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NetBrain Enterprise Server 6.0 Edition

Installation Instruction

NetBrain Technologies, Inc. Technical Support: Page

Updated July 21, 2015 [email protected] 2

Workspace Server

(WSS)

Quad Core

(8 Core for

10k nodes)

8GB

16GB (10k

nodes)

100GB

200GB

(10knodes)

Windows 2003 SP2/R2

Standard/Enterprise Edition, Windows

2008/R2 Standard/Enterprise Edition orWindows 2012/R2 with IIS pre-installed.

Can coexist with Customer License Server.

VMware is supported. Require user with

Windows admin rights.

Automation Server (AS) Quad Core

(8 Core for

10k nodes)

8GB

16GB (10k

nodes)

100GB

200GB

(10k

nodes)

Windows 2003 SP2/R2


2008/R2 Standard/Enterprise Edition or

Windows 2012/R2. VMware is supported.

Require user with Windows admin rights.

Network Server (NS) Quad Core 8GB 20GB free

space

Windows 2003 SP2/R2


2008/R2 Standard/Enterprise Edition or

Windows 2012/R2. Can coexist with

Customer License Server and/or

Workspace Server. VMware is supported.

Require user with Windows admin rights.

Workstation Client Quad Core 8GB 20GB free

space

Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7,

Windows 8, Windows 2003/2008/2012.

VMware is supported. Require user with

Windows admin rights.

Network Connectivity Requirements

Source Destination Port

Workspace Server Customer License Server HTTP/HTTPS

Customer License Server

Workspace Server HTTP/HTTPSNetwork Server

Automation Server

Workstation Client

Workspace Server Automation Server TCP-8888

Workspace ServerNetwork Server

TCP-7813

Automation Server TCP-9099

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Workstation Client TCP-9099

Network Server Live Network ICMP/SNMP/Telnet/SSH

Install the Server and Client Software

1.1 Install the Customer License Server and Workspace Server

a) Download ES 6.0

Software to a Windows

2003, 2008 or 2012

Server

Download the NetBrain software . Unzip the file after download.

Note: Try this backup download link if you run into any issues with the primary link.

b) Run the Setup File and

Follow the Setup

Wizard

Important Note:

There must be more than 3GB free space in the system drive (mostly C drive) to

complete the installation no matter which drives the NetBrain system will be

installed on.

During a Proof of Concept, we suggest installing Customer License Server (CLS)

and Workspace Server (WSS) on the same Windows server. If you have multiple

workspaces to be created under multiple WSS servers, then please follow steps

A1.1 and A1.2 in the Appendix to install CLS and WSS on separate Windows

servers.

For Windows 2008 and Windows 2012, we recommend that you right-click on the

setup file and select the Run as Administrator option.

In the Select Features step, select the Customer License Server and

Workspace Server options.

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c) Register the

Workspace Server on

Customer License

Server

In the Workspace Server step, select the Register to License Server option.

In the POSTGRES installation step, use the default port “ 54321 ” and keep the default

username as “ postgres ” and set the password.

d) Activate Your License After the installation wizard is finished, NetBrain License window pops up.

Click on the Trial Activate button. Fill in your Email and Activation Key in the

Register for Trial License window. (The Activation Key has been sent to you in the

Proof of Concept email.)

Note: If your license server is NOT connected to the Internet, please email [email protected]

and we will send you instructions to activate the offline license.

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e) Continue the

Installation

Click Close in the NetBrain License window to continue the installation.

Note: If you do not want to install other components (Automation Server/Network Server/Workstation) on this server, click Cancel in the

corresponding window to cancel the installation and go to step 1.1h and follow the steps 1.2 -1.4 to install them separately.

f) Specify the Service

Port for Automation

Server

In the NetBrain Automation Server window, specify the service port for the

Automation Server. Follow the setup wizard to complete the installation of NetBrain

Automation Server.

Note: By default, the Service Port is 8888.

g) Specify the Service

Ports for Network

Server

In the NetBrain Network Server window, specify the ports for the NetBrain

Benchmark Service and Proxy Service. Follow the setup wizard to complete the

installation of NetBrain Network Server.

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h) Install Network Server

and NetBrain

Workstation

Follow the Setup Wizard to Install Network Server and NetBrain Workstation. Click

the OK button to continue the installation process after the Files in Use window

pops up.

i) Log into the Customer

License Server Web

Interface

Enter URL http:///netbrain . The

default username/password is admin/admin .

Note: If the web page does not come up, please check the default IIS web page. If the default IIS web

page does not come up, check the IIS setting and reinstall IIS.

j) Load Shared

Workspaces to

Customer License

Server

Click the Workspace Server tab, one Workspace Server (on the left pane) and the

Workspace1 entry (on the right pane) will be displayed. Click Refresh to load

workspaces to Customer License Server.

Note:

1. Shared workspaces should be created on Workspace Server, and must be authorized in the

Customer License Server to operate in the EE workstation. By default, if only one workspace



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is created on the Workspace Server, the system will allocate all seats and nodes license to this

workspace during the installation process. When other workspaces are created, administrator

will need to assign the seats and nodes manually.

2. If Workspace Server is not listed under the Worksp ace Server tab, please follow step A1.2b

to register the Workspace Server on the Customer License Server manually.

If you want to create multiple Shared Workspaces on the Workspace Server, please follow step A1.2c and then

allocate Seats and Nodes for Shared Workspaces.

k) Associate Automation

Server with Workspace

Server

Log into the NetBrain Workspace Server homepage by entering URL http:///Workspaces/Login.aspx with admin privileges,

switch to Automation Server tab and click the Add Automation Server button to

associate the Automation Server to the current Workspace Server.

1.2 Install the Automation Server (Note: If you want to install Automation Server on the same machine as your CLS/WSSservers, please follow the 1.1 installation wizard. If you want to install Automation Server on a separate machine, please follow steps 1.2a-1.2d

below.)

a) Download the

Automation Server

Installation Package

Open the Customer License Server homepage by entering URL http:///netbrain and click on the Automation Server

DOWNLOAD SETUP link. Then save the file.


Follow the Setup

Wizard


installation package and select Run as Administrator option.

c) Specify the Service

Port for Automation

Server

In the NetBrain Automation Server window, specify the service port for the

Automation Server and then follow the wizard.



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Note: By default, the Service Port is 8888.

d) Associate Automation


Server




1.3 Install the Network Server (Note: If you want to install Network Server on the same machine as your CLS/WSS servers,

please follow the 1.1 installation wizard. If you want to install Network Server on a separate machine, please follow steps 1.3a-1.3c below.)

a) Download the Network

Server Installation

Package

Open the Customer License Server homepage by entering URL http:///netbrain and click on the Network Server

DOWNLOAD SETUP link. Then save the file.


Follow the Setup

Wizard





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c) Specify the Service

Ports for Network

Server

In the NetBrain Network Server window, specify the ports for the NetBrain

Benchmark Service and Proxy Service and follow the wizard.

Note: By default, the recommended ports of Benchmark Service and Proxy Service are 7813 and 9099.

1.4 Install the NetBrain Workstation (Note: If you want to install Workstation on the same machine as your CLS/WSS/NSservers, please follow the wizard. If you want to install Workstation on a separate machine, please follow steps 1.4a-1.4b below.)

a) Download theWorkstation

Installation Package

Open the Customer License Server homepage by entering URL http:///netbrain and click on the Client Workstation

DOWNLOAD SETUP link then save the file.


Follow the Setup

Wizard

For Windows Vista and Windows 7/8, we recommend that you right-click on the


If you want to install multiple Automation Servers on other machines, please follow step 1.2 .

If you want to install multiple Network Servers on other machines, please follow step 1.3 .

If you want to install multiple NetBrain Workstations, please follow step 1.4.

Important Note: If you run into any issues while installing NetBrain, please reference the list of typical setup issues .

Send an email to [email protected] if you don’t find your issue(s) there.

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AppendixIf there are multiple workspaces to be created under multiple Workspace servers, then please follow the

instructions below to install Customer License Server and Workspace Server on separate Windows servers.

A1.1 Install the Customer License Server Separately

a) Download ES 6.0

Software to a Windows

2003, 2008 or 2012

Server

Double-click the same setup file downloaded in step 1.1 and install the Customer

License Server. For Windows 2008 and Windows 2012, we recommend that you

right- click on the setup file and select the “Run as Administrator” option.


Follow the Setup

Wizard


setup file and select the Run as Administrator option.

In the Select Features step , select the Customer License Server option only.

In the POSTGRES installation step , use the default port “ 54321 ” and keep thedefault username as “ postgres ” and set the password.

c) Activate Your License After the installation wizard is finished, NetBrain License window pops up.

Click on the Trial Activate button. Fill in your Email and Activation Key in the

Register for Trial License window. (The Activation Key has been sent to you in the

Proof of Concept email.)

Note: If your license server is NOT connected to the Internet, please email [email protected]

and we will send you instructions to activate the license offline.

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d) Log into the Customer

License Server Web

Interface

Enter URL http:///netbrain , and

the default username/password is admin/admin .

Note: If the web page does not come up, please check the default IIS web page. If the default IIS web

page does not come up, check the IIS setting and reinstall IIS.

A1.2 Install the Workspace Server Separately

a) Run the Setup file on

Another Machine and

Follow the Setup

Wizard

Double-click the same setup file downloaded in step 1.1 and install the Workspace

Server. For Windows 2008 and Windows 2012, we recommend that you right-click

on the setup file and select the “Run as Administrator” option.

In the Select Features step , select the Workspace Server option only.

In the POSTGRES installation step , use the default port “ 54321 ” and keep the

default username as “ postgres ” and set the password.

b) Register the

Workspace Server on

Customer License

Server

1. Log into the Customer License Server web interface by entering URL http:///netbrain with default credential

admin/admin.

2. Click the Workspace Server tab then the Add button at the bottom of the Server

pane (on the left) to open the Workspace Server Properties window. Input DNS

name (Server IP address)/Port number of the workspace server and License Server



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c) Associate Automation


Server




d) Create Shared

Workspaces

On the Workspace Server, click Start > All Programs > NetBrain > NetBrain

Enterprise Server > Add Shared Workspace to launch the Create Shared

Workspaces tool. Choose a folder location and click Add to add a workspace.



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e) Allocate Seats and

Nodes for Shared

Workspace on

Customer License

Server Webpage

1. Click the Workspace Server tab and choose Workspace Server on the left pane

to switch to the corresponding Workspace List view.

2. Click Refresh to ensure all the shared workspaces are listed properly.

3. Choose the Workspace entry and click Assign License to allocate seats and

nodes for this workspace.

Note: Shared workspaces should be created on Workspace Server and must be authorized in Customer

License Server to operate in the EE workstation.

Please refer to steps 1.2 , 1.3 and 1.4 to install Automation Server, Network Server, and Workstation.

If you want to create multiple Shared Workspaces on the Workspace Server, please follow steps A1.2d - A1.2e .

If you want to create multiple Workspace Servers on other machines, please follow steps A1.2a –

A1.2c .

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