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This chapter is intended for anyone tasked with installing the client side components of WSA.
The installation actions are presented in the following sections:
The installation actions consist of the following:
Implement the following preinstallation steps before proceeding to the section Installation Actions:
Step 1 Make sure that you are on a supported platform.
This release of WSA is only supported on Windows 95.
Step 2 Check your network setup.
You must be running DNS.
Step 3 Check the color setup.
You must run your Windows desktop at 256 colors or higher.
Step 4 Determine the UNIX host on which the WSA database is located.
The client software you are about to install will connect to a database on a remote UNIX machine. Before installing the WSA client, you must know the host name of this UNIX machine and be able to ping it from the PC on which you are about to install the WSA client.
Step 5 Find out the password of the wsauser account on this host.
When connecting to the WSA database host, the WSA client software will log in as this user and you will be asked to provide its password during the install process.
Step 6 Add a WSA service entry to the network configuration for your PC.
Edit the services file on your PC to add the port on which the remote WSA database listens.
Add the following line to c:\windows\services (for Windows 95):
wsatcp 1531/tcp
The installation actions are presented in the following subsections:
Implement the following steps to install INFORMIX-NewEra:
Step 1 Insert the WSA distribution CD-ROM.
Step 2 Run setup.exe from the NewEra subdirectory.
Step 3 Enter the registration details, as shown in Figure 4-1, "Registering NewEra", and then press Next to continue.
Name: Authorized User
Company: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Step 4 Enter the serial number and key exactly (case-sensitive) as shown in the readme.txt file at the highest directory level on the CD-ROM.
Enter this information in the Serial Number: and Key: fields, respectively, as shown in Figure 4-2, "Licensing NewEra".
To continue, press Next.
Step 5 Accept the default destination directory of c:\informix, as shown in Figure 4-3, "Choosing the Destination Directory".
To continue, press Next.
Step 6 The install summary appears, as shown in Figure 4-4, "Reviewing Installation Choices.". To continue, press Next.
Step 7 You are now presented with a status screen, as shown in Figure 4-5, "Copying Files", acknowledging that files will be copied to the directory you specified on the previous screen.
To continue, press Next.
Step 8 After the files have been copied to the destination directory, you are presented with another status screen, as shown in Figure 4-6, "Configuring the Database Server", acknowledging that you are now in a position to configure NewEra to access a remote database.
To continue, press Next.
Step 9 The information you enter on this next screen is not required by Cisco WSA, so you may enter anything you like, but we recommend that you type informix for both the user name and password, as shown in Figure 4-7, "Entering the User Name and Password when Connecting to Local SE".
To continue, press Next.
Step 10 Choose the Configure for remote database access option, as shown in Figure 4-8, "Configuring NewEra for Remote Database Server Access".
To continue, press Next.
Step 11 Enter the information requested in Figure 4-9, "Enter the Remote Host and Server Names":
Host Name: <host name of UNIX server that is already running the WSA database>
DB server name: wsatcp
To continue, press Next.
Step 12 Enter the following information to connect the WSA client software to the remote database, as shown in Figure 4-10, "Entering the User Name and Password When Connecting to a Remote Database":
User Name: wsauser
Password: <password specified in Step 6 of the section Creating Groups and Users>
To continue, press Next.
Step 13 Select olsoctcp (OnLine Socket TCP) from the pull-down Protocol: field, as shown in Figure 4-11, "Selecting a Connection Protocol".
To continue, press Next.
Step 14 Enter wsatcp in the Service: field, as shown in Figure 4-12, "Entering the Service Name".
To continue, press Next.
Step 15 At this point, the install process attempts to verify that your PC can connect to the remote database server that you specified.
If any of the previous section's data was entered incorrectly, a message like the one in Figure 4-13, "Error Message", (not always showing error 931) will appear:
If this happens, press OK. Be sure that you are running DNS. Then review the installation choices, as shown in Figure 4-4, "Reviewing Installation Choices". If this happens again, press OK, halt the installation, and contact Cisco Technical Support.
Step 16 If the database configuration was successful, continue with the install by selecting the implicit connection type---this MUST be the radio button Informix, as shown in Figure 4-14, "Choosing the Default Implicit Connection Type". Under no circumstances can you choose the ODBC option.
To continue, press Next.
Step 17 In the next screen, as shown in Figure 4-15, "Rebooting to Set the DOS Environment", be sure to select the radio button, Yes, I want to reboot my computer now.
To continue, press Finish.
Implement the following steps to install the WSA PC clients:
Step 1 From the distribution CD-ROM, run ciscowsa/setup.exe.
The result is a screen, as shown in Figure 4-16, "Welcome from setup.exe".
Press Next.
Step 2 An information screen appears that tells when this version of the product was built.
Press Next.
Step 3 Choose the default destination directory or press Browse and choose another directory, as shown in Figure 4-17, "Selecting Destination Directory".
WSA can be installed anywhere you like but the default is usually fine.
To continue, press Next.
Step 4 By default all components are selected for installation, as shown in Figure 4-18, "Select Components to Install".
Press Next to choose this default.
Step 5 The next screen, as shown in Figure 4-19, "Running the Install", indicates that you are ready to install
Press Next to install.
Step 6 When the software is installing, a progress dialog appears.
Step 7 A message indicating that the installation is complete appears, as shown in Figure 4-20, "Installation Completion Notification".
Press Finish to exit the installation.
Step 8 Proceed to the section Post Installation Actions. You are now ready to test the WSA software.
To check that the WSA client applications can connect to the remote database, run the WSA System Administration Client from the Start Programs group, as shown in Figure 4-21, "Running WSA Administration".
When the login screen appears, as shown in Figure 4-22, "Login Screen", your installation was successful. If your installation was not successful, you can retrace your steps or contact Cisco Technical Support.
Posted: Fri Apr 23 14:09:32 PDT 1999
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