Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Client

To install the HP SAM Linux Client on a system running RHEL version 4 or 5:

1.Log onto the access device using an account with root permissions.

2.Extract the Linux Client tar.gz package onto the system by executing the following terminal command: tar xzvf <name of file.tar.gz>.

3.Run the install script by executing: ./install.sh.

4.After the software is installed, verify the program has been installed into /opt/hpsam.

Customization Steps

(Recommended)

1.Start up the HP SAM client.

When you launch the HP SAM client (by executing /opt/hpsam/hprdclx.sh) your saved settings will take effect.

2.Type the HP SAM web server name.

3.Click Options.

4.Change the appropriate connection settings.

5.Click Save.

Additional settings can be set by manually editing the .SAM files (configuration files).

1.The HP SAM connection client searches first for the user-specific .SAM file, hprdc.sam.

2.It then checks the access device file, /opt/hpsam/hprdc_accessdevice.sam. Parameters found in the access device file replace or are added to the merged file.

3.Then, the connection client checks the file, /opt/hpsam/hprdc_admin.sam. Parameters found in the global file replace or are added to the merged file.

Refer to Configuration Settings on page 38 for a list of the options available for the RHEL Client.

Configuration Settings

Options

There are additional options to configure the settings. You can set these options by manually editing the .SAM file. The following list provides supported keys and values within the [HPRDC] section.

●Gateways—string value. Points to the section that lists HP SAM Servers.

●DefaultDomain—string value. This is a default value to be loaded in the Domain edit box on the client user interface. If this value is not specified, the program attempts to determine the domain from the user’s logon information, which may or may not be accurate.

●Policies—string value. Points to the section that lists settings that are loaded in the client’s Load Predefined Settings list on the Other tab of the Options section. This allows the administrator to pre-define a number of settings associated with various connection types. Refer to Policy Entries on page 44.

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