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JP1 Version 11 Network Management: Getting Started


1.2.1 Checking the server environment

Before installing JP1 network management products, check whether the server environment to be used for operation is appropriate.

Before you begin

The following figure shows the system configuration that is assumed by this manual:

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Procedure

  1. Make sure that the specifications of the server on which the Monitoring Manager is to be set up satisfy the following conditions:

    • OS

      For Windows: Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, or Windows Server 2016

      For Linux: CentOS 6.1 (x64), CentOS 7.1, Linux 6.1 (x64), Linux 7.1, Oracle Linux 6.1 (x64), Oracle Linux 7.1, or SUSE Linux 12

      Note that this manual describes the setup procedure for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Linux 6.1 (x64).

    • Disk capacity:

      For Windows: 14.5 GB or more

      For Linux: 14.0 GB or more

    • Memory:

      For Windows: 4.5 GB or more

      For Linux: 6.0 GB or more

  2. Make sure that the specifications of the server on which the Monitoring Agent is to be set up satisfy the following conditions:

    • OS

      For Windows: Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, or Windows Server 2016

      For Linux: CentOS 6.1 (x64), CentOS 7.1, Linux 6.1 (x64), Linux 7.1, Oracle Linux 6.1 (x64), Oracle Linux 7.1, or SUSE Linux 12

      For UNIX: HP-UX (IPF), AIX V6.1, AIX V7.1, Solaris 10, or Solaris 11

      Note that this manual describes the setup procedure for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Linux 6.1 (x64).

    • Disk capacity:

      For Windows: 65.0 MB or more

      For Linux: 150.0 MB or more

    • Memory:

      For Windows: 15.0 MB or more

      For Linux: 70.0 MB or more

  3. Check the language settings of the server on which the Monitoring Manager is to be set up.

    For Windows, set the locale as follows:

    • For a Japanese environment: Japanese

    • For an English environment: English

    • For a Chinese environment: Chinese

    For Linux, set the locale as follows:

    • For a Japanese environment: ja_JP.UTF-8

    • For an English environment: C

    • For a Chinese environment: zh_CN.utf8

  4. Check the port number of the Web server.

    The port number of the Web server is used during the installation of NNMi. The default is 80.

  5. Make sure that the Web browser to be used satisfies the following conditions:

    • Web browser:

      If the OS is Windows: Internet Explorer 10 or 11, or Firefox ESR 45

      If the OS is Linux: Firefox ESR 45

    • Adobe Flash Player:

      Prepare the Java Plug-in that is required by NNMi. For details, see the Release Notes.

    • Java Plug-in:

      Prepare the Java Plug-in that is required by SSO. For details, see the Release Notes.

Next steps

After making sure that there is no problem in the server environment, proceed to the next task of checking the prerequisites.