ServerView Resource Coordinator VE Installation Guide

2.1.1 Preparations

This section explains the preparations and checks required before commencing installation.

2.1.1.1 Software Preparation and Checks

Software preparation and checks are explained in the following sections.

Exclusive Software Checks

Before installing Resource Coordinator VE, check that the software listed in "1.1.2.3 Exclusive Software" and the manager of Resource Coordinator VE have not been installed on the system.
Use the following procedure to check that exclusive software has not been installed.

[Windows]

1. Open "Add or Remove Programs" on the Windows Control Panel.

   The [Add or Remove Programs] window will be displayed.

2. Check on the "Add or Remove Programs" window that none of the software listed in "1.1.2.3 Exclusive Software" or the following software are displayed.

   • "Systemwalker Resource Coordinator Virtual server Edition Manager"

   • "ServerView Resource Coordinator VE Manager"

3. When any of the exclusive software is displayed on the [Add or Remove Programs] window, uninstall it according to the procedure described in the relevant manual before installing Resource Coordinator VE.

   If managers of an earlier version of Resource Coordinator VE have been installed, they can be upgraded. Refer to "4.2 Manager".
   When reinstalling a manager on a system on which of the same version of Resource Coordinator VE has been installed, perform uninstallation referring to "3.1 Manager Uninstallation" and then perform the re-installation.

   Information

   For Windows Server 2008, select "Programs and Features" from the Windows Control Panel.

[Linux]

1. Insert the Resource Coordinator VE CD-ROM, and then execute the following command.

   # cd CD-ROM_mount_point/manager <RETURN>
   # ./rcxinstall -check <RETURN>

2. When the following message is displayed, it indicates that Resource Coordinator VE, an older version of a Resource Coordinator product, or exclusive software has been installed. Follow the uninstallation procedure given in the manual of the relevant software, and uninstall the software before proceeding with installation.

   • When Resource Coordinator VE has been installed

     WARNING : Resource Coordinator VE Manager cannot be installed on this system because Resource Coordinator VE software_name has already been installed.

   • When an older version of a Resource Coordinator product has been installed

     WARNING : Resource Coordinator VE Manager cannot be installed on this system because another version of Resource Coordinator has already been installed.

   • When exclusive software has been installed

     WARNING : Resource Coordinator VE Manager cannot be installed on this system because software_name has already been installed.

Note

• When uninstalling exclusive software, there are cases where other system administrators might have installed the software, so check that deleting the software causes no problems before actually doing so.

• With the standard settings of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or later, when CD-ROMs are mounted automatically, execution of programs on the CD-ROM cannot be performed. Release the automatic mount settings and perform mounting manually, or start installation after copying the contents of the CD-ROM to the hard disk.
  When copying the contents of the CD-ROM, replace "CD-ROM_mount_point" with the used directory in the procedures in this manual.

Required Software Preparation and Checks

Before installing Resource Coordinator VE, check that the required software given in "1.1.2.2 Required Software" has been installed. If it has not been installed, install it before continuing.

When operating managers in cluster environments, refer to "Appendix B Manager Cluster Operation Settings and Deletion" and "B.2.1 Preparations", and perform preparations and checks in advance.

Note

• Microsoft LAN Manager Module

  Before installing Resource Coordinator VE, obtain the Microsoft LAN Manager module from the following FTP site:

  URL: ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/clients/msclient/dsk3-1.exe (As of August 2010)

  When installing Resource Coordinator VE to an environment that already has ServerView Deployment Manager installed, it is not necessary to obtain the Microsoft LAN Manager module.

  [Windows]
  After obtaining the module, extract it in a work folder (such as C:\temp) of the system for installation.
  The Microsoft LAN Manager module can be installed without extracting it in advance.
  The obtained module is for x86 CPU architecture.
  It cannot be extracted on x64 CPU architecture systems.
  When extracting the module, do so on an x86 CPU architecture system.

  [Linux]
  Extract the obtained module on Windows. Transfer the following extracted files to a work folder on the system for installation. Ensure that the file names of the transferred files are all uppercase.

  • PROTMAN.DOS

  • PROTMAN.EXE

  • NETBIND.COM

  Use the following method to extract the compressed file (dsk3-1.exe).

  Example

  When dsk3-1.exe was deployed on c:\temp

  >cd /d c:\temp <RETURN>
  >dsk3-1.exe <RETURN>
  >Expand c:\temp\protman.do_ /r <RETURN>
  >Expand c:\temp\protman.ex_ /r <RETURN>

  Use the Windows 8.3 format (*1) for the folder name or the file name.
  After manager installation is complete, the extracted Microsoft LAN Manager module is no longer necessary.

  *1: File names are limited to 8 characters and extensions limited to 3 characters.

[Windows]

• Settings for ServerView Operations Manager for Windows

  In order for Resource Coordinator VE to operate correctly, ensure that the following settings are made when installing ServerView Operations Manager for Windows.

  • Do not select "IIS (MS Internet Information Server)" for Select Web Server.

  • Do not check "Use SSL and Authentification" for WebServer Destination Path.

  For the settings, refer to the ServerView Operations Manager for Windows manual.

• SNMP Trap Service Settings

  In order for Resource Coordinator VE to operate correctly, the following settings for the standard Windows SNMP trap service are required.

  • Open "Services" from "Administrative Tools" on the Windows Control Panel, and then configure the startup type of SNMP Trap service as "Manual" on the [Services] window.

• Settings for ServerView Virtual-IO Manager

  When using VIOM, in order for Resource Coordinator VE to operate correctly, ensure that the following settings are made when installing ServerView Virtual-IO Manager for Windows.

  • When using the I/O Virtualization Option

    Clear the "Select address ranges for IO Virtualization" checkbox on the virtual I/O address range selection window.

  • When not using the I/O Virtualization Option

    Select the "Select address ranges for IO Virtualization" checkbox on the virtual I/O address range selection window, and then select address ranges for the MAC address and the WWN address.
    When there is another manager, select address ranges which do not conflict those of the other manager.

  For details, refer to the ServerView Virtual-IO Manager for Windows manual.

• DHCP server installation

  Installation of the Windows standard DHCP Server is necessary when managed servers belonging to different subnets from the admin server are to be managed.

  Install the DHCP Server following the procedure below:

  1. Add DHCP Server to the server roles
     For the additional settings, refer to the manual for Windows.

  2. Open "Services" from "Administrative Tools" on the Windows Control Panel, and then configure the startup type of DHCP Server service as "Manual" on the [Services] window.

  3. From the [Services] window, stop the DHCP Server service.

     
     When an admin server is a member of domain, perform 4.

  4. Authorize DHCP servers.

     1. Open "DHCP" from "Administrative Tools" on the Windows Control Panel, and select [Action]-[Managed authorized servers] on the [DHCP] window.

        The [Manage Authorized Servers] window will be displayed.

     2. Click <Authorize> on the [Manage Authorized Servers] window.

        The [Authorize DHCP Server] window will be displayed.

     3. Enter the admin IP address of the admin server in "Name or IP address", and click <OK>.

        The [Confirm Authorization] window will be displayed.

     4. Check the "Name" and "IP address", and click <OK>.

        The server will be displayed in the "Authorized DHCP servers" of the [Manage Authorized Servers] window.

[Linux]

• SNMP Trap Daemon

  In order for Resource Coordinator VE to operate correctly, ensure that the following settings are made for the "/etc/snmp/snmptrapd.conf" file, when installing the net-snmp package. When there is no file, add the following setting after creating the file.

  disableAuthorization yes

2.1.1.2 Collecting and Checking Required Information

Before installing Resource Coordinator VE, collect required information and check the system status, then determine the information to be specified on the installation window. The information that needs to be prepared is given below.

• Installation Folder

  Decide the installation folder for Resource Coordinator VE.
  Note that folders on removable disks cannot be specified.
  Check that there are no files or folders in the installation folder.
  Check that the necessary disk space can be secured on the drive for installation.
  For the amount of disk space necessary for Resource Coordinator VE, refer to "1.1.2.4 Static Disk Space" and "1.1.2.5 Dynamic Disk Space".

• Image File Storage Folder

  Decide the image file storage folder.
  Note that folders on removable disks cannot be specified.
  Check that there are no files or folders in the image file storage folder.
  Check that sufficient disk space can be secured on the drive where the storage folder will be created.
  For the necessary disk space, refer to "1.1.2.5 Dynamic Disk Space".

• Port number

  When Resource Coordinator VE is installed, the port numbers used by it will automatically be set in the services file of the system. So usually, there is no need to pay attention to port numbers.

  If the port numbers used by Resource Coordinator VE are being used for other applications, a message indicating that the numbers are in use is displayed when the installer is started, and installation will stop.
  In that case, describe the entries for the following eight port numbers used by Resource Coordinator VE in the services file using numbers not used by other software, and then start the installer.

  Example

  # service name port number/protocol name
  nfdomain      23457/tcp
  nfagent       23458/tcp
  rcxmgr        23460/tcp
  rcxweb        23461/tcp
  rcxtask       23462/tcp
  rcxmongrel1   23463/tcp
  rcxmongrel2   23464/tcp
  rcxdb         23465/tcp

  For details, refer to "6.3.1.2 Changing Port Numbers" of the "ServerView Resource Coordinator VE Setup Guide".

• User account for administrative users of Resource Coordinator VE

  Decide the user account name and password for administrative users of Resource Coordinator VE.
  For details, refer to "Chapter 4 User Accounts" of the "ServerView Resource Coordinator VE Operation Guide".

• User account for administrative users of the database for Resource Coordinator VE

  The OS user account name used for the database connection for Resource Coordinator VE is fixed as "rcxdb"
  When applications using the OS user account "rcxdb" exist, delete them after confirming there is no effect on them.

• Check the admin LAN of the admin server and the status of the NIC

  Decide the network (IP addresses) to be used for the admin LAN of the admin server.
  Check that the NIC used for communication with the admin LAN is enabled.
  For admin LANs, refer to "3.2.2 IP Addresses (Admin LAN)" of the "ServerView Resource Coordinator VE Setup Guide".