[VoiceOps] BW install process

[Mark Holloway]

I thought everyone doing a fresh install was running Linux these  
days. ;)


On Oct 19, 2009, at 8:36 AM, David Hiers wrote:

> Good points...
>
> We're using solaris, and all the installs follow a scorched earth OS
> jumpstart.  I've already given up on the re-install path, as it seems
> to be easily fooled into failing to do some pretty important things.
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 8:22 AM, Mark Holloway <mh at markholloway.com>  
> wrote:
>> Yes, I have noticed differences among R14 installations, including  
>> SP9.  To
>> have the most consistent results I recommend the following.
>>
>> 1. Ensure RHEL is already registered with Red Hat so Broadworks may  
>> fetch
>> files
>> 2. When installing RHEL make sure you select the "Minimal"  
>> installation;
>> this option is at the bottom of the install screen
>> 3. Install AS1, do not install any patches, install AS2; do the  
>> same for the
>> other servers
>> 4. After all cluster nodes are installed proceed with your patch  
>> bundles
>> 5. Begin your BWCLI configuration on the primary servers
>>
>> When uninstalling Broadworks be sure to execute the uninstall-all  
>> script and
>> follow that up with deleting the /export/home/bwadmin folder  
>> otherwise it
>> won't be a 'fresh' reinstallation.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Oct 19, 2009, at 7:46 AM, David Hiers wrote:
>>
>>> I'm grinding through the BW (r14sp9) install process, and have  
>>> noticed
>>> a fair amount of variability in the outcome.  I'm holding the  
>>> process
>>> constant (as far as I can tell), but sometimes the install breaks,
>>> sometimes it does not.
>>>
>>> If you've installed BW many times, have you ever noticed this kind  
>>> of
>>> variability?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> David
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