Situate Packages on UNIX/LINUX

The process of installing situate on linux consists of installing the base agent package, followed by zero or more packages that install additional modules as needed.

Installing a Situate server involves installing the base agent, Java support, and the server modules package.

Shar Files

Situate is installed using a series of shar files. A shar file is a self-installing script that will ask all the questions it needs to properly install the product, shut down situate, perform the installation, and then restart. Package Names Package names follow the following form:

----shar So, for example, situate-linux-2.6-x86_64-shar indicates the “Situate” package for the 2.6 version of the Linux operating system running on x86_64 hardware. Situate Packages for Windows The process of installing situate consists of installing the base agent package, followed by zero or more packages that install additional modules as needed. The agent is packaged as a self-installing MSI package named: agent-windows--.msi. Because this package must be install just about everywhere, no user interaction and no reboot is required. You run it and the agent starts working. The server modules are installed by running the server installer, named: server-windows-- .exe. The server installer is interactive. It will ask you all the questions relevant to installing a Situate server. Package Name Description situate The base situate agent package. java The java support package – required to install java-based situate modules server The collection of modules that implements the Situate server. gui The Situate GUI package. 6 Designing a Situate Server Before you begin, there are some decision to be made. We’ll go through them one by one..