This section describes the process for installing NICI. Review the prerequisites and system requirements provided in Prerequisites and Considerations for Upgrading NICI and System Requirements.
By default, the NICI installation file is packaged in the installation kit of the product bundling NICI. While installing the product, select the option to install NICI. Novell recommends installing NICI as root because the required NICI packages are used system-wide. However, if necessary you can delegate access to a different account using the Sudo utility and use that account to install the NICI packages.
NOTE:If you are using NICI 2.7.7, upgrade to the NICI 3.0 32-bit first then to 64-bit.
Depending on your product, follow the installation instructions from one of the following links:
eDirectory: “Installing NICI” in the NetIQ eDirectory Installation Guide
iManager: “Installing iManager” in the NetIQ iManager Installation Guide
If the setup program detects a previously installed version of NICI, it might give you the option to stop the installation process, remove, or upgrade the existing installation.
This section describes the following activities:
To install NICI, enter the following commands from 32-bit and 64-bit NICI directories:
32-Bit: rpm -ivh NICI_rpm_absolute_path/nici-3.0.0.i586.rpm
64-Bit: rpm -ivh NICI_rpm_absolute_path/nici64-3.0.0.x86_64.rpm
NOTE:Upgrading eDirectory from 8.8 to 9.0, does not upgrade the 32-bit NICI.
To install NICI on Linux servers, you must login as root or have root access. The Sudo utility provides an easy way for a system administrator to delegate root access to other user to perform specific tasks by editing the /etc/sudoers configuration file and adding appropriate entries in it.
As with any delegation of rights, the system administrator should take the necessary precautions to ensure that the company's security standards are followed.
Most Linux providers have the Sudo utility available on their Web sites. You can also download the Sudo utility from the Sudo Web site. The Sudo documentation provides information on how to install and configure the utility. When it is configured properly, the user can install NICI by entering sudo install_command.
The installation program might place the following files on your computer:
nicifk.new
set_server_mode (Linux)
NICI uses these files to switch NICI into server mode when programs such as eDirectory are installed. To verify that NICI is set to server mode, you can enter /var/opt/novell/nici/set_server_mode64.
By default, the NICI installation file is packaged in the installation kit of the product bundling NICI. To install NICI on Windows, perform the following steps:
Installing 64-bit NICI:
Double click on NICI_wx64.msi.
Click Install.
Installing 32-bit NICI:
Double click on NICI_x32.msi.
Click Install.