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- [[#Verify that your network is discovered]] | - [[#Verify that your network is discovered]] | ||
- Happy NAV'ing! :-) | - Happy NAV'ing! :-) | ||
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===== Install NAV and dependencies ===== | ===== Install NAV and dependencies ===== | ||
- | In principle, NAV can run on any Unix-like platform, as long as Apache, Perl, Python, PHP and Java are supported. | + | In principle, NAV can run on any Unix-like platform, as long as Apache, postgresql, Python and Java are supported. |
Several distribution packages are available or you can install NAV from source if you like. | Several distribution packages are available or you can install NAV from source if you like. | ||
* See our [[navdownload|download page]] for details. | * See our [[navdownload|download page]] for details. | ||
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- Follow our [[navfaq#what_are_the_hardware_requirements|hardware requirements]]. Hook on a [[navfaq#any_requirements_for_the_cell_phone|cell phone]], if you like. | - Follow our [[navfaq#what_are_the_hardware_requirements|hardware requirements]]. Hook on a [[navfaq#any_requirements_for_the_cell_phone|cell phone]], if you like. | ||
- Install [[http://www.debian.org/|Debian]] | - Install [[http://www.debian.org/|Debian]] | ||
- | - ''apt-get install nav'' (first add a line to your sources.list, see [[http://pkg-nav.alioth.debian.org/|the package doc]]). | + | - ''aptitude install nav'' (first add a line to your sources.list, see [[http://pkg-nav.alioth.debian.org/|the package doc]]). |
- Follow the ''REAME.Debian'' cookbook | - Follow the ''REAME.Debian'' cookbook | ||
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A number of configuration files adjust how your NAV home page looks. They are all located in the ''etc/webfront''-directory. | A number of configuration files adjust how your NAV home page looks. They are all located in the ''etc/webfront''-directory. | ||
For details on how to configure what, see the [[navhome]]-document. | For details on how to configure what, see the [[navhome]]-document. | ||
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===== Start NAV daemons and cron jobs ===== | ===== Start NAV daemons and cron jobs ===== | ||
- | Start the NAV daemons and cron jobs with ''nav start''. Verify that the NAV processes are running with | + | Start the NAV back-end processes (daemons and cron jobs) with ''nav start''. Verify that the NAV processes are running with |
''nav status''. | ''nav status''. | ||
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- | If some of the processes are down use ''nav start <processname>'' to start it. Verify with ''nav status''. For more information on the backend processes, see [[backendprocesses|here]]. | + | If some of the processes are down use ''nav start <processname>'' to start it. Verify with ''nav status''. For more information on the back-end processes, see [[backendprocesses|here]]. |
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NAV does not autodiscover your network, you need to seed the database with key information. Seeding is covered in | NAV does not autodiscover your network, you need to seed the database with key information. Seeding is covered in | ||
[[seedessentials|this document]]. | [[seedessentials|this document]]. | ||
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After you have registered your equipment in NAV, the background processes starts collecting information with snmp: | After you have registered your equipment in NAV, the background processes starts collecting information with snmp: | ||
- | * [[backendprocesses#getdevicedata|getDeviceData]] should notice the new IP device within 5 minutes, and will then classify the new box in terms of OIDs supported. This can be seen from the IP device report from the [[reporttool|report tool]]. | + | * [[backendprocesses#ipdevpoll|ipdevpoll]] should notice the new IP device within 2 minutes, and will then classify the new box in terms of OIDs supported. This can be seen from the IP device report from the [[reporttool|report tool]]. |
- | * The next step for getDeviceData will be to gather switch/router port information and more. Verify the status using the report tool (or network explorer). You may also check the ''getDevicedata.log'' file. | + | * The next step for getDeviceData will be to gather switch/router port information and more. Verify the status using the report tool (or network explorer). You may also check the ''ipdevpoll.log'' file. |
- | After the individual components has its collected data the [[backendprocesses#mac-to-switch_port_collector_mactrace_getboksmacs_cam_logger|mac-to-switchport collector]] will every 15 minutes gather mac to switch port data. This will in turn be used by the | + | After the individual components has its collected data [[backendprocesses#mactrace|mactrace]] will every 15 minutes gather mac to switch port data. This will in turn be used by the |
- | [[backendprocesses#physical_topology_builder_networkdiscovery_topology|physical topology builder]] that runs every hour. | + | [[backendprocesses#networkdiscovery_topology|physical topology builder]] that runs every hour. |
- | Cricket statistics collection will not start before your Cricket config tree is built. | + | Cricket statistics collection will not start before your Cricket configuration tree is built. |
- | [[backendprocesses#collecting_statistics|The cricket config builder]] runs nightly, which you have to wait till the next moring to see statistics. You may however kickstart this process by manually running ''makecricketconfig.pl''. | + | [[backendprocesses#collecting_statistics|The cricket config builder]] runs nightly, as a consequence you have to wait till the next morning to see statistics. You may however kick start this process by manually running ''makecricketconfig.pl''. |
- | Put simply; allow some time for your network to be fully discovered :-) | + | Put simply; allow some time for your network to be fully discovered and managed :-) |