Installing QoS Policy Manager

Before you install QoS Policy Manager, ensure that the systems meet the requirements for running QoS Policy Manager. These sections describe the requirements and procedures for installing QoS Policy Manager.

Note For information on uninstalling these components, see Appendix D, "Uninstalling QoS Policy Manager."

Hardware and Software Requirements

These are the hardware and software requirements for installing QoS Policy Manager:

Table 2-1: Hardware and Software Requirements

Complete QoS Manager Remote QoS Manager

Pentium 166 MHz processor or better recommended. Works on single or multiple processor machines.

Pentium 166 MHz processor or better. Works on single or multiple processor machines.

Windows NT Workstation or Server with the latest service pack

Windows 95 or Windows NT Workstation or Server with service pack 3 or 4.

64MB RAM or more recommended.

32MB RAM or more recommended.

20MB or more free hard disk space

20MB or more of free hard disk space.

Complete QoS Manager	Remote QoS Manager
Pentium 166 MHz processor or better recommended. Works on single or multiple processor machines.	Pentium 166 MHz processor or better. Works on single or multiple processor machines.
Windows NT Workstation or Server with the latest service pack	Windows 95 or Windows NT Workstation or Server with service pack 3 or 4.
64MB RAM or more recommended.	32MB RAM or more recommended.
20MB or more free hard disk space	20MB or more of free hard disk space.

Installing the Complete QoS Manager

The complete QoS Policy Manager is the management interfaces that you use to create and distribute your QoS policies to network devices. The application includes the QoS Manager backend process used to manage and process the QoS database.

Procedure

Step 1 Insert the QoS Policy Manager CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

Step 2 Select Start>Run, and enter d:\setup.exe, where d: is the drive letter for your CD-ROM drive.

Step 3 Read the Welcome screen and click Next.

Step 4 Choose a destination folder (one is selected by default) and click Next.

Step 5 Select Complete QoS Manager in the Setup Type window and click Next.

Step 6 Specify or select a program group, if you do not want to use the default name, and click Next.

Once you click Next, the complete QoS Manager is installed on your system.

Step 7 Click Finish to exit the installation program.

Tips

To start Policy Manager, select Start>QoS Policy Manager>Policy Manager.
The QoS Manager gets started automatically whenever you boot your system, and appears in the Services control panel. It is started automatically when you install QoS Policy Manager, so you do not need to restart your system after installation.

Installing the Remote QoS Manager

You can install the remote QoS Policy Manager on any machine that has access to the QoS Manager (the backend process installed with the complete QoS Manager) and your QoS database. This allows you to manage the QoS policies from remote locations, for example, from a laptop.

Before You Begin

Determine the NT name of the workstation where you installed, or intend to install, the complete QoS Manager.

Procedure

Step 1 Insert the QoS Policy Manager CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

Step 2 Select Start>Run, and enter d:\setup.exe, where d: is the drive letter for your CD-ROM drive.

Step 3 Read the Welcome screen and click Next.

Step 4 Choose a destination folder (one is selected by default) and click Next.

Step 5 Select Remote QoS Manager in the Setup Type window and click Next.

Step 6 Enter the name of the machine that is running the QoS Manager service. This is the machine where you installed, or intend to install, the complete QoS Manager.

Step 7 Specify or select a program group, if you do not want to use the default name, and click Next.

Once you click Next, the remote QoS Manager is installed on your system.

Step 8 Click Finish to exit the installation program.

Tips

The QoS Manager (backend process) does not get installed, nor does it appear in the Services control panel, when you install the remote QoS Policy Manager.

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