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Installing the Steel-Belted Radius/SPE Software

You need the Steel-Belted Radius/SPE software CD and a valid license string. Use the procedure that is appropriate for your installation.

NOTE: For the remainder of the document, we assume that Steel-Belted Radius/SPE is installed in the directory /opt/UMC/SPE.


Installing the Steel-Belted Radius Software for the First Time

To install the software for the first time:

  1. Log in as root.
  2. Copy files from /cdrom/cdrom0/Unix to the Sun platforms (for example, to /tmp/funk), and set your working directory to the directory to which the files were copied.
  3. Run the install.sh script with the -all option. Type:
  4. sh install.sh -all
    
    
    

The installation script prompts for the server directory.

  1. Type the full pathname:
  2. /opt/UMC/SPE
    
    
    

The installation script prompts for the license string.

  1. Enter a valid license string.

The installation script prompts for the type of installation from the following list.

    1. Steel-Belted Radius Enterprise Edition 
    2. Steel-Belted Radius Service Provider Edition 
    3. Steel-Belted Radius Global Enterprise Edition 
    4. Steel-Belted Radius HotSpot Edition 

  1. Enter selection: [2] Steel-Belted Radius Service Provider Edition

The installation script prompts for the directory in which the administration user interface should be installed.

  1. Type the full pathname:
  2. /opt/UMC/SPE/radadmin
    

Installing the Steel-Belted Radius Software over Previous Installations

To install the software over a previous installation:

  1. Complete the procedure in the previous section. The install.sh script may detect the following items on the machine:

The install.sh script prompts for the following message if the script discovers a running server:

Server is running with pid <x>
Stop radius server and unconfig/uninstall before
Installing new version

  1. Change to the installation directory of the Steel-Belted Radius/SPE package. You can find the server directory by typing the following command:
  2. ps -aef | grep radius
    
    
    
  3. Stop the server by typing:
  4. ./S90radius stop
    
    
    
  5. Change to your working directory. Unconfigure the previous installation, which removes the startup script and some entries in the /etc/services and /etc/inetd.conf files, which are used by the previously installed Steel-Belted Radius/SPE server. Type:
  6. sh install.sh -unconfig
    
    
    
  7. When prompted, enter the path of the existing server directory.
  8. Run the install.sh script with the -all option again. Type:
  9. sh install.sh -all
    
    
    

The script checks for existing Steel-Belted Radius/SPE configuration files. The following prompt appears if files are detected:

    Previous configuration files exist
    Configuration files exist in <server_directory>
    Do you want to discard them? [n]

  1. If you answer n, the previous configuration files are copied into the subdirectory OLDCONFIG. Otherwise, the previous files are overwritten.

The script checks for existing Steel-Belted Radius/SPE database files. The following prompt appears if files are detected:

    Previous database files exist
    Database files exist in <server_directory>
    Do you want to discard them? [n]

  1. If you answer n, the previous configuration files are not overwritten, and the new Steel-Belted Radius/SPE version uses the entire administrative database. Otherwise, the database files are overwritten.

The script prompts you for the license string.

  1. Enter a valid license string.

The installation script prompts you for the directory in which the administration user interface should be installed.

  1. Type the full pathname:
  2. /opt/UMC/SPE/radadmin
    

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