Installing an NFM-P single-user GUI client
Description
The following procedures describe single-user GUI client installation in a standalone or redundant NFM-P system. You must comply with the general requirements in Installing the NFM-P, and any specific requirements in this section, before you attempt to deploy a single-user GUI client.
Supported deployments
You can install multiple single-user GUI clients on one station, or on separate stations. The multiple clients installed on one station can be at various releases and associated with the different NFM-P systems.
You can also configure one single-user client to connect to multiple NFM-P systems. For information, see To configure a GUI client login form to list multiple NFM-P systems.
Platform requirements
Single-user GUI client installation is supported on the following platforms:
See the NSP Planning Guide for OS-version support information.
Common to all OS
The following are the security requirements for single-user client deployment:
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Installation and uninstallation require only local user privileges.
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Only the user that installs the client software, or a user with sufficient privileges, such as root or a local administrator, can start a single-user client.
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Uninstallation must be performed by the user that installs the client software, or by a user with sufficient privileges, such as root or a local administrator.
Note: Single-user client deployment requires a supported web browser on the client station. See the NSP Planning Guide for browser support information.
Mac OS
See the NSP Planning Guide for the Mac OS single-user client deployment requirements.
Microsoft Windows
See the NSP Planning Guide for the Microsoft Windows single-user client deployment requirements.
RHEL
A RHEL single-user GUI client station must have:
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a supported OS release and patch level, as described in the NSP Planning Guide
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the required RHEL OS configuration and packages, as described in Chapter 3, RHEL OS deployment for the NSP
Optionally, for greater system security, you can remove the world permissions from RHEL compiler executable files; see Resetting GCC-compiler file permissions for information.
Note: The Bash shell is the supported command shell for RHEL CLI operations.