Warning
The installation program fails on UNIX platforms if the bladmin user is in a Network Information Server (NIS) group.
You can install install the individual components of a BMC Server Automation system in a variety of ways:
- Separate components on separate servers for scalability. If you choose to install separate components on separate servers, the order of installation is not important. The components work together when all are installed and configured.
Install the components collectively on one server
The following table lists the tasks that you can perform to install all BMC Server Automation components (except BMC Server Automation Console) at the same time.
| Task | Reference | Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Configure installation settings | Learn how to reduce the disk space required by a Linux or UNIX installation. Learn how to change the installation path. Before version 8.2, installation directories for the application server, agent, and other BMC Server Automation components were in the following format: /opt/bmc/BladeLogic/<version>/NSH. This path format does not allow product upgrades to install into the same directory structure. Learn how to move/rename the installation directory on the application server on a Linux host computer. | |
| Install all components (except BMC Server Automation Console) at the same time | Installing the Application Server and components (Linux and UNIX) | Install Application Server, Network Shell, RSCD agent, PXE server, and TFTP server at the same time. Note: You must choose all components you need for the installation. If you choose not to install a component, you cannot add it to the installation later by running the installation script again. |
| Install the BMC Server Automation Console | Installing the BMC Server Automation Console (Linux and UNIX) | Learn how to install the BMC Server Automation Console on Linux and UNIX. The console is the graphical user interface to the BMC Server Automation servers. |
Install the components individually on one server
The following table lists the tasks that you can perform to install all BMC Server Automation components individually. You must install the components in the stated sequence.
| Task | Reference | Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Configure installation settings | Learn how to reduce the disk space required by a Linux or UNIX installation. Learn how to change the installation path. Before version 8.2, installation directories for the application server, agent, and other BMC Server Automation components were in the following format: /opt/bmc/BladeLogic/<version>/NSH. This path format does not allow product upgrades to install into the same directory structure. Learn how to move/rename the installation directory on the application server on a Linux host computer. | |
| Install an RSCD agent | Installing only the RSCD agent (Linux and UNIX)
| Learn how to install an RCSD agent on Linux and UNIX. RSCD agent is required on each server that BMC Server Automation manages. You can also install NSH or RSCD agent using a package. See the following topics:
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| Install Network Shell | Learn how to install Network Shell individually on Linux and UNIX. Network Shell is a required prerequisite of the console. | |
| Install BMC Server Application Server | Installing the Application Server and components (Linux and UNIX) | Learn how to install the BMC Server Automation Application Server and all other components of BMC Server Automation (optional). Choose to install only the Application Server. |
| Install the PXE server and TFTP servers | Learn how to install a PXE server and the TFTP server, which are functional components required for the BMC Server Automation provisioning solution, on Linux and UNIX. | |
| Install BMC Server Automation Console | Installing the BMC Server Automation Console (Linux and UNIX) | Learn how to install the BMC Server Automation Console on Linux and UNIX. |
Note
You must press Enter after you make a selection or type information in the Linux and UNIX installers. For conciseness, this step is omitted from the tasks described in this section.
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