Table 3-1. Supported Platforms for the NSLOG Server
Operating system Software requirements
Windows
w Windows XP Professional
w Windows Server 2003
w Windows 2000/NT
Linux
w Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 4
(Nahant) - Linux version 2.6.9-5.EL
w Red Hat 3.4.3-9.EL4 - Linux version
2.6.9-5.ELsmp
w Red Hat Linux 3.2.2-5 - Linux version
2.4.20-8
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.9
The minimum hardware specifications for the platform running the NSLOG server are as
follows:
w Processor- Intel x86 ~501 megahertz (MHz)
w RAM - 512 megabytes (MB)
w Controller - SCSI
Installing NSLOG Server on the Linux Operating
System
Copy the installation files from the NetScaler product CD or download them from
ftp.netscaler.com. Log on to the Linux system as an administrator. Use the following
procedure to install the NSLOG server executable files on the system.
To install the NSLOG server package on a Linux operating
system
1. At a Linux command prompt, type the following command to copy the
NSauditserver.rpm file to a temporary directory:
cp <path_to_cd>/Utilities/auditserver/Linux/NSauditserver.rpm /tmp
2. Type the following command to install the NSauditserver.rpm file:
rpm -i NSauditserver.rpm
This command extracts the files and installs them in the following directories:
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