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Getting Started Guide
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Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installing EPICenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Microsoft Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Sun Microsystems Solaris 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Java Runtime Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
The EPICenter Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Installing the EPICenter Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Installation Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Adding or Upgrading a License Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Starting and Stopping the EPICenter Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Starting the Server on Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Starting the Server on Linux or Solaris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Stopping the Server on Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Stopping the Server on Linux or Solaris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
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Uninstalling the EPICenter Server Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Uninstalling the Server on Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Uninstalling the Server on Linux or Solaris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Launching EPICenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
About the Client Initialization Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Launching the EPICenter Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Working with EPICenter Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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Installing EPICenter
This chapter describes the installation process for EPICenter. It includes the
following topics:
■ System requirements for the EPICenter server and client
■ Installation procedure for the EPICenter server
■ Using the License Manager to add license keys
■ Starting and stopping the EPICenter server
■ Uninstalling the EPICenter server software
For other installation-related topics that may be relevant to your network,
see the EPICenter Installation and Upgrade Guide, which includes procedures
for the following:
■ Configuring the EPICenter server for NATed client connections
■ Installing EPICenter on a multi-homed server
■ Enabling SSH for secure communications
■ Upgrading the EPICenter software
The EPICenter Installation and Upgrade Guide is included on the product CD.
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System Requirements
Please check the most current EPICenter Release Notes for any additional or
changed requirements for the release you are installing.
Microsoft Windows
The system requirements for the EPICenter server under Microsoft
Windows are as follows:
■ Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional with SP1 or later,
Windows 2003 server, or Windows 2008 server running on an Intel
Pentium-compatible CPU.
Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the Windows operating system are
supported.
■ 2 GB RAM minimum, 4 GB recommended.
Up to 4 GB may be needed to manage very large numbers of devices
(1000 or more).
■ 2 GB disk space available, NTFS filesystem recommended.
■ Swap space equal to double the amount of memory. For example, if
you have 512 MB of RAM, you should have 1 GB of swap space.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
The EPICenter server software is supported under Red Hat Enterprise
Linux version 5. Both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions are supported, only on
X-86 based platforms. The system requirements are as follows:
■ 2 GB RAM minimum, 4 GB recommended.
Up to 4 GB may be needed for very large numbers of devices (1000 or
more).
■ 1 GHz or greater Pentium-compatible processor (2 GHz
recommended).
■ 2 GB disk space available.
■ Swap space equal to double the amount of memory. For example, if
you have 512 MB of RAM, you should have 1 GB of swap space.
The system requirements for the EPICenter client under Red Hat
Enterprise Linux are as follows:
■ A monitor that supports at least 1024 x 768 resolution, and 16-bit color.
Your system display settings must be set for at least 65536 colors.
■ 512 MB RAM minimum (1 GB recommended).
■ 256 MB disk space available.
■ Swap space equal to double the amount of memory. For example, if
you have 512 MB of RAM, you should have 1 GB of swap space.
A browser (Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or higher) is required to display reports and
view the EPICenter online help.
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Java Runtime Package
The EPICenter server software requires the 1.6.0_10 Java runtime package,
which is included in the server installation. No separate installation is
needed.
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Installing the EPICenter Server
The EPICenter server installation process is very similar under all three
operating environments. the few differences are noted as appropriate
during the description of the process.
To install the EPICenter server, you will need the following information:
■ The port that the EPICenter server will use to communicate with the
database (default is 10553)
■ The HTTP port for communication with EPICenter clients (default is
8080)
You can use any port numbers (numbers between 1024 and 65535 are
recommended), except port numbers already in use by another
process, or ports 3873, 8083, 10554, 10555, and 10556, which are used
by EPICenter for internal functions. During the installation process, if
you specify a port that EPICenter uses internally, you are prompted to
select a different port number.
■ The 14-character permanent or evaluation license key (or you can skip
the license key step and add it later). The installation will succeed
without a license key, but the EPICenter client cannot connect to the
server unless a license is installed.
■ See the EPICenter Installation and Upgrade Guide for more information.
After your installation is complete, you must run the License Manager to
install your EPICenter license key(s). Clients will not be able to connect to
the EPICenter server until that is done.
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■ If you intend to keep multiple versions of the EPICenter server on the
same computer, to avoid a port conflict each EPICenter server must be
configured to use a unique port number to communicate with the
database, or all but one of the EPICenter servers must be disabled.
Installation Procedure
1 Insert the EPICenter server installation CD into your CD drive.
or
Download the EPICenter 7.1 server software for your chosen platform
(Windows, Linux or Solaris) from the Extreme Networks software
download page, and extract the contents of the zip or tar file into a
temporary directory.
2 If you are installing from CD, you will find installation executables for
each platform (Windows 32-bit and 64-bit, Linux 32-bit and 64-bit, and
Solaris). If you downloaded from the web site, only the executable for
your platform will be included.
3 Start the installation wizard as follows:
For Windows, run EPICenter_7-1_win32.exe or
EPICenter_7-1_winx64.exe, depending on your version of the
operating system.
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5 If a previous version of EPICenter is detected, you are notified that the
existing EPICenter services must be stopped.
On Windows systems, if the EPICenter components were installed as
services, select one of the following options:
— Select Yes to have the installer shut down the EPICenter services
(if they are running), or
— Select No to exit the installation process.
Click Next to continue.
On Solaris/Linux systems, you must exit the installation process and
stop the EPICenter database and server manually. See Stopping the
Server on Linux or Solaris on page 23.
6 Next, the EPICenter software license agreement is presented; after you
read the agreement, click the Accept button to accept the agreement,
and click Next to proceed.
7 Verify or enter a location for the EPICenter installation. By default the
Windows directory is
\Program Files\Extreme Networks\EPICenter 7.1
The Linux and Solaris directory is
/opt/ExtremeNetworks/EPICenter7.1
You can type a different directory path or browse to find the directory
in which you want to install the software.
Click Next to continue.
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Networks except an indication that you are running with an
evaluation license, if that is the case.
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See the EPICenter Release Notes for additional information about licensing
considerations for EPICenter.
To install or upgrade a license, do the following:
1 Run the License Manager:
— In Windows, from the Start menu, select Start > Programs >
Extreme Networks > EPICenter 7.1 > License Manager
— In Linux or Solaris, go to the EPICenter installation directory (by
default
/opt/ExtremeNetworks/EPICenter7.1) and run
instlic.bin
You must have write permission for the EPICenter installation
directory.
In Linux, the License Manager is also available in the Startup
menu. Select Others > License Manager.
In Solaris, the License Manager is also available in Administrative
Tools. Select Administrative Tools > Extreme Networks >
EPICenter > License Manager.
2 Enter the 14-character license key(s) in the appropriate fields, and click
Install License.
A pop-up window tells you whether the installation was successful or
not.
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Starting and Stopping the EPICenter Server
By default, the EPICenter server components installed as services (in
Windows) or daemons (in Linux or Solaris) are started automatically when
you start or restart your computer.
If you elected not to restart your computer at the end of the installation
process, then you must start the EPICenter database and server manually.
In Windows, if you selected the option to start the EPICenter server
components manually, then you must start them before running
EPICenter.
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Uninstalling the EPICenter Server Software
The following sections describe how to uninstall the EPICenter server
software.
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Launching EPICenter
EPICenter consists of a server component that runs on a Windows, Solaris,
or Red Hat Enterprise Linux server, and a client component, which can be
launched from a web browser.
Once the EPICenter server is running, multiple clients can connect to it.
The EPICenter software supports multiple administrator users, with
different roles that determine the EPICenter functions each user can
perform.
This chapter explains how to connect to a EPICenter server and launch the
EPICenter client. It assumes you have successfully installed (or upgraded
to) the current EPICenter software version and that the EPICenter server is
running. It also contains an overview of the components of the EPICenter
user interface and provides information about where to find additional
information about EPICenter features.
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Each time you launch the client, EPICenter checks whether you have the
most current version. If you do not, EPICenter automatically updates the
client files on your system.
Client initialization using Java Web Start requires that the client system
have a certain version of the Java plug-in installed. If the client system does
not have this required Java version, then you are directed to a location
where you can download the correct version.
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3 The EPICenter Welcome page appears.
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8 If this is the first time you are logging in to EPICenter, enter admin in
both the Username field and the Password field. Click Log on to
connect to the EPICenter server.
9 After a successful login, the EPICenter Home screen appears
displaying the Network Summary Report, as shown in Figure 4.
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Figure 5 Components of the EPICenter GUI (Network Views Window)
Folders
Navigation
Frame
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Getting Help
For detailed help on specific features, EPICenter provides context-sensitive
online help, accessible through the Help menu located in the EPICenter
menu bar. From the Help menu, you can view HTML-based help on the
feature you are using, presented in a browser window.
In the Reports feature, there is a Help link in the introductory paragraph
on the Main reports page.
From the Help menu, the EPICenter help selection displays the table of
contents for the complete help system.
EPICenter also provides the EPICenter Reference Guide, which also describes
how to use the EPICenter features. This guide can be accessed from the
docs subdirectory under the EPICenter installation directory.
In the Windows environment this is \Program Files\Extreme
Networks\EPICenter 7.1\extreme.war\helptext\docs.
In a Linux or Solaris environment this is /opt/ExtremeNetworks/
EPICenter7.1/extreme.war/helptext/docs.
It can also be downloaded from the Extreme web site at
http://www.extremenetworks.com, under the Support area.
You must have a version of Adobe Acrobat Reader installed (version 4 or
later) to view the PDF file. (Acrobat Reader is available for download from
Adobe Systems at http://www.adobe.com.
Using Discovery
When you first install EPICenter, the device inventory is empty. The easiest
way to populate the inventory database is to use the Discovery feature
(select New > Discover device from the File menu) to automatically detect
the devices on your network. With Discovery you can:
■ Search for devices by specific IP addresses or ranges of IP address,
including using wildcard search parameters to specify the IP address
sets you want to query.
■ Limit your search to Extreme Networks devices only, or include all
discovered MIB-2 devices regardless of manufacturer.
■ Specify a search range using CIDR format.
■ Enable the discovery to use SNMPv3 in its search.
Figure 6 on page 38 shows an example of a discovery specification. You can
add multiple address range specifications to be executed in a single
discovery operation.
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Figure 6 Discovering Devices to Add to the EPICenter Database
Note that you must provide the SNMP read community string to enable
EPICenter to get information from the devices it finds. If your devices do
not all use the same read community string, you will need to add each set
of devices as a separate specification, as shown in the example.
When you run the discovery, EPICenter returns a list of all the devices it
has found within the parameters you provided, as shown in Figure 7.
It does not automatically add these devices to the EPICenter inventory;
you must select and add the devices either individually or in groups.
To add devices to the database, select the set of devices you want to add
and click the Add button.
For each device or set of devices you add to the inventory database,
EPICenter first asks you to provide contact information for those devices:
■ The device login name and password
What Next?
After you add devices to EPICenter, they appear in EPICenter Network
Views. Network Views provide at-a-glance displays of the devices, device
groups, ports, and port groups in your network. You can view summary
information about the devices or ports, links between devices, VLANs, and
EAPS domains, and you can select individual devices in tables or maps to
view detailed information about them.
You can use EPICenter’s resource provisioning feature to configure VLANs
in your network.
The Configuration Manager provides an interface for uploading and
saving backup configurations from your devices. The Firmware Manager
helps you manage the versions of firmware installed on your devices.
EPICenter will check the Extreme web site to find the most current versions
of the device, slot and BootROM software, and will download it to the
EPICenter server if you so choose. The Alarm Manager provides fault
detection and alarm handling for the network devices monitored by
EPICenter.