2 | Chapter 2 | |
Installing and Removing Bluebird NMS |
The current version of Bluebird is a single computer version of the Bluebird distributed architecture and requires only a single computer to run. Installation is significantly simplified in an environment where the distributed poller and master station run on the same computer.
The installation process involves identifying the software and hardware pre-requisites, installing the software dependant packages, installing the Bluebird package, configuring the Bluebird poller packages and starting up Bluebird's SCM (Service Control Manager).
Bluebird contains small portions of code that are specific to an operating system
and are not in JAVA. These code modules are installed during the installation
process and cannot be moved between different operating system architectures.
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Figure: Installation Roadmap |
Some software packages required by Bluebird are not shipped on the distribution package due to licensing or practical considerations. The following table shows the packages shipped on the Bluebird distribution media:
Software | Version |
---|---|
Bluebird | .8 |
PostgreSQL for NT | 7.02 |
Bluebird requires additonal software packages to operate. Depending upon the base operating system of the target computer, these packages may already be installed or may need to be installed or updated. The following table shows all the software packages required by Bluebird. If the installation target computer does not have all of the required packages, contact the provider referenced in the "Source" column to get the latest version.
Software | Source | Version | Patches |
---|---|---|---|
Operating System | Redhat Linux | 6.2 | |
Operating System | SUSE Linux | 7 | |
Operating System | Windows NT | 4.0 | SP 6 |
JAVA Runtime Environment | Sun Microsystems | 1.3 | |
JAVA Runtime Environment | IBM | 1.3 | |
Bluebird NMS | OpenNMS.org | 0.8 | |
PostgreSQL | Postgres.org | 7.02 |
Hardware requirements are completely dependant upon the scope and scale of the network being managed. A low end laptop with 64 meg could potentially manage a small workgroup or 20-50 devices. A more practical environment would involve a significantly large computer with more memory, disk and CPU.
Resource | Minimum | Recommended Min |
---|---|---|
Memory | 128 MB | 512 MB |
Disk | 256 MB | 10 GB + |
CPU | Pentium II | Multi Pentium PIIIs |
Network Interface | Ethernet | Fast Ethernet |
Bluebird is installed differently depending upon the target computer. For Linux and Unix based operating systems, Bluebird installs from the user shell. For Windows/NT based systems, Bluebird is installed from the NT command line.
Bluebird on Linux distributions is in RPM format. To install, perform the following steps:
Acquire the install RPM file either from installation media or across the Internet.
Move the RPM file to a temporary location on disk having 20-25 MB of free space.
Run the installation procedure:
rpm -i RPMfilename.rpm
Bluebird for Windows/NT is in Windows exe format. To install, perform the following steps:
Mount the media containing the install exe file or copy the exe file across the Internet.
Run the installation procedure:
<installdrive>:\installbb.exe