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Installation requirements for UNIX systems
Chapter 1 Installing Perceive 37
On Windows 2003, you must use a fully qualified system name (that is,
node-name.domain-name.extension) to access the Perceive server using a browser. In
addition, notify the Perceive administrators that the systems on which they want to
install the Perceive server must be included within their company-wide Microsoft
Windows 2003 security zones.
Adding the URL to the correct security zone
Use the following procedure to add the URL specified during installation to the
Internet Explorer options on a single Windows 2003 system.
To add the URL to the security zone
1 Choose Start => Settings => Control Panel => Internet Options to open the
Internet Properties dialog box.
2 Click the Security tab.
3 Click the Local intranet icon.
4 Click Sites.
5 In the Local intranet dialog box, click Advanced.
6 In the second Local intranet dialog box, type the specified URL in the Web sites
window.
7 Click Close.
Installation requirements for UNIX systems
The following sections detail installation requirements on UNIX systems.
Installation requirements for Solaris and AIX platforms
Before you install Perceive on a Solaris or AIX platform, ensure that:
NOTE
BMC Software strongly recommends that you install Perceive as a non-root user on
all UNIX platforms.