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Linux Access Gateway on Red Hat* Installation Guide
Novell
®
Access Manager
3.1 SP1
July 23, 2009
www.novell.com
Linux Access Gateway on Red Hat* Installation Guide

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  • Page 1 AUTHORIZED DOCUMENTATION Linux Access Gateway on Red Hat* Installation Guide Novell ® Access Manager 3.1 SP1 July 23, 2009 www.novell.com Linux Access Gateway on Red Hat* Installation Guide...

  • Page 2: Legal Notices

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  • Page 4 Linux Access Gateway on Red Hat* Installation Guide...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents About This Guide 1 Installing and Configuring Linux Access Gateway on RHEL System Requirements ............9 1.1.1 Hardware Requirements .
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  • Page 7: About This Guide

    Novell Access Manager 3.1 Administration Console Guide (http://www.novell.com/ documentation/novellaccessmanager31/adminconsole/?page=/documentation/ novellaccessmanager31/adminconsole/data/bookinfo.html) Documentation Conventions In Novell documentation, a greater-than symbol (>) is used to separate actions within a step and items in a cross-reference path. ® A trademark symbol ( , etc.) denotes a Novell trademark. An asterisk (*) denotes a third-party trademark.
  • Page 8 When a single pathname can be written with a backslash for some platforms or a forward slash for other platforms, the pathname is presented with a backslash. Users of platforms that require a forward slash, such as Linux or UNIX , should use forward slashes as required by your software. Linux Access Gateway on Red Hat* Installation Guide...

  • Page 9: Installing And Configuring Linux Access Gateway On Rhel

    However, when you have an existing RHEL server on which you want to install the Novell Access Manager Linux Access Gateway, the installation is performed against a free hard disk partition on the existing RHEL server.

  • Page 10: Installing And Configuring The Linux Access Gateway On Rhel

    / (root) partition with Ext3 File system and End cylinder value of 30 GB. var partition with Ext3 file system and End Cylinder value of 20 GB. COS partition that uses the remaining space (50GB) on the hard disk. Select 0x68 Novell COS as the File System ID.
  • Page 11 /etc/init.d/novell-am-gateway start 10 Configure the Linux Access Gateway after it is installed on RHEL. For information on configuring the gateway, see the Novell Access Manager 3.1 SP1 Access Gateway Guide (http:/ /www.novell.com/documentation/novellaccessmanager31/accessgateway/?page=/ documentation/novellaccessmanager31/accessgateway/data/bookinfo.html). NOTE: If you want to add or modify the network configuration for Linux Access Gateway installed on RHEL, the procedure is different from the Linux Access Gateway installed on ®...
  • Page 12 Linux Access Gateway on Red Hat* Installation Guide...

  • Page 13: Upgrading The Linux Access Gateway On Rhel

    <packageName> refers to the RPM package name. For example, enter the following command: /chroot/lag/opt/novell/bin/lagupgrade.sh --url http://10.10.10.1/publish/ upgrades/accessgateway/31sp1/lagrpms.tar.gz For more information on upgrading Linux Access Gateway, see “Upgrading Novell Access Manager Components” in the Novell Access Manager 3.1 SP1 Installation Guide (http:// www.novell.com/documentation/novellaccessmanager31/installation/?page=/documentation/ novellaccessmanager31/installation/data/bookinfo.html).
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  • Page 15: Additional Information On Installing And Configuring

    Additional Information on Installing And Configuring This section describes in detail the procedure to install and configure the Linux Access Gateway on RHEL. Use these section as a reference to install and configure Linux Access Gateway on RHEL.: Section 3.1, “Before You Begin,” on page 15 Section 3.2, “Installation and Disk Layout,”...

  • Page 16: Installing The Linux Access Gateway

    Linux Access Gateway installation on RHEL Figure 3-1 RHEL 5.1 RHEL 5.1 Existing RHEL Existing RHEL OS Partition OS Partition Linux Access I00 GB Gateway Installation Linux Access Additional RHEL Partiton or Free Gateway Hard Disk Space Before After 3.3 Installing the Linux Access Gateway 1 Restart the system.
  • Page 17 The Linux kernel loads, and the advanced installation starts and displays the Linux Access Gateway splash screen followed by the License Agreement screen. 4 Read the agreement, then select I Agree to proceed. Additional Information on Installing And Configuring...
  • Page 18 5 Select English (US) on the Language selection screen, then select Accept. Linux Access Gateway on Red Hat* Installation Guide...
  • Page 19 6 Select New installation, then select OK. 7 Select Change, then select Partitioning. Additional Information on Installing And Configuring...
  • Page 20 8 Select Custom Partitioning Setup, then tab to Next. Linux Access Gateway on Red Hat* Installation Guide...
  • Page 21 9 Select Custom Partitioning -- for Experts, then tab to Next. 10 To get free space to install Linux Access Gateway, select an existing partition in RHEL for removal. If you already have free space, go to Step Additional Information on Installing And Configuring...
  • Page 22 11 Select OK when prompted to reconfirm deletion. 12 Select Create to create a new partition. 13 Select Extended Partition, then tab to Next. Linux Access Gateway on Red Hat* Installation Guide...
  • Page 23 14 Specify 100 GB as the End Cylinder value, then tab to OK. Additional Information on Installing And Configuring...
  • Page 24 15 Create a root partition as follows: 15a Select Create, select Logical partition, then select OK. 15b Fill in the following fields: Format: Make sure Format is selected. File system: Select Ext3 for the type. Size: Specify for the End cylinder value. +30GB Mount Point: Select / as the mount point.
  • Page 25 16b Fill in the following fields: Format: Make sure Format is selected. File system: Select Ext3 for the type. Size: Specify for the End cylinder value. +20GB Mount Point: Select /var as the mount point. 16c Select OK. 17 Create a COS partition that uses the remaining space on the hard disk: 17a Select the hard drive, select Create, select Logical partition, then select OK.
  • Page 26 17b Fill in the following fields: Format: Select Do not format. File system ID: Select 0x68 Novell COS for the ID. Size: Accept the default value for the End cylinder value. This selection allocates the remaining space (50 GB) to the Extended Partition.

  • Page 27: Configuring Hardware And System Services

    19 Select Yes, Install when prompted to proceed with the installation. This selection completes the RPM installation. The hard disk is formatted, removing all data, and the partitions are created. After all the ® packages are installed, the system reboots in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9, and finishes the installation.
  • Page 28 2 Tab to Next, then press Enter. The Network Configuration screen appears. Linux Access Gateway on Red Hat* Installation Guide...
  • Page 29 You must complete the network interface configuration. If you do not configure the network interface, the Linux Appliance setup fails. Make sure that Network configuration matches the RHEL configuration. 2a To change the network configuration, select Change from the Network Configuration screen, then select Network Interfaces.
  • Page 30 2c Select Edit. The Network Address Setup screen appears. The Access Gateway must not use DHCP; it must be assigned with a static IP address. 2d Configure a static IP address: Static address setup: Select this option to enter a static IP address. Linux Access Gateway on Red Hat* Installation Guide...
  • Page 31 IP address: Specify the IP address of the RHEL server. Subnet mask: Specify the subnet mask for your network. 2e Tab to Select Hostname and server, then press Enter. 2f Fill in the following fields: Host Name: Specify the same hostname given for the RHEL machine. Domain Name: Change the domain name to the domain name for your network.
  • Page 32 2i Specify the gateway for your network, tab to OK, then press Enter. 2j Tab to Next, then press Enter. 2k Tab to Finish, then press Enter. 3 Tab to Next, then press Enter. The Administration Console Configuration screen appears. Linux Access Gateway on Red Hat* Installation Guide...
  • Page 33 The final configuration and auto-import into the Administration Console starts. This might take 10 to 15 minutes, depending on the configuration and hardware. Ignore the warning about failed services in runlevel3 novell-jcc 10 Proceed with Section 3.5, “Verifying the Linux Access Gateway Installation on RHEL,” on page...

  • Page 34: Verifying The Linux Access Gateway Installation On Rhel

    Section 3.6, “Configuring the Linux Access Gateway to Boot from RHEL,” on page “Quotes instead of CiteTitle on the section name.Setting Up a Basic Access Manager Configuration” in the Novell Access Manager 3.1 SP1 Basic Setup Guide (http:// www.novell.com/documentation/novellaccessmanager31/basicconfig/?page=/ documentation/novellaccessmanager31/basicconfig/data/bookinfo.html)

  • Page 35: Configuring The Linux Access Gateway To Boot From Rhel

    3.6 Configuring the Linux Access Gateway to Boot from RHEL After the installation of Linux Access Gateway, the machine starts in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 SP3. To boot the machine from Red Hat, do the following: 1 From the Linux Access Gateway console, log in as root 2 Enter the following command: fdisk -l...

  • Page 36: Starting The Linux Access Gateway From Rhel

    If you want to restart the machine in the Linux Access Gateway, use the arrow key to select the Linux option 7 Start the RHEL server. 3.7 Starting the Linux Access Gateway from RHEL To start the Linux Access Gateway in RHEL: 1 Log in as to the RHEL machine.

  • Page 37: Configuring The Linux Access Gateway After It Is Installed On Rhel

    It Is Installed on RHEL The Linux Access Gateway must be configured after it is installed on RHEL. For information on configuring the gateway, see the Novell Access Manager 3.1 SP1 Access Gateway Guide (http:// www.novell.com/documentation/novellaccessmanager31/accessgateway/?page=/documentation/ novellaccessmanager31/accessgateway/data/bookinfo.html). If you want to add or modify the network configuration for Linux Access Gateway installed on ®...

  • Page 38: Configuring A Secondary Ip Address

    2 Use the Administration Console for Linux Access Gateway to configure the secondary IP address. For more information, see “Section 3.8.1 Viewing and Modifying Adapter Settings”, in the Novell Access Manager 3.1 SP1 Access Gateway Guide (http://www.novell.com/ documentation/novellaccessmanager31/installation/?page=/documentation/ novellaccessmanager31/installation/data/bookinfo.html). Linux Access Gateway on Red Hat* Installation Guide...

  • Page 39: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting This section has the following troubleshooting information: Section 4.1, “Health Status Displays NTP Check Failed Error,” on page 39 4.1 Health Status Displays NTP Check Failed Error If the Linux Access Gateway health displays the following error, you can safely ignore it: NTP is enabled, but a status check failed.
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  • Page 41: A Additional Information

    Additional Information This section includes the following additional and optional configuration information about the Linux Access Gateway installed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Section A.1, “Differences between the Linux Access Gateway on RHEL and the Linux Access Gateway Appliance,” on page 41 Section A.2, “Configuring the Linux Access Gateway to Load the Red Hat Boot Loader,”...
  • Page 42 5 Enter the following command to mount the / partition or the boot partition of RHEL: mount /dev/<partition> <directory> Replace <partition> with the / or boot partition of Linux Access Gateway that you want to mount and <directory> with the newly created directory. For example, mount /dev/sda5 lagboot 6 To get multiple boot options in the Linux Access Gateway, use a file editor such as...

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