OpManager Enterprise Edition
Installation & Getting Started Guide
Read this document if you are planning to install OpManager EE in your environment. It provides the steps involved in installing
and setting up the platform.
Pre-requisite
To proceed further you should have downloaded the OpManager EE Central Server and Probe builds from out site. If you don't possess one, please download the builds first. We also expect you to have the following info ready before
installing.
-
name of remote sites that you plan to manage with this system
-
key contacts in those sites
proxy server details (if any) of your sites
list of devices to be monitored /managed in each site
Setting up the
hardware for installation
Having
the right hardware and software resources on a system, enables better
performance of the application installed on that system. Make sure
the specified requirements are met for OpManager EE to perform
effectively.
Minimum
hardware requirements OpManager EE Central Server:
|
Number of
devices or interfaces*
|
Processor
|
Ram
|
Hard disk
|
|
< 20,000 interfaces or < 2,000 devices
|
2 Ghz Quad core
|
4 GB
|
120 GB SATA
|
|
< 50,000 interfaces or < 5,000 devices
|
2.5 Ghz Quad
core
|
8 GB
|
2 x 80 GB
hard disks in SCSI RAID 0 configuration
|
|
> 50,000 interfaces or > 5,000 devices
|
3 Ghz Quad core
|
16 GB
|
4 X 80 GB
hard disks in SCSI RAID 0 configuration
|
* whichever comes first
Minimum
hardware requirements for OpManager EE Probe:
|
Number of
devices or interfaces*
|
Processor
|
Ram
|
Hard disk
|
|
< 1000 interfaces or < 100 devices
|
2 Ghz Pentium 4
|
2 GB
|
60 GB SATA
|
|
< 5000 interfaces or < 500 devices
|
2 Ghz Duo core
|
4 GB
|
80 GB SATA
|
|
< 10000 interfaces or < 1000 devices
|
2.4 Ghz Duo core
|
4 GB
|
120 GB SATA
|
* whichever comes first
Supported
Operating Systems for both Central Server and Probe:
Windows
- Windows 2003 server, Windows 2000 server, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista.
Linux
– Any linux distribution with glibc >= 2.3 and X libraries
installed.
Unsupported
– FreeBSD, Solaris.
Step:1 - Installing
OpManager EE Central Server
Double click the AdventNet_ManageEngine_OpManager_EE_Central_windows.exe and follow the
instructions on screen. Refer the screenshots in the presentation below for
assistance.
Step:2 - Important things you need to do post installation
Connect to the server URL via internet, preferably from a different
machine than the server, and check if you are able to see the user
interface without any problem. Then do the following after installing the Central:
-
- Add Site
Step:3 - Installing
OpManager EE Probe
Double click the AdventNet_ManageEngine_OpManager_EE_Probe_windows.exe and follow the
instructions on screen. Refer the screenshots in the presentation below for
assistance.
While installing the you will be prompted for the probe key. To get the probe key
- Go to the Central web client and create a Probe.
- A key for this probe will be made available for download.
- Download the key in the machine where the Probe is installed.
- Locate the key in the Probe installation wizard.
Step:4 - Discovering devices
Connect to the probe URL via internet and check if you are able to see the user
interface without any problem. Goto Admin -> Discover Network or Discover device to discover your devices.