Automated Installation and Configuration: Checklist and Defaults

Use this checklist to identify the defaults and the data that you must specify when running the installer and configuration utilities. Then refer to this list to keep track of your choices as you install Management and Security Server.

If you are upgrading from Reflection Security Gateway: It is not necessary to uninstall the product before running the automated installer. The automated installer will uninstall the earlier product and migrate user data when it is detected. The installation path and folder names do not change.

Step 1: Initial Installation (not upgrading)

Installation Option	Default	Your Installation Entry
Component Selection	Administrative Server, Security Proxy Add-On
Destination Directory	Windows: C:\Program Files\Micro Focus\MSS Linux (dynamically determined) SUSE Linux: /opt/microfocus/mss RedHat: /usr/local/bin/microfocus/mss
Start Menu Folder	Micro Focus Host Access Management and Security Server
Create shortcuts for all users	No (Windows only)
Suppress creation of Start Menu folder	No (Windows only)

Step 2: Configuration

Configuration of Initial Installation

Installation Option	Default	Your Installation Entry
Installation directory	Confirm the installation directory Windows: C:\Program Files\Micro Focus\MSS SUSE Linux: /opt/microfocus/mss RedHat: /usr/local/bin/microfocus/mss
Services	Administrative Server, Metering Server, Terminal ID Manager
VPA number	no default given
Servlet runner HTTP port	80
Servlet runner HTTPS port	443
Security Proxy port	3000
Security Proxy monitor port	8080
Password	none provided
Server name for URLs and Certificates	DNS name of computer on which the Administrative Server is installed
Organizational Unit	your department name
Organization	your company name
City or locality	your city without abbreviation
State	your state or province without abbreviation
Country	two-letter country code

Configuration Upgrade from Reflection Security Gateway

Installation Option	Default	Your Installation Entry
Installation directory	The location where the current version is or will be installed. For example, C:\Program Files\Micro Focus\MSS or /opt/microfocus/mss or /usr/local/bin/microfocus/mss
Previous Installation directory	The location where the earlier version of the product was installed. For example, C:\Program Files\ReflectionServer
Services	Administrative Server, Metering Server, Terminal ID Manager
Servlet runner HTTP port	80
Servlet runner HTTPS port	443
Server name	DNS name of computer on which the administrative server is installed

Step 3: Starting Services

Before selecting startup options on a Windows machine, the automated installer detects if Windows Internet Information Services (IIS) is installed on your machine and offers to integrate IIS with Management and Security Server. The default is Yes.

Installation Option	Default	Your Installation Entry
Start server components now	yes
URL for Administrative WebStation	http://[administrative server DNS name] /mss/AdminStart.html An IP address can be used instead of a DNS name.
URL for Metering Administration	http://[administrative server DNS name] /meter/AdminStart.html An IP address can be used instead of a DNS name.
URL for Metering Reports	http://[adinistrative server DNS name] /meter/MeteringReports.html An IP address can be used instead of a DNS name.
URL for Terminal ID Manager Administration and Monitoring	http://[administrative server DNS name]/tidm An IP address can be used instead of a DNS name.