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The document provides instructions for installing and configuring the OCS Inventory NG management server and agent under Linux and Windows operating systems. It describes downloading and running setup scripts to install required packages and dependencies like MySQL, Apache, PHP and Perl modules. The management server is configured by accessing the administration console through a web browser. The agent is installed locally on systems and generates inventory files that can be uploaded to the management server.

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The document provides instructions for installing and configuring the OCS Inventory NG management server and agent under Linux and Windows operating systems. It describes downloading and running setup scripts to install required packages and dependencies like MySQL, Apache, PHP and Perl modules. The management server is configured by accessing the administration console through a web browser. The agent is installed locally on systems and generates inventory files that can be uploaded to the management server.

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=<<<<<<<<<under linux operating system:>>>>>>>>>=

My sql database server,


Apache web server for communication server
Php and perl usable by apache web server for administration console
perl and perl modules usable by apache web browser aand communication server

requirements

apache version 1.3.33 or higher


mod _perl version 1.29 or higher
mod_php version 4.3.2 or higher
php 4.3.2 or higher with zip and gd support
perl 4.3.2 or higher
perl module xml::simple version 2.12
perl module compress::zlibversion 1.33
perl module DBIversion 1.40
perl module DBD::my sql version 2.9004
perl module Apache::DBI version 1.21
perl module Net::ip version 1.21
perl module SOap::lite version 0.66
my sql version 4.1.0 or higher

if pre compiled packages were not present download it in "http://search.cpan.org"

tar -xvzf package_name.tar.gz


cd package_name
perl Makefile.pl
make
make test
make install

you can use "yum" tool to install in fedora and redhat in linux

yum install perl-XML-Simple


yum install perl-Compress-Zlib
yum install perl-DBI
yum install perl-DBD-MySQL
yum install perl-Apache-DBI
yum install perl-Net-IP
yum install perl-SOAP-Lite

you can use "apt-get" tool on debian to setup the above modules

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apt-get install libxml-simple-perl

=>>>installing management server

download OCSNG_LINUX_SERVER_1.01.tar.gz

cd OCSNG_LINUX_SERVER_1.01

run "setup.sh"

"Sh setup.sh"

then it ll check for mysql client binary files,

enter server port generally 3306

enter or validate the path to apache demon binary "/usr/sbin/httpd" it is used to find the apache
configuration files

enter or validate apache main configuration path "/etc/apache/conf/apache.conf"

enter or validate apache demon running user account, generally "apache" or"www"

enter or validate apache demon running user group, generally "apache" or"www"

setup checks for perl interpreter binaries........

enter y to setup communication server and n to skip communication server installation

now setup will try to determine your apache mod_perl version. if not able to determine mod_perl
version, it will ask u to enter it

next it will prompt you to enter log directory where communication server will store
debugging/tuning logs./var/log/ocsinventory-NG

setup will check for required perl modules


xml::simple version 2.12
compress::zlibversion 1.33
DBIversion 1.40
DBD::my sql version 2.9004
Apache::DBI version 1.21
Net::ip version 1.21
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SOap::lite version 0.66

if all is ok setup will install communication server.

configur communication server perl module


build communication server perl module
install communication server perl module into perl standard library directory
create communication server log directory
configur dialy log rotation
create apache configuration file(ocsinventory.conf)

setup will ask u to enter apache root document directory "/var/www/html" or /var/www-data"

now setup will check for required perl modules


xml
DBI
DBD::mysql
Net::ip

if all ok setup will install administration console into "ocsreports" subdirectory:


"http://ocsinventory.sourceforge.net"
create/ocsreports directory structure
create/download directory structure
copy files into /ocsreports directory.
fix directory and file permissions to allow apache deamon reading and writing to required
directories
configur perl scripts ipdiscover-until.pl to access database and install it.

now you can restart Apache web server for changes to take effect.
"/etc/init.d/httpd restart"

=>>>configuring management server

open browser and type "http//administration_console/ocsreports" to connect administrator server.

=<<<<<<< installing ocs inventory ng agent=>>>>>>

it can only setup locally.u cannot deploy the agent through the network,

requirements

dmidecode version 2.2 or higher


perl 5.6 or higher
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perl modules
xml
compress
net::ip
LWP::useragent version 2.33 or higher
Digest::MD5 version 2.33 or higher
Net::SSLeay version 1.25
make utility
c/c++compiler

you can use "yum" tool to install in fedora and redhat in linux

you can use "apt-get" tool on debian to setup the above modules

download "OCSNG_LINUX_AGENT_1.01.tar.gz

run setup.sh

cd OCSNG_LINUX_AGENT_1.01
sh setup.sh

u have to choose between two methods "local or http"


enter http if your computer is connected with network and able to reach the
communication server with http.
enter local if your computer is not in the network and will generate the inventory file and
send to OCS inventory NG operator

enter the server port 80(standard)

enter the value of tag

setup will check for perl interpreter binary c/c++ compiler and make utility

setup will check


dmidecode binary
compress::zlib perl module
XML::Simple perl module
Net::IP perl module
LWP::UserAgent perl module
DIgest::MD5 perl module
Net::SSLeay perl module

if it is not installed it will ask for installation press"y"

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=>>>>>>>>>>>>under windows installation<<<<<<<<<<<=

down load the xampp and run


download ocsng_win32_server_1.01 from website

install

u will be promoted to start xampp press no.

finish

to configur management server

open browser and type "http//local host/ocsreports"

my sql username"root"
password "(empty)"
hostname "localhost"

==>>>installing agents

run"ocsAgentsetup.exe

manually installing standalone agent(without service)

useful on non network connected computer

just run "ocsagent.exe/local" to launch ocs inventory NG agent setup.

agent will prompt user for folder where to store inventory results.
when launched for the first time it will prompt the user to enter the tag value...

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