1.2 Determining Your Installation Method

You must install the following Novell Storage Manager 3.1.1 components:

The NSM Engine, Event Monitor, and NSM Agents can be installed by using any of the following methods:

Each of these methods is explained below.

1.2.1 Direct from the File System

Network administrators comfortable with running RPMs through a terminal session might prefer this method.

  • SLES10\i586 and SLES11\i586 contain the installation RPMs for 32-bit processor servers

  • SLES10\x86_64 and SLES11\x86_64 contain the installation RPMs for 64-bit processor servers.

1.2.2 HTML Installation Interface

Novell Storage Manager 3.1.1 includes an HTML installation interface that can simplify the installation of Novell Storage Manager 3.1.1 product components.

Clicking either of the directory service options on the left, indicates which component files can be installed. You can save the component installation file by clicking the file name.