Dell Unisphere for PowerMax 10.0.1.0 Installation Guide

Step 2, option 2: Installing Unisphere for PowerMax from the command line

1. Save all files and exit all applications.
2. Change the directory to the location of the installation file.
3. Run the following command to install Unisphere for PowerMax on Windows:

   installation_file -i console

   Run the following commands to install Unisphere for PowerMax on Linux:

   chmod +x installation_file
   ./installation_file -i console

   Where installation_file is one of the following operating system-specific installation file names:

   • For Windows 64-bit:

     start /wait UNIVMAX_aa.bb.cc.dd_RELEASE_WINDOWS_X86_64.exe

     The start /wait option starts the installer and waits for it to end.
   • For Linux 64-bit:

     UNIVMAX_aa.bb.cc.dd_RELEASE_LINUX_X86_64.bin

   In the installation file name:

   • aa is the major release number.
   • bb is the minor release number.
   • cc is the service release number.
   • dd is the patch number.

   If you are using the nonroot user feature on a Linux installation, the Unisphere installer picks up the username running the SE daemons and assigns that to the Unisphere Java process.

4. On the Introduction panel, review the recommendations and press Enter.
5. On the Choose Install Folder panel, press Enter to accept the default directory, or specify a different directory and press Enter.
   NOTE: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 and above, installing on a nonroot partition is not supported.
6. On the postgres User and Group panel, you are instructed to create the postgres group and postgres user before continuing. When complete, press Enter.
7. On the Initial Setup User and SymAPI Configuration panel, complete the following steps:
   1. Specify a Unisphere Initial Setup User name (default is smc).
      You can either accept the default username or if you have enabled authorization on the Unisphere server host, use your Windows username. For more information about the role of the Unisphere Initial Setup User, see Unisphere Initial Setup User.
   2. Specify a SymAPI Connection Type for the initial login based on the following:
      • Local—On a host with Solutions Enabler installed and attached to PowerMax systems
      • Remote—On a remote server that is connected to a SYMAPI server, specifies the SYMAPI server Node Name and Net Port. The default net port for SYMAPI is 2707.

      For more information about each of the connection types, see Local, remote, and embedded installation options.

8. On the Ports Configuration panel, specify the ports to use or enable when connecting to the Unisphere server.
   The default ports of the Unisphere server (HTTPS Port No) and performance database (DB Port No) are shown. To use the default ports, verify that they are available, and click Next to accept and enable them. Or you can specify and enable different ports, and click Next.
9. Optional: On the X.509 Certificate-based Client Authentication panel, configure certificate-based user authentication options. The default behavior is for X.509 certificate-based authentication to remain disabled.
   To enable X.509 certificate-based authentication, complete the following steps:
   1. At the Enable certificate based client authentication? prompt, type 2 for Yes.
   2. To enable X.509 certificate-based authentication, you must import at least one CA certificate. To do this, complete the following steps:
      1. At the Do you want to Import trusted CA cert(Certificate) ? prompt, type 2 for Yes.
      2. When prompted to do so, enter the absolute path to the certificate file.
      3. If you want to install another certificate, at the Do you want to Import trusted CA cert(Certificate) ? prompt, type 2 for Yes, otherwise type 1 to continue the installation.
      4. A summary of the certificates to be installed is displayed.
   3. Press Enter to continue.
   4. On the Confirm Client Authentication panel, confirm your selection.
10. On the Listening(bind) Address Selection panel, to install Unisphere for PowerMax on a host with more than one network interface configured, choose the IP address to which Unisphere for PowerMax binds. You can specify if it is an IPv4 or an IPv6 address.
11. If the requirements for disk space, or memory, or both are not met, a warning is displayed. If you want to continue the installation, regardless of the consequences that are described in the message, type 1.
12. On the Pre-Installation Summary panel, verify the summary information, and the press Enter to continue the installation.
13. On the Install Complete panel, press Enter.
14. Go to Completing the installation for instructions on completing the installation.