DETAILED STEPS
To install the Cisco DCNM server software, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log into the server with a user account that has the required privileges, as follows:
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For Windows Server 2003, the user account must be a member of the local administrators group.
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For RHEL 4 AS, the user account must be root.
If you are installing Cisco DCNM on Windows and using Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) to access the Cisco DCNM server system, start RDC from a command prompt and use the /console option, as follows:
C:\>mstsc /console /v:server
where
server
is the DNS name or IP address of the Cisco DCNM server system.
Step 2 Go to the directory where you downloaded the Cisco DCNM server software and run one of the following files:
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For Windows Server 2003, run the dcnm-k9.
release
.exe file.
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For RHEL 4 AS, use the following
sh
command:
After the installer prepares the installation, the Introduction step appears in the Cisco DCNM installer window.
Step 3 Click
Next
.
Step 4 If the Choose Install Folder step appears in the Cisco DCNM installer window, do the following:
Note If the Cisco DCNM installer detects an installation of Cisco Fabric Manager Release 4.2(1) and later releases on the server system, the Choose Install Folder step does not appear.
a. (Optional) If you want to change the default installation folder, type or choose the desired installation folder.
b. Click
Next
.
The Database Options step appears in the Cisco DCNM installer window. You can use an exiting PostgreSQL installation, an existing Oracle installation, or if PostgreSQL is not installed on the server system, you can use the Cisco DCNM installer to add a PostgreSQL installation.
Note If the Cisco DCNM installer detects an installation of Cisco Fabric Manager Release 4.2(1) and later releases on the server system, the only database option that is available is the database that Fabric Manager is configured to use.
Step 5 If you want to install PostgreSQL, do the following:
a. Next to RDBMS, click
Install PostgreSQL
.
If your server system runs RHEL 4 AS, the System User dialog box appears.
b. (RHEL 4 AS only) In the System User dialog box, type the username for the user account that should be used to run the PostgreSQL software. This user account should not have administrator or root privileges.
c. In the DB Admin User field, type the username of a database administrator account. The installer will create the administrator account that you specify.
d. In the DB Admin Password field, type the password for the database administrator username that you specified.
e. In the DCNM DB User field, type the username that Cisco DCNM should use to access the database. The default username is dcnmuser. The installer will create the user account that you specify.
f. In the DCNM DB Password field, type the password for the database user account that you specified.
g. In the Confirm DCNM DB Password field, retype the password for the database user account that you specified.
h. (Optional) If you want to change the default PostgreSQL database installation folder, in the Install Location field, type or choose the desired installation folder.
Step 6 If you want to use an existing relational database management system (RDBMS) installation, do the following:
a. Next to RDBMS, click one of the following:
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Use existing PostgreSQL 8.1/8.2
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Use existing Oracle 10g/11g
If the Cisco DCNM installer detected an existing RDBMS installation, the DB URL field shows the URL to the database.
Note If the Cisco DCNM installer detects an installation of Cisco Fabric Manager Release 4.2(1) and later releases on the server system, the DB URL field shows the URL of the Fabric Manager database and cannot be configured.
b. If the DB URL field does not have the correct URL to the database, type the correct URL.
c. In the DB Admin User field, type the username of a database user account that has permissions to create the Cisco DCNM database schema and user account.
d. In the DB Admin Password field, type the password for the database administrator username that you specified.
e. In the DCNM DB User field, type the username that Cisco DCNM should use to access the database.
The installer will use the Cisco DCNM admin user that you specified to create the Cisco DCNM database user account.
f. In the DCNM DB Password field, type the password for the database user account that you specified.
g. In the Confirm DCNM DB Password field, retype the password for the database user account that you specified.
Step 7 Click
Next
.
Step 8 If the Choose Database (PostgreSQL/Oracle) Root Folder step appears in the Cisco DCNM installer window, do the following:
a. Type or choose the folder that contains the BIN directory for the existing RDBMS that you specified. The installer lists the default installation paths for the supported databases.
b. Click
Next
.
The Configuration Options step appears in the Cisco DCNM installer window.
Step 9 From the Server IP Address list, choose the IP address that you want to use for the Cisco DCNM server. The list shows only the IP addresses currently assigned to network interfaces on the server system.
Note The IP address of the server system should be statically assigned. The Cisco DCNM server binds to an IP address that you specify during installation. If the IP address of the Cisco DCNM server changes, Cisco DCNM clients are unable to connect to the Cisco DCNM server and you must reinstall the Cisco DCNM server so that you can reconfigure the IP address.
Step 10 If you want to change the port that the Cisco DCNM web server listens to, enter the new port number in the Web Server Port box. By default, the Cisco DCNM web server listens to TCP port 8080.
Note If you change the web server port number, it affects the URL that Cisco DCNM users use to download the Cisco DCNM client.
Step 11 If you want to change the port that the Cisco DCNM server accepts Cisco DCNM client connections on, enter the new port number in the Naming Service Port box. By default, the Cisco DCNM server accepts connections from Cisco DCNM clients on TCP port 1099.
Note If you change the Cisco DCNM server port number, it affects the port that Cisco DCNM users specify when they log into the Cisco DCNM client.
Step 12 Click
Next
.
The Choose Archive Folder step appears in the Cisco DCNM installer window.
Step 13 (Optional) If you want to change the archive folder, type or choose the desired archive folder.
Step 14 Click
Next
.
The Local User Credentials step appears in the Cisco DCNM installer window.
Step 15 In the Local Admin Username field, type a name for a Cisco DCNM server user. The installer will create the Cisco DCNM server user and assign the Administrator role to it.
Step 16 In the Password field, type a password for the user, and then in the Confirm Password field, type the password again.
Note We recommend that you use a strong password. Common guidelines for strong passwords include a minimum password length of eight characters and at least one letter, one number, and one symbol. For example, the password Re1Ax@h0m3 has ten characters and contains uppercase and lowercase letters in addition to one symbol and three numbers.
Step 17 Click
Next
.
The Authentication Settings step appears in the Cisco DCNM installer window.
Choose the authentication method that the Cisco DCNM server should use to authenticate users who log into the Cisco DCNM client. You can choose one of the following:
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Local—Cisco DCNM client users will be authenticated by the Cisco DCNM server user accounts only.
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RADIUS—Cisco DCNM client users will be authenticated by a RADIUS server.
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TACACS+—Cisco DCNM client users will be authenticated by a TACACS+ server.
For RADIUS or TACACS+, you can specify up to three servers.
Step 18 If you chose RADIUS or TACACS+, for each server that you want to specify, do the following:
a. In the server address field, type the IPv4 address of the server in dotted-decimal format.
b. In the secret key field, type the shared secret of the server.
c. (Optional) If you want to ensure that Cisco DCNM can communicate with the server, click
Verify
.
Step 19 Click
Next
.
If you are using Windows Server 2003, the installer asks you to specify a shortcut to the application. If you are using RHEL 4 AS, the installer asks you to specify a link folder.
Step 20 Choose the shortcut or link options that you want.
Step 21 (Optional) If you want the installer to create the shortcuts for all users who can log into the server system, check the
Create Icons for All Users
check box.
Step 22 Click
Next
.
The Pre-Installation Summary step appears in the Cisco DCNM installer window.
Step 23 Carefully review the summary of your choices. If you need to change anything, click
Previous
until the the Cisco DCNM installer window displays the step that you need to change.
Step 24 When you are ready to install the Cisco DCNM server software, click
Next
.
The installer installs the Cisco DCNM server software.
The Start DCNM Server dialog box appears.
Step 25 Choose whether you want to start the Cisco DCNM server now. If you start the Cisco DCNM server now, a splash screen appears while the server starts.
The Install Complete step appears in the Cisco DCNM installer window, which also shows a Cisco DCNM instance ID number.
Step 26 (Optional) If you plan to install a license for Cisco DCNM, record the instance ID number. The licensing process requires that you enter that number.
Note You can begin using Cisco DCNM without a licence but some features are not available unless you purchase and install a license and apply the license to managed devices that you want to use licensed features with.
Step 27 Click
Done
.
If you chose in Step 25 to start the Cisco DCNM server after installation, a splash screen appears while the server starts.
Step 28 (Optional) If you need to start the Cisco DCNM server, see the “Starting the Cisco DCNM Server” section.
Step 29 (Optional) If you want to install a Cisco DCNM license, see the “Installing Licenses” section.