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Upgrading from any version of opReports 3.x is trivial: simply download and start the self-extracting installer and follow the prompts.

Upgrading from version 2.x

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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 (8.5.0 or newer) must already be installed on the same server that opReports is being installed on.
  • You will need a license for opReports (evaluation licenses are available here).
  • All licenses are added/updated at https://<hostname>/omk/opLicense .

Preparation

Installation Steps

As of February 2016, opReports is distributed in a self-extracting download format that simplifies the installation process quite a bit. More information on running the installer can be found HERE: The Opmantek Installer

Transfer the opReports tarball installer onto the server in question, either by direct download from the Opmantek website, or from your desktop with scp or sftp or a similar file transfer tool.

Make a record of where you put the tarball (root's home directory or /tmp are good locations).

  • Start the interactive installer and follow its instructions. The installer now fully covers both initial installations as well as upgrades from earlier versions of opReports.


    Code Block
    sudo sh ./

    Become root and unpack the tarball:

     

    Code Block
    # become root
sudo sh
# if the tarball was saved in a different location, adjust the following command 
cd
tar xzf opReports-Linux-x86_64-3.0.0.tgz

     

     

    Start the interactive installer and follow its instructions:

     

    Code Block
    sudo sh
cd opReports-3.0.0/
./installer 7.run
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opReports (3.0.07) Installation script
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This installer will install opReports into /usr/local/omk.
To select a different installation location please rerun the 
installer with the -t option.
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  • The installer will interactively guide you through the steps of installing opReports. Please make sure to read the on-screen prompts carefully.
  • When the installer finishes, opReports is installed into /usr/local/omk, and the default configuration files are in /usr/local/omk/conf, ready for your initial config adjustments.
  • A detailed log of the installation process is saved as /usr/local/omk/install.log, and subsequent upgrades or installations of other Opmantek products will add to that logfile.
  • For detailed information about the interactive installer please check the Opmantek Installer page.

Initial Setup

opReports works almost  completely "out of the box" and requires just a very few configuration settings to be adjusted initially:

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If you want to run scheduled reports very frequently, then the default frequency for the opReports scheduler may be insufficient.
By default opReports installs a cron file (in /etc/cron.d/opreports) which runs opreports-scheduler.pl once per hour. Feel free to modify that cron file to your liking.