Networker client install on Linux

Prerequisites

Make sure that communication between client and Networker server is in place. Also add required dns entries or hosts file entries for hostname resolution.

Download the Networker software for your OS from http://powerlink.emc.com

Extract the software

Install package using rpm command

rpm –ivh lgtoclnt-7.xxx.i686.rpm

Start Networker client /etc/init.d/networker start

Failed dependencies??

When you install Networker client on linux sometimes it fails with dependencies error, it will ask for below packages.

openmotif

libXp.so.6

If you are on a linux which support ‘yum’ package manager then you can resolve it using below command, you don't have to download and install above dependency packages

yum localinstall --nogpgcheck lgtoclnt-xx.xx.i686.rpm

this will install the the Networker client without dependency packages.