Installing the NMC-RX Application

You can choose from six installation sets when you install the NMC-RX Element Management System.

• NMC-RX and Sybase—Installs Sybase SQL Anywhere, the NMC-RX Element Management System client software, Polling Service, Config Sync Services, Provisioning Service, and the NMC-RX database schema.

If you are installing the NMC-RX application for the first time, choose this installation set.

NOTE: To obtain NMC-RX, Provisioning Service, and Config Sync Services license keys, please contact your Juniper Networks sales representative.

• NMC-RX—Installs the NMC-RX Element Management System client software, database schema, Polling Service, Config Sync Services, and Provisioning Service.

If you plan to uninstall a previously installed NMC-RX application and reinstall it again, and if you have either installed the Sybase database on this system or the Sybase database is accessible on another system, choose this installation set.

• NMC-RX Client Only—Installs only the NMC-RX Element Management System client software.

If Polling Service, Config Sync Services, and the Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere database are installed on another accessible workstation on your network, you may choose this installation set.

NOTE: When you run the NMC-RX software, you must have Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere installed on your system or on another system that is accessible on the network and already running.

• NMC-RX PVS—Installs the NMC-RX Element Management System client software and the Provisioning Service (PVS).
  

  NOTE: When you upgrade an installation that contains the NMC-RX PVS software, any changes that you have made after the initial installation are overwritten. In addition, any modifications that you have made to the files in the pvsSampleScripts directory are lost.

  
  

For users who want to view sample scripts that ship with the NMC-RX PVS installer, see Chapter 12, Using the Provisioning Service in the NMC-RX User Guide, Vol. 2.

• NMC-RX Upgrade—Upgrades the currently installed components to the version of the software that you are installing.

You can upgrade the following releases to this release: 5.2.x, 5.3.x, and 6.0.x.

When you complete an upgrade but want to revert to a previously installed version of the software, see Reverting to a Previous Software Installation.

• Config Sync Services—Installs one or more Config Sync Services on your workstation. The NMC-RX database must be running to install Config Sync Services.

Each Config Sync Service is assigned a service ID during installation. When scheduling tasks, a task is assigned to a specific Config Sync Service. Each Config Sync Service is only responsible for those tasks assigned to its service ID.

If the number of Config Sync Services already installed in the NMC-RX application and connected to the database is equal to the number allowed by the license key, a dialog box appears indicating that the maximum number of Config Sync Services is reached. Click OK to close the dialog box and exit the installation.

NMC-RX Components

Table 4 describes each NMC-RX component.

 Table 4:  NMC-RX Application Components 

 Application/Service
 Description

 NMC-RX Element Management System client software

 Provides capability of managing devices on your network by means of a graphical user interface (GUI)


 Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere database

 Provides database services and connections needed to run the NMC-RX application


 Polling Service

 Provides the NMC-RX application with the status of managed devices based on a defined polling interval


 Config Sync Services


  
 Enables the NMC-RX application to discover or update a device on the network and builds a model of the device in the NMC-RX database
  
 Provides task scheduling services
  
 Provides software download services
  
 Supports the configuration save and restore function of the application



 Resource Configurator

 Provides an efficient graphical interface for setting up SNMP and the Sybase, Polling, and Config Sync Services parameters


 Provisioning Service

 Provides an optional application programming interface (API) for integration with the NMC-RX Element Management System application



 

Installing or Upgrading the Software

 NOTE: Before you upgrade the NMC-RX software, be sure to shut down all NMC-RX processes.



 

To install or upgrade the NMC-RX application:

1. Insert the NMC-RX CD in your CD drive, and perform one of the following:

• Windows: If the installation program does not autoplay, double-click Install.exe in the Windows directory on the CD drive.
• Solaris: Run Install.bin.

2. Make the desired configuration changes.
   

   NOTE: To change your license keys, see Modifying a License Key.

   
   
3. When the installation is finished, perform one of the following:

• Windows: Click Done, and reboot your system.

The installation places a shortcut on your desktop for each application and service that you installed.

• Solaris: Click Done.

Before You Run the NMC-RX Application

To run the NMC-RX application, you must install Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere on a machine that the NMC-RX application can reach.

You must start the Database Service before you can run the NMC-RX application. We recommend that you start the Polling Service and the Config Sync Services before you run the NMC-RX application.

NOTE: Scripts that start NMC-RX applications and services are available for Solaris installations and are located in the <NMC-RX installation directory>/utils directory. For more information, see Using Solaris Scripts.