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  • The individual performing this installation has a small bit of Linux experience
  • Root access is available
  • Internet access is required for installing any missing but required software packages
  • NMIS must be installed on the same server that opHA is being installed on. Here you can read the NMIS installation guide.
  • You will need a license for opHA ( CONTACT US for an evaluation license )
  • opHA has to be installed onto the Primary and each Poller NMIS server
  • If using opCharts on Primary each poller will also need opCharts.

Getting Started

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Download the latest product version from opmantek.com


Info

Prior to attempting to install opHA and undertaking configuration it is CRITICAL that clock synchronisation via ntpd or chronyd is fully operational and all systems validate as being synchronise off a similar clock source linked to the global clocking infrastructure.

chronyd is purported to be better suited to virtual environments and contains additional reporting features to assist with troubleshooting when used in a private clock distribution setup. ChronyD is the default for RedHat.

The requirement for good timekeeping is a basic logging element however, SSL crypto is time dependent and variation in time beyond a couple of minutes can cause various rejections, timeout responses and failures.

Having the time of day clock synchronised is an underlying design feature of streaming cryptography such as SSL as a component of the protection mechanism.


Installation Steps

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Download or transfer the .run using wget, scp or sftp or any transfer tool. Repeat this process for each server involved. 

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If your browser is running on the same machine as opHA was 
installed onto, this would be

http://localhost/omk/opHA/


This URL should present you with a webpage that allows you to enter a license key and accept a EULA.  This  This step will need to be completed on each opHA instance.  !


After successful license key and EULA acceptance you will be presented with a dashboard that looks like this:

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