When all the required packages are in place, you can run the Lab Management
installer.
Before you proceed with performing the actual steps to run the Lab Management installer, the
following pre-requisites must be met:
- The VMware Server package must be installed on the Lab Management Manager. While it is not
open-source software, the VMware Server can be downloaded and used for free. You
can download the VMware Server from http://www.vmware.com.
- A Windows Server 2003 virtual image must be created and running as the Primary
Active Directory Server. See this topic for the details.
- The following packages must be on your system:
- bind
- dhcp
- perl (at least version 5.6.1)
- tftp-server
- xinetd
If any of these prerequisites are not met, the Lab Management installer lists the missing
prerequisites and aborts the execution. If this situation occurs, you need to
manually install the missing packages and re-run the Lab Management installer again.
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Insert the Lab Management installer CD in your machine and install the Lab Management installer
program.
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Copy the sample-site.conf file from the CD to a local directory where it can be
edited.
For instance, if the CD is mounted at /mnt/cdrom, use the
following token:
- $ cp /mnt/cdrom/sample-site.conf ~/site.conf
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Using a text editor, edit the site.conf file and change the settings to
match your configuration.
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Run the Lab Management installer script.
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$ install.py -f ~/site.conf
Note: Running this script removes any previous Lab Management installations and
data.
The installer checks your system for the required RPMs, installs the missing RPMs, and performs a clean installation of
Lab Management.
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If your configuration requires a Solaris SPARC Bootserver, you must manually
install it.
See this topic for details.
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Run autoinst to generate all configuration files.
You can check the /var/log/ai_ks.log file to make sure that the
ai_ks command has completed successfully.