Please complete this 3-step checklist before attempting to install MultiLink:

Step 1

To run this software you must have one of the following operating system environments:

• Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 w/SP5, 2000 w/SP1, 95 w/SP1, 98, or Me on Intel Pentium-class processor
• Novell NetWare 4.11+, 5.0+
• SunSoft Solaris 2.6, 7, 8 on Sun SPARC processor
• Hewlett Packard HP-UX 11.0 on HP 9000 processor
• IBM AIX 4.3, 5L on RISC System/6000
• Linux on Intel Pentium-class processor, 2.2-2.4 kernel
  

Step 2

Check the requirements specific to each operating system below.

Windows

200 MHz Intel Pentium-class processor

• 40 MB of free disk space
• Memory requirements
• 256 MB of RAM—Windows 2000/NT Server
• 128 MB of RAM—Windows 2000 Professional/NT Workstation
• 64 MB of RAM—Windows Me/98/95
• A mouse or other pointing device
• TCP/IP network protocol
• Windows 95 users must also install the following patches:
  
  • Windows 95 Service Pack 1 (4.0.950a) or later
  • Windows Socket 2 Update
  • Windows Socket Update - Kernel 32 (where applicable)
  • Windows 95 Year 2000 Update
  • For further information about these patches, go to: http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/

Go on to Step 3.

Novell Netware

MultiLink cannot be installed with Novell 4.11 on a multiprocessor machine running SMP.nlm, which prevents running Java.

• NetWare 4.11, 4.2, 5.0, or 5.1 server with JAVA and NETDB modules loaded
• 35 MB of free disk space on SYS: volume
• Novell’s NetWare Client on Windows 2000, NT™, 98 or 95 on an Intel Pentium-class processor:

Novell's Client for Microsoft Windows (in English) are available at the following link:

http://www.novell.com/download/#Clients - Network

• Read/write access to SYS:\System\
• (SYS must be mapped to a drive on the client for installation and for operating the MultiLink Viewer)
• 45 MB of free disk space in the client’s %TEMP% directory for installation
• A mouse or other pointing device on the client workstation
• TCP/IP network protocol
• Novell Java Virtual Machine (JVM) v1.1.7B (build 112811 or a higher build)

To find out if you have a Java Virtual Machine loaded on your server and what version it is, type the following line in the system console:

modules java

Java Runtime Environment (Virtual Machine) and upgrades (if needed) are available free at the following link:

Novell NetWare:      http://developer.novell.com/ndk/jvm.htm

Please note that Novell requires the latest support packs to be loaded to support Java. More information is at the Novell web site by following the link above.

• Optional: support for Java’s GUI (NWGFX) —to enable pop-ups on the server (Novell 5.x only).

Go on to Step 3.

 

Solaris

• SunSoft Solaris on an UltraSPARC processor
  
• Appropriate patches applied to the operating system as noted below (for Solaris 2.6 and Solaris 7) in order to run Java 1.1.8_10. (Minimum revision levels are shown; later revisions are acceptable.)

• 35 MB of free disk space (during installation, the /tmp partition must have 45 MB free)
  

• 128 MB of RAM
  

• Common Desktop Environment or Sun OpenWindows (X Window System)
  

• A mouse or other pointing device
  

• TCP/IP network protocol

Go on to Step 3.

HP-UX

• Appropriate patches applied to operating system. For patches required to run Java 1.1.8, see: http://www.hp.com/products1/unix/java/infolibrary/patches.html
  
• Common Desktop Environment (X Window System)
  
• TCP/IP network protocol
  
• 30 MB of free disk space on the partition where MultiLink will be installed (during installation, the /tmp directory must have 45 MB free)
  
• A mouse or other pointing device
  
• 128 MB of RAM
  
• A minimum of 90 threads per process. This is the kernel parameter max_thread_proc which can be viewed or modified using SAM.
  
• HP recommends mid-range N class and low-end L-class systems and PA-8500-based workstations to obtain optimal performance when running Java applications. The recommended minimum system for running Java applications is a PA-RISC 2.0 system or a PA-RISC 1.1 system with a floating-point coprocessor. For information on setting important system parameters required for correct execution of Java programs, go to http://www.hp.com/go/JAVA

Go on to Step 3.

AIX

Go on to Step 3.

Linux

• A Linux distribution with a version 2.2 or later kernel running on a 200 MHz Intel Pentium-class processor. Use uname -r to determine the version of your kernel and note that, in most cases, this will be different from the version of your Linux distribution.
  
• GNU C Runtime Library (glibc) version 2.1 or greater. To check the version of glibcthat you have, use ls -l /lib/libc.so.6. If this is not found, you do not have glibc on your system. If the file to which this is linked begins with libc-2.1, then you have an acceptable version of glibc. Consult the documentation for your Linux distribution for more information on upgrading to the required version of glibc
  
• A Linux distribution that manages services (daemons) using the System V method. This uses an init.ddirectory and several rc?.d directories located either in /etc/rc.d or just /etc (e.g., /etc/rc.d/init.d).
  
• 35 MB of free disk space (during installation, the /tmp partition must have 45 MB free)
  
• 128 MB of RAM
  
• Xfree86 (X Window System) with either the KDE or Gnome desktop environment
  
• A mouse or other pointing device
  
• TCP/IP network protocol

Most recent popular Linux distributions meet these requirements. MultiLink has been tested on:

MultiLink has been tested with both KDE and Gnome desktop environments.

Go on to Step 3.

Step 3

If you intend to connect your UPS to a serial port on the computer on which MultiLink will be installed, you will need to make or purchase a custom cable for the software to work. Ordinary serial cables will not work! We have provided instructions for making a cable from parts available at most electronic parts stores.

If you decide to purchase a cable instead of building one, you can contact your local Sola/Hevi-Duty Representative, Value-Added Reseller or distributor and ask to purchase a MultiLink UPS cable. 

For help finding a representative, click here.

Cable part numbers are as follows:  

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