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LiveNX INSTALLER INSTALLATION GUIDE
LIVEACTION,INC.
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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.