Getting Started with vFabric Hyperic v.5.7 - VMware

Upgrade from earlier RPM not supportedUpgrade of a pre-5.0.0 vFabric Hyperic Server installed via RPM to the 5.7 RPM is notsupported. An attempt to install the 5.7 RPM on a machine with a previous vFabric HypericServer installation will result in an error message that manual upgrade is required.Configure Server Properties FileThis section has instructions for configuring vFabric Hyperic Server in a properties file prior toinstallation. If you do not create a properties file prior to installing the server, the installer willconfigure the vFabric Hyperic Server in accordance with a default properties file. You canreconfigure the server after installation, following the instructions in Configure vFabric HypericServer in Properties File after Installation.To define vFabric Hyperic Server installation options in a properties file:1. Running as root, or using sudo, create a directory for the properties file:mkdir -p /opt/vmware/hyperic2. Specify the server installation settings in a file namedvfabric_hyperic_server.properties.You must name the file exactly as described and put it in the specified location forthe RPM installation to work correctly.See Server Properties File for RPM Installation for a listing of a samplevfabric_hyperic_server.properties file. The example properties file configuresvFabric Hyperic Server to use the built-in local vFabric Postgres database. You can editthe properties file to configure vFabric Hyperic Server to use an external PostgreSQL orvFabric Postgres database.3. Copy vfabric_hyperic_server.properties to the /opt/vmware/hyperic/ directory.4. Install vFabric Hyperic Server following the instructions in the next section.Install vFabric Hyperic ServerStart local SMTP server on vFabric Hyperic Server hostThe RPM installer requires that your SMTP server is listening on port 25 on the vFabricHyperic Server host.57