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Installing CTM GateWay/CORBA R8.5

4.1  Installing CTM GateWay/CORBA R8.5

4.2  Re-enabling CTM GateWay/CORBA After Reinstalling the CTM Database

Installing CTM GateWay/CORBA R8.5

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Caution A reliable network connection is required when carrying out an installation on a remote workstation.

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The CTM GateWay/CORBA R8.5 option is a CORBA-based interface that provides higher-layer management systems with information for all CTM-supported NEs.

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Note The license for CTM GateWay/CORBA R8.5 is sold separately. If you are using this feature in a production environment, you must purchase a license.

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You can install CTM GateWay/CORBA when you install the CTM server, or you can install CTM GateWay/CORBA separately. This chapter describes how to install CTM GateWay/CORBA as a separate option after installing the CTM R8.5 server.

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Tip For more information about CORBA support, including how to configure CTM GateWay/CORBA, see the Cisco Transport Manager Release 8.5 GateWay/CORBA User Guide and Programmer Manual.

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This chapter contains the following sections:

•Installing CTM GateWay/CORBA R8.5

•Re-enabling CTM GateWay/CORBA After Reinstalling the CTM Database

4.1  Installing CTM GateWay/CORBA R8.5

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Note•You must install CTM GateWay/CORBA on the same workstation as the CTM server. During the CTM GateWay/CORBA installation, you do not need to shut down the CTM server.

•The CTM database must be up and running before installing CTM GateWay/CORBA.

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Step 1 Log into the CTM server workstation as the root user. The C shell (csh) is recommended. To start the C shell, enter the following command:

/bin/csh

Step 2 Enter the following command to set the DISPLAY variable:

setenv DISPLAY <hostname_or_IP_address>:0.0

Step 3 Enter the following command to verify that the display is set correctly:

echo $DISPLAY

In the output, you should see:

<hostname_or_IP_address>:0.0

Step 4 If you are using an xterm window or a remote host, enter the following command to enable the xterm connection from the clients:

/usr/openwin/bin/xhost +

Step 5 Insert the CTM Server Disk 1 installation CD and enter the following commands:

cd /

cdrom/cdrom0/Disk1/ctmsetup.sh

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Note If the required Solaris patches are missing, you must install them manually. Click Cancel; then, click Quit. Download the patches from SunSolve Online at http://sunsolve.sun.com. After you install the patches, continue this procedure.

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The installation begins. Wait for up to 60 seconds while the following message appears:

Please wait, Cisco Transport Manager Server Release 8.5 is being configured for your 
system. This may take a moment...

Step 6 At the Introduction screen, click Next.

Step 7 At the License Agreement screen, read the license agreement and click the I accept the terms of the license agreement radio button. Click Next.

Step 8 At the Installation Options screen, check New Installation; then, click Next.

Step 9 At the Select Products to Install screen, check the Cisco Transport Manager CORBA GateWay check box; then, click Next.

Step 10 At the Server IP Address screen, specify an IP address for the server setup; then, click Next.

Step 11 The Pre-Installation Summary screen shows the items that will be installed. Click Install.

Step 12 At the Insert New Media screen, complete the following substeps:

a. As the root user, open a separate terminal window and enter the following command to eject the CTM Server Disk 1 installation CD:

eject

b. Insert the required CTM Server Disk installation CD and click Browse.

c. The Select a Folder dialog box opens. Double-click cdrom; then, single-click cdrom0. The filename text box now reads /cdrom/cdrom0.

d. In the Select a Folder dialog box, click Select.

e. In the Insert New Media screen, click OK.

Step 13 The Install Complete screen summarizes the results of the installation. Click Done.

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4.2  Re-enabling CTM GateWay/CORBA After Reinstalling the CTM Database

If you reinstall the CTM database on the workstation where CTM GateWay/CORBA is installed, the CTM GateWay/CORBA node will be disabled in the Control Panel window.

To re-enable the CTM GateWay/CORBA node in the Control Panel, run the update_config_for_gwcorba.sh script located in the /opt/CiscoTransportManagerServer/bin directory.