Knowledge Center Technical FAQ Avocent DSView3 03 –Does DSView have a command line wizard installation for Linux or Solaris?

03 –Does DSView have a command line wizard installation for Linux or Solaris?

Answer

Yes, it does.  To install the DSView 3 software on a supported Linux or Solaris system:

1. Login to the server as root.

2. Insert the DSView 3 software DVD into your DVD drive. If AutoMount is supported and

    enabled, open a command window and continue with step 3.

    If your system does not support AutoMount, issue the following command to mount the DVD

    volume: mount , where and are the names

    of your servers DVD Linux or Solaris device and mount point directory, respectively.

    For example, to mount the first IDE cdrom on /media/cdrom, enter the command:

    mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom

3. Enter the following command to access the readme file:

    less //DSView/readme

    For example, the following command accesses the readme file on the /media/cdrom mount point.

    less /media/cdrom/DSView/readme

4. Follow the instructions in the readme file.