VitalSuite NET 10.0 (for UNIX)
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
This Quick Start card explains how to install the
VitalSuite Network Performance Management
Software product for the first time on a single
UNIX server. For instructions on upgrading or
installing VitalSuite NET on multiple servers,
refer to the VitalSuite Performance Management
Software Installation Guide.
You can access all manuals online at the Lucent
Customer Support site:
http://www.lucent.com/support
VitalSuite NET Minimum Server
Requirements
Hardware
• Sun Fire (or higher grade) Solaris 9 server
capable of running Oracle 9.2.0.6
– For system sizing guidelines based on your
deployment, refer to the VitalSuite NET
release notes at: http://www.lucent.com/
support
• CD-ROM drive
• Backup device (recommended)
• Monitor that supports a minimum display
resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels and a minimum
16-bit color palette
• Root access to the Solaris server
• Administrator access to the Oracle database
• Firefox 1.5
Note: For recommended browser settings,
refer to the VitalSuite Performance
Management Software Advanced
Administration and Reference Guide.
• Adobe Reader 5.05 or higher (for viewing
PDF reports)
• VitalSuite NET CD
Pre-Installation Tasks
❐ Verify that the VitalSuite NET server meets the
minimum system requirements.
❐ Assign a fixed IP address to the VitalSuite NET
server. You may also want to assign a DNS
name.
❐ Verify that the date and time properties
(including the time zone) on each server are
correct and within five minutes of the date and
time on the System Master server.
❐ Install Oracle 9.2.0.6 according to the
guidelines in the next section of this card.
Software
❐ Obtain a permanent license key by sending an
email to vitalkey@lucent.com. Include the
operating system and IP address of your
VitalSuite NET server, as well as the product
options and the number of RTUs purchased.
• Solaris 9 with the January 18, 2006
recommended patch cluster
❐ Read the VitalSuite NET release notes at:
http://www.lucent.com/support
• LAN-based network connection (100Mbps or
greater recommended) with fixed IP address
Note: Only the US version of the operating
system is supported by Lucent Technical
Support.
• Oracle 9.2.0.6 Standard or Enterprise Edition
with the following patches:
– Oracle Universal Installer patch 2.2.0.18.0
– Oracle 9.2.0.6 patch set which you can
download from
http://www.metalink.oracle.com
For detailed instructions on how to perform any
of the pre-installation tasks, refer to the VitalSuite
Performance Management Software Installation
Guide.
GUIDELINES FOR INSTALLING VITALSUITE NET ON AN ORACLE
DATABASE
It is strongly recommended that an Oracle database
administrator (DBA) install Oracle and the required
patches. This section describes the installation and
configuration guidelines that must be followed by the
Oracle DBA to effectively use VitalSuite NET with an
Oracle database.
Note: For detailed instructions on how to install Oracle
9.2.0.6, refer to your Oracle 9i Installation Guide.
1. Follow these guidelines when installing Oracle:
2. After installing Oracle 9.2.0.6, do the following:
a. Ensure the following patches are installed:
– Oracle Universal Installer patch 2.2.0.18.0
– Oracle 9.2.0.6 patch set
a. Ensure the group and user accounts in the table
below are created. You will be prompted for this
account information during the Oracle and
VitalSuite NET installations.
Group/User Account
Description
UNIX group
This group is used to update
and install the Oracle
software on the system. A
recommended name for this
group is oinstall.
OS DBA group
This group is used to create
the required Oracle
databases. A recommended
name for this group is dba.
Oracle user
This user account must be
assigned to the primary
UNIX group (for example,
oinstall) and the secondary
OS DBA group (for example,
dba). A recommended name
for this user is oracle.
b. It is recommended Oracle be installed in the
following directory:
/<base_directory>/apps/oracle/product/9.2.0
c. Ensure the Oracle components outlined in the table
below are installed. During installation, make sure
to unselect any components that are not required.
Component
d. Ensure that during the Oracle installation, a
database for VitalSuite NET is not created. The
VitalSuite NET database will automatically be
created during the VitalSuite NET installation.
Required
Oracle 9i Server 9.2.0.1.0
9
Oracle Product Options 9.2.0.1.0
9
b. Ensure the operating system is configured with
sufficient memory. The following parameters need
to be set (at a minimum) in the /etc/system file. If
you need to change any of these parameters, reboot
your UNIX system for the changes to take affect.
set shmsys:shminfo_shmmax=4294967295
set shmsys:shminfo_shmmin=1
set shmsys:shminfo_shmmni = 2000
set shmsys:shminfo_shmseg = 1024
set semsys:seminfo_semmni = 4696
set semsys:seminfo_semmsl = 512
set semsys:seminfo_semmns = 65535
set semsys:seminfo_semopm = 256
set semsys:seminfo_semvmx = 65535
set semsys:seminfo_semmap = 1024
set semsys:seminfo_semmnu = 1024
set semsys:seminfo_semume = 500
set semsys:seminfo_semaem = 32768
set msgsys:msginfo_msgmax = 8192
set msgsys:msginfo_msgmnb = 65535
set msgsys:msginfo_msgtql = 1024
set msgsys:msginfo_msgmni = 2048
set rlim_fd_max = 4096
set rlim_fd_cur = 1024
forceload: sys/shmsys
forceload: sys/semsys
INSTALLING VITALSUITE NET
Pre-Installation Tasks
Before installing VitalSuite NET, you need to know the
following information:
• Directory that will store VitalSuite NET
• Directory in which Oracle is installed
• Directory that will store the VitalSuite NET database
• Username of the Oracle DBA login account
13. Enter your VitalSuite NET license key and press Enter.
The VitalSuite NET installation starts creating the
VitalSuite NET databases. This may take up to 90
minutes.
Once the databases are successfully created, the
following message is displayed if m,a,p were selected:
Installation of Master, Aggregation and
Polling servers completed successfully.
VitalSuite NET Installation
Post-Installation Tasks
1. Log into the Solaris system as root.
❐ Specify your System Master servers as follows:
2. Insert the VitalSuite NET CD into the CD-ROM
drive, and mount the drive if necessary.
3. Change to the /cdrom/vitalnet10.0 directory.
4. Run the install script:
./install.sh
5. Scroll through the license agreement, and enter y to
accept the terms.
6. Specify where you want VitalSuite NET to be
installed.
Note: It is not recommended to install VitalSuite NET on
the same drive as the operating system due to space and
performance issues.
1. Enter the following URL to access the VitalSuite
NET master server:
http://<vitalnet server IP address or name>
2. On the VitalSuite Performance Management
Software Login page, enter admin for the user ID
and password, and then click Login.
3. In the Web Console, click the ADMIN tab.
4. In the ADMIN tab, click Servers.
5. Under Setup in the menu frame, click Master
servers.
7. Specify the location of your Oracle product.
6. Enter the name or IP address of the master server
for each installed server product.
8. Specify the directory for the VitalSuite NET database.
7. Select VitalNet master as the System Master server.
9. Enter the username of the Oracle DBA login.
8. Click Submit.
10. Verify the installation settings, and enter y to start
installing VitalSuite NET.
To go back and change any of the settings, enter the
option number associated with the setting you want to
change, and press Enter.
11. Enter y to continue.
12. If your UNIX system has multiple IP addresses, you
are prompted to select the one you want to use as the
primary IP address for VitalSuite NET. Make this
selection and then continue with the installation.
❐ Verify that your license key is valid as follows:
1. Enter the following URL to access the VitalSuite
NET server:
http://<vitalnet server IP address or name>
2. On the VitalSuite Performance Management
Software Login page, enter admin for the user ID
and password, and then click Login.
3. In the Web Console, click the ADMIN tab.
4. In the ADMIN tab, click Servers.
5. Under VitalNet in the menu frame, click License
Key.
6. On the VitalNet license page, the License status
field should display Valid. Make a note of the
license key expiration date.
❐ You can use VitalSuite NET to automatically discover
all the supported SNMP-compatible devices in your
network and all the supported resources on each device.
You may want to run a discovery to check your
VitalSuite NET configuration and your network
connections.
To run a discovery manually:
1. In the ADMIN tab, click Network.
2. Click Discovery under Devices in the menu frame.
3. In the Discovery form, click NOW under
Auto-Discovery.
4. In the Auto-Discovery form, select Specify IP
addresses, enter the IP address of one of your
routers, and then click Next.
6. View the results of the current discovery in the
Discovery Results Summary page. The Devices
and Resources columns are updated as devices and
resources are discovered. If discovery is not
running, the columns are blank.
7. To view the list of devices discovered, click Device
List.
8. In the Discovery Device List Summary report, click
the device name to view all the resources on each
device.
Refer to the VitalSuite Performance Management
Software Administrator’s Guide for more information
about device and resource discovery and other postinstallation tasks such as changing the default
administrator account and setting up domains and
groups.
5. In the next Auto-Discovery form, verify and
update the community string if necessary, and then
click Run Now.
COMMONLY USED URLS
Web Console login page—Use to access
VitalSuite NET and VitalSuite APPS (if installed).
http://<vitalsuite master server’s IP address or name>
Lucent Customer Support Site—Use to access the
VitalSuite Performance Management Software release
notes and online documentation.
Note: If you do not have a user ID and password, click
the Access & Registration link on the support site to
obtain your login information.
http://www.lucent.com/support
Access the online store to order additional printed copies
of the product documentation.
http://www.lucentdocs.com
Register for courses that teach you how to use the VitalSuite Peformance Management Software products. Email
us at educvitalsoft@lucent.com.
https://training.lucent.com
OBTAINING TECHNICAL SUPPORT
• Over the web, log into the Lucent Technical Support
site at http://www.lucent.com/support and select the
CARES link to open or update an assistance request.
• By phone, customers in the United States can call
1-866-LUCENT8 (582-3688) or send fax to
1-650-318-1104.
For customers in other international locations, visit
http://www.lucent.com/support. Select your country
from the Technical Support Phone Numbers drop-down
menu, click Go, and call the number that is displayed.
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