System Requirements; Installing Cabletron Corewatch; Installing On A Solaris System - Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 6000 Installation & User Manual

System Requirements

System Requirements
CoreWatch can run in the Solaris, Windows NT, and Windows 95/98 environments. As shown in
the following table, CoreWatch's system requirements depend on your operating system. The table
identifies which browser to use with each operating system and gives the minimum hardware
requirements for each environment.
Solaris 2.5.1 or 2.6
Netscape Navigator 3.0 or
above
Browser
Sparc20 or above
CPU
128 MB
RAM
40 MB Free
Disk

Installing Cabletron CoreWatch

You can install CoreWatch on a Solaris 2.5.1, Solaris 2.6, Windows NT, or Windows 95/98 system.
The method you use to install CoreWatch depends on your environment. Separate discussions on
installing CoreWatch in the Solaris or Windows environments follow.

Installing on a Solaris System

To install CoreWatch from a CD onto a Solaris 2.5.1 or 2.6 system:
1. If you plan to integrate CoreWatch with HP OpenView, be sure the HP OpenView daemon is
running. For details, see your HP OpenView documentation.
2. Insert the CoreWatch CD into your CD-ROM drive.
3. Log in as super user by entering the following command:
% su - root
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Table 4-1 CoreWatch system requirements
Windows NT 4.0x
Netscape Navigator 3.0 or
above, or Microsoft Internet
Explorer 4.0 or above
Pentium 133 or above
64 MB
20 MB Free
Windows 95/98
Netscape Navigator 3.0 or
above, or Microsoft Internet
Explorer 4.0 or above
Pentium 133 or above
64 MB
20 MB Free