Nortel Networks 2500 Series JDM installation precautions, Installing the Device Manager software

102Getting Started with Device Manager

JDM installation precautions

The following warnings apply to Device Manager on all operating environments:

•The JDM and Ethernet Routing Switch software versions must match for the correct dialog boxes and information to be shown and accessible. Please see the Release Notes for a complete compatibility list.

•If you want to use JDM to support multiple Nortel switches in your network, ensure that the JDM version you use supports each version of software running on each Nortel device in your network.

•Prior to upgrading JDM, either uninstall your previous version of the Device Manager software, or install the new software to a different directory. (You can have multiple versions of Device Manager stored on your Windows, UNIX, or Linux machine, provided that each version

is stored in a separate directory.)

ATTENTION

Do not install the JDM to a directory where a previous version of Device

Manager software already exists.

•JDM saves the IP addresses that are visited to a settings file. A JDM uninstall operation does not remove this settings file.

—In a Windows environment, the settings file is dm.xml, and is created in the jdm folder, under window user profile directory.

—In a UNIX environment, the settings file is ~/.jdm/dm.xml.

—In a Linux environment, the settings file is ~/.jdm/dm.xml.

•The dm.xml file containing IP addresses visited from a previous JDM.

Installing the Device Manager software

Device Manager software can be installed in Windows, UNIX, or Linux environment. The following sections provide information on the system requirements and installation procedures to install Device Manager software in Windows, UNIX, and Linux environments.

•"Installing JDM on Windows" (page 102)

•"Installing JDM on UNIX or Linux" (page 110)

Installing JDM on Windows

This section includes the following topics:

•"Windows minimum requirements" (page 103)

•"Removing previous versions of JDM on Windows" (page 103)

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series

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