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This section describes how to plan for, install, configure, operate, and manage the SafeLinx Server.
Installing and initial configuration
Initial configuration and installation of HCL SafeLinx varies based on your operating system.
Installing the SafeLinx Server
Before you install the SafeLinx Server, review the installation checklist.
Installing the SafeLinx Server on Linux
On supported Linux distributions, you run an installation script to install the SafeLinx Server.

Administering
This section describes how to plan for, install, configure, operate, and manage the SafeLinx Server.
- Overview
  HCL SafeLinx uses standards-based protocols to enable secure access from mobile computing devices outside the firewall to business applications and data on your organization's internal network.
- Security
  HCL SafeLinx includes a range of options for configuring the security of your network, applications, and data.
- Installation planning
  Before you install HCL SafeLinx, verify that you meet the hardware and software requirements, and that the network connections that you want to use are available.
- Installing and initial configuration
  Initial configuration and installation of HCL SafeLinx varies based on your operating system.
  - Installing the SafeLinx Administrator
    You can install the SafeLinx Administrator on the same host as the SafeLinx Server, or on another computer that has access to the SafeLinx Server.
  - Installing the SafeLinx Server
    Before you install the SafeLinx Server, review the installation checklist.
    - Installing the SafeLinx Server on Linux
      On supported Linux distributions, you run an installation script to install the SafeLinx Server.
    - Installing the SafeLinx Server on Windows
      On Windows, the installation program installs both the SafeLinx Server and the SafeLinx Administrator administration tool at the same time.
  - Initial configuration
    After you install the SafeLinx Server software, you must complete a set of initial configuration steps. The initial configuration on Windows is different from the procedure on Linux.
  - Removing the SafeLinx Server
    If you installed the accounting and billing database support, use the db2idrop command to delete the instance ID wgdb. Then, delete the operating system user IDs wgdb and wgdbudf.
  - Removing the SafeLinx Administrator
    Directions for removing the SafeLinx Administrator vary based on your operating system.
  - Applying maintenance
    You can apply maintenance on the SafeLinx Server and the SafeLinx Administrator. The specific procedure depends on which operating system you use.
- Adding and configuring resources
  After you complete the installation and initial configuration, continue to prepare the deployment by configuring other network resources.
- Administering
  The SafeLinx Administrator administration client is the primary tool for viewing, adding, configuring, and managing HCL SafeLinx resources. Along with the SafeLinx Administrator, you can use the HCL SafeLinx Monitor to view information about packet flow through the SafeLinx Server. You can also use a set of command line tools to perform common SafeLinx Server tasks.
- Programming reference
  There are several programming considerations of which you might want to take advantage.
- Database schema information
  HCL SafeLinx uses a DB2, Oracle, or SQL database to store tables of information about current and past activity of SafeLinx Server sessions. The following tables are created and accessed by using the qualifier name wg for DB2 installations.

Installing the SafeLinx Server on Linux

On supported Linux distributions, you run an installation script to install the SafeLinx Server.

Before you begin

Review the planning information.

Verify that the host name of the computer where you want to install the SafeLinx Server is not aliased in the /etc/hosts file to the loopback address.

Procedure

Download the 64-bit Linux version of the SafeLinx Server installation image from the FlexNet Portal.

For example, download SafeLinx-6.1.*.*-Linux-yyyymmdd-64.

After the download completes, the file linux-gw-61*-yyyymmdd-64.tar.gz is saved to the download directory.
Log in as root on the computer where you want to install the SafeLinx Server.
Extract the downloaded SafeLinx Server image and specify where you want to save the contents of the archive.
After you extract the image, the directory inst.images is created in the location that you specified. The directory contains the SafeLinx Server package file, scripts for installing and uninstalling the software, the Global Security Kit (gskit) and cryptographic libraries, readme files, and release notes.
To start the installation script, from the command line, go to the inst.images directory and then type ./install_wg.
The installation script checks for a compatible version of the DB2 client. If no compatible DB2 client is found, the script checks for the DataDirect Connect for ODBC with the Oracle Wire Protocol driver.
When you are prompted to, specify whether you want to the SafeLinx Server to start automatically when the computer starts. By default the SafeLinx Server starts at system start.
After the installation completes, you can verify that the SafeLinx Server is at the expected version level by typing the following command at the command line: lswg -V |more

What to do next

You are now ready to begin the initial configuration. If you have not already installed the SafeLinx Administrator, install it now, and then open it. For more information about installing the SafeLinx Administrator, see Installing the SafeLinx Administrator on Linux. For more information about and the next configuration steps, see Completing the initial DB2 database configuration on Linux.

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