Overview

This chapter provides an overview of the software installation process. You can install the Cisco AR 4.1 software on a machine for the first time, or you can upgrade the existing Cisco AR software on a workstation to Cisco Access Registrar 4.1.

You might receive the Cisco AR software in a packaged CD-ROM or you can download the software from the Cisco.com web site. "Downloading Cisco Access Registrar Software" section provides detailed information about downloading the Cisco AR 4.1 software.

Before you install the Cisco AR 4.1 software, you must copy a license file to the workstation where you will install the software. You will receive the license file as an EMail attachment. "Cisco Access Registrar 4.1 Licensing" section provides detailed information about the new licensing mechanism in Cisco AR.

Note Before you begin the software installation, ensure that your server has up to date OS software including all relevant or recommended patches.

Installation Dialog Overview

You use the pkgadd command to install Cisco AR 4.1 software on Solaris 8, Solaris 9, or Solaris 10 workstations. The Linux version of Cisco AR 4.1 uses the RedHat Package Manager (RPM) and installs as a script. When you begin the software installation, the install process uses a dialog to determine how to install the software.

Note Cisco Access Registrar 4.1.4 can be used with Solaris 9, Solaris 10, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 32-bit operating system using kernel 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL or later, and Glibc version: glibc-2.3.4-2.13 or later.

The Solaris 8 operating system is no longer supported as of the Cisco AR 4.1.4 release.

Installation Type

The first question for you to consider is the type of installation to perform. Your choices are full or configuration only. The default and most common installation type is a full install.

The Full installation installs all parts of the Cisco AR 4.1 software including the server components, the example configuration, and the configuration utility, aregcmd.

The Config only installation only installs the example configuration and the configuration utility, aregcmd. You can use one instance of aregcmd to maintain other servers running the server software.

Installation Location

The next question in the installation dialog asks, "Where do you want to install?" The default location to install the software is /opt/CSCOar. You can choose to specify another location by entering it at this point. That directory would then be the base install directory, sometimes referred to as $INSTALL or $BASEDIR.

License File Location

The installation dialog asks for the location of the license file.

Access Registrar requires FLEXlm license file to operate.  A list

of space delimited license files or directories can be supplied as

input; license files must have the extension ".lic".

Where are the FLEXlm license files located? [] [?,q]

Cisco AR uses a licensing mechanism that requires a file to be copied from a directory on the Cisco AR workstation. Earlier versions of Cisco AR used a license key. You should copy the license file to the Cisco AR workstation before you begin the software installation. You can copy the license file to /tmp or another directory you might prefer. The installation process will copy the license file from the location you provide to /opt/CSCOar/license.

Refer to "Cisco Access Registrar 4.1 Licensing" section for more detailed information about the Cisco AR license file requirements.

Note To enable other features within this package, additional FlexLM license files can be installed.

Java 2 Runtime Environment

The installation dialog asks for the location of the Java 2 Runtime Environment (J2RE). Cisco AR provides a web-based GUI that requires J2RE version 1.4.X to be installed on the Cisco AR server.

Where is the J2RE installed?

If you already have a Java 2 platform installed, enter the directory where it is installed. If you need the J2RE, you can download it from:

http://java.sun.com

Open Database Connectivity

The installation dialog asks for the location of the Oracle installation directory, required for Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) configuration. The installation process uses this information to set the ORACLE_HOME variable in the /opt/CSCOar/bin/arserver script.

If you are not using ODBC, press Enter to skip this step.

Example Configuration

The installation dialog asks if you want to install the example configuration. You can use the example configuration to learn about Cisco AR and to refer to the examples that appear later in this document.

You can delete the example configuration at any time by running the command:

/opt/CSCOar/bin/aregcmd -f /opt/CSCOar/examples/cli/delete-example-configuration.rc

Base Directory

The installation process asks "where do you want to install [/opt/CSCOar]?"

If the base directory does not exist, the installation process asks if you want to create the selected base directory.

The selected base directory </opt/CSCOar> must exist before

installation is attempted.

Do you want this directory created now [y,n,?,q]

The base directory must be created before you can install the software. If you do not agree to create the base directory at this point, the installation process terminates and no changes are made to the system. The default base directory is /opt/CSCOar.

setuid and setgid Permissions

The installation process asks before installing the following files with setuid and setgid permissions:

•/opt/CSCOar/.system/screen <setuid root>

•/opt/CSCOar/bin/aregcmd <setgid staff>

• /opt/CSCOar/bin/radclient <setgid staff>

If you do not agree to install these files, the installation will continue, but you will only be able to run aregcmd as user root. Cisco recommends that you answer Yes to this question.

Continue with Installation

The final question asked by the installation process dialog is, "Do you want to continue with the installation of <CSCOar>?" Enter Y or yes to continue with the installation. No further user input is required.

Downloading Cisco Access Registrar Software

Cisco AR software is available for download from http://www.cisco.com at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/access-registrar-encrypted?sort=release

The page at this URL lists all available versions of Cisco AR software available for download. The current versions are:

•CSCOar-4.1.3-sol8-k9.tar.gz for Solaris 8

•CSCOar-4.1.3-sol9-k9.tar.gz for Solaris 9

•CSCOar-4.1.3-sol10-k9.tar.gz for Solaris 10

•CSCOar-4.1.3-lnx26-install-K9.sh for RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4.0

Complete the following steps to download the software.

Step 1 Create a temporary directory, such as /tmp, to hold the downloaded software package.

Step 2 Enter the URL to the Cisco.com web site for Cisco AR software:

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/access-registrar-encrypted?sort=release

Step 3 Click on the link for Cisco AR software:

CSCOar-4.1.3-sol8-k9.tar.gz for the Solaris 8 version,
CSCOar-4.1.3-sol9-k9.tar.gz for the Solaris 9 version, or
CSCOar-4.1.3-sol9-k9.tar.gz for the Solaris 10 version, or
CSCOar-4.1.3-lnx26-install-K9.sh for the RedHat Enterprise Linux version.

The Software Center Download Rules page displays. You should read these rules carefully.

Warning Before downloading this software please ensure that each of the following licenses and agreements are in place with Cisco Systems or a Cisco Systems authorized reseller.

These rules require you to acknowledge the following:

•A software license

•A valid service agreement

•A feature set upgrade license

By clicking Agree, you confirm that the download of this file by you is in accordance with the requirements listed and that you understand and agree that Cisco Systems reserves the right to charge you for, and you agree to pay for, any software downloads to which you are not entitled. All Cisco Systems Operating System and application software licenses and downloads are governed by Cisco Systems' applicable End User License Agreement/Software License Agreement. By clicking Agree you further agree to abide by the terms and conditions set forth in Cisco Systems' End User License agreement/Software License Agreement and your service agreement.

If you click Agree, the End User License Agreement / Software License Agreement displays.

Step 4 Read the End User License Agreement / Software License Agreement carefully, and if you accept the terms, click Accept.

The software Download page displays with a link to the Cisco AR software, CSCOar-4.1.3-sol8-k9.tar.gz, and additional information about the software download package.

Step 5 Click the Download: CSCOar-4.1.3-sol8-k9.tar.gz link to proceed with the software download.

A File Download dialog box displays indicating the file you are about to download.

Step 6 Click Save and indicate where to save the file on your computer, such as /tmp, then click Save again.

Cisco Access Registrar 4.1 Licensing

Cisco AR uses a licensing mechanism that enables you to activate different features in Cisco AR using a combination of different license keys. During system initialization, the Cisco AR server sets up the licensing data model and activates any features that are properly licensed.

Licensed Features

Table 1 lists the Cisco AR names of the features that require licenses. As new licensed features are added to Cisco AR, new license files will also be required.

Getting Cisco Access Registrar 4.1 Feature Licenses

When you order the Cisco Access Registrar 4.1 product, a text license file will be sent to you in EMail. If you are evaluating the software, Cisco will provide you with an evaluation license.

If you decide to upgrade your Cisco AR software and add a feature, a new text license file will be sent to you in EMail when you order the upgrade.

If you receive a Software License Claim Certificate, you can get your Cisco AR license file at one of the two following URLs:

•www.cisco.com/go/license

Use this site if you are a registered user of Cisco Connection Online.

•www.cisco.com/go/license/public

Use this site if you are not a registered user of Cisco Connection Online.

Within one hour of registration at either of the above web sites, you will receive your license key file and installation instructions in email.

Installing Cisco Access Registrar 4.1 Licenses

You must have a license in a directory on the Cisco AR machine before you attempt to install Cisco AR software. If you have not installed the Cisco AR license file before beginning the software installation, the installation process will fail.

You can store the Cisco AR license file in any directory on the Cisco AR machine. During the installation process, you will be asked the location of the license file, and the installation process will copy the license file to the /opt/CSCOar/license directory, or $INSTALL/license if you are not using the default installation location.

The license file might have the name ciscoar.lic, but it can be any filename with the suffix .lic. To install the Cisco AR license file, you can copy and paste the text into a file, or you can simply save the file you receive in EMail to an accessible directory.

Upgrading Your Cisco Access Registrar 4.1 License File

If you add additional features that require licenses, you can open the file in /opt/CSCOar/license and add additional lines to the license file, or you can create an additional license file to hold the new lines. If you add a new file, remember to give it a .lic suffix.

If you upgrade your Cisco AR license for additional features, you must restart the Cisco AR server for the new license to take effect. To restart the Cisco AR server, enter the following on the server command line:

/opt/CSCOar/bin/arserver  restart

Sample License File

The following is an example of a Cisco Access Registrar 4.1 license file.

INCREMENT AR-STANDARD cisco 4.1 27-apr-2007 uncounted HOSTID=ANY \

        NOTICE="<LicFileID></LicFileID><LicLineID></LicLineID> \

        <PAK>dummyPak</PAK>" SIGN=ABCDEF123456

INCREMENT AR-CACHE cisco 4.1 27-apr-2007 uncounted HOSTID=ANY \

        NOTICE="<LicFileID></LicFileID><LicLineID></LicLineID> \

        <PAK>dummyPak</PAK>" SIGN=ABCDEF123456

INCREMENT AR-PREPAID cisco 4.1 27-apr-2007 uncounted HOSTID=ANY \

        NOTICE="<LicFileID></LicFileID><LicLineID></LicLineID> \

        <PAK>dummyPak</PAK>" SIGN=ABCDEF123456

INCREMENT AR-HLR cisco 4.1 27-apr-2007 uncounted HOSTID=ANY \

        NOTICE="<LicFileID></LicFileID><LicLineID></LicLineID> \

        <PAK>dummyPak</PAK>" SIGN=ABCDEF123456

INCREMENT AR-CPU cisco 4.1 27-apr-2007 uncounted HOSTID=ANY \

        NOTICE="<LicFileID></LicFileID><LicLineID></LicLineID> \

        <PAK>dummyPak</PAK>" SIGN=ABCDEF123456

Displaying License Information

Cisco AR provides two ways of getting license information using aregcmd:

•aregcmd command-line option

•Launching aregcmd

aregcmd Command-Line Option

Cisco AR provides a new -l command-line option to aregcmd. The syntax is:

aregcmd -l directory_name

where directory_name is the directory where the Cisco AR license file is stored. The following is an example of the aregcmd -l command:

aregcmd -l /opt/CSCOar/license    

Licensed Application: Cisco Access Registrar (Standard Version)

 Following are the licensed components:

                          NAME     VERSION          EXPIRY_INFO

                          ====     =======          ===========

                   AR-Standard         4.1          27-Apr-2007

                    AR-Prepaid         4.1          27-Apr-2007

                        AR-HLR         4.1          27-Apr-2007

                      AR-Cache         4.1          27-Apr-2007

                        AR-CPU         4.1          27-Apr-2007

Launching aregcmd

The Cisco AR server displays license information when you launch aregcmd, as shown in the following:

aregcmd

Cisco Access Registrar 4.1.3 Configuration Utility

Copyright (C) 1995-2007 by Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.

Cluster: 

User: admin

Password: 

Logging in to localhost

[ //localhost ]

    LicenseInfo = AR-Standard 4.1 (expires on 27-Apr-2007)

     AR-Prepaid 4.1 (expires on 27-Apr-2007)

     AR-HLR 4.1 (expires on 27-Apr-2007)

     AR-Cache 4.1 (expires on 27-Apr-2007)

     AR-CPU 4.1 (expires on 27-Apr-2007)

    Radius/

    Administrators/

Server 'Radius' is Running, its health is 10 out of 10