Bull Cedoc NovaScale Master 5.1, Installation And Administrator'S Manual

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NovaScale Master 5.1 Server Add-ons - Installation and Administrator's Guide
2.3 Installing NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons for Linux
2.3.1 Prerequisites
To install NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons on Linux:
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The user must be logged as root.
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The installation program requires the Mozilla WEB browser (Version >1.4.3 or
Firefox):
If Mozilla is not installed, launch another WEB browser and open file:
<CD-ROM Mount point>/product /index.html
It is advised to uninstall the previous version of Mozilla before installing a new version.
This operation will not delete bookmarks, histories, cookies and other information
stored in the profile directory.
The Mozilla directory must be set in the root PATH environment variable. If a previous
version of Mozilla has not been uninstalled, the Mozilla directory must be set at the
beginning of the PATH variable.
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Management Server Add-Ons are to be installed on the server dedicated to
management.
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Acrobat Reader is required to view PDF versions of the NovaScale Master
documentation.
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The free Server Add-ons are present on the NovaScale Master CD-ROM, the others
must be supplied by your Bull contact.
2.3.2 Installing Free Management Server Add-Ons from the CD-ROM
Management Server Add-Ons, to be installed on the server dedicated to management,
require the components indicated in 2.1.4
Installation Requirements , and must be installed
from the CD-ROM.
To install Management Server Add-Ons from the CD-ROM:
1. From the dedicated server, launch the installation program.
2. Log on as root.
3. Insert the NovaScale Master CD-ROM in the drive.
The CD-ROM filesystem is automatically mounted to one of the following directories:
/mnt/cdrom or /mnt/dvd (Red Hat and Advanced Server distributions)
/media/cdrom or /media/dvd (SuSE distribution).
4. Launch the following commands:
cd <CD-ROM mount point>
./install.sh
The install.sh script automatically launches the Mozilla or Mozilla Firefox browser and
opens the Welcome page.