5.3 Installing the Event Monitor
The Event Monitor can be installed on any of the following servers:
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Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 SP2a or later with an x86 or x64 processor
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 or later with an x86 or x64 processor
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Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 SP1 with Jan. 2013 Maintenance release or later
Other notable information about the Event Monitor:
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You can have multiple Event Monitors per directory tree.
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As a best practice, Novell recommends two Event Monitors per replica ring
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The Event Monitor must be permitted to make outbound connections through the firewall
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At the root of the NSM_3_1_1.iso image, click the install.html file.
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Select .
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Under the platform on which you are installing the Event Monitor click
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Save the RPM.
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Launch a terminal session.
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Install the Event Monitor RPM package by typing:
# rpm -i novell-storage-manager-event-3.1.1-xx.xxx.rpm.
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Continue with Section 5.4, Configuring the Event Monitor.