Allied Telesis Telesyn AlliedView NMS System 9.0 - Manual (Page 9)

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AlliedView NMS Installation Guide (Preparing for Installation)
1. Preparing for Installation
1.1 Types of Installation
There are two basic types of AlliedView NMS installations: a full installation and an Upgrade Pack. A full instal-
lation is used when installing the NMS for the first time on a host machine. A full installation copies all of the
files required to run the NMS to your hard drive. The software is delivered on a CD-ROM., which contains the
necessary files, documentation, and an installer program that steps you through the installation process.
AlliedView NMS Upgrade Packs are designed to upgrade your NMS to the next major software release.
Upgrade packs are mandatory and may not be skipped.
Service Packs are designed to service your AlliedView NMS with software bug fixes and are optional.
Service packs are inclusive of the previous SP so it is only necessary to apply the latest version. For example, if
SP 3 is latest version applying it will also apply the contents of SP 1 and SP 2.
Available for use with your AlliedView NMS and HP OpenView is the AlliedView NMS Management Exten-
sions for HP OpenView, which is a set of extensions to HP OpenView that allow the AlliedView NMS to be
accessed from the HP OpenView menu. It is a separate product that may be installed on the HP OpenView host
machine once your AlliedView NMS is installed.