation: Select Full (Client and Server) installation or Client installation, depending on the user requirement. 6. Pre-Installation Summary: Review the pre-installation summary. This allows you to view the selections you have made so far in the installation process. If you need to change any of your selections, click Previous and make the necessary changes. Click the Install button to install FTMS. Installing : The installation dialog box provides a status meter as the installation proceeds. Installation Guide for FTMS and Node Manager

8 7. Install Complete: When the installation is complete, a confirmation dialog box is displayed. Click Done to exit the installation program. Note: When FTMS Server is installed as the root user, started on a Linux platform, and the message startnms.sh return can t contact with web server, startup procedure failed appears, check for the following: FTMS Server starts its Apache Web Server as nobody user and nobody group. The Apache Server might not have the "read" and "execute" permissions to access the files under the FTMS directory. If so, the connection to the Apache Server will not be established, and clients cannot be connected to FTMS Server. FTMS Server is gracefully shut down. After that, the startup failure notice, above, appears. To fix this issue, give read and execute permissions for all users from the root directory ("/") to the directory where FTMS Server is installed. This can be done using the chmod command. For example, if you have installed FTMS in /home/testuser/ftms1.6.0, make sure that all users have the "read" and "execute" permissions from /home directory to the "FTMS1.6.0" directory. Launching FTMS on Linux This version of FTMS requires a default User ID, password, and license key to launch FTMS. All of these elements, except the license key file, are provided in this version. The license key file is provided by Force10 upon request. Launch FTMS from the shortcut icon selected above. Server: Configuring FTMS to use MYSQL bundled with FTMS 1. Create a link from /usr/bin/mysqladmin to FTMS mysql as shown below (log in as root): cd /usr/bin rm -f mysqladmin (deleting the previously existing link) ln -s <FTMS_HOME>/mysql/bin/mysqladmin 2. In <FTMS_HOME>/apache/bin, execute ldd httpd to find out the dependencies of the httpd file. If libdb-3.2.so is not found in the output of the ldd command, then follow the procedure, below: Download the file compat-db i386.rpm from Log in as root and install the rpm file using this command: rpm -ivh --nodeps compat-db i386.rpm 3. Make sure that my.cnf file is not present in the following directories. /etc /usr/local/mysql/var /home/<ftms user home> 4. Start the MySQL daemon using the command below: In <FTMS_HOME>/bin, execute the./startmysql.sh file. 5. In <FTMS_HOME>/bin, execute the./startnms file. 6. If the License Agreement dialog box appears (this is only for the first run of FTMS), click Accept. 7. Click Browse in the License Key dialog box, and navigate to the license key file. Enter the license key supplied by Force10 Networks. Installation Guide for FTMS and Node Manager

9 8. FTMS launches a Server process. Bring the Server screen forward to view the FTMS Server Modules status. When the process is complete, you are notified by the message: Verifying connection with web server verified FTMS Server modules started successfully Please connect your client to the web server on port: 9090 Configuring FTMS to use MYSQL bundled with Linux: 1. Create a user in mysql database with username/password as ftms/f10ftms. 2. Start the mysql daemon. 3. In <FTMS_HOME>/bin, execute the./startnms file. 4. If the License Agreement dialog box appears (this is only for the first run of FTMS), click Accept. 5. Click Browse in the License Key dialog box, navigate to the license key file, and enter the license key supplied by Force10 Networks. 6. FTMS launches a Server process. Bring the Server screen forward to view the FTMS Server Modules status. When the process is complete, you are notified by the message: Client Verifying connection with web server verified FTMS Server modules started successfully Please connect your client to the web server on port: 9090 Two types of clients are supported by FTMS on Linux Application Client and Java Applet Client, a browser-based client. Login Note: When you first log in to either of the clients, you are required to enter the default ID and password of root and public. You are then required to change the password. The required password must be complex, including several types of characters, such as lower-case, upper-case, numeral, and special characters. Any time you change the password, the change is for both clients. SNMP Note: You must enable SNMP on any switch that you want FTMS to manage or to display on the device map. For details on enabling SNMP, see the configuration guide for the switch or see the Installation chapter in the Force10 Node Manager Guide. Application Client: 1. In <FTMS_HOME>/bin, execute the./startapplicationclient.sh file. 2. Enter the User ID and Password in the FTMS Authentication dialog box and click Connect. 3. FTMS launches another process window and a log window (which you can minimize), and then the main FTMS window launches. Browser-based HTML Client: 1. Start the browser and connect to server name/ip address>:9090 An HTML page with HTML UI and Java UI buttons appears in the browser. 2. Enter your username/password and click on HTML UI. Installation Guide for FTMS and Node Manager

10 Stopping FTMS Server on Linux 1. In <FTMS_HOME>/bin, execute./stopnms.sh. 2. When the authentication window is launched, give the user name and password as root/public. 3. In <FTMS_HOME>/bin, execute./stopmysql.sh. Installing Standalone Node Manager on Linux Before beginning the installation, check for the latest Node Manager software from the Force10 Networks, Inc. website. 1. Set the executable permission for install.bin and execute./install.bin file to launch the installation program and the installation introduction dialog box. 2. Choose the Install Folder: Select the destination folder for the Node Manager installation. By default, Node Manager is installed in /home/<user name>nodemanager. To install Node Manager in another directory, click Choose. 3. Choose the Shortcut Folder: Select the radio buttons where you want Node Manager shortcut icons to appear. 4. Pre-Installation Summary: Review the pre-installation summary. This allows you to view the selections you have made so far in the installation process. If you need to change any of your selections, click Previous and make the necessary changes. Click Install to install Node Manager. Installing : The installation dialog box provides a status meter as the installation proceeds. 5. Install Complete: When the installation is complete, a confirmation dialog box is displayed. Click Done to exit the installation program. Launching Standalone Node Manager on Linux Node Manager requires that you enter the IP address and SNMP read community string of the target switch in order to launch the Node Manager. The Node Manager GUI cannot be displayed without connecting a real device. Launch the Node Manager from the program icon selected above: 1. Click the Start Node Manager program icon. If a shortcut was not chosen during installation, go to <NodeManager_HOME>/bin and execute the./startchassisview.sh file. Node manager launches a Start Node Manager screen and a Java login screen. 2. Enter the chassis IP address and SNMP read community string in the Node Manager authentication dialog box and click OK. The default is: Chassis IP Address: <management port IP address> SNMP Read Community String: public The Node Manager main window launches. Solaris Installation Guide for FTMS and Node Manager

11 Installing FTMS on Solaris 1. Stop the MySQL daemon if it is running. This can be checked using ps -ef grep -i mysql. 2. Log in as root user. Set the executable permissions for install.bin file. Execute the command./install.bin to launch the installation program. 3. Choose Install Folder: In the installation Introduction dialog box, select the destination folder for the FTMS installation. By default, FTMS is installed in /home/<username>/ftms. To install FTMS in another directory, click Choose. 4. Choose Shortcut Folder: Select the radio buttons where you want FTMS shortcut icons to appear. 5. Choose the type of installation: Select Full (Client and Server) installation or Client installation depending on the user requirement. 6. Pre-Installation Summary: Review the pre-installation summary. This allows you to view the selections you have made so far in the installation process. If you need to change any of your selections, click Previous and make the necessary changes. Click the Install button to install FTMS. Installing : The installation dialog box provides a status meter as the installation proceeds. 7. Install Complete: When the installation is complete, a confirmation dialog box is displayed. Click Done to exit the installation program. Requirements 1. Packages The following are the prerequisites for running FTMS Server on Solaris. FTMS uses Apache as the Web server. The Apache binary, which comes bundled with our product, requires certain shared objects. This binary is built for Solaris 8 and 9. For FTMS to work on Solaris 7, build Apache as explained in the 3rd section, Building and Installing Apache The following libraries are not part of the core Solaris package and are required by httpd for Solaris 8 and 9: libdb-4.1.so => /usr/local/lib/libdb-4.1.so libiconv.so.2 => /usr/local/lib/libiconv.so.2 libsendfile.so.1 => /usr/lib/libsendfile.so.1 If these files are missing, install them using the procedure in the Installation of Dependencies section and set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable. You can check for the presence of the above libraries using the ldd command, as shown below. cd <FTMS_HOME> Set the Environment using the following command: $../setenv.sh cd <FTMS_HOME>/apache/bin Installation Guide for FTMS and Node Manager

12 Make sure that LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set if any of these packages is already installed in the system. $ldd httpd libaprutil-0.so.0 => libdb-4.1.so => libexpat.so.0 => libiconv.so.2 => libapr-0.so.0 => libsendfile.so.1 librt.so.1 => libm.so.1 => libsocket.so.1 => libnsl.so.1 => libresolv.so.2 => libdl.so.1 => libpthread.so.1 => libc.so.1 => libaio.so.1 => libmp.so.2 => libthread.so.1 => /FTMS/apache/lib/libaprutil-0.so.0 /usr/local/lib/libdb-4.1.so (If this file does not exist, not found will be displayed here.) /FTMS/apache/lib/libexpat.so.0 /usr/local/lib/libiconv.so.2 (If this file does not exist, not found will be displayed here.) /FTMS/apache/lib/libapr-0.so.0 /usr/lib/libsendfile.so.1 (If this file does not exist, not found will be displayed here.) /usr/lib/librt.so.1 /usr/lib/libm.so.1 /usr/lib/libsocket.so.1 /usr/lib/libnsl.so.1 /usr/lib/libresolv.so.2 /usr/lib/libdl.so.1 /usr/lib/libpthread.so.1 /usr/lib/libc.so.1 /usr/lib/libaio.so.1 /usr/lib/libmp.so.2 /usr/lib/libthread.so.1 /usr/platform/sunw,ultra-5_10/lib/libc_psr.so.1 2. Installation of Dependencies: 1. libdb-4.1.so. BerkeleyDB $gunzip db nc.tar.gz $tar -xvf db nc.tar $cd db nc $cd build_unix $../dist/configure -prefix=<berkeley DB HOME> $make $make install 2. libiconv.so.2 libiconv tar.gz $./configure --prefix=/usr/local $ make Installation Guide for FTMS and Node Manager

13 $ make install 3. libsendfile.so.1 libsendfile.so.1 is part of the core Solaris package from Solaris 9. libsendfile.so.1 is also required by apache2 in Solaris 8. To install this file, patch code from Solaris should be installed: This patch requires installing some additional patches before (see the details in the page). Set the library path, pointing to the required shared objects. For example: $LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:<Berkeley DB HOME/lib> $export LD_LIBRARY_PATH $echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH Execute ldd on httpd after running setenv.sh, as above. If any of the.so resource is still missing, check the Library path. If the ldd command still shows that any files are missing, build the Apache sources using the procedure in the following section. 3. Building and Installing Apache : Apache (httpd tar.gz) Run the following commands over the file (httpd tar.gz): $ gunzip httpd tar.gz $ tar -xvf httpd tar.gz You will get the "httpd " directory. Go to "httpd " and run the following commands to install Apache $./configure --prefix=<apache HOME> $ make $ make install where <APACHE HOME> = directory where Apache is to be installed (provide the absolute path) (e.g. APACHE HOME=/FTMS/apache/). The above commands install Apache. Launching FTMS on Solaris This version of FTMS requires a default User ID, Password and Key License to launch FTMS. All of these elements, except the license key file, are provided in this version. The license key file is provided by Force10 upon request. Launch FTMS from the shortcut icon selected above. Server: 1. In <FTMS_HOME>/bin, execute the./startnms.sh file. 2. If the License Agreement dialog box appears (this is only for the first run of FTMS), click Accept. 3. Click Browse in the License Key dialog box, navigate to the license key file, and enter the license key supplied by Force10 Networks. 4. FTMS launches a Server process. Bring the Server screen forward to view the FTMS Server Modules status. When the process is complete, you are notified by the message: Installation Guide for FTMS and Node Manager

14 Client Verifying connection with web server verified FTMS Server modules started successfully Please connect your client to the web server on port: 9090 Two types of clients are supported by FTMS on Solaris Application Client and Java Applet Client, a browser-based client. Login Note: When you first log in to either of the clients, you are required to enter the default ID and password of root and public. You are then required to change the password. The required password must be complex, including several types of characters, such as lower-case, upper-case, numeral, and special characters. Any time you change the password, the change is for both clients. SNMP Note: You must enable SNMP on any switch that you want FTMS to manage or to display on the device map. For details on enabling SNMP, see the configuration guide for the switch or see the Installation chapter in the Force10 Node Manager Guide. Application Client: 1. In <FTMS_HOME>/bin, execute the./startapplicationclient.sh file. 2. Enter the user ID and password in the FTMS Authentication dialog box and click Connect. FTMS launches another process window and a log window (which you can minimize), and then the main FTMS window launches. Browser-based HTML Client: 1. Start the browser and connect to server name/ip address>:9090 An HTML page with HTML UI and Java UI buttons appears in the browser. 2. Enter the default username/password and click on HTML UI. Stopping FTMS Server on Solaris 1. In <FTMS_HOME>/bin, execute./stopnms.sh. 2. When the authentication window is launched, give the user name and password as root/public. 3. In <FTMS_HOME>/bin, execute./stopmysql.sh. Installing Standalone Node Manager on Solaris Before beginning the installation, check for the latest Node Manager software on the Force10 Networks website. 1. Set the executable permission for install.bin and execute the./install.bin file to launch the installation program and the installation introduction dialog box. 2. Choose Install Folder: Select the destination folder for the Node Manager installation. By default, Node Manager is installed in /home/<user name>nodemanager. To install Node Manager in another directory, click Choose. 3. Choose Shortcut Folder: Select the radio buttons where you want Node Manager shortcut icons to appear. 4. Pre-Installation Summary: Review the pre-installation summary. This allows you to view the selections you have made so far in the installation process. If you need to change any of your selections, click Previous and make the necessary changes. Installation Guide for FTMS and Node Manager

15 Click Install to install Node Manager. Installing : The installation dialog box provides a status meter as the installation proceeds. 5. Install Complete: When the installation is complete, a confirmation dialog box is displayed. Click Done to exit the installation program. Launching Standalone Node Manager on Solaris Node Manager requires that you enter the IP address and SNMP read community string of the target switch in order to launch the Node Manager. The Node Manager graphic user interface (GUI) cannot be displayed without connecting to a real device. Launch Node Manager from the shortcut icon selected above. 1. Click the Start Node Manager shortcut icon. If a shortcut was not chosen during installation then, in <NodeManager_HOME>/bin, execute the./startchassisview.sh file. Node manager launches a Start Node Manager screen and a Java login screen. 2. Enter the chassis IP address and SNMP read community string in the Node Manager authentication dialog box and click OK. The default is: Chassis IP Address: <management port IP address> SNMP Read Community String: public The Node Manager main window launches. Installation Guide for FTMS and Node Manager