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LiveNX INSTALLER INSTALLATION GUIDE

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1. LiveNXInstallerInstallationGuide

ThisdocumentwillprovidestepsanddirectionstoinstallLiveNXApplicationServerontoyourWindowsorLinuxEnvironment.

Thefollowinginstructionswillapplyto:

• LiveNXServero Windowso Linux

• LiveNXNodeo Linux

Aftertheinstallationhasbeencompleted,pleasereferencetheLiveNXUserGuideforfurtherconfigurationandoperationinstructions.

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LiveNXServerSpecifications

HardwareandOperatingSystemRequirementsLiveActionisaClient/ServerapplicationwithoptionalNodes.TheLiveActionClientsoftwarerunonWindows,MacOSX,oraccessedviasupportedbrowsers.

Client Sizing and OS TheLiveActionclientrunsonastandardWindows64-bitbasedPCandWindows7,8,32-bitWindowsforwebstart.LiveAction’sMacclientrunsonOSX10.9+utilizingLiveActionclient3.14+.Thespecificationforeachtypeisbelow

WindowsClientRequirements SmallInstall MediumInstall LargeInstall

Numberofnetworkdevices Upto25 25-500 500+

OSTypeWin7Proorgreater

Win7Proorgreater

Win7Pro/WinServer2012R2

OSSize 32bit 64bit 64bitProcessorType Inteli3type Inteli5type Inteli7typeMinimumMemory 4GB 8GB 16GB

LiveActionServersandNodeshavethefollowingminimumsoftwarerequirements:

Server and Node OS and Browser ServerandNodeOS • Windows

o Server2012R2(64-bit)o Server2008R2(64-bit)o 7Professional(64-bit)o 7Ultimate(64-bit)

• Linuxo RHELwithGNOMEUIinstalledo CentOS6.4(64-bit)withGNOMEUIinstalledo CentOS6.5(64-bit)withGNOMEUIinstalled

NOTE:LiveActioninstancesthatareinstalledonWindowsServerorWindowsClientsrequireMicrosoft.NETFrameworkv3.5.1+ThisistypicallyinstalledbydefaultwheninstallingaWindowsOperatingSystem.If.NETFrameworkisnotinstalled,LiveActionFlowTechnologywillhaveerrorswhenbeingutilized.

Microsoft.NETFrameworkcanbedownloadedfrom:http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=22

WebBrowsers • InternetExplorerv8• Firefoxv8• Chromev16

o Chromehasabugwithwebstart

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NOTE:Chromehasabugwhereithasproblemsutilizingwebstarthttp://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=92846

Server and Node Sizing ThefollowingtabledescribeswhatresourcesarerequiredforLiveActionServersandNodes

ServerandNodeSizingLow Mid* High*

Numberofnetworkdevices100orless

500orless 1000orless

Peakflowrate<100K/sec

<200K/sec >200K/sec

MinimumVirtualcores 8 16 32MinimumMemory 8Gb 16Gb 32Gb

Avg.FlowRate(KFlows/Sec)Low Mid* High*

Numberofnetworkdevices100orless

500orless 1000orless

Peakflowrate<100K/sec

<200K/sec >200K/sec

MinimumVirtualcores 8 16 32MinimumMemory 8Gb 16Gb 32Gb

Server and Node Capacity Planning LiveAction’sServerandNodecapacityarerelativelysimilarintermsofstorage.SinceLiveActionstore’sitsdataonlocalnodesandservers,thedataisdecentralized.Thisisveryimportantintheprocessofcapacityplanningbecausetheamountofmeasuredflowswilldeterminehowmuchorhowlittlediskspacethedeploymentwillneedpernode/server.Inthesectionsbelow,storagesizingwillbediscussedindetailonhowit’spossibletoplanforcapacity.Thevaluesinthetablesbelowcanbetakenandextrapolatedinordertocalculatehowmuchstorageisneeded.

Server and Node Storage LiveActiongeneratesfourstoresofdata:AlertStore,FlowStore,LongtermStoreandSNMPstore.DisksizeusagebyLiveActionismainlyassociatedwithstorageofflows.Ifhistoricalflowsaredesired,largedisksizeshouldbechosenaccordingtothetablebelow.ThetablevaluesarebasedontheLiveAction4.0releasewhichhasanaveragediskspaceusageof0.82MB/(flows/sec)/day.SANornetworkmappeddrivetypeinstallationsarenotrecommended.

Flows/Sec DiskSize/Day(GB)

DiskSize/Week(GB)

DiskSize/Month(GB)

5000 4 28 12010000 8 56 240

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50000 40 280 1200100000 80 560 2400200000 160 1120 4800

Theotherstoreswillincreasetheoveralldisksizebyasmalleramount.Numbersarebasedonthe4.0release.

DataStore

Diskspace/Day

Alert 1.65MBalerts/sec/DayLongterm 0.011MBflows/sec/DaySNMP 0.135MBclass/Day

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Router and Switch Compatibility LiveActioniscompatiblewithCiscoandalistofothervendors.PleasereferenceLiveNX5.2DatasheetinordertoobtainfurtherinformationaboutwhatdevicesarecompatiblewithwhichfeaturesonLiveNX.

Datasheethere:http://liveaction.com

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LiveNXServerandNodeInstallationThissectionwillgostepbysteponhowtoinstalltheLiveNXServerinstallation.TheLiveNXServerinstallationisajavabasedserverandwillrunonbothwindowsandlinuxOSplatforms.

Windows

Step 1: Download LiveNX Server application to the server 1. DownloadtheLiveNXServerapplicationatwww.liveaction.com

a. Theapplicationcomeswithatemporarylicense.2. DownloadtheLiveNXfile(s)andlicensekeyfiletotheserver3. UpgradingLiveNXServerapplicationfromanearlierLiveNXversion?Pleaseseetheupgradeguide,

locatedinthesamedirectoryasthesoftwaredownloadatwww.liveaction.com.1.

Step 2: Run the LiveNX server installer 1. Runtheserverinstallerfile:LiveActionServer_windows-x64<VERSION>setup.exe.

• Followtheinstallationwizard:A. Start B. AcceptLicenseAgreement C. SelectServerLocation

2. 3. 4. D. SelectDataDirectory E. SelectServerIPAddress F. SelectMemoryAllocation

5. 6. 7. G. SelectStartMenuFolder H. SelectServiceOptions I. Finish

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2. Whentheinstallationhasfinished,pleaselaunchtheLiveActionServerManagementConsolea. StartMenu>AllPrograms/AllApps>LiveActionServer[Version]>ManagementConsole

3. The1sttimestartingtheServerManagementConsole,theuserwillbepromptedwithachoicetoinstallatemporarylicenseorapermanentlicense.Ifthepermanentlicensehasnotbeenreceivedbysupportafterpurchase,pleaseactivatethetemporarylicense.Thislicenseisgoodfor2weekuponinstallationofLiveNX.IfyouhavethepermanentlicensefromLiveActionandit’sreadytoinstall,usethefollowingstepstoinstall

• Toinstallthepermanentlicense[NOTaTemporaryLicense]a. Click>Notothepop-upmessageb. ClickIhaveavalidlicensefile>Nextc. Click…>findthelicenseinthesystem>ClickFinishd. ClickActivateOnline>Finish

§ Step4willprovideoptionsforonlineandofflineactivatione. SkipStep3

• ToinstallaTemporary2weekLicensea. Click>Yestothepop-upmessageb. FollowStep3

4. GotothepropertiestabandconfiguretheLiveActionServerManagementconsolebeforestartingLiveAction.Thefollowistheminimalchangesneededtoenablecommonfeatures.

• ToconnecttheOVAtoLiveNXo httpserver.api.enabled=True

• Toconnectwithhttpso httpserver.secure=true

• ClickApply

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5. Whenfinished,reboottheserverorstarttheLiveNXservicemanuallywiththeManagementConsoleasshownbelow.

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• RunManage>StartService.

6. DuringtheStartServiceorShutdownServiceprocess,LiveNXServerConsoleprovidesaprogressindicatoratthebottomoftheLiveNXServerManagementConsolewindow.DependingontheamountofLiveNXdatahandling,theseprocessesmaketakeafewminutes.

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7. WhenthemessageonthebottomoftheManagementConsolechangesto“Theserveriscurrentlyrunning.”theLiveNXServerinstallationiscomplete.

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Step 3: Loading LiveNX permanent license NOTE:Skipthisstepifapermanentlicensehasalreadybeeninstalled.

1. EnsurethattheLiveActionLicenseisonalocaldesktopbeforestarting2. StarttheLiveActionServerManagementConsoleandClickLicensing>ClickChangeLicense3. FollowtheLicensingAssistantinstructionstoloadthevalidlicensefile4. ActivatetheLiveNXpermanentlicenseasdescribedinStep4below

Step 4: Activate LiveNX Permanent license ActivatingthepermanentlicenseisthefinalstepintheLiveNXinstallation.ThisprocessregistersthelicenseandthecomputerwithLiveNXandpermanentlyunlocksthefeaturesthathavebeenpurchased.Therearetwowaystoactivatethelicense—OnlineActivationandOfflineActivation.

• IfthePCrunningLiveNXhasanInternetconnection,useOnlineActivation• IfthePCrunningLiveNXDOESNOThaveanInternetconnection(e.g.,sandboxorlab),useOffline

Activation• UserscanregistertheLiveNXLicensewiththeLicenseTeamviaemail

Note:Afterloadingthepermanentlicense,thesystemwillhave14daystoactivateitbeforeLiveNXstopsoperating.However,theusercanstillactivateapermanentlicenseanytimeafterthe14daystopermanentlyrestoreLiveNXoperation.

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Online Activation 1. FromtheManagementConsoleLicensetab,selectActivateLicensetostarttheLicenseActivation

Assistant.2. SelectActivateOnline>Next3. SelectDirectConnection

a. SelectUseproxy,ifthereisaproxyinusetoreachtheinternet4. ClickNext5. TheActivatingLicensewillbesuccessful6. ClickFinishtocompletetheActivation

Offline Activation

Collect and send information to LiveNX. 1. FromtheManagementConsoleLicensetab,selectActivateLicensetostarttheLicenseActivation

Assistant2. SelectActivateOffline,andthenclickNext3. TheLicenseNumberandActivationKeywillbedisplayed.ThisinformationmustbesenttotheLiveNX

LicenseTeamtocompleteofflineactivation.ClickCopytostoretheinformationtotheWindowsclipboardandpasteitintoatextfiletosendtotheLiveNXLicenseTeam

4. ClickCanceltoexittheLicenseActivationAssistant.a. Thetemporarylicensewillbeinuseforupto14days.

5. UsinganothercomputerthatdoeshaveanInternetconnection,e-mailyourcontactinformationandthesavedLicenseNumberandActivationkeytolicense@liveaction.com.TheLiveNXLicenseTeamwillthenprocesstherequestandreplywiththepermanentkeyforthenextstep

Load the Activation Key into LiveNX 1. WhenthenewActivationKeyfileisreceived,copyittoalocationthatcanbereachedbytheLiveNX

serverinstallation2. StarttheManagementConsole>selecttheLicensetab.3. SelectUpgradeLicensetorestarttheLicensingAssistant4. SelectIhaveavalidlicensefile,andthenclickNext5. OntheLicenseLocationscreen,browsetolocatetheActivationKeyfile6. ClickFinishtocompletelicenseactivation

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6. Note:AusercannotruntwoinstancesofLiveNXsimultaneouslyonthesamecomputer.Beforerunningapreviousinstallationonthesamecomputer,shutdowntheLiveNXserviceusingtheManagementConsole

Step 5: Download, install and define the LiveNX nodes (optional) 7. NodesareusedbyLiveNXtoprovideadditionalcollectionandprocessingcapabilitiesinnetworkswithalarge

numberofdevices.ThenodesrunonLinuxO/SorWindowsserverandcommunicatetothecentralLiveNXserver.Ifthenetworkdoesnotrequirenodes,skiptoStep6.

1. DownloadtheLiveNXnodefrom:http://liveaction.com2. InstalltheLiveNXnodesoftwareofaWindowsorLinuxserver.3. ForWindows,followtheinstallerdirections.4. ForLinux,usetheshellscriptLiveActionNode-<VERSION>.x86_64.shonaLinuxcomputerorVM.

a. chmod+xLiveActionNode-<version>.x86_64.shb. ./LiveActionNode-<version>.x86_64.sh

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c. EntertheLiveNXnodeandserverIPaddress.

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d. EntertheLiveNXdatadirectory.Forconsistency,namethedatadirectorytocorrespondwiththeServerdatadirectory.Typeytocreateanewdatadirectory.Whencomplete,theLiveNXnodeisinstalled.

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5. DefinethenodesusingtheLiveNXServerandthenstarttheLiveNXnodeconsoletoloadthenodeconfiguration.

a. ReturntotheLiveNXServerManagementConsoleandclickonAddNodeintheNodestab.DefineaNodeNameandtypeintheIPAddressontheLinuxcomputerorVM.Ifdesired,createapasswordtoprotecttheconnectionfileorunchecktheEncryptcheckbox.ClickontheBrowsebuttontosavethe*.nodeconnfile.

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b. AfterclickingonAddNode,LiveNXwillprovdieasuccessnotification.

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c. Verifythenewnode’sname,IPaddressandstatusintheLiveNXServerManagementConsole.

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d. StarttheLiveNXnodeconsoleontheLinuxPCorVMbytyping/opt/LiveActionNode/4.2/LANodeManagementConsole.

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e. OncetheLiveNXnodeconsoleisrunning,importtheLiveNXnodeconnectionfilebyclickingonManage>ImportConnectionFile.

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f. ClickonBrowsetoselectthesaved*.nodeconnfile.Inthisexample,the*.nodeconnfilewascopiedontothedesktopoftheLinuxmachinecontainingtheLiveNXnode.

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g. ClickonOKandthenre-enterthepasswordusedtocreatethe*.nodeconnfile.ClickonImport.

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h. OntheLiveNXNodeConsole,gotoManage>StartService.Whencompleted,agreenLEDappearsinthebottomoftheNodeConsolewith“Nodeiscurrentlyrunning”.VerifythattheNodeNameand

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NodeIDmatchestheNodeNameandNodeIDintheNodetabintheServerManagementConsoleandthattheNodestatusintheServerManagementConsoleisconnected.

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Note:IftheLiveNXNodedaemonfailstostartupandthelogshowsanerrorwithsettingthenode-namepropertyin‘akka.conf’file,thenitislikelythatCentOSfailedtostaticallyconfiguretheloopbackIPaddressinthe/etc/hostsfile.ThisissueisOSdependent.Toresolve,typehostnametoretrievethehostname.

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i. Edit/etc/hostsfileandtypeinthehostname.

j. RestarttheLiveNXNodeConsolebyclickingonManage>StartService.

Step 6: Install the LiveNX client on end-user Windows PCs or Mac OSX. TheLiveNXclientcanbeinstalledmanuallyorautomaticallyviaJavaWebstart.Theclientinstallationwillalsorequireadminrightsinordertoproperlyinstall.

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Client installation CopytheLiveNXclientinstaller(LiveActionClient_<OS>_<VERSION>_setup)tothePCorMacthatLiveNXwillbeusedfromandruntheinstaller.Followtheinstructionsintheinstallationwizard.Theinstallationshouldtakelessthan10minutestocomplete.

InstallingonMacsisthesameasWindowsexcepttheMacinstallerisadmgfile.

A. Start B. AcceptLicenseAgreement C. SelectClientLocation

D. SelectClientStartMenuFolder E. SelectAdditionalTasks A. Finish

Starttheclientbyclickingonthedesktopshortcut.Theuserloginpromptwillappear.ClickConfiguretoentertheserverIPaddressandapplicationportnumber.Thedefaultportnumbertouseis7000.Thefirsttimeusernameandpasswordareadminandadmin.Aftertheinitiallogincompletestheuserwillbepromptedtocreateastrongerpassword.

Note:ForgettingthepasswordsforalladministrativeaccountswillrequireresettingallLiveNXsettingsandrebuildingtheconfiguration.RefertoChapter3formoreinformationonresettingtheLiveNXconfiguration.

• Whenauserlogsinforthefirsttime,thewelcomescreenwillpopup.Click>Start:DiscoverDevices

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Java Webstart Client Installation ClientsoftwarecanalsobeinstalledbyopeningawebbrowsertotheLiveNXserver.Error!Hyperlinkreferencenotvalid.

19. WindowsJavawebstart:ClickthelinkLaunchtheLiveNXClient

A. AccepttheJavaWebstartinstallation.

i. Thismaytakeseveralminutesasallthefilesaredownloadedandinstalled.

B. OnceinstalledtheuserwillbepromptedtoruntheclientandreceiveaLiveNXloginprompt.

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i. PleasenotethatthereareissueswithGoogleChromewheretheinitialwebstartmayworkbutsubsquentonesmayfail.ThisisaknownissueinChromethatmaybefixedinthefuturebyGoogle.

20. MacJavawebstart:TheMacJavawebstartcanbemoreinvolvedduetosecurityrestrictionsforJavawebstart.

1. Typically,thiswillrequirechangingthesettingsinSystemPreference>SecurityandPrivacysettingstoallowrunningtheJavawebstartprogram.PleaserefertodetailedMacinstallerdocumentationformorespecifics.

21. LoginintoLiveActionwiththedefaultadministrativeaccount

Username:adminPassword:admin

3. GotoUsers>UserManagementtocreateuseraccountswiththeappropriateroles.NOTE:SeeChapter3Role-BasedAccessforinformationoncreatinguseraccounts.NOTE:Afullyoperationaltrialversionofthesoftwarewilloperateforupto14days.TheuserwillhaveanoptiontopurchaseLiveActionwhentheTrialLicenseexpires.

Secure Web Login Configuration SecureLogintoLiveNXcanbeenabledthroughtheLiveActionServiceManagementConsole.• ToenableSecureWebLogin

o ClickProperties>httpserver.secure§ ChangethisoptiontoTrue

o Clickhttpserver.port§ Defaultis8092[TypicalOptionsare443or8443]

o ClickApply• Toensurethatconfigurationtakeseffect

o ClickManage>ShutdownServiceo ClickManage>StartService

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• Openawebbrowserandtypeinhttps://localhost:8092[DefaultPort=8092].Dependingonthebrowser,therewillbeawarningwithasimilarmessagebelow.

• ClickContinue.Thiswillbringupasecurewebpage.• EntertheadministrativeLiveNXusernameandpasswordandclickonLogin.

TheHelpdropdowncomponents(QuickStart,UserGuide,andLaunchClient)areavailablewithoutloggingin.Allothermenuitems(QoSReports,NetFlowReports,IPSLAReports,RoutingReports,LANReports)requirevalidlog-incredentialstocontinue.

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Unsecured Web Service • ToreturnLiveNXtounsecuredwebservice,gototheLiveNXServerManagementConsole>Properties>

httpserver.secure• Changetruetofalse(orleavethefieldblank).Clickawayfromthehttpserver.securefieldtoensurethatthe

falsevalueismaintainedduringthisprocess.ClickonManage>ShutdownService.• Aftertheserviceshutsdown,restarttheservicebyclickingonManage>StartServiceandthenManage>

ConnecttoService.ThetitlemenubaroftheLiveNXServerManagementConsoleshouldsayConnected.• Oncetheserverisrestarted,openawebbrowserandtypeinhttp://localhost:8092.Thewebpagewillnow

hideanyloginentries,andallthemenuitemsareavailablewithoutanyloginprompts.

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Installing NetLine Dancer to LiveNX (Optional) NetLineDancerprovidesarichsetofnetworkconfigurationandchangemanagement(NCCM)functionstoenhanceLiveNX’sapplication-awarenetworkperformancemonitoring.Openawebbrowser,typeinhttp://followedbytheIPaddressoftheLiveNXserver(orlocalhost,ifyourwebbrowserisonthesameIPaddressastheLiveNXserver)followedbyacolon“:”andtheportnumberoftheserverstartpage(default=”8092”)fortheURL.ClickonConfigurationManagerintheheader.

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LinuxLinuxInstallationhasverysimilarstepstotheWindowsInstallationwithveryminorchangesintheinstallationsteps.

Step 1: Download LiveNX Server application to the server 1. DownloadtheLiveNXServerapplicationatwww.liveaction.com

a. Theapplicationcomeswithatemporarylicense.2. DownloadtheLiveNXfile(s)andlicensekeyfiletotheserver3. UpgradingLiveNXServerapplicationfromanearlierLiveNXversion?Pleaseseetheupgradeguide,

locatedinthesamedirectoryasthesoftwaredownloadatwww.liveaction.com.22.

Step 2: Run the LiveNX server installer 1. chmod+xLiveNXServer-<version>.x86_64.sh2. Runtheserverinstallerfile:LiveNXServer-<version>.x86_64.sh

• Followtheinstallationwizardo EntertheIpAddressoftheLiveNXServero EntertheDataDirectoryo Verifytheentries

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3. Whentheinstallationhasfinished,pleaselaunchtheLiveActionServerManagementConsolea. cd/opt/LiveActionServer/<version>/b. ./LAManagementconsole

4. The1sttimestartingtheServerManagementConsole,theuserwillbepromptedwithachoicetoinstallatemporarylicenseorapermanentlicense.Ifthepermanentlicensehasnotbeenreceivedbysupportafterpurchase,pleaseactivatethetemporarylicense.Thislicenseisgoodfor2weekuponinstallationofLiveNX.IfyouhavethepermanentlicensefromLiveActionandit’sreadytoinstall,usethefollowingstepstoinstall

• Toinstallthepermanentlicense[NOTaTemporaryLicense]a. Click>Notothepop-upmessageb. ClickIhaveavalidlicensefile>Nextc. Click…>findthelicenseinthesystem>ClickFinishd. ClickActivateOnline>Finish

§ Step4willprovideoptionsforonlineandofflineactivatione. SkipStep3

• ToinstallaTemporary2weekLicensea. Click>Yestothepop-upmessageb. FollowStep3

8. GotothepropertiestabandconfiguretheLiveActionServerManagementconsolebeforestartingLiveAction.Thefollowistheminimalchangesneededtoenablecommonfeatures.

• ToconnecttheOVAtoLiveNXo httpserver.api.enabled=True

• Toconnectwithhttpso httpserver.secure=true

• ClickApply

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9. Whenfinished,reboottheserverorstarttheLiveNXservicemanuallywiththeManagementConsoleasshownbelow.

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• RunManage>StartService.

10. DuringtheStartServiceorShutdownServiceprocess,LiveNXServerConsoleprovidesaprogressindicatoratthebottomoftheLiveNXServerManagementConsolewindow.DependingontheamountofLiveNXdatahandling,theseprocessesmaketakeafewminutes.

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11. WhenthemessageonthebottomoftheManagementConsolechangesto“Theserveriscurrentlyrunning.”theLiveNXServerinstallationiscomplete.

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Step 3: Loading LiveNX permanent license NOTE:Skipthisstepifapermanentlicensehasalreadybeeninstalled.

30. EnsurethattheLiveActionLicenseisonalocaldesktopbeforestarting31. StarttheLiveActionServerManagementConsoleandClickLicensing>ClickChangeLicense32. FollowtheLicensingAssistantinstructionstoloadthevalidlicensefile33. ActivatetheLiveNXpermanentlicenseasdescribedinStep4below

Step 4: Activate LiveNX Permanent license ActivatingthepermanentlicenseisthefinalstepintheLiveNXinstallation.ThisprocessregistersthelicenseandthecomputerwithLiveNXandpermanentlyunlocksthefeaturesthathavebeenpurchased.Therearetwowaystoactivatethelicense—OnlineActivationandOfflineActivation.

• IfthePCrunningLiveNXhasanInternetconnection,useOnlineActivation• IfthePCrunningLiveNXDOESNOThaveanInternetconnection(e.g.,sandboxorlab),useOffline

Activation• UserscanregistertheLiveNXLicensewiththeLicenseTeamviaemail

Note:Afterloadingthepermanentlicense,thesystemwillhave14daystoactivateitbeforeLiveNXstopsoperating.However,theusercanstillactivateapermanentlicenseanytimeafterthe14daystopermanentlyrestoreLiveNXoperation.

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Online Activation 7. FromtheManagementConsoleLicensetab,selectActivateLicensetostarttheLicenseActivation

Assistant.8. SelectActivateOnline>Next9. SelectDirectConnection

a. SelectUseproxy,ifthereisaproxyinusetoreachtheinternet10. ClickNext11. TheActivatingLicensewillbesuccessful12. ClickFinishtocompletetheActivation

Offline Activation

Collect and send information to LiveNX. 6. FromtheManagementConsoleLicensetab,selectActivateLicensetostarttheLicenseActivation

Assistant7. SelectActivateOffline,andthenclickNext8. TheLicenseNumberandActivationKeywillbedisplayed.ThisinformationmustbesenttotheLiveNX

LicenseTeamtocompleteofflineactivation.ClickCopytostoretheinformationtotheWindowsclipboardandpasteitintoatextfiletosendtotheLiveNXLicenseTeam

9. ClickCanceltoexittheLicenseActivationAssistant.a. Thetemporarylicensewillbeinuseforupto14days.

10. UsinganothercomputerthatdoeshaveanInternetconnection,e-mailyourcontactinformationandthesavedLicenseNumberandActivationkeytolicense@liveaction.com.TheLiveNXLicenseTeamwillthenprocesstherequestandreplywiththepermanentkeyforthenextstep

Load the Activation Key into LiveNX 7. WhenthenewActivationKeyfileisreceived,copyittoalocationthatcanbereachedbytheLiveNX

serverinstallation8. StarttheManagementConsole>selecttheLicensetab.9. SelectUpgradeLicensetorestarttheLicensingAssistant10. SelectIhaveavalidlicensefile,andthenclickNext11. OntheLicenseLocationscreen,browsetolocatetheActivationKeyfile12. ClickFinishtocompletelicenseactivation

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35. Note:AusercannotruntwoinstancesofLiveNXsimultaneouslyonthesamecomputer.Beforerunningapreviousinstallationonthesamecomputer,shutdowntheLiveNXserviceusingtheManagementConsole

Step 5: Download, install and define the LiveNX nodes (optional) 36. NodesareusedbyLiveNXtoprovideadditionalcollectionandprocessingcapabilitiesinnetworkswithalarge

numberofdevices.ThenodesrunonLinuxO/SorWindowsserverandcommunicatetothecentralLiveNXserver.Ifthenetworkdoesnotrequirenodes,skiptoStep6.

6. DownloadtheLiveNXnodefrom:http://liveaction.com7. InstalltheLiveNXnodesoftwareofaWindowsorLinuxserver.8. ForWindows,followtheinstallerdirections.9. ForLinux,usetheshellscriptLiveActionNode-<VERSION>.x86_64.shonaLinuxcomputerorVM.

e. chmod+xLiveActionNode-<version>.x86_64.shf. ./LiveActionNode-<version>.x86_64.sh

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g. EntertheLiveNXnodeandserverIPaddress.

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h. EntertheLiveNXdatadirectory.Forconsistency,namethedatadirectorytocorrespondwiththeServerdatadirectory.Typeytocreateanewdatadirectory.Whencomplete,theLiveNXnodeisinstalled.

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10. DefinethenodesusingtheLiveNXServerandthenstarttheLiveNXnodeconsoletoloadthenodeconfiguration.

k. ReturntotheLiveNXServerManagementConsoleandclickonAddNodeintheNodestab.DefineaNodeNameandtypeintheIPAddressontheLinuxcomputerorVM.Ifdesired,createapasswordtoprotecttheconnectionfileorunchecktheEncryptcheckbox.ClickontheBrowsebuttontosavethe*.nodeconnfile.

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l. AfterclickingonAddNode,LiveNXwillprovdieasuccessnotification.

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m. Verifythenewnode’sname,IPaddressandstatusintheLiveNXServerManagementConsole.

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n. StarttheLiveNXnodeconsoleontheLinuxPCorVMbytyping/opt/LiveActionNode/4.2/LANodeManagementConsole.

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o. OncetheLiveNXnodeconsoleisrunning,importtheLiveNXnodeconnectionfilebyclickingonManage>ImportConnectionFile.

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p. ClickonBrowsetoselectthesaved*.nodeconnfile.Inthisexample,the*.nodeconnfilewascopiedontothedesktopoftheLinuxmachinecontainingtheLiveNXnode.

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q. ClickonOKandthenre-enterthepasswordusedtocreatethe*.nodeconnfile.ClickonImport.

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r. OntheLiveNXNodeConsole,gotoManage>StartService.Whencompleted,agreenLEDappearsinthebottomoftheNodeConsolewith“Nodeiscurrentlyrunning”.VerifythattheNodeNameand

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NodeIDmatchestheNodeNameandNodeIDintheNodetabintheServerManagementConsoleandthattheNodestatusintheServerManagementConsoleisconnected.

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Note:IftheLiveNXNodedaemonfailstostartupandthelogshowsanerrorwithsettingthenode-namepropertyin‘akka.conf’file,thenitislikelythatCentOSfailedtostaticallyconfiguretheloopbackIPaddressinthe/etc/hostsfile.ThisissueisOSdependent.Toresolve,typehostnametoretrievethehostname.

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s. Edit/etc/hostsfileandtypeinthehostname.

t. RestarttheLiveNXNodeConsolebyclickingonManage>StartService.

Step 6: Install the LiveNX client on end-user Windows PCs or Mac OSX. TheLiveNXclientcanbeinstalledmanuallyorautomaticallyviaJavaWebstart.Theclientinstallationwillalsorequireadminrightsinordertoproperlyinstall.

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Client installation CopytheLiveNXclientinstaller(LiveActionClient_<OS>_<VERSION>_setup)tothePCorMacthatLiveNXwillbeusedfromandruntheinstaller.Followtheinstructionsintheinstallationwizard.Theinstallationshouldtakelessthan10minutestocomplete.

InstallingonMacsisthesameasWindowsexcepttheMacinstallerisadmgfile.

F. Start G. AcceptLicenseAgreement H. SelectClientLocation

I. SelectClientStartMenuFolder J. SelectAdditionalTasks B. Finish

Starttheclientbyclickingonthedesktopshortcut.Theuserloginpromptwillappear.ClickConfiguretoentertheserverIPaddressandapplicationportnumber.Thedefaultportnumbertouseis7000.Thefirsttimeusernameandpasswordareadminandadmin.Aftertheinitiallogincompletestheuserwillbepromptedtocreateastrongerpassword.

Note:ForgettingthepasswordsforalladministrativeaccountswillrequireresettingallLiveNXsettingsandrebuildingtheconfiguration.RefertoChapter3formoreinformationonresettingtheLiveNXconfiguration.

• Whenauserlogsinforthefirsttime,thewelcomescreenwillpopup.Click>Start:DiscoverDevices

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Java Webstart Client Installation ClientsoftwarecanalsobeinstalledbyopeningawebbrowsertotheLiveNXserver.Error!Hyperlinkreferencenotvalid.

48. WindowsJavawebstart:ClickthelinkLaunchtheLiveNXClient

C. AccepttheJavaWebstartinstallation.

i. Thismaytakeseveralminutesasallthefilesaredownloadedandinstalled.

D. OnceinstalledtheuserwillbepromptedtoruntheclientandreceiveaLiveNXloginprompt.

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i. PleasenotethatthereareissueswithGoogleChromewheretheinitialwebstartmayworkbutsubsquentonesmayfail.ThisisaknownissueinChromethatmaybefixedinthefuturebyGoogle.

49. MacJavawebstart:TheMacJavawebstartcanbemoreinvolvedduetosecurityrestrictionsforJavawebstart.

1. Typically,thiswillrequirechangingthesettingsinSystemPreference>SecurityandPrivacysettingstoallowrunningtheJavawebstartprogram.PleaserefertodetailedMacinstallerdocumentationformorespecifics.

50. LoginintoLiveActionwiththedefaultadministrativeaccount

Username:adminPassword:admin

3. GotoUsers>UserManagementtocreateuseraccountswiththeappropriateroles.NOTE:SeeChapter3Role-BasedAccessforinformationoncreatinguseraccounts.NOTE:Afullyoperationaltrialversionofthesoftwarewilloperateforupto14days.TheuserwillhaveanoptiontopurchaseLiveActionwhentheTrialLicenseexpires.

Secure Web Login Configuration SecureLogintoLiveNXcanbeenabledthroughtheLiveActionServiceManagementConsole.• ToenableSecureWebLogin

o ClickProperties>httpserver.secure§ ChangethisoptiontoTrue

o Clickhttpserver.port§ Defaultis8092[TypicalOptionsare443or8443]

o ClickApply• Toensurethatconfigurationtakeseffect

o ClickManage>ShutdownServiceo ClickManage>StartService

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• Openawebbrowserandtypeinhttps://localhost:8092[DefaultPort=8092].Dependingonthebrowser,therewillbeawarningwithasimilarmessagebelow.

• ClickContinue.Thiswillbringupasecurewebpage.• EntertheadministrativeLiveNXusernameandpasswordandclickonLogin.

TheHelpdropdowncomponents(QuickStart,UserGuide,andLaunchClient)areavailablewithoutloggingin.Allothermenuitems(QoSReports,NetFlowReports,IPSLAReports,RoutingReports,LANReports)requirevalidlog-incredentialstocontinue.

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Unsecured Web Service • ToreturnLiveNXtounsecuredwebservice,gototheLiveNXServerManagementConsole>Properties>

httpserver.secure• Changetruetofalse(orleavethefieldblank).Clickawayfromthehttpserver.securefieldtoensurethatthe

falsevalueismaintainedduringthisprocess.ClickonManage>ShutdownService.• Aftertheserviceshutsdown,restarttheservicebyclickingonManage>StartServiceandthenManage>

ConnecttoService.ThetitlemenubaroftheLiveNXServerManagementConsoleshouldsayConnected.• Oncetheserverisrestarted,openawebbrowserandtypeinhttp://localhost:8092.Thewebpagewillnow

hideanyloginentries,andallthemenuitemsareavailablewithoutanyloginprompts.

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Installing NetLine Dancer to LiveNX (Optional) NetLineDancerprovidesarichsetofnetworkconfigurationandchangemanagement(NCCM)functionstoenhanceLiveNX’sapplication-awarenetworkperformancemonitoring.Openawebbrowser,typeinhttp://followedbytheIPaddressoftheLiveNXserver(orlocalhost,ifyourwebbrowserisonthesameIPaddressastheLiveNXserver)followedbyacolon“:”andtheportnumberoftheserverstartpage(default=”8092”)fortheURL.ClickonConfigurationManagerintheheader.