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Perform these tasks to plan for the installation of the Multiple Device Manager (MDM) on Linux operating systems.

Steps

Perform the following steps during the planning phase for MDM installation:

  1. Verify that your operating system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 Intel x86.
  2. Verify that your hardware meets the following requirements:
    • 1 GHz or faster Intel Pentium III
    • 1 GB RAM minimum; 2 GB RAM recommended
    • Ethernet or token-ring card for network connectivity
      Note:Note: External Internet connectivity is not required to install MDM.
    • CD-ROM drive
    • (Optional) If you are installing Tivoli Storage Area Network Manager, you need to connect to the SAN fabric using a fibre-channel, host bus adapter
  3. Verify that your server has 4 GB of free disk space for prerequisite software and future storage data.
  4. Schedule the installation of the following software before you install MDM:
    • CIM Agent
    • Service Location Protocol (SLP)
  5. There can be potential TCP/IP port conflicts between existing software on your system (for example, Tivoli NetView) and the ports which you will assign to WebSphere Application Server. Refer to "TCP/IP port considerations" listed in the related topics section for more information about TCP/IP port usage by WebSphere Application Server and NetView.

    The "typical" path in the MDM installation program will assume default WebSphere Application Server port usage unless it detects an active port conflict with the default WebSphere Application Server ports. If the install program detects a port conflict, it will present you with the WebSphere Application Server port panel so that you can change the default port settings.

In addition to the above preparation, you need the following prerequisite software. These products are included on your MDM CDs.

Attention: Attention: Performance Manager and Replication Manager are ordered separately and both may not be contained in your Media kit. However, at least one of them must be installed with Multiple Device Manager Base Code.
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