ProLiant Interconnect Switch Utilities

			Linux Installation Notes
		--------------------------------------

CONTENTS

1 System Requirements
2 Package Structure
3 Features
4 Package Dependencies
5 How to Install
6 How to Uninstall
7 More information



1 System Requirements

	Supported Linux OS:	Redhat 7.x, 8.x
				Redhat Advanced Server 2.x
				SuSE LES 7.x, 8.x
				UnitedLinux 1.x

	Minimum resources:	Approximately 1.5 MB disk space in /usr/local


2 Package Structure

	The package is in an RPM (Redhat Package Manager) format.


3 Features

	These features comprise the package:

		Switch configuration tool, cpqswcfg (deprecated)

		Switch firmware information tool, swfwinfo

		Switch SNMP MIBs	  

		Switch configuration example scripts

		Switch safe mode configuration example scripts


	For more information, see the package help file, installed at:
	    /usr/local/ProLiant/Interconnect_Switch/Utilities/e-GbE/
		version2.0.0/Readme.txt


4 Package Dependencies

	The (deprecated) switch configuration tool, cpqswcfg, depends on an SNMP
	utilities package being installed which contains snmpget, snmpset, and
	snmpwalk commands.  Common Linux packages which provide such commands
	are:

		ucd-snmp	(prerequisite for the utils package below)
		ucd-snmp-utils

		net-snmp	(prerequisite for the utils package below)
		net-snmp-utils

		ucdsnmp

	Please ensure that a recent version of the SNMP packages are installed
	if you intend to use cpqswcfg.


5 How to Install

	If you have the "softpaq", (a file of the form "SPnnnnn.tgz" where
	"nnnnn" is a 5 digit number), execute this command, which will
	uncompress and extract the contained files, including the one you
	are reading:

		tar xzf SP*.tgz

	If you have the CD, execute these commands:

		mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
		cd /mnt/Linux/<Linux version>

	To install, run this command and follow the on-screen instructions:

		./install.sh


6 How to Uninstall

	To uninstall, execute these commands and follow the on-screen
	instructions:
	
		cd /
		/usr/local/ProLiant/Interconnect_Switch/Utilities/e-GbE/
			version2.0.0/uninstall.sh


7 More information

	For detailed information, see the primary package help file at:

	    /usr/local/ProLiant/Interconnect_Switch/Utilities/e-GbE/
			version2.0.0/Readme.txt