Start the installation on the command line
Start the command line installer to install SMC components from the command line.
Steps
- Log on to the operating system as the root user.
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Start the Installation Wizard from a .zip file or the Installation DVD.
Decompress the .zip file.If the DVD is not automatically mounted, use the following command:
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
The path to the installer is /Forcepoint_SMC_Installer/Linux-x64/setup.sh. Run the script with the -nodisplay parameter.When using the installer, enter back to return to the previous step or quit to cancel the installation. -
Select the language for the installation.
To use the default option, press Enter. You can also select another option, then press Enter.
- Read the information in the introduction, then press Enter.
- Press Enter to scroll through the license agreement, then enter Y to accept the license agreement.
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Specify the installation directory.
To use the default option, press Enter. You can also enter a different directory, then press Enter.
- Read the instructions about the hosts file, make any necessary configuration changes, then press Enter.
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Create links to the most commonly used command-line tools.
To use the default option, press Enter. You can also select another option, then press Enter.
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Select the type of installation.
- Typical — Installs a Management Server, a Log Server, and the Management Client.
- Management Client Only — Use to install additional Management Clients on administrators’ workstations.
- Demo Mode — For more information, see the section about installing in Demo mode.
- Custom — Select individual components to install. Use this option to:
- Install individual SMC components. For example, you can install the Management Server on one computer, and the Log Server on another.
- Install the Web Portal Server.
- Install only a Management Server if you want to install an additional Management Server for high availability.
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If you selected a custom installation, enter a comma-separated list of numbers that represent the components you want to install, then press Enter.
- Enter the number of a selected component to deselect the component.
- Enter the number of a component that is not selected to select the component.
- By default, the Management Server, Log Server, and Management Client are selected.
For example, to install only the Web Portal Server, enter 1,2,3,4, then press Enter. - Review the component selection, then press Enter.