Novell Doc: PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.0 Installation and Configuration Guide

1.2 Component Installation Methods

The following table shows the installation methods you can use for the Orchestrate Server, the Orchestrate Agents, the Orchestrate VM Client, and the other Orchestrate clients:

Table 1-6 PlateSpin Orchestrate Installation Methods and Sources

PlateSpin Orchestrate Component	Supported Operating System	Installation Method and Source
Orchestrate Server	SLES 10 SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit)	Available as an RPM package distribution (ISO images, 32-bit or 64-bit) from the Novell Downloads Web site after purchase and receipt of a license key. Uses the Add-On CD installation (PlateSpin Orchestrate Server pattern) available in YaST. Requires server configuration after installation by using a text interface at the Linux console (./config) or by using a GUI program (./guiconfig). For installation details, see Section 2.2, Installing and Configuring All PlateSpin Orchestrate Components Together.
Orchestrate Agent	SLES 9 SP3 (32-bit or 64-bit) SLES 10 SP1 (32-bit or 64-bit) SLES 10 SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit) SLES 11 (32-bit or 64-bit) RHEL 4 (32-bit or 64-bit) RHEL 5 (32-bit or 64-bit)	Available as an RPM package distribution (ISO images, 32-bit or 64-bit) from the Novell Downloads Web site after purchase and receipt of a license key. Uses the Add-On CD installation (PlateSpin Orchestrate Agent pattern) available in YaST. For installation details, see Section 2.2, Installing and Configuring All PlateSpin Orchestrate Components Together. NOTE:YaST installation is supported only on SLES 10 and SLES 11, not on RHEL platforms or SLES 9. For these last two platforms, use either the RPMs located on the ISO (found in the RHEL or SLES9 directories) or use the .sh file that you can download from the Administrator Information page. See Section 2.3, Installing the Orchestrate Agent Only.) After Orchestrate Server installation, available from the server through a downloadable installation script (.sh file) from the Administrator Information page (port 8001) or run as a post-install from the ISO image. For installation details, see Section 2.3, Installing the Orchestrate Agent Only.
	Windows Server 2003 (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows Server 2008 (32-bit or 64-bit)	After Orchestrate Server installation, available from the server through a downloadable installation script (.sh file) from the Administrator Information page (port 8001) or run as a post-install from the ISO image. For installation details, see Section 2.3, Installing the Orchestrate Agent Only. After Orchestrate Server installation, available as a downloadable GUI installation program (.exe file) from the Administrator Information page (port 8001). For installation details, see Using the ISO to Install the Orchestrate Agent on Windows Machines in Section 2.3, Installing the Orchestrate Agent Only.
	VMware ESX 3.0.x VMware ESX 3.5.x	Available as an RPM package distribution (ISO images, 32-bit or 64-bit) from the Novell Downloads Web site after purchase and receipt of a license key. Uses the Add-On CD installation (PlateSpin Orchestrate Agent pattern) available in YaST. For installation details, see Section 2.2, Installing and Configuring All PlateSpin Orchestrate Components Together. After Orchestrate Server installation, available from the server through a downloadable RPM from the Administrator Information page (port 8001) or run as a post-install from the ISO image. For installation details, see Section 2.3, Installing the Orchestrate Agent Only.
Orchestrate Clients	SLES 10 SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit) SLES 11 (32-bit or 64-bit) SLED 11 (32-bit or 64-bit)	Available as an RPM package distribution (ISO images, 32-bit or 64-bit) available from the Novell Downloads Web site after purchase and receipt of a license key. Uses the Add-On CD installation (PlateSpin Orchestrate Agent pattern) available in YaST. For installation details, see Section 2.2, Installing and Configuring All PlateSpin Orchestrate Components Together. After Orchestrate Server installation, available from the server through a downloadable installation script (.sh file) from the Administrator Information page (port 8001) or run as a post-install from the ISO image. For installation details, see Section 2.3, Installing the Orchestrate Agent Only.
Orchestrate Clients	Windows XP (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows Vista (32-bit or 64-bit)	After Orchestrate Server installation, available as a downloadable GUI installation program (.exe file) in the ISO images (32-bit or 64-bit). For installation details, see in Using the ISO to Install the Orchestrate Agent on Windows Machines in Installing the Orchestrate Agent Only. After Orchestrate Server installation, available as a downloadable GUI installation program (.exe file) from the Administrator Information page (port 8001). For installation details, see in Using the ISO to Install the Orchestrate Agent on Windows Machines in Installing the Orchestrate Agent Only.
VM Builder	SLES 10 SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit) SLES 11 (32-bit and 64-bit)	YaST Installation (required in order to use VM Client)
Monitoring Server	SLES 10 SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit)	YaST Installation (required in order to use VM Client)
Monitoring Agent	SLES 9 SP3 (32-bit and 64-bit) SLES 10 SP1 (32-bit and 64-bit) SLES 10 SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit) SLES 11 (32-bit and 64-bit) RHEL 4 (32-bit and 64-bit) RHEL 5 (32-bit and 64-bit)	YaST Installation or RPMs on ISO (required in order to use VM Client)

NOTE:If you install or configure PlateSpin Orchestrate components using a trial key, the product behaves normally for 90 days, although the trial key controls the number of users and managed nodes you can configure. For fully supported functionality, product components require a purchased license key. contact your Novell Sales Representative or a Certified Novell Partner for purchase information.