Requirements for running the installers
This topic provides requirements related to installing the product using the individual component installers. It includes the following sections:
Requirements for installing on Microsoft Windows
Component | Requirements |
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Agent |
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Application Server (and NSH) |
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Console (and NSH) |
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NSH only |
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Requirements for installing on UNIX and Linux
Component | Requirements |
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All | If you plan to install the Application Server, the BMC Server Automation Console or the Network Shell on Linux, ensure that the libtermcap.so.2 shared library is installed. To determine if termcap is installed, run the following command: If this command does not return
In Red Hat version 6 the package name has changed to compat-libtermcap. To install compat-libtermcap on Red Hat version 6, you can use one of the following commands:
Note that Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 7 is not supported. |
Application Server (with NSH and agent) |
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Agent only |
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Console |
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NSH only |
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Required ports for installers
Note the following port-related information prior to installing BMC Server Automation:
- Before you install the BMC Server Automation Console, make sure that port 9998 (TCP) is not being used. Installation of the console requires use of this port. If the port is already in use, the installer shows a progress bar but exits before launching and the installation fails.
- For the UNIX agent installer, use either ssh or ftp/telnet to run the agent installer. Only the ports for the specific method of install need to be open.
For more information, see BMC Server Automation ports.
Supported platforms for native installers
For several Linux and UNIX platforms, you can choose between a shell-based (.sh) installer and a native installer (.bff for AIX, .rpm for Linux, or .gz for Solaris). You might prefer to use the native installer, for example, to install in bulk. For more information about the platforms that support installation using a native installer, see the following tables.
Supported platforms for IBM AIX native installers
Operating system | BFF RSCD agent install | BFF NSH install |
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AIX 5.2 | Yes | Yes |
AIX 5.3 | Yes | Yes |
AIX 6.1 | Yes | Yes |
AIX 7.1 | Yes | Yes |
Supported platforms for Linux native installers
Operating system | RPM RSCD agent install | RPM NSH install |
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SUSE 9.0 x86 | Yes | Yes |
SUSE 10.0 x86 | Yes | Yes |
SUSE 11.0 x86 | Yes | Yes |
SUSE 9.0 x64 | Yes | Yes |
SUSE 10.0 x64 | Yes | Yes |
SUSE 11.0 x64 | Yes | Yes |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 x86 | Yes | Yes |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 x86 | Yes | Yes |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 x86 | Yes | Yes |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 x86 | Yes | Yes |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 x64 | Yes | Yes |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 x64 | Yes | Yes |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 x64 | Yes | Yes |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 (zSeries) | Yes | No |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 (zSeries) | Yes | No |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 (zSeries) | Yes | No |
Cent OS 4.6 x86 | Yes | Yes |
Cent OS 5.2 x86 | Yes | Yes |
Cent OS 4.6 x64 | Yes | Yes |
Cent OS 5.2 x64 | Yes | Yes |
Oracle Enterprise Linux 4.0 x86 | Yes | Yes |
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.0 x86 | Yes | Yes |
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.0 x86 | Yes | Yes |
Oracle Enterprise Linux 4.0 x64 | Yes | Yes |
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.0 x64 | Yes | Yes |
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.0 x64 | Yes | Yes |
Supported platforms for Oracle Solaris SVR4 package native installers
Operating system | Package RSCD agent install | Package NSH install |
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Solaris 9 x86 | Yes | Yes |
Solaris 10 x86 | Yes | Yes |
Solaris 10 x64 | Yes | Yes |
Solaris 11 x64 | Yes | Yes |
Solaris 9.0 SPARC | Yes | Yes |
Solaris 10.0 SPARC | Yes | Yes |
Solaris 11.0 SPARC | Yes | Yes |
Supported platforms for Debian package native installers
Operating system | Package RSCD agent install | Package NSH install |
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Debian 5.0 x86 | Yes | Yes |
Debian 6.0 x64 | Yes | Yes |
Debian 5.0 x86 | Yes | Yes |
Debian 6.0 x64 | Yes | Yes |
Ubuntu 10 | Yes | Yes |
Ubuntu 11 | Yes | Yes |
Ubuntu 12 | Yes | Yes |
Note
BMC supports use of the Debian package installer only for installation of the Network Shell or the RSCD agent. BMC does not support using the Debian package installer to upgrade these components. To upgrade, you must uninstall the earlier version and install the version to which you want to upgrade.
For information about using these installers, see:
- Using AIX BFF to install NSH or the RSCD agent.
- Using RPM to install NSH or the RSCD agent.
- Using the Solaris SVR4 package installer to install NSH and the RSCD agent.
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