Cisco Cisco Prime Optical 10.3 Installation Guide
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Installing Prime Optical
Installing Prime Optical on a single-server with an embedded database is a two-part process:
1.
Prepare the server for installation.
2.
Install Prime Optical
Preparing the Server for Prime Optical Installation
Before you install Prime Optical, you must first connect to the server and, if using X server, verify the display settings.
To prepare the server for Prime Optical installation:
Step 1
As the root user, launch a terminal on the server where you want to install Prime Optical. (If you logged in as a nonroot
user, enter the su - command to become the root user.)
user, enter the su - command to become the root user.)
Step 2
Enter the following command to set the DISPLAY variable:
setenv DISPLAY
hostname-or-IP-address:0.0
Step 3
Enter the following command to verify that the display is set correctly:
echo $DISPLAY
In the command output, you should see:
hostname-or-IP-address:0.0
Step 4
If you are using an xterm window or a remote host, enter the following command to enable the xterm connection from
the clients:
the clients:
xhost +
The default path is /usr/bin
Installing Prime Optical on the Server
As part of your Prime Optical installation, you will install the
Prime Optical
server and Oracle 11g database on the same RHEL
server.
To install Prime Optical, do the following:
Step 1
Log in as a root user.
Step 2
Enter the following command to set the DISPLAY variable:
setenv DISPLAY
hostname-or-IP-address:0.0
Step 3
Enter the following command to verify that the display is set correctly:
echo $DISPLAY
In the command output, you should see:
hostname-or-IP-address:0.0
Step 4
If you are using an xterm window or a remote host, enter the following command to enable the xterm connection from
the clients:
the clients:
xhost +
Step 5
Insert the Cisco Prime Optical Server installation DVD - Linux into the DVD drive.