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The programs are distributed as a UNIX tar file. The tar file should be extracted to a temporary directory and then the install.sh program should be run. In addition to the programs themselves, there are also several template input files that are required by some programs. Later, the end-user will copy the template file from $INSTALL_HOME/template to their own directories and modify their copies.
| 1. | Switch user to super-user (root). (Note, this is NOT mandatory but if you'd like to put the program in a central directory where multiple users can access it (such as /usr/local/net-sense) then you will need root privileges during the install. If you would like to install it in another location such as $HOME/net-sense, that will work also. Just make sure you put that directory in your search path. [See steps below]) |
| 2. | Copy/Move the tar file to a temporary directory (e.g. /tmp). (Note the actual name of the tar file may be different than automater_cb_Linux_4-5-5.tar.gz.) |
cp automater_cb_Linux_4-5-5.tar.gz /tmp
| 3. | Change directory to the temporary directory |
cd /tmp
tar xvfz automater_cb_Linux_4-5-5.tar.gz
| 5. | Change directory into the sub-directory created from extraction of the tar file: |
cd /tmp/build_051311
| 6. | Run the installation program and answer the questions: |
./install.sh
Installation Note: The default installation directory is /usr/local/net-sense. The executables are placed in the bin subdirectory of the installation directory (i.e. /usr/local/net-sense/bin). This directory must be in the PATH environment variable for the users running the scripts. For example, if the executables are installed in “/usr/local/net-sense/bin” then the user’s .profile (or similar startup file, .bash_profile, etc.) must be edited to contain the following (See Section 3.2 for another example on setting up your PATH):
PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/net-sense/bin
export PATH
[root@linux-1 build_051311]# ./install.sh
...< Licensing Info > ...
..
.
Do you accept the terms of the license [agree/no]? agree
Enter the directory to install the scripts
and other files [/usr/local/net-sense]?
The directory </usr/local/net-sense> does not exist
Would you like the install program
to create it [yes]? yes
Installation Complete!!
Please Review the Documentation for
Setting up Users to Run the Scripts.
[root@linux-1 build_051311]#
| 7. | Update the License key file. For Linux, the license key can be installed in one of two ways. One, through the GUI Help-License. Alternatively, you can edit the license key file (i.e. license_key) which is in the same directory that the executable program files were installed in (e.g. /usr/local/net-sense/bin). If you did not receive a license key with your purchase, please send an E-mail to support@net-sense.com.. Note, the programs will be installed with a TRIAL license by default. |
| 8. | To confirm the programs are working correctly, run one of the programs using the –help option. The following error message should appear. If this error message does not appear please contact technical support at support@net-sense.com. To setup end-users to run the program, follow the instructions in the following section. |
| 9. | To view the Help Document through the GUI, a PDF viewer is required (e.g Adobe Reader). For RedHat Linux installations, “xpdf" is used by default. Please install a PDF viewer of your choice if one is not installed on the system. |
$ /usr/local/net-sense/bin/program_name -help
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* For more information about Script Automation
* or support issues, contact NetSense Technical Support
* E-mail: support@net-sense.com
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ERROR!!!!
The file <setup.var> does not exist!!!!
The file <setup_template.var> should be edited
for your environment and saved as <setup.var>
To confirm the programs are working correctly, run one of the programs using the –help option. The following error message should appear. If this error message
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