Getting Started with vFabric Hyperic v.5.7 - VMware
Getting Started with vFabric Hyperic v.5.7 - VMware
Getting Started with vFabric Hyperic v.5.7 - VMware
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Step-by-Step ProceduresSelect and Download an InstallerAbout this section...This section has instructions for selecting the right <strong>vFabric</strong> <strong>Hyperic</strong> installation package.After obtaining the appropriate installation package, see:<strong>vFabric</strong> <strong>Hyperic</strong> Installation and Startup Process — For instructions on doing a newinstallation.<strong>vFabric</strong> <strong>Hyperic</strong> Upgrade Processes — For instructions on doing an upgrade installation.Key Facts About <strong>vFabric</strong> <strong>Hyperic</strong> Installer PackagingAbout JRE packagingo Some <strong>vFabric</strong> <strong>Hyperic</strong> installation packages include a 1.7 JRE.o <strong>vFabric</strong> <strong>Hyperic</strong> installers referred to as platform-independent do not include aJRE — use a platform-independent package if you have a pre-existing JRE onthe target platform that you want the server or agent to use. A platformindependentpackage for Unix-like environments is also appropriate if there is no<strong>vFabric</strong> <strong>Hyperic</strong> installer for your operating system.o The Agent RPM does not include a JRE.About <strong>vFabric</strong> <strong>Hyperic</strong> database optionso Platform-independent server packages do not support the option of installing<strong>vFabric</strong> <strong>Hyperic</strong> Server <strong>with</strong> a built-in database.Installer TypesThere are several ways you can install <strong>vFabric</strong> <strong>Hyperic</strong> components:<strong>vFabric</strong> <strong>Hyperic</strong> vApp — A virtual appliance (vApp) is one or more virtual machine imagefiles (.ovf), each <strong>with</strong> a preconfigured operating system environment and application.The <strong>vFabric</strong> <strong>Hyperic</strong> vApp contains two VM images, one for the <strong>vFabric</strong> <strong>Hyperic</strong> Serverand one for the <strong>vFabric</strong> <strong>Hyperic</strong> database. Deploying the <strong>vFabric</strong> <strong>Hyperic</strong> vApp offersthese advantages over traditional installation:o Greatly simplified deployment, because the components are already configuredto work, and to work <strong>with</strong> each othero Reduced support impacts and risks because the components are self-containedand hence unable to interact, undesirably or otherwise, <strong>with</strong> other applications.29
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