To install an NFM-P client delegate server

Purpose

The following steps describe how to install the client delegate server software on a RHEL or Microsoft Windows station.

Note: Before you perform the procedure, the client delegate server address and installation directory must be configured on each main server during installation or upgrade, or as described in To add a client delegate server to an NFM-P system.

Note: The main server to which the client delegate server connects must be running and operational when you perform the procedure.

Note: You require the following user privileges on the client delegate server station:

Note: A leading # in a CLI command line represents the RHEL prompt, and is not to be included in the command.

Note: Support for the Java client ends with NFM-P release 27.4.

From release 27.4 onward, the Java client is no longer supported or maintained. To maintain uninterrupted service, access to new features, and continued support, Nokia strongly recommends transitioning to the enhanced solution provided by NSP.

Description
 
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If you are installing the client delegate server on RHEL, you must create a RHEL user group called nsp, and a RHEL user called nsp as a member of the nsp group; perform the following steps.

  1. Log in as the root user on the client delegate server station.

  2. Open a console window.

  3. Enter the following:

    # groupadd nsp; useradd -d home_dir -g nsp nsp ↵

    where home_dir is the user home directory, for example, /opt/nsp

    The nsp user group is created with the nsp user as a member.

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Create a local folder to hold the client installation software.

3 

Use a browser on the client delegate server station to open one of the following URLs:

  • http://server:8085/clientdelegate, if TLS for client access is disabled

  • https://server:8444/clientdelegate, if TLS for client access is enabled

where server is the main server IP address or hostname

Note: An IPv6 address must be enclosed in brackets, for example:

[2001:0DB8:3EA6:2B43::11A1]

The page shown in Figure 14-5, NSP Network Functions Manager - Packet client opens.

Figure 14-5: NSP Network Functions Manager - Packet client
NSP Network Functions Manager - Packet client
4 

Click on the appropriate Binary installer packages link for the client delegate server OS to download the installer zip file.

5 

Fully unzip the contents of the downloaded file to the temporary folder created at the beginning of the procedure.

Note: Do not run the installer from a zip-file preview window.

6 

If you are installing a client delegate server on Windows 2012, right-click on the nfmp_win_delegate file and choose Run as administrator. An installation wizard is displayed.

Note: You may need to unquarantine the file if your virus scanner identifies the file as unknown.

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If you are installing a client delegate server on Windows 2016, open the nfmp_win_delegate executable file in the temporary folder. An installation wizard is displayed.

Note: You may need to unquarantine the file if your virus scanner identifies the file as unknown.

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If you are installing a client delegate server on RHEL, perform the following steps.

  1. Log in as the root user on the client delegate server station.

  2. Open a console window.

  3. Navigate to the temporary folder.

  4. Enter the following:

    # ./install_nfmp_linux_delegate.sh ↵

    A Network Functions Manager - Packet icon is created in the Desktop folder. The icon is automatically renamed to include the client software version as part of the installation.

  5. Open the Desktop folder.

  6. Double-click on the Network Functions Manager - Packet icon, and acknowledge any prompt about allowing a security exemption.

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Follow the prompts to specify the client delegate server type, whether you want a desktop shortcut created, and whether to run the client when the installation is complete, as required.

Note: Depending on the OS type, one or more prompts may not be displayed.

After you click Finish, the client installation begins, and the panel shown in Figure 14-6, Updating... is displayed. The panel uses separate bars to indicate the overall and current task progress.

Figure 14-6: Updating...
Updating...
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If you are not currently logged in, the splash screen shown in Figure 14-7, Waiting for user authentication opens, and the NSP sign-in page is displayed.

Enter the required login credentials on the NSP sign-in page and click SIGN IN. The NSP UI is displayed, and the client GUI opens.

Figure 14-7: Waiting for user authentication
Waiting for user authentication
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If you are installing on Windows, you must enable the Modify access privilege on the installation folder for each Windows-authenticated user of the client delegate server.

Perform the following steps as a user with local administrative privileges.

Note: The steps may vary, depending on the Windows version, and may need to be repeated for multiple users or user groups.

  1. Right click on the client delegate server installation folder and choose Properties. The folder properties form opens.

  2. Click the Security tab.

  3. Click Advanced.

  4. Select the required user or user group, for example the Authenticated Users group.

  5. Click Add and select the Modify attribute.

  6. Save your changes and close the open forms.

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If required, enable local client access for other users on the client delegate server station.

  1. Move the client desktop shortcut to the local public desktop folder, for example, C:\Users\Public\Desktop on a Windows PC.

  2. Enable Read and Execute privileges on the shortcut for specific users or all users, as required.

End of steps