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Installing and Verifying the Linux Distribution

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This section describes how to build a Web Server Middleware Stack, beginning with the installation of the Linux distribution.

Installing the Linux Distribution

Complete instructions for installation of a Linux distribution are outside the scope of this document. This section provides information to verify installation of the required packages for the OSMS Web Server.

Required Packages and Installation Recommendations

The Web Server Middleware Stack depends on several software package groups included with the SLES10 distribution media. To verify package selection, perform the following steps:

  1. From the Installation Settings screen of YaST, select the Software tab.

  2. Under the Primary Functions heading, select Web and LAMP Server and under the Development heading, select C/C++ Compiler and Tools as displayed in Figure 3.

    Figure 3 YaST Software Selection and System Tasks

    YaST Software Selection and System Tasks
  3. Select the Details button to display a table with the detailed software package selections.

  4. From the Filter options drop-down list, select Package Groups.

  5. In the Package Groups pane, expand the Development group and select Languages from the expanded list.

    Verify that the perl and python components are selected as displayed in Figure 4

    Figure 4 SUSE Installation Settings

    SUSE Installation Settings
  6. From the Productivity packages group, select Networking.

    Verify that the apache2, apache2-prefork, php5, apache2-mod_perl, apache2-mod_php5, apache2-mod_python, and webalizer components are selected.

Verifying the Linux Distribution Installation

To verify installation of the necessary packages, enter the following command:

# rpm –q apache2 apache2-prefork apache2–mod_perl apache2–mod_python \ 
apache2–mod_php5 webalizer

If any of these packages are not installed, locate the RPM package on the Linux distribution media, and install the missing package.

NOTE: By default, the installation enables the iptables firewall, which prevents external systems from accessing ports below 1024. See “Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions” and verify the firewall is disabled or the appropriate rules are set to allow the Apache and Tomcat connection. The system verification steps described later in this document will not work if the iptables firewall is improperly configured.
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