NAME
    Karma - Installation Guide

Standard Install
    At this time, unfortunately, I haven't had a chance to build an install
    script. Partly this is because I haven't completely thought out how it
    should be installed. Eventually karma will include a standard perl
    install script.

General Instructions
    Currently, following the directions in the

    should explain to you how to get started. See the

    for more information on how to create a

    read-only user

    for karma in your database, to

    edit the karma.conf file

    , or to use the karmagentd to

    monitor the alertlog

    and uptime statistics on your remote database.

Using Karma with a webserver
    Yes, you can use karma with a webserver, but there isn't too much you
    need to do on the karma end of things. Basically karma generates a set
    of html pages. These by default go into "doc_root" in the karma software
    directory, but this path can be changed via the `-k' option to karmad
    when you start it. Specify a valid path, and it will write the files
    there. Be sure to move the existing karma documentsfrom doc_root to that
    location, and create directories named "docs","help", "images", and
    "info" there as well.

Installing Perl
    Installing perl has become *MUCH* easier over the years, so don't be so
    afraid of installing it on your own system. You can install it from

    source

    binaries

    Installing on linux systems (most of which come with perl anyway) is
    often as simple as:

    `$ gunzip < stable.tar.gz | tar xvf -'

    `$ cd perl5.005_03'`$ ./configure'

    `$ make'and as root`$ make install'

Installing DBI
    It's pretty straightforward on most machines where Perl is already
    installed. Download the latest DBD-Oracle from your favorite

    CPAN Site

    , then follow these steps:

    `$ gunzip < DBI-1.13.tar.gz | tar xvf -'

    `$ cd DBI-1.13'`$ perl Makefile.PL'

    `$ make'`$ make test'then as root:

    `$ make install'

Installing DBD-Oracle
    It's pretty straightforward on most machines where Perl is already
    installed. Download the latest DBD-Oracle from your favorite

    CPAN Site

    , set your environment variables ORACLE_HOME, ORACLE_SID, be sure
    $ORACLE_HOME/bin is in your path, and that $ORACLE_HOME/lib is in your
    library path then followthese steps:

    `$ gunzip < DBD-Oracle-1.03.tar.gz | tar xvf -'

    `$ cd DBD-Oracle-1.03'

    `$ perl Makefile.PL'

    `$ make'

    `$ make test'

    then as root:

    `$ make install'

Installing Oracle
    Of course, none of this would be complete without an Oracle database to
    connect to. Installing Oracle, however, is really beyond the scope of
    this document. You can find useful documentation at

    technet

    though you'll need to register first. It's free. In addition, you can
    find

    linux specific installation instructions here.

