22 Getting ready to install VCS One
Running installation prechecks
Running installation prechecks
Logging on and mounting the product disc
To open the required ports on Linux
1
Log on as a user who has the privileges to change the firewall configuration.
2
Set up the table of IP packet filter rules for each of the ports you want to
open. Enter the following:
iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport port -j ACCEPT
iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --dport port -j ACCEPT
Where
is the port number. Specify
port
for an outbound port. For example, the commands to open the
OUTPUT
required ports for the VCS One client on Linux are:
iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 14154 -j ACCEPT
iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 14151 -j ACCEPT
iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 14159 -j ACCEPT
For each software installation, you can check the target systems before
installation to verify that:
■
The system has enough disk space for the installation.
■
The product being installed is not already installed.
Follow the instructions in this section to mount the product disc on Solaris,
Linux, AIX, or HP-UX.
To log on and mount the product disc
1
Log on as root on a system where you want to install VCS One.
2
Insert the product disc into a DVD drive connected to your system.
3
Mount the VCS One software disc. For details, see the appropriate section for
your platform:
For Solaris, see the next section
■
on
Solaris."
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For Linux, see
page 23.
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For AIX, see
"Mounting the product disc on
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For HP-UX, see
INPUT
"Mounting the product disc manually
"Mounting the product disc manually on
"Mounting the product disc on
for an inbound port, and
Linux" on
AIX" on page 23.
HP-UX" on page 23.