How You Install Net

To install Ingres Net as part of a new or existing installation, follow this process:

Note: On VMS, make sure any user account that is using Net has the NETMBX privilege.

1. Make sure you have met the installation prerequisites for the network protocol you are using, and that the physical network is installed and working. For more information, see Network Installation and Testing (see page Network Installation and Testing) and the appendix specific to your network protocol.

2. Be ready with the necessary information to set up the Net installation parameters.

• Installation Password, if you are defining one at this time

If access is authorized to a remote server using an Installation Password:

• Name of the host machine on which the server installation resides

• Host Name: The name of the host machine on which the remote installation resides

• Listen Address: The listen address for the remote installation's Communications server. The default is the server installation code

• Installation Password: The Installation Password defined on the remote installation

3. Shut down your installation if you are adding Ingres Net to an existing installation.

4. Perform the appropriate installation procedure documented in the Installation Guide.

5. Start your installation.

6. Authorize users to use Ingres by using the create user statement (or Visual DBA if available). For details, see the Database Administrator Guide.

7. Define connection data for the remote installations you plan to access. For detailed procedures, see the chapter "Establishing Communications."

8. Define remote user authorizations for the remote installations you plan to access, if you did not do so during the installation procedure. For detailed procedures, see the chapter "Establishing Communications."

9. Define an Installation Password for the local installation to enable remote users to access this installation

Note: This step is not necessary if you defined a password during the installation procedure.

For detailed procedures, see the chapter "Establishing Communications."

10. UNIX: On UNIX and Linux systems, make sure the password validation program ingvalidpw is installed. For details, see Create Password Validation Program (UNIX) (see page Create Password Validation Program (UNIX)).

Note: The ingvalidpam program can be used instead of ingvalidpw to validate passwords through pluggable authentication modules (PAM). For more information, see the Security Guide.

Note: If you are upgrading an existing Ingres Net installation, your existing netutil (or netu) definitions remain in effect.