2.3.1 Solaris Platforms

RAIDWatch supports both Solaris 7 x86 and SPARC servers and workstations. Prior to running the installation procedure for RAIDWatch on a Solaris machine, complete the following steps:

(1) Mount installation CD

(2) Add agents: Please add necessary agents to the system shell script. These agents will be loaded when the system initiates. The following is an example of how to add agents to the system shell script:

Append the following strings to /etc/profile:

/usr/hybrid/bin/secondary > /dev/null 2>&1

/usr/hybrid/bin/primary > /dev/null 2>&1

(3) If the Solaris machine is a web server, (Apache server software default subdirectories are used to illustrate), copy the "common" file folder from your RAIDWatch installation CD to the Apache html directory and type the following:

#cp –r /cdrom/common /usr/local/apache/htdocs/

(4) Modifying browsers for remote installation:

No configuration change is needed for systems using Internet Explorer. If the browser used on a particular machine is Netscape Navigator or Hot Java and RAIDWatch will be installed remotely via the internet, you will have to modify your browser configuration as follows:

A. For Netscape on a Solaris system, append the string:

                          user_pref("signed.applets.codebase_principal_support", true);

                to
 ~/. netscape/preferences.js
B. For HotJava on a Solaris system, append the string:
 hotjava.default.security=low
 to
 ~/.hotjava/properties

NOTE:

HotJava will create a .hotjava directory under the user's home directory when it is run for the first time. Netscape will create a .netscape directory under the user's home directory when it is run for the first time.


(5) Required Java Patch Files:

In order to use Java scripts under the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) on your Solaris machine, you will need to download certain Java patch files.

To download JRE patches for Solaris 7, and make the files accessible, complete the following steps:

1. Use a web browser to open

http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/jre/download.html

2. Click on the HTTP hotpoint that corresponds with your Solaris version. For example, if your platform is a SPARC workstation, and the Solaris is an English edition, click "Solaris SPARC Platform Edition: English" to open the next HTML page.

3. The web server will then ask you to sign in. Please sign in.

4. When you see the license agreement, please click OK.

5. Click the appropriate message to download your patches. For example, if your system is a SPARC platform, please select the file below to download:

Download Patches for Solaris 7 REQUIRED for 1.2.2_05a, Solaris/Intel 8.93 MB)

The file name is 1[1].2.2_05a_patches_i386_5.7.tar

If your system is an x86 platform, please select the file below to download:

Download Patches for Solaris 7 REQUIRED for 1.2.2_05a, Solaris/SPARC 1.04 MB)

The file name is 1[1].2.2_05a_patches_sparc_5.7.tar

6. Put the patch files in the right directory. The install shell script (intall.sh) needs for you to put the patch files
in your system. For example in a Solaris SPARC workstation, if the patch file name is 2.2_05a_patches_sparc_5.7.tar
Enter the following:

#mkdir /usr/patches
#cp 2.2_05a_patches_sparc_5.7.tar /usr/patches
#cd /usr/patches
#tar xvf 2.2_05a_patches_sparc_5.7.tar

You have now tarred the patch files in the /usr/patches directory.


NOTE:

Patches displayed here are only examples.  Patches are continuously updated on Sun's web site.


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