Before you can start using the NetDirector management system you must first install the two main components of NetDirector - Server Manager and Server Agent. This section discusses installation of the Server Manager portion, which is the core server that managed the configuration management on your Server Agents.
Note: the NetDirector binary installer has intelligence built-in to
determine if the GUI can be used for installation purposes. If not, it
will run in a text-based mode instead. The same questions as shown here
for the GUI installation will be asked, only in text format.
To install the NetDirector Server Manager, you will need to obtain the installer and make it executable.
[root@Emu ~]# chmod +x netdirector-demo-2.8.d-server-manager.bin
Once made into an executable file you can now run the installer by typing:
[root@Emu ~]# ./netdirector-demo-2.8.d-server-manager.bin
This will launch the Server Manager installer wizard and the welcome screen of NetDirector Server Manager Setup is displayed. Click Forward to continue.
Next, you will need review the license agreement. You must accept
the license agreement to continue the installation. Select "Yes" in
response to the question "Do you accept this license?", then click Forward.
On the next screen, specify what directory NetDirector
Server Manager should install to. If you install as root, the default
installation path is /opt/netdirector-2.8.d. If you install as
non-root, the default installation path is $HOME/netdirector-2.8.d. If
you wish to change the default, enter an installation directory. Click Forward to continue.
If you are running the full installation, the next screen will ask for
a license key. Enter the key provided by Emu Software, and click
"Forward". This step is not applicable to our virtual demo.
Next, select an installation type. Choose "Default installation with
bundled Tomcat and PostgreSQL" or "Custom installation with existing
Tomcat and PostgreSQL."
Bundled Installation: This is the default
installation choice. With this option, the Tomcat web server and the
PostgreSQL database are installed from the NetDirector
installation file. You will not be prompted for additional Tomcat or
PostgreSQL configurations. Choose this option if you do not have an
existing Tomcat or PostgreSQL installation.
Custom Installation:
If you have an existing Tomcat web server or PostgreSQL or MySQL
database installation, choose custom to use the existing installation.
The installer will prompt you for the existing configuration settings.
For each component installation, you can choose to install the bundled
component, or you can choose to use an existing component installation.
These instructions will assume a bundled installation. For custom installation instructions, see Instructions for Custom Installation. After selecting "Default installation with bundled Tomcat and PostgreSQL", click Forward.
Be sure to run the installer as a user that has access to the tomcat
directory files and has permissions to restart Tomcat or else the
installer will fail.
The next screen asks if you would like to register NetDirector Server Manager as a service. It is recommended you select "Yes" so that the NetDirector Server Manager will be started every time the computer starts. Click Forward.
At this point, NetDirector Server Manager is ready to install. You can click Back to go back and change any of the options you selected. To install NetDirector Server Manager, click Forward.
Once the files have completed installation, the installation wizard
completion screen will appear. You have the option at this point to
"Start NetDirector now?" - leave this option checked to start the NetDirector Server Manager service. Click Finish to complete the installation.
After installation the NetDirector application can be reached at its default URL: http://servername:8080/netdirector. Once you go to the URL you will see the login screen.
There is only one user in the NetDirector system at this point - the administrator of the management system. To setup the system you’ll need to login to the Administrator section of NetDirector. The default username for the administrator account is ‘admin’ and the default password is ‘admin’. Once logged in you can change the administrator’s password in the Manage Users screen.
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