Chapter 1 Overview

Installation Dialog Overview

Installation Location

The next question in the installation dialog asks, “Where do you want to install?” The default location to install the software is /opt/CSCOar. You can choose to specify another location by entering it at this point. That directory would then be the base install directory, sometimes referred to as $INSTALL or $BASEDIR.

License File Location

The installation dialog asks for the location of the license file.

Access Registrar requires FLEXlm license file to operate. A list of space delimited license files or directories can be supplied as input; license files must have the extension ".lic".

Where are the FLEXlm license files located? [] [?,q]

Cisco AR uses a licensing mechanism that requires a file to be copied from a directory on the Cisco AR workstation. Earlier versions of Cisco AR used a license key. You should copy the license file to the Cisco AR workstation before you begin the software installation. You can copy the license file to /tmp or another directory you might prefer. The installation process will copy the license file from the location you provide to /opt/CSCOar/license.

See “Cisco Access Registrar 4.2 Licensing” section on page 1-4for more detailed information about the Cisco AR license file requirements.

Java 2 Runtime Environment

The installation dialog asks for the location of the Java 2 Runtime Environment (J2RE). Cisco AR provides a web-based GUI that requires J2RE version 1.4.X to be installed on the Cisco AR server.

Where is the J2RE installed?

If you already have a Java 2 platform installed, enter the directory where it is installed. If you need the J2RE, you can download it from:

http://java.sun.com

Open Database Connectivity

The installation dialog asks for the location of the Oracle installation directory, required for Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) configuration. The installation process uses this information to set the ORACLE_HOME variable in the /opt/CSCOar/bin/arserver script.

If you are not using ODBC, press Enter to skip this step.

Note Oracle 8i client and 8g server are no longer supported in CAR 4.2. However, Oracle 9i and 10g client and Oracle 9i, 10g, and 11g servers are supported in AR4.2.

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Cisco Systems 4.2 Installation Location, License File Location, Java 2 Runtime Environment, Open Database Connectivity

4.2 specifications

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