Chapter 2: Installing The Epicenter 7.1 Server; Installing The Epicenter Server - Extreme Networks EPICenter Installation Manual

2 Installing the EPICenter 7.1 Server
This chapter describes how to install or upgrade the EPICenter 7.1 Server software in Windows, Solaris,
and Linux. It contains the following sections:
Installing the EPICenter Server on page 13
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Installation Overview on page 14
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Server Installation Steps on page 15
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Adding or Upgrading a License Key on page 18
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Starting and Stopping the EPICenter Server on page 19
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Configuring the EPICenter Server for NATed Client Connections on page 20
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Installing EPICenter on a Multi-Homed Server on page 21
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Installing a Difference Viewer on page 24
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Enabling SSH for Secure Communications on page 24
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Uninstalling the EPICenter Server Software on page 26
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Installing the EPICenter Server

The EPICenter Server can be installed in the following environments:
Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional with SP1 or later, Windows 2003 Server, or
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Windows 2008 Server running on an Intel Pentium-compatible CPU
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Solaris 10 running on a SPARC system
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or
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5
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See "System Requirements" on page 7
CAUTION
If you are running an evaluation version of the EPICenter 7.1 software, and you want to retain the information in
your EPICenter database, DO NOT REINSTALL the EPICenter software to upgrade to a permanent license.
Reinstalling EPICenter will reinitialize the database, which erases all information in the database. To
update an evaluation copy of the EPICenter Server to a licensed copy without reinitializing the
database, follow the update procedure described in
If you have EPICenter 6.0 or 7.0 installed, you can migrate your database, configuration information,
and data to EPICenter 7.1 as part of the upgrade process. Migration from versions of EPICenter earlier
than 6.0, or from ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager, is not supported.
EPICenter Installation and Upgrade Guide
for memory, CPU, disk and other requirements.
"Adding or Upgrading a License Key" on page 18.
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