# IBM Visualization Data Explorer Installation and Configuration Guide

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## 15.4 Installing a License Server for an HP Workstation

### Floating License Issues on an HP Workstation

NetLS and NCS are provided as part of the operating system distribution for HP-UX. HP-UX users should insure that both the NCS and NetLS components of their operating system have been installed. If not they should be installed and started from your O/S vendor's distribution media.

The HP-UX 8.0x operating system contains an older and incompatible version of the network license server daemon (netlsd). Users of this operating system must run the install_lsk or install_lsk.sh script from the Data Explorer distribution media (see "Installing a License Server for HP Workstation from Tape" or "Installing a License Server for HP Workstation from CD-ROM"). This script will detect the older version and replace it with a current version of netlsd which is delivered on the Data Explorer distribution media.

HP-UX 9.0x users do not need to run the NetLS installation script and may proceed with the section 8.3 , "Configuring a Data Explorer License for an HP Workstation" once the NetLS software is up and running.

HP users can refer to the following documents for assistance in installing and configuring NetLS and NCS:

#### HP Document Numbers

11895-A02 | Managing NCS Software 11272-A01 Managing Software Products with the Network License System

### Installing a License Server for HP Workstation from Tape

Tape distributions of Data Explorer contain three tar format files. The first contains two install scripts (`installdx`, `install_lsk`) and a PostScript file documenting the Network Computing System (`ncs_ps.Z`). The second contains the Data Explorer installation tree which contains Data Explorer for all supported architectures. The third file contains NetLS license server installation kits for each supported architecture.

To install the license server, log in as root, insert the tape in the drive, and type:

    cd /tmp
    tar xvf <device> install_lsk
    ./install_lsk

<device> is the appropriate tape device for the operating system from which you run `install_lsk`. Example HP-UX tape devices are:

    /dev/rmt/0

Please follow the instructions presented by `install_lsk` carefully. In particular, when asked to give the name of the tape device, be sure to give the name of the non-autorewinding tape drive, examples of which are provided by the script. Also, if at anytime during the tape installation you are asked to mount the next tape, just press the <ENTER> key to have the installation continue normally.

### Installing a License Server for HP Workstation from CD-ROM

CD-ROM distributions of Data Explorer contain a mountable file system that includes the installation scripts (installdx.sh for Data Explorer and install_lsk.sh for the NetLS license server software), the software itself (in tar format) and documentation.

To install the license server, log in as root, insert the distribution media in the drive, and type:

    mkdir /cdrom

Mount the CD on /cdrom. Mount the disk by entering the following command:

    mount -r -t cdfs <CD-ROM-Device> /cdrom

where <CD-ROM-device> is the actual name of the CD-ROM drive on your system. A typical name is `/dev/dsk/2s0`.

Type:

    cd /cdrom
    ./install_lsk.sh

Note: On HP-UX systems, the file names will appear capitalized and include a version number (e.g. INSTALL_LSK.SH;1). If this is the case, then you must enter:

    './INSTALL_LSK.SH;1'

(including the single quotes) instead of `./install_lsk`.

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