Before installing Ops Center Automator complete the following tasks:
- Verify that the environment and the management server meet all hardware and software requirements. For details on the system requirements, see Chapter 2: System requirements.
- Ensure the ports used by Ops Center Automator are available. Verify that the ports on the management server are not in use by other products and no conflicts exist. If a port is in use by another product, neither product may operate correctly.
- Resolve the IP addresses and host names of the related machines.
- Disable any security monitoring, virus detection, or process monitoring software on the server.
- If the server is running any other Common Component products, stop the services for those products.
- Make sure the server system time is correct. If the Common Component products and Ops Center products are installed on a different server, synchronize the management servers running the Common Component products and Ops Center products.
- Verify that the management server host name is 128 characters or less.
When installing Ops Center Automator on a Windows server, also complete the following tasks:
- Ensure Windows Administrator permissions are obtained to complete the installation and configuration tasks included in this guide.
- Close any Windows Services or open command prompts.
When installing Ops Center Automator on a Linux server, also complete the following tasks:
- Ensure Linux root permissions are obtained to complete the installation and configuration tasks included in this guide.
- Manually re-add firewall exceptions as needed for Ops Center Automator. These exceptions do not automatically get configured during installation.