Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320-01, May 2011)

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Installing the application
• Make sure that an X Server is available for display and is configured to permit X Client applications to display
from the host on which they are installing the Network Advisor server (typically, this simply requires that the
systems console be present and running with a logged-in user on the X Server-based desktop session, such as
KDE, GNOME, and so on).
If this is a headless unit with no console, refer to “Pre-installation requirements for UNIX systems (headless
installation)” on page 21.
• Make sure that the DISPLAY environment variable is correctly defined in the shell with a valid value (for example,
to display to the local console, export DISPLAY=:0.0, or to display to a remote system that has an X Server
running, export DISPLAY=Remote_IP_address:0.0).
You may also need to consider a firewall that might block the display to the X Server, which listens by default on
TCP port 6000 on the remote host.
To display to a remote system, you need to permit the remote display of the X Server by running the xhost +IP
command, where IP is the IP address of the Network Advisor server host from the X-based desktop of the remote
system.
• Make sure you test the DISPLAY definition by running the xterm command, from the same shell from which you
run install.bin. A new X terminal window to the destination X Server display should open.
Installing the application
Use Table 22 to help install the application. If you are migrating data, refer to the Network Advisor Migration Guide.
Use this procedure to install Network Advisor SAN with SMI Agent or SMI Agent only on both Windows and UNIX
systems.
To install the new application version, complete the following steps.
1. Insert the installation DVD into the DVD-ROM drive.
• For Windows systems, if autorun is enabled, the DVD Index page launches automatically. Click the Install
link.
If autorun is not enabled, open this file: DVD_Drive\Application_Name\windows\install.exe.
• For UNIX systems, open this file: DVD_Drive\Application_Name\UNIX_Platform\install.bin.
2. Click Next on the Introduction screen.
3. Read the agreement on the License Agreement screen, select I accept the terms of the License Agreement, and
click Next.
4. Select the usual location for your system application files (for example, D:\Program Files\Application_Name
11.1.X or opt/Application_Name 11_1_X) on the Select Install Folder screen and click Next.
TABLE 21 Management application installation
Operating system Procedures
Windows or UNIX systems To install the application, review the following sections:
• “Pre-installation requirements for UNIX systems” on page 19
• “Installing the application” on page 20
UNIX systems (Headless
installation)
To perform a headless installation, review the following sections:
• “Pre-installation requirements for UNIX systems (headless installation)” on page 21
• “Performing a headless installation on UNIX systems” on page 22
• “Troubleshooting the Linux headless installation” on page 22