Using the Solaris SVR4 package installer to install NSH and the RSCD agent

You can use the Oracle Solaris SVR4 package installer to install the Network Shell (NSH) and the RSCD agent on Solaris systems, as described in the following tasks.

• To get a list of packages to be installed
• To install the Network Shell or the RSCD agent
• To uninstall the Network Shell or the RSCD agent
• To silently install the Network Shell or RSCD agent
• Installing Network Shell or RSCD agent on non-global zones

The NSH installer installs the RSCD agent in addition to the Network Shell. Use the RSCD installer only if you do not want to install the Network Shell. The installers for the RSCD agent and Network Shell are exclusive. You can install either the RSCD agent or you can install the Network Shell with the agent.

BMC Server Automation installation provides supported installers in these directories (installation on custom path is not supported):

• Network Shell installers: /opt/bmc/bladelogic/NSH
• RSCD agent installers: /opt/bmc/bladelogic/RSCD

For information about installers that BMC Server Automation supports, see Supported-platforms-for-native-installers.

You can also specify configuration settings for the installation. For information, see Configuring-environment-settings-for-the-package-or-RPM-installer.

To get a list of packages to be installed

From the command line, enter either of the following commands:

pkginfo | grep BLOG

pkginfo | grep BladeLogic

To install the Network Shell or the RSCD agent

Run the following command with root privileges:

pkgadd -d <packageInstallerName> <pkgName>

Example -- NSH installation:
pkgadd -d NSH83-SOL8-SPARC-LOCAL BLOGnsh

Example -- RSCD agent installation
pkgadd -d RSCD83-SOL8-SPARC-LOCAL BLOGrscd

To uninstall the Network Shell or the RSCD agent

Run the following command with root privileges:

pkgrm <packageName>

where <packageName> is the name of the package from the results of the pkginfo | grep BLOG or the pkginfo | grep BladeLogic command.

For example:

pkgrm BLOGrscd

To silently install the Network Shell or RSCD agent

Create an admin file with the following contents:

Create a response file with the following contents:

Run the following command with root privileges:

Installing Network Shell or RSCD agent on non-global zones

The standard installation procedure described above is intended for an installation on the Global Zone. Note the following points regarding installing on non-global zones: 

• By default, when you install the Network Shell or RSCD Solaris package on the Global Zone, the Sparse Root Zones will also have the software installed. However, to complete the installation successfully, ensure that the /etc directory and the NSH or RSCD Agent installation directory are not configured to have read-only permissions during export to the Sparse Root Zones.
• To install the software only in the Global Zone, use the following command, which includes the -G option:
  pkgadd -G -n -a <admin file> -r <response> -d <packageInstallerName> <pkgName> 
• To install the software only in the Sparse Root Zone, you must use the SH-based installer with the -local option.  For more information, see Installing-components-using-the-local-option-on-UNIX-or-Linux.
• To install the software on other types of non-global zones — Whole Root Zone or Branded Zone — follow the standard procedure described above (that is, install as you would on the Global Zone).