Summary
Question
The ALM server installation process is in console mode ONLY.
The ALM server configuration wizard can be run in console or in GUI mode.
The default is console mode.
In order to use GUI mode, you need to have -
1. X server software is installed on the machine where you are going to perform the GUI-mode configuration.
It can be local Linux host machine if it has graphcial driver installed and display attached; or it can be a remote Windows machine.
In local Linux host case, you will need X11 software package is installed on Linux host.
In the Linux world, X11 (XFree86 or Xorg) provides the tools needed to use graphical applications.
One can check if it's there with the following command:
eg. # rpm -qa|grep X11
In remote Windows machine case, you can use Hummingbird Exceed application.
2. Set up DISPLAY environment variable on the Linux host in order to point to the #1 machine's IP address or hostname.
Then export the variable.
eg. # export DISPLAY =192.168.2.1:0.0
3. Execute /opt/HP/HP_ALM_Platform/run_after_install.sh
This script needs to be executed only after #2. If not done so, you will still get console mode running.
Please check with Linux administrator for further assistance.
Note:
If the variable is already configured and you want to run the configuration wizard in console mode, make sure the variable is unset
accordingly.
1. X server software is installed on the machine where you are going to perform the GUI-mode configuration.
It can be local Linux host machine with graphcial driver installed and display attached;
or it can be a remote Windows machine.
In case of local Linux host, you will need X11 software package installed on Linux host.
In the Linux world, X11 (XFree86 or Xorg) provides the tools needed to use graphical applications.
One can check if it's there with the following command:
eg. # rpm -qa|grep X11
In case of remote Windows machine, you can use Hummingbird Exceed software.
2. Set up DISPLAY environment variable on the Linux host in order to point to the #1 machine's IP address or hostname.
Then export the variable.
eg. # export DISPLAY =192.168.2.1:0.0
3. Execute /opt/HP/HP_ALM_Platform/run_after_install.sh
This script needs to be executed ONLY after #2. If not done so, you will still get console mode running.
Please check with Linux administrator for further assistance.
Note:
If the variable is already configured and you want to run the configuration wizard in console mode, make sure the variable is unset
accordingly.
Reference:
ALM11.00_Installation.pdf
ALM11.50_Installation.pdf
How to export your X Display