Installing Sun xVM Ops Center Proxy Software

To Install a Sun xVM Ops Center Proxy

This procedure describes the steps required to install the Sun xVM Ops Center proxy component on a system that meets the recommended specifications for this installation.

Before proceeding with the Sun xVM Ops Center proxy installation, check that your system's resources meet the requirements described on the Verifying System Resources page.

Use this procedure only to install a Sun xVM Ops Center proxy on a system other than the system on which the Sun xVM Ops Center server is installed.

1. Create a temporary directory on your system, then copy the appropriate xVM Ops Center archive for your system from delivery media to the temporary directory that you created. The Sun xVM Ops Center installation archive consumes up to 800 MBytes of disk space. You must use the same xVM Ops Center archive version as the one used to install the Sun xVM Ops Center server with which you will register this proxy. For example:

   # mkdir /var/tmp/xVM
   # cp xVM-Ops-Center-sol-sparc-GA-1-0-2.tar.gz /var/tmp/xVM
   

2. Change to the directory where the archive is located on your system, then uncompress and un-tar the archive. Note that the following command example retains the original compressed archive file. The data extracted from the archive consumes about 1 GByte of additional space. List the contents of the temporary directory.

   # cd /var/tmp/xVM
   # gzcat xVM-Ops-Center-sol-sparc-GA-1-0-2.tar.gz | tar xf -
   # ls
   819-0764-10_SLA_Multi.pdf              Linux_i686
   819-5500-10-ENTMNT.pdf                 SunOS_i386
   Copyright                              SunOS_sparc
   Entitlement.fees                       THIRDPARTYLICENSEREADME
   license                                xVM-Ops-Center-sol-sparc-GA-1-0-2.tar.gz
   #
   

3. On SPARC systems, change to the SunOS_sparc/Product/installer directory and run the install script with the -p option. The -p option causes the install script to only install the Sun xVM Ops Center proxy-related components. On x86 systems, the install script is located in the SunOS_i386/Product/installer directory. When prompted, accept the terms and conditions so that you can continue with the installation. The install script exits if you do not accept the terms and conditions displayed.

   # cd SunOS_sparc/Product/installer
   # ./install -p
   Sun Microsystems, Inc. ("Sun")
   SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
   
   (output omitted)
   
   Do you accept the license agreement? [y/n]: y
   
   Checking required perl modules... 
   

   The screen clears, then the install script displays a list of installation tasks that automatically updates as the installation proceeds. For example:

           xVM Ops Center Proxy Server Installer (version 1.0.2.1027 on SunOS)
   
    1. Install OS packages.                                             [Completed]
    2. Install Expect.                                                  [Completed]
    3. Install IPMI tool.                                               [Completed]
    4. Install Python.                                                  [Completed]
    5. Install Agent components.                                    [Not Completed]
    6. Install JDK 1.6 runtime components.                          [Not Completed]
    7. Install Service container components.                        [Not Completed]
    8. Install Core Channel components.                             [Not Completed]
    9. Install Proxy Server components.                             [Not Completed]
   10. Install UCE Http proxy.                                      [Not Completed]
   11. Install OS provisioning components.                          [Not Completed]
   12. Install Proxy start and SMF monitoring.                      [Not Completed]
   
   Executing current step:  Install Agent components...
   

   The install script takes about 25 minutes to install Sun xVM Ops Center proxy software. When complete, the install script indicates that all Sun xVM Ops Center components have been installed, and displays a confirmation message.

4. To verify the installation, list the Sun xVM Ops Center services installed by the install script. Check for services with scn and common in their FMRI names. The list should include the the following services:

   # svcs '*scn*' '*common*'
   STATE          STIME    FMRI
   disabled       21:57:10 svc:/application/scn/update-agent:default
   disabled       22:00:21 svc:/application/management/common-agent-container-1:default
   disabled       22:09:14 svc:/application/management/common-agent-container-1:scn-proxy
   disabled       22:09:18 svc:/application/scn/dhcpd:default
   disabled       22:09:20 svc:/application/scn/proxy-run:default
   offline        22:09:22 svc:/application/scn/infra-run:default
   # 
   

After installing the Sun xVM Ops Center proxy software, you must register the proxy with a Sun xVM Ops Center server. The Configuring a Sun xVM Ops Center Proxy page describes the required procedure.