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Chapter 3. Installing the System Information Gatherer program Before using the information in this chapter, you must have a good understanding of how the System Information Gatherer program (also called the client agent) interacts with the System Information Center program. You must already have installed the System Information Center program before the built-in database is populated with information provided by the client agent. Become familiar with the installation process and terminology used with the System Information Center program by reading Chapter 1, "About the System Information Center program," on page 1 and Chapter 2, "Installing the System Information Center program on a server," on page 5. Review the information in this chapter carefully before you install the client agent. This chapter describes the following information about installing the client agent: v "Minimum requirements" v "Limitations" on page 17 v "Performing an attended installation" on page 17 v "Performing an unattended installation" on page 18 Minimum requirements The following information provides the minimum requirements and prerequisites for the client computer. The client computer The client computer is the computer that is intended to run the client agent. The client computer can be either an IBM or non-IBM computer. For licensing details regarding installing the client agent on non-IBM computers, see "Components" on page 1. Client computers must meet the following minimum requirements: v Either Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP operating system v Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) Web browser v CD drive for installing the client agent using the System Information Center media v Internet connection for downloading and installing the client agent using the Web v A network card that supports TCP/IP Prerequisites The following are prerequisites for the client agent to function correctly: v Ensure that the client agent is installed correctly on the Web application server in order for the client agent to upload information properly. For information about installing the System Information Center program, see Chapter 2, "Installing the System Information Center program on a server," on page 5. v Ensure proper licensing: - For each license of System Information Gatherer purchased, you may install and use one (1) copy of System Information Gatherer. Any machine on which © Copyright IBM Corp. 2004 15

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Chapter
3.
Installing
the
System
Information
Gatherer
program
Before
using
the
information
in
this
chapter,
you
must
have
a
good
understanding
of
how
the
System
Information
Gatherer
program
(also
called
the
client
agent)
interacts
with
the
System
Information
Center
program.
You
must
already
have
installed
the
System
Information
Center
program
before
the
built-in
database
is
populated
with
information
provided
by
the
client
agent.
Become
familiar
with
the
installation
process
and
terminology
used
with
the
System
Information
Center
program
by
reading
Chapter
1,
“About
the
System
Information
Center
program,”
on
page
1
and
Chapter
2,
“Installing
the
System
Information
Center
program
on
a
server,”
on
page
5.
Review
the
information
in
this
chapter
carefully
before
you
install
the
client
agent.
This
chapter
describes
the
following
information
about
installing
the
client
agent:
v
“Minimum
requirements”
v
“Limitations”
on
page
17
v
“Performing
an
attended
installation”
on
page
17
v
“Performing
an
unattended
installation”
on
page
18
Minimum
requirements
The
following
information
provides
the
minimum
requirements
and
prerequisites
for
the
client
computer.
The
client
computer
The
client
computer
is
the
computer
that
is
intended
to
run
the
client
agent.
The
client
computer
can
be
either
an
IBM
or
non-IBM
computer.
For
licensing
details
regarding
installing
the
client
agent
on
non-IBM
computers,
see
“Components”
on
page
1.
Client
computers
must
meet
the
following
minimum
requirements:
v
Either
Microsoft
Windows
2000
or
Microsoft
Windows
XP
operating
system
v
Microsoft
Internet
Explorer
6.0
(or
higher)
Web
browser
v
CD
drive
for
installing
the
client
agent
using
the
System
Information
Center
media
v
Internet
connection
for
downloading
and
installing
the
client
agent
using
the
Web
v
A
network
card
that
supports
TCP/IP
Prerequisites
The
following
are
prerequisites
for
the
client
agent
to
function
correctly:
v
Ensure
that
the
client
agent
is
installed
correctly
on
the
Web
application
server
in
order
for
the
client
agent
to
upload
information
properly.
For
information
about
installing
the
System
Information
Center
program,
see
Chapter
2,
“Installing
the
System
Information
Center
program
on
a
server,”
on
page
5.
v
Ensure
proper
licensing:
–
For
each
license
of
System
Information
Gatherer
purchased,
you
may
install
and
use
one
(1)
copy
of
System
Information
Gatherer.
Any
machine
on
which
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2004
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