Setting Up The Management Station; Controlling The Management Station Remotely; Remote Control; Terminal Services - HP Integrity rx7620 Installation Manual

Setting up the Management Station

A management station is often used to configure and administer nPartitions on an HP Integrity
server. If HP provided your management station (for example, the PC-SMS management system
supplied with Superdome servers), then nPartition tools and support components are installed.
However, if you provide your own PC as a management station (for example, an HP Integrity
mid-range server), then you must install the tools and components on that system by using the
Smart Setup media provided with your server.
NOTE:
The nPar tools can also be installed on, and run from, an nPartition on the server being
managed.
nPartition tools and components are supported on management stations running one of the
following operating systems:
• Windows 2000, SP3 or later
• Windows XP
• Windows Server 2003 (both 32- and 64-bit editions)
• Windows Server 2008

Controlling the Management Station Remotely

Locate the management station running the nPartition tools close to the server being managed
to minimize the likelihood of UDP datagrams being lost in transmission. If, as a result, you cannot
access the management station directly, use a remote desktop control or telnet application to
access the management station remotely. To connect to the management station remotely, you
can use any of the following applications.

Remote Control

To view the desktop of the management station from a remote terminal running an OS other
than Windows Server 2008, use third-party remote control software such as the free VNC
(www.realvnc.com) or the Symantec pcAnywhere software.

Terminal Services

Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008 include a Terminal
Services feature that enables you to create a login session different from the console, leaving the
console available for other administration tasks.
To enable Terminal Services on the management station, click its check box in Add Windows
Components. Windows 2000 Professional and some Windows Server editions do not include a
client for Terminal Services. Download the free client from www.microsoft.com.

Remote Desktop

The Remote Desktop Connection feature is not enabled by default in Windows Server 2008. To
enable Remote Desktop Connections on the management station, do the following:
1. Right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop and select the Properties option. The
System Properties dialog appears.
2. Click the Remote tab.
3. Select the Allow users to connect remotely to this computer check box and click OK.
4. Select Start > Administrative > Tools > Remote Desktops.

Telnet

Because nPartition commands are executed from a command prompt, you can use a telnet
application (the telnet command in Windows or a third-party application, such as Reflection 1)
to open a command prompt on the management station. The management station must have the
Telnet service installed and started.
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