2.3.2 Other Unix Platforms

RAIDWatch also supports Red Hat Linux 6.1 servers and workstations.

(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 your Red Hat Linux 6.1 host is a web server:

Make sure that web server software is already installed on your Linux server. The default web directory will be /usr/home/httpd. Allow the RAIDWatch installation package to be accessed from /usr/home/httpd/html.

A. Mount the RAIDWatch installation CD to /cdrom:, type the following and press Enter to proceed (assuming that the CD-ROM drive is /dev/hdc):

                          #mount /dev/hdc /cdrom

B. Copy the "common" file folder from the installation package CD to the Apache html directory, type the following and press Enter to proceed:

                          #cp –r /cdrom/common /home/httpd/html/

(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 Linux system, append the string:

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

                                                             to

                           ~/. netscape/preferences.js

B. For HotJava on a Linux 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.


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