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Before You Begin

Prerequisites

• NMIS installed on the same server that opFlow is being installed (NMIS version >=8.5.6G).
• 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.
• opFlow License (evaluation available here).

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• If you do not yet have a working installation of NMIS in your server, please follow the procedure in the NMIS 8 Installation Guide.
• Download opFlow from the Opmantek website.
• If you have opFlow 2.X installed please see the upgrade documentation

Installation Steps

As of February 2016, opCharts 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 opFlow installer Transfer the opCharts tarball 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).

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A basic router configuration guide for exporing exporting flow data is available here.

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