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  • NMIS9 installed on the same server that opCharts is being installed (NMIS9 version >=9.1.0)
  • 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.
  • opCharts License (evaluation available here).
  • All licenses are added/updated at https://<hostname>/omk/opLicense .

Preparation

  • For detailed information about Opmantek's interactive installer, including installation options (non-standard directory, non-interactive install, etc.)  please review the Opmantek Installer page.
  • If you do not yet have a working installation of NMIS in your server, please follow the procedure in the NMIS 9 Installation Guide.
  • Download opCharts from the Opmantek website.

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  • Start the interactive installer and follow its instructions:

    Code Block
    sudo sh ./opCharts-Linux-x86_64-4.0.0.run
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    opCharts (4.0.0) Installation script
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    This installer will install opCharts 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 opCharts. Please make sure to read the on-screen prompts carefully.
  • When the installer finishes, opCharts is installed into /usr/local/omk, and the default configuration files are in /usr/local/omk/conf, ready for your initial 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 log file.

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  • Authentication
    The installer will backup /usr/local/omk/conf/users.dat and then create a symlink to users.dat in your NMIS directory if it was found during installation.
    If the NMIS users.dat file could not be found during installation the existing users.dat file in /usr/local/omk/conf/ will be used.
    If /usr/local/omk/conf/users.dat is not found the default users.dat file will be copied to /usr/local/omk/conf/ from /usr/local/omk/install/.
    Default credentials can be found here.

Upgrade to version 4.2.0 and later

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Starting from version 4.2.0,  we have made significant changes on our internal shared code for all our applications to work on Opmantek's latest and fastest platform, however, previously installed product are not compatible with this version. 

To find out more about this upgrade please read: 

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