CiscoWorks CD Installation for Solaris

The following instructions describe installing the CiscoWorks' CD-ROM on Solaris from either local or remote machines.

Note Perform all tasks as the superuser.

Installing from a Local CD-ROM

To install the CD-ROM from a local CD-ROM drive, perform the following steps:

Log in as the superuser by entering su and the root password.
If a /cdrom directory does not already exist, enter:

# mkdir /cdrom

Insert the CD-ROM in the drive.
The CD is automatically mounted onto the /cdrom directory. If you are running File Manager, a separate File Manager window displays the contents of the CD-ROM.

If the /cdrom directory is empty because the CD was not mounted, or if File Manager did not open a window displaying the contents of the CD, check if the vold daemon is running by entering:

# ps -e | grep vold | grep -v grep

If the system does not display anything, enter:

# /usr/sbin/vold &

The vold daemon manages the CD-ROM device and performs the mounting.

Installing from a Remote CD-ROM

To install the CD-ROM from a remote CD-ROM drive, perform the following steps on the remote machine:

Log in as the superuser by entering su and the root password.
If a /cdrom directory does not already exist, enter:

# mkdir /cdrom

Place the CD-ROM in the drive.
Use a text editor to create an /etc/dfs/dfstab file, if one does not exist. Edit the /etc/dfs/dfstab file so that it contains the following statement:

share -F nfs -o ro /cdrom/cdrom0

Check NFS server status by entering:

# ps -ef | grep nfs | grep -v grep

If your machine is enabled as an NFS server, the daemons /usr/lib/nfs/nfsd and /usr/lib/nfs/mountd should be running. If these daemons are not running, enable your machine as an NFS server by entering:

# /etc/init.d/nfs.server start

The CD is automatically mounted onto the /cdrom directory. If you are running File Manager, a separate File Manager window displays the contents of the CD-ROM.

If the /cdrom directory is empty because the CD was not mounted, or if File Manager did not open a window displaying the contents of the CD, check if the vold daemon is running by entering:

# ps -e | grep vold | grep -v grep

If the system does not display anything, enter:

# /usr/sbin/vold &

The vold daemon manages the CD-ROM device and performs the mounting.

Note Do not use the exportfs command. The nfs.server start command is already sharing the CD-ROM drive.

Go to the local machine and become the superuser by entering su and the root password.
If a /cdrom directory does not already exist, enter:

# mkdir /cdrom

To mount the CD-ROM, enter:

# /usr/sbin/mount -r remote_machinename:/cdrom/cdrom0 /cdrom

You do not have to create the directory for the CiscoWorks files. By default, CiscoWorks is installed in the following directories:

/opt/CSCOcws Sun NetManager version
/opt/CSCOcwh HP OpenView version
/opt/CSCOsyb All Sybase modules

Installing or Upgrading on Solaris

The installation process on Solaris requires you to install the CiscoWorks packages, reboot the system, if necessary, and run the configuration scripts.

To install CiscoWorks on a Solaris 2.4 or 2.5 platform, perform the following steps:

Extract the files from the CD-ROM as follows:

If you are installing CiscoWorks for the first time, enter:

#pkgadd -d /cdromdir/nmsdir all

If you are upgrading from CiscoWorks 3.0, enter:

#pkgadd -a /cdromdir/nmsdir/cwadmin -d /cdromdir/nmsdir all

Where cdromdir is one of the following two CD-ROM directories:

/cdrom/cdrom0 if the CD-ROM is mounted on your local machine

/cdrom if the CD-ROM is mounted on a remote machine

And where nmsdir is one of the following three directories, depending on your network management platform:

Solaris_OV3 if your platform is HP OpenView 3.3

Solaris_OV4 if your platform is HP OpenView 4.x

Solaris_SNM if your platform is SunNet Manager

For example, to upgrade from CiscoWorks 3.0 when your local machine is running HP OpenView 4.x, and the CD-ROM is mounted on your local machine, you would enter:

# pkgadd -a /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_OV4/cwadmin -d /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_OV4 all

Answer yes each time pkgadd prompts whether you want to install a package.
If you are prompted to reboot your system, enter:

# reboot

This ensures that your system is configured for running Sybase.

Log into your system as superuser (root) after your computer reboots:

login: root
password:rootpassword
#

Begin the CiscoWorks configuration process as follows:

On HP OpenView, enter:

# setenv NMSROOT /opt/CSCOcwh

On SunNet Manager, enter:

# setenv NMSROOT /opt/CSCOcws

If you are upgrading from a previous version of CiscoWorks, shut down the CiscoWorks processes by entering:

# source $NMSROOT/etc/install.cshrc
# shutdown_nms

Change directories and run the cwconfigure script:

# cd $NMSROOT/install
# ./cwconfigure

While the cwconfigure script runs, answer the questions displayed according to the information you entered on the CiscoWorks Configuration Worksheet in your CiscoWorks Installation Guide for Solaris.

To unmount and eject the CD-ROM from your local machine, enter:

# cd /
# eject

Remove the CD-ROM from the drive and store it in a safe place.

To unmount and eject the CD-ROM from a remote machine, enter the following commands from your local machine:

# cd /
# umount /cdrom

Log into the remote machine as root and enter the following commands:

# cd /
# eject

Remove the CD-ROM from the drive and store it in a safe place.

For information on minimum and recommended requirements, installation verification procedures, and customizing procedures, refer to the CiscoWorks Installation Guide for Solaris.

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