You acquire the software for the VMware Smart Assurance Service Assurance Manager, VMware Smart Assurance IP Manager, VMware Smart Assurance MPLS Management Suite, VMware Smart Assurance Server Manager, and VMware Smart Assurance Network Protocol Management Suite in one of two ways:

  • From the installation CD/DVD-ROM.

    Insert the CD/DVD-ROM into the optical drive of the host system.

    When you insert the installation CD/DVD, several minutes might pass between the InstallAnywhere preparation screen and the VMware Smart Assurance splash screen/installation dialog boxes. Be patient. Do not eject/reinsert the CD/DVD to start a second install process.

  • From the VMware online support website.

    Go to the VMware online support website and download the installation file that is specific to your platform.

    You install each product in one of three ways: Wizard mode, CLI mode, or Unattended mode.

Install using CLI mode

CLI mode provides a text-based method for invoking the installation program. This mode is intended for UNIX platforms with non-graphics consoles. The CLI mode follows the same process flow as the Wizard mode but uses text rather than graphics.

Running CLI mode

Table 1. Setup command syntax for CLI mode

Product

Operating system

Executable

Service Assurance Manager Server

Linux

./setup-SAM-10_0_0_0-linux64.bin

Service Assurance Manager Console

Linux

./setup-CONSOLE-10_0_0_0-linux.bin

IP Manager

Linux

./setup-IP-10_0_0_0-linux64.bin

MPLS Management Suite

Linux

./setup-MPLS-10_0_0_0-linux64.bin

Server Manager

Linux

./setup-ESM-10_0_0_0-linux64.bin

Network Protocol Management Suite

Linux

./setup-NPM-10_0_0_0-linux64.bin

User selections and navigation in CLI mode

During the installation and uninstallation processes, you are prompted with a series of steps and menus:

  • For prompts, accept the default value or select another choice. The default values are indicated in brackets. To accept the default value, press Enter. To reply “yes,” enter y or Y; to reply “no,” enter n or N. Do not press Delete because doing so will cause the process to terminate with an error message.

  • For selections in menus, accept the default selections or type the number of the item and press Enter.

    If you incorrectly type an entry, press back to repeat the prompt and select the correct value. Arrow keys and the Backspace key are not supported.

If your product is part of a deployment that requires the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 140-2, a U.S. government computer security standard governing cryptographic modules, follow the instructions in Support for FIPS 140-2 for Smart Assurance products.

Install using Unattended mode

Unattended mode reads the selections and settings for the installation from a user-modifiable response file, which enables you to easily duplicate the installation on many computer systems. Manual intervention is not necessary after you execute the setup command.

The response file, named <product>-response.txt, is located on the CD/DVD-ROM in the /utils directory. The file provides instructions and examples of command line options that are passed to the installation program in Unattended mode. The command line options are organized by process flow, which is almost identical to that of Wizard mode or CLI mode.

Modifying the response file

To modify the response file:

  1. Copy the response file from the CD/DVD’s /utils directory to a directory on your host, for example, to the /tmp directory.

  2. Using a text editor, modify the values for the command line options in the response file:
    1. Specify the target directory.
    2. Select a directory for the process log file.
    3. Select the products to install. Ensure that the property value for the product is set to true.
    4. Select the products to start as services. Ensure that the property value for the product is set to true.
    5. Specify the location of the Broker. By default, the location is set to localhost at port 426.
  3. Save the file.

Running Unattended mode

To start the Unattended mode, invoke the setup command with the -options command-line option, followed by the full path to the response file as described in the below table.
Table 2. Setup command syntax for Unattended mode

Product

Operating system

Executable

Service Assurance Manager Server

Linux

./setup-SAM-10_0_0_0-linux64.bin -i silent -f <path>/<product>-response.txt

Service Assurance Manager Console

Linux

./setup-CONSOLE-10_0_0_0-linux64.bin -i silent -f <path>/<product>-response.txt

IP Manager

Linux

./setup-IP-10_0_0_0-linux64.bin -i silent -f <path>/<product>-response.txt

MPLS Management Suite

Linux

./setup-MPLS-10_0_0_0-linux64.bin -i silent -f <path>/<product>-response.txt

Server Manager

Linux

./setup-ESM-10_0_0_0-linux64.bin -i silent -f <path>/<product>-response.txt

Network Protocol Management Suite

Linux

./setup-NPM-10_0_0_0-linux64.bin -i silent -f <path>/<product>-response.txt

where <path> is the fully qualified path to the response file and <product> is the product name, for example, IP_NETWORK_SUITE, MPLS_SUITE, or SAM_SUITE.

For example for MPLS Management Suite, to start the Unattended mode of installation on Linux when the response file is located in /opt/home, enter: 
./setup-MPLS-10_0_0_0-linux64.bin -i silent -f <path>/<product>-response.txt
If your product is part of a deployment that requires the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 140-2, a U.S. government computer security standard governing cryptographic modules, follow the instructions in Support for FIPS 140-2 for Smart Assurance products.
Note: SAM and SAM-Console Custom feature is removed. Now, all the features are available as a complete installation in both fresh installation and upgrade from older products.