Read-me File for HP Operations DCE Agents and SPI on OpenVMS

Revised January 2007

Contents

Supported platforms

Platform support information changes regularly. For up-to-date information, see the support matrix at HP Software Support Online.

Software requirements

Before you install the DCE agent and SPI on an OpenVMS system, ensure that the system has the following OpenVMS patches. The patches are available at the services web site:

http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/mainPage.do

HP recommends that you also install the DCE Denial of Service Security Patch (DCE_030_SSRT3608 V1.0).

Version 7.3-2 Alpha

Version 8.2 Alpha

Version 8.2-1 Integrity

Agent software directories

HP Operations Manager for the Windows® operating system provides binary files for OpenVMS managed nodes, located in the directories shown below.

For example:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\HP\HP BTO Software\shared\Packages\OpenVMS\Alpha

Configuring the management server

Before you can manage OpenVMS nodes, you must configure your HPOM for Windows management server as follows:

  1. On the management server, extract the compressed files, which contain the VMS .PCSI files that you need:

    The files are located in the directories shown below:

  2. Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory that contains the .PCSI files.
  3. FTP the .PCSI files to the each OpenVMS node by entering the following commands:

    ftp <your OpenVMS node>
    SYSTEM
    <password>
    ftp> cd SYS$UPDATE:     (the colon is required)
    ftp> bin
    ftp> put hp-<architecture>ovoagents-<kit>.pcsi
    ftp> put hp-<architecture>vmsspi-<kit>.pcsi

    NOTE:
    Replace <architecture> and <kit> with the architecture and version number from the file name, for example, hp-i64vms-ovoagents-v0200-22-1.pcsi.

Installing the OpenVMS DCE agent

Follow the steps in this section after you have made the appropriate updates to your management server (see Configuring the management server).

To install the OpenVMS DCE agent:

  1. Log on to the OpenVMS node with system account.

  2. Set your default directory to SYS$UPDATE, which contains the .PCSI files that were copied from management server:

    $ SET DEFAULT SYS$UPDATE

  3. Use the PRODUCT INSTALL command to install the agent:

    $ PRODUCT INSTALL OVOAGENTS

    The installation procedure moves most files to subdirectories under SYS$SPECIFIC:[OVO]. Several files are moved to standard system directories such as SYS$STARTUP and SYS$MANAGER. One file, the shareable image OVO$LIBOPC_R.EXE, is moved to SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSLIB].

  4. To start the agent, type the following commands. When prompted, type the name of your management server.

    $ @SYS$MANAGER:OVO$CONFIG

    $ @SYS$STARTUP:OVO$STARTUP

Performing additional configuration on the management server

Follow the steps in this section after you install the agent on the nodes that you want to manage (see Installing the OpenVMS DCE agent). Refer to the appropriate online help sections if you need additional instructions.

  1. In the console, add the OpenVMS nodes and clusters, on which you already installed the agent.
  2. To synchronize the package inventory on the management server so that it includes the agent package, right-click the node in the console tree, and then click All Tasks -> Synchronize inventory -> Packages.
  3. Deploy appropriate policies to each OpenVMS node. In the console tree, the OpenVMS policies are available within the following policy groups:

    Policy management > Policy groups > OpenVMS_policies
    Policy management > Policy groups > OpenVMS_SPI_policies

  4. Add the message group OpenVMS to the user roles of users who monitor messages from the OpenVMS nodes.

Installing the Smart Plug-in (SPI) for OpenVMS

Follow the steps in this section after you complete all the steps above.

NOTE:
You must install the agent software on the selected managed node before you install the SPI (see Installing the OpenVMS DCE agent).

To install the files in the SPI, follow the numbered steps below:

  1. Log in to the system account.

  2. Set your default directory to SYS$UPDATE:

    $ SET DEFAULT SYS$UPDATE

  3. Use the PRODUCT INSTALL command to install the kit:

    $ PRODUCT INSTALL VMSSPI

    The distribution procedure moves most files to subdirectories under SYS$SPECIFIC:[OVO]. Several files are moved to standard system directories such as SYS$STARTUP and SYS$MANAGER.

  4. Start the OSSPI:

    $ @SYS$STARTUP:VMSSPI$STARTUP

    NOTE:

    To customize the SPI configuration files, refer to the HP Smart Plug-in (SPI) for OpenVMS User's Guide. This guide is available in postscript and pdf formats and the files are located in SYS$SPECIFIC:[OVO] with the file names:

    • VMSSPI_USER_GUIDE.PS
    • VMSSPI_USER_GUIDE.PDF

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