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Your StrataView Plus installation will be either a first time installation, or an upgrade. This manual is a guide to either performing an initial (first time) installation of StrataView Plus and associated software programs or upgrading an existing StrataView Plus installation. Chapter 2 provides the first time install procedure. Chapter 3 provides the upgrade procedure.
StrataView Plus Release 8.4 should be installed on an IBM Power PC. The IBM AIX operating system must previously have been installed on the workstation before an initial installation of StrataView Plus can be performed. For instructions on installing the IBM AIX operating system, refer to the appropriate IBM documentation. This documentation is not provided by StrataCom.
StrataView Plus runs under NetView. If you already have NetView installed on your IBM PowerStation, proceed with the installation of StrataView Plus. For instructions on installing NetView, refer to the appropriate NetView documentation.
StrataView Plus Release 8.4 is operational with networks running Release 8.1.x/8.2 and 8.4BPX/IPX network software. In general, it is recommended that you upgrade your StrataView Plus software before upgrading the network software.
The minimum hardware requirement are as follows:
If a single StrataView Plus NMS workstation is connected to a large network, the statistics collection performance of the Statistics Collection Manager can be markedly improved (up to 40% more I/O throughput) by adding a second SCSI-2 interface and a second external hard disk drive. The second external hard drive capacity should be 1 GB or greater.
The StrataView Plus Network Management Station requires the following software elements:
If you have not already done so, refer to the StrataView Plus Operations Guide for information on disk capacity and other statistics collection requirements relevant to planning the statistics configuration for your network.
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