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Beta Draft Confidential B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide For NavisCore Release 09.00.00.00 Product Code: 80200 Revision 001 July 2004...
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Trademarks. NavisXtend and NavisCore are trademarks of Lucent Technologies. IP Navigator, Navis, CBX 500, GX 550, and B-STDX 9000 are registered trademarks of Lucent Technologies. Other trademarks and trade names mentioned in this document belong to their respective owners.
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Lucent's licensor. This License Agreement does not convey to you an interest in or to the Program, but only a limited right of use revocable in accordance with the terms of this License Agreement. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/04iii...
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Program. In no event shall Lucent be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive or exemplary damages or lost profits, even if Lucent has been advised of the possibility of such damages. iv7/12/04 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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HP OpenView 6.2 Patches ..................1-8 NavisCore 09.00.00.00..................1-8 Installation Scripts .....................1-9 Installation Sequence ....................1-10 1-10 Chapter 2 Installing Solaris 8 Before You Begin ......................2-1 Solaris 8 Installation ....................2-2 Installing Solaris 8....................2-2 Completing the Installation .................2-9 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide rvii...
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First-time Backup to the Local Backup Server............7-2 Subsequent Backups to the Local Backup Server............7-4 Backing Up HP OpenView Databases...............7-7 Saving Sybase 12.5.0.1 and HP OpenView Databases to Tape.........7-8 Restoring HP OpenView Databases ................7-9 viii7/12/04 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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Script File Method....................C-3 Appendix D Integrating NavisCore with HP OpenView Script File Method ....................D-1 Appendix E NMS Startup and Shutdown Procedures Starting Up the NMS ....................E-1 Shutting Down the NMS................... E-3 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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Sybase Worksheet Prerequisites ......................F-1 Using Raw Partitions for the Sybase Devices .............F-2 Using File System Files for the Sybase Devices (For Lab Only) .......F-2 Remote Backup Server Parameters ..............F-2 Acronyms Index x7/12/04 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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Figure A-6. Showserver Window (Remote Backup Server)......A-11 A-11 Figure B-1. Bulk Copy Output................B-6 Figure D-1. NavisCore/UX Installation Menu ..........D-2 Figure E-1. HP OpenView 6.2 Window ............E-2 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/04xi...
Beta Draft Confidential About This Guide The B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide provides software installation instructions for setting up your UNIX Network Management Station (NMS) platform. This task-oriented guide describes, step-by-step, the process for installing the required software for configuring Lucent switches.
(Product Code: 80199) How to Use This Guide Before you read this guide, read the Lucent Technologies Software Release Notices for Sybase 12.5.0.1, HP OpenView 6.2, and NavisCore 09.00.00.00. The following table highlights the chapters and contents of this guide.
Variable text input; user <Courier Bold Italics> <cdrompath> /docs/ supplies a value. atmcfg.pdf display... Variable text output. <Courier Italics> < cdrompath >/docs/ atmcfg.pdf User input. > Courier Bold show ospf names B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/04xv...
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Note – Notes provide additional information or helpful suggestions that may apply to the subject text. Caution – Cautions notify the reader to proceed carefully to avoid possible equipment damage or data loss. xvi7/12/04 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
The Lucent Technical Assistance Center (TAC) is available to assist you with any problems encountered while using this Lucent product. Log on to our Customer Support web site to obtain telephone numbers for the Lucent TAC in your region: http://www.lucent.com/support xviii7/12/04 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
Lucent product (NavisCore or CNM Proxy Agent) all reside on one workstation. Sybase can support all Lucent server products that reside on remote systems. For this ™ ™ configuration, Lucent recommends the Sun Enterprise 4500 (see Table 1-1 on page 1-2 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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8 GB (NavisCore / Eight • 61-300 switches NavisCore / HP OpenView / 400 MHz HP OpenView / • 16-50 users Provisioning Provisioning Server) Server / • 9 GB Disk Sybase (Sybase) B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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Sun Enterprise 450 Four 400 4 GB Each device below or Enterprise 3500 requires space on a Sybase separate (9 GB minimum) disk: • 2 GB Data • 2 GB Log B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/041-3...
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HP OpenView / NavisCore / Provisioning Provisioning Server / Server Sybase Open Client • 9 GB Data Disk System 4: Eight 400 8 GB Sun Enterprise 4500 • 9 GB Log Disk Sybase B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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Note – If you need help determining which system(s) best fits your NMS configuration, contact Lucent Professional Services through your Account representative. Note – You cannot run Sybase 12.5.0.1 with less than 512-MB RAM. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/041-5...
Common Desktop Environment (CDE) — Provides users with a desktop graphical interface on a Sun workstation running Solaris 2.4 or later. This desktop provides windows, workspaces, controls, menus, and a front panel. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networks. In addition, HP OpenView 6.2: • Manages custom SNMP devices and objects • Performs trap formatting and actions • Performs remote diagnostics and automatic status propagation B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/041-7...
(the NMS). HP OpenView provides the interface to add, modify, and delete nodes, trunks, and switch configurations from the network map and database. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
Lucent provides an installation script to install HP OpenView and NavisCore. HP OpenView/NavisCore Installation Script (install_cvux) Run this script to: • Install HP OpenView 6.2 • Apply HP OpenView 6.2 patches • Install NavisCore B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/041-9...
Chapter 8 Install NavisCore Chapter 6 Note – Before you install NMS software, fill out the Sybase worksheet (Appendix It provides parameter information you will need for the NMS installation. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/041-11...
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Beta Draft Confidential Overview Installation Sequence 1-12 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
“Installation Sequence” on page 1-10) • Have read the general requirements for network management • Have read the NMS hardware and software requirements • Have obtained the Solaris 8 patch cluster B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
The system boots the operating system from the CD-ROM drive. After several seconds, the system displays the following: Select a language 0. English 1. French 2. German 3. Italian 4. Japanese 5. Korean 6. Simplified Chinese 7. Spanish 8. Swedish B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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14. At the IPv6 dialog box, select No and choose Continue. 15. At Confirm Information dialog box, review the displayed information. If it is correct, choose Continue. To change any information, choose Change. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/042-3...
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29. At the Preserve Data dialog box, choose Continue. 30. At the Automatically Layout File Systems dialog box, choose Manual Layout. 31. At the File System and Disk Layout dialog box, choose Customize. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
Remaining unallocated space on drive after all other settings have been configured; for example, 6-GB for a 9-GB drive Slice 7 DO NOT CHANGE For swap space, 1000-MB is a minimum. 2 x RAM is recommended. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/042-5...
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Remaining unallocated space on drive after all other settings have been configured; for example, 6-GB for a 9-GB drive Slice 7 DO NOT CHANGE For swap space, 1000-MB is a minimum. 2 x RAM is recommended. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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Slice 6 DO NOT CHANGE Slice 7 DO NOT CHANGE Slice 7 DO NOT CHANGE For swap space, 1000-MB is a minimum. 2 x RAM is recommended for the whole system. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/042-7...
This can take up to 2 hours depending on the software you’ve selected and the speed of the network or local CD-ROM. 37. Proceed to “Completing the Installation” on page 2-9. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
An Installing... status window is displayed with the following message: Installing Solaris 8 Software 2 7. At the Installation Summary dialog box, choose Next. The Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 CD is ejected. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/042-9...
The download takes several minutes to complete. 7. Once the download has completed, enter the following in an Xterm window: cp 8_Recommended.zip /tmp cd /tmp unzip 8_Recommended.zip rm 8_Recommended.zip 8. When the prompt appears, enter: 2-10 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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9. Enter to continue. The installation may take up to 1.5 hours to complete. 10. When the prompt appears, enter: init 6 11. Proceed to Chapter 3, “Sybase Prerequisite Tasks.” B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/042-11...
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Beta Draft Confidential Installing Solaris 8 Installing the Solaris 8 Patch Cluster 2-12 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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You can verify if Sybase has been installed on your machine by checking to see if the directory exists and/or by trying to become the Sybase user by entering /opt/sybase the following command: B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
If you have a two or more drive NMS that uses raw partitions for the disks to be used for the Sybase installation, proceed to “Partitioning the Disk(s) to be Used for Sybase Using Raw Partitions” on page 3-3. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
2-7), consult your System Administrator before completing this section. To partition the Sybase disk(s): 1. At the prompt, enter . When prompted for the root password, enter Login root < root password > B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/043-3...
At the prompt, enter format disk b. Go to step 4 and select the disk that you did not partition. The Format Menu appears (Figure 3-1). Figure 3-1. Format Menu B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
6. When you finish defining partitions 1 and 7, at the prompt, enter partition . The partition table appears. Do not make changes to partition 2 if it uses print the entire disk. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/043-5...
Enter partition size (Entering at the prompt will allocate the remaining Enter partition size disk space to partition 2.) 8. Proceed to “Creating a Master Device on Partition 0.” B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
Figure 3-3 on page 3-12 is an example of a completed partition table after all 5 partitions have been defined. 7. Proceed to “Creating a Tempdb Device on Partition 3.” B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/043-7...
< a number equal to the value of the ending cylinder from partition 3 plus 1 > (Using Figure 3-3 on page 3-12 as an example, this value would be 5. At the prompt, enter Enter partition size 200MB B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
Figure 3-3 on page 3-12 is an example of a completed partition table after all 5 partitions have been defined. 7. Proceed to “Creating a NavisCore Log Device on Partition 6.” B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/043-9...
If you wish to define partition 7 using any unallocated disk space, proceed to “Defining Partition 7 (Optional)” on page 3-11. • If you have allocated the entire disk to Sybase databases, proceed to “Verifying Partition Sizes” on page 3-11. 3-10 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
3 on page 3-4 to partition the next disk to be used for Sybase. 6. Proceed to “Loading the Lucent-supplied Sybase 12.5.0.1 CD-ROM” on page 3-13. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/043-11...
Would you like to view (tail -f) the install log (default=y)? The Tail window allows users to view the installation log. 7. Press Return to accept the default (yes). The following message appears: B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/043-13...
Figure 3-5. Sybase Installation Menu The Lucent-supplied Sybase installation scripts are loaded on your system. The next section describes how to set up your system before installing the Sybase 12.5.0.1 software. 3-14 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
Adding user sybase. Please wait... Successfully added user sybase... Configuring the user account with environment files. -------------------------------------------------------- Enter the Database Server Name (default=< Your system’s Hostname in CAPITAL LETTERS >) ? B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/043-15...
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Sybase Server. The following message appears: You must add at least one more user account. Enter name of the user [default: nms] ? 7. Press Return to accept the default (nms). 3-16 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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9. Press Return to continue. The following message appears: Creating Additional User Accounts ----------------------------------- 1. Create User Account. 2. Proceed to the Next Step. Please select one of the above options [1-2]? B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/043-17...
Agent, NavisXtend Statistics Server (Bulk Statistics), and NavisXtend Fault Server), you must configure additional devices for these products. Call the Technical Assistance Center for assistance. See “Technical Support” page xviii. 3-18 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
“Using Raw Partitions for the Master Device” on page 3-20. • To select File System Files (for lab configurations only), enter Proceed to “Using File System Files for the Master Device (Lab Configurations Only)” on page 3-22. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/043-19...
< procs device pathname > For example, /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s4 The following message appears: Setting device permissions. Please Wait.. Device /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s4 has been set Enter the Cascade Device Path Name (e.g. /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s5): 3-20 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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REBOOT the workstation now. 9. At the prompt, reboot the system by entering: init 6 The Sybase prerequisite tasks are complete. 10. Proceed to Chapter 4, “Installing Sybase 12.5.0.1.” B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/043-21...
You also need to determine if there is enough space in the file system for master device. NOTE: Consult your Lucent manual for recommended space requirements. Press Return to Continue..Figure 3-8. Warning Window 3-22 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
6), this number depends on your disk space availability. A partition size of 200MB is the minimum value for the Tempdb Device. 6. At the prompt, Enter the size of your Tempdb Device in Megabytes enter 1000. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/043-23...
REBOOT the workstation now. 11. At the # prompt, reboot the system by entering init 6 The Sybase prerequisite tasks are complete. 12. Proceed to Chapter 4, “Installing Sybase 12.5.0.1.” 3-24 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
Before you begin, verify that you: • Are following the correct NMS installation sequence (See “Installation Sequence” on page 1-10) • Have partitioned the disk(s) using raw partitions • Have set up the system B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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The following message appears: WARNING: You need a minimum of two 400 Mhz CPUs and 1 GB of RAM in order to run this software properly. Would you like to continue? (Y/N) B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
Do you wish to continue? <y|n> [default=y]: 10. Press Return to continue. The system displays the parameters you entered and prompts you to make any necessary changes. Figure 4-2 shows an example of raw partition parameters. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/044-3...
15. SYB_Log_Dev /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s6 16. SYB_Log_Size (MB) 3601 17. SYB_tempdb_Dev /dev/rdsk/c0t2d0s3 18. SYB_tempdb_Size (MB) 1025 19. SYB_Dev_Type Enter the number of the parameter you wish to alter : Figure 4-2. Raw Partition Parameters B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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Size (in megabytes) of NavisCore log device. SYB_tempdb_Dev Pathname of tempdb device. SYB_tempdb_Size (MB) Size (in megabytes) of tempdb device. SYB_Dev_Type Type of Sybase device installation (FileSystem or Raw). The install program sets this value automatically. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/044-5...
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See the latest Software Release Notice for Sybase 12.5.0.1 for the Sybase tar file name. The following message appears: The device was found and is ready for extraction. Press Return to Continue..16. Press Return. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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/opt/sybase/ASE-12_5/bin/srvbuildres: Server ’CENTRAL’ was successfully created. Done Successfully. Creating the Data and Log devices Please wait... Running ’alter’ commands to expand the master device and the tempdb file. This may take a few moments. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/044-7...
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Now increasing number of open objects for NavisCore --------------------------------------------------- Done... Now increasing number of open databases for NavisCore --------------------------------------------------- Done... Now increasing stack guard size for NavisCore --------------------------------------------------- Done... Now increasing number of locks for NavisCore --------------------------------------------------- B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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Cleaning up temporary files..Done. Exiting Installation script. 20. Remove the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM device. 21. To close the Tail window, with the cursor in the window, hold down <Ctrl> and press C. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/044-9...
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01:22:10 2002 1> quit > exit Note – For information on Lucent-recommended patches, see the Software Release Notice for Sybase 12.5.0.1. 26. Proceed to Chapter 5, “Installing HP OpenView 6.2.” 4-10 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
Solaris 8 patches installed prior to beginning the installation of HP OpenView 6.2. If you do not, you will be required to exit out of the installation prior to completion to install the patches. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
2. Insert the HP OpenView 6.2 CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Change to the scripts directory by entering: cd /cdrom/cdrom0/cv_scripts 4. Run the HP OpenView installation script by entering: ./install_cvux The following message appears: Verifying superuser privileges..B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
NOTE: Please refrain from using the ‘kill -9 [pid]’ command since this may leave your system in an undesired state. Please select one of the above options [1-5]? Figure 5-2. HP OpenView Installation Menu B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/045-3...
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When the system reboots, the Sybase Server automatically shuts down and restarts. If you installed a two-system configuration, the Sybase Server does not shut down because Sybase now resides on another system. 11. Proceed to “Installing HP OpenView 6.2”. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
/cdrom/cdrom0/cv_scripts 3. Run the HP OpenView installation script by entering: ./install_cvux The following message appears: Verifying superuser privileges..The NavisCore/UX Installation Menu appears (Figure 5-3). B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/045-5...
NOTE: Please refrain from using the ‘kill -9 [pid]’ command since this may leave your system in an undesired state. Please select one of the above options [1-5]? Figure 5-4. HP OpenView Installation Menu B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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Creating Group Account for ‘dba’ --------------------------------- The group, ‘dba’, already exists. Creating a user account for sybase --------------------------------------- The user, sybase, already exists. Enter the Sybase environment path [default : /opt/sybase] ? B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/045-7...
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Creating Additional User Accounts Menu reappears. • To proceed to the next step, enter The following message appears when you enter The CD Installation media was found! [Hit Return to continue with the installation.] B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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If this is not the browser you would like to use, please edit the /etc/opt/OV/share/conf/ovweb.conf file after this installation. If you do not have a web browser installed, the following message appears: * * * WARNING * * * B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/045-9...
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-f /var/adm/sw/swagent.log Notes and warnings will be written to this log as well as indications of the installation’s progress. 5-10 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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Initialization complete. netmon 5469 RUNNING Loading databases... httpd unknown (Does not communicate with ovspmd.) ovdbcheck 5458 RUNNING Connected to embedded database. ovspmd: Attempt to start HP OpenView services is complete. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/045-11...
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HP OpenView Java-based Web Interface. Hit the Return key to Continue... Note – For details on the installation, review the log file /var/adm/sw/swagent.log 21. Proceed to “Disabling IP Discovery”. 5-12 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
An HP OpenView Windows QUESTION dialog box will be displayed with the following message: You are currently running Network Node Manager with a temporary password. This password will expire on <day/date/time/year>. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/045-13...
OpenView Window and Event Categories window (Figure 5-5). Figure 5-5. HP OpenView 6.2 Window To complete the installation: 1. Exit the HP OpenView window and Events Category window by selecting ⇒ Exit. 5-14 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
6. After the patches are installed, at the HP OpenView Installation Menu, enter return to the main menu. 7. At the NavisCore/UX Installation Menu, exit by entering The following message appears: Cleaning up temporary files..Done. Exiting Installation script. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/045-15...
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8. To close the Tail window, with the cursor in the window, hold down <Ctrl> and press C. Note – See the Software Release Notice for HP OpenView 6.2 to verify that you have the latest mandatory patches. 9. Proceed to Chapter 6, “Installing NavisCore.” 5-16 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
Before you install NavisCore, verify that you: • Are following the correct NMS installation sequence (See “Installation Sequence” on page 1-10) • Have installed HP OpenView 6.2 • Have installed HP OpenView 6.2 patches B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
Figure 6-1. Sybase Server Messages The first line of output indicates Sybase is running. 3. If Sybase is not running, enter: /etc/rc2.d/S97sybase 4. Verify that HP OpenView Services is running by entering: /opt/OV/bin/ovstatus B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
6. Insert the NavisCore CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 7. Change to the directory by entering: cv_scripts cd /cdrom/cdrom0/cv_scripts 8. Run the installation script by entering: ./install_cvux 9. Proceed to “Installing NavisCore”. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/046-3...
Executing this command enables you to display the installation log on the local system. The following message appears: What display should the install log xterm go to (default:0.0)? 3. Press Return or enter < local hostname >:0.0 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
The following message appears: Sybase Information Request ***************************** Enter the Sybase install path (default=/opt/sybase)? 6. Press Return to accept the default of or enter /opt/sybase < Sybase install path > B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/046-5...
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Software Release Notice for NavisCore Release 09.00.00.00 for the NavisCore tar file name. The following message appears: The CD Installation Media was found! [Hit Return to continue with the installation.] B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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Note – NavisCore releases prior to 05.xx.xx.xx do not install the Java 2 Runtime Environment. uncompressing package file..Extracting package file..Processing package instance <SUNWj2rt> from </opt/CascadeView/jre> JDK 1.2 run time environment (sparc) 1.2.2,REV=2000.03.17.13.20 ## Software contents file initialized B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/046-7...
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## Checking for setuid/setgid programs. This package contains scripts which will be executed with super-user permission during the process of installing this package. Do you want to continue with the installation of <SUNWj2rt> [y,n,?] B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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The trap log daemon is started Use 'ovstatus cvtraplogd' to check the status of the daemon. Starting the setclock.crontab script...Done. Check the Perl Path defined in dbschema file..Done. HP OpenView Configuration Continued B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/046-9...
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24. To close the Tail window, with the cursor in the window, hold down <Ctrl> and press C. The installation of NavisCore is complete. 25. Proceed to “Defining a Static Route to the NMS” on page 6-11. 6-10 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
Note – If you use Routing Information Protocol (RIP) to communicate with your network, you do not have to define a Static Route to the NMS. For more information on RIP, see the B-STDX and CBX IP Services Configuration Guide. Network 152.148.0.0...
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8. Log in as root user. Enter the password when prompted. 9. Enter the following command to add the static route: route add net < switch network number > < gateway IP address > 1 6-12 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
Contact the Technical Assistance Center for specific instructions. See “Technical Support” page xviii. Note – You can use scripts to perform backups automatically. However, Lucent does not provide these scripts. These scripts are left to your discretion. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
1> quit The following message is normal and should be disregarded: *** NOTICE: Notification of log space used/free cannot be reported because the log segment is not on its own device. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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1> dump database cascview to "/opt/sybase/backup/cascbackup. <Date> " 2> go 1> quit refers to today’s date in MM-DD-YY format. <Date> 11. Proceed to “Backing Up HP OpenView Databases” on page 7-7. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/047-3...
1> quit The following message is normal and should be disregarded: *** NOTICE: Notification of log space used/free cannot be reported because the log segment is not on its own device. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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11. Bulk copy the database to the directory by entering: storedb /opt/CascadeView/bin/cv-copydb.sh out cascview < SA user password > /opt/sybase/backup/storedb For example, could be < SA user password > superbase B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/047-5...
Looks like I'm all done! Dumping Table: cascview.dbo.Access Dumping Table: cascview.dbo.AccessTypeTable Database Schema transaction completed successfully. Figure 7-1. Bulk Copy Output A file called is created in the CVCOPY_cascview_data.tar directory. /opt/sybase/backups/storedb B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
8. Restart HP OpenView Services directory by entering: /opt/OV/bin/ovstart Note – In the event that the HP OpenView databases, application programs or associated files need to be restored, proceed to “Restoring HP OpenView Databases” on page 7-9. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/047-7...
Note – Lucent recommends daily database backups. The preceding steps create multiple backups because the date extension changes daily. Keep at least one week’s worth of database backups. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
/opt/OV/bin/ovstart Note – To restore the Sybase 12.5.0.1 and HP OpenView databases from tape: Restore the directory from tape. For example, as the root /opt/sybase/backup user, type: tar xvpf /dev/rmt/0 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/047-9...
7. Create a new database file by entering: ovdbrun -x exit -u ovdb -p ovdb The following message will be displayed: Database does not exist. Do you want to create a new database (y/n)? 7-10 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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Connecting as user “ovdb” with password Validate accessability to “tcpip 2690” database Start embedded database if needed 18. Create a new table in the file by entering: solid.db /opt/OV/bin/ovdwquery -file tables_common.solid B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/047-11...
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21. Create another new table in the file by entering: solid.db /opt/OV/bin/ovdwquery -file tables_topo.solid 22. Stop the ovdbcheck process by entering: /opt/OV/bin/ovdbcheck -stop 23. Start the ovdbcheck process by entering: /opt/OV/bin/ovstart -v ovdbcheck 7-12 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
400 /etc/rc0.d/K01sybase 6. If necessary, use vi to edit the file and change the default SA password to the password you defined in step 1 through step B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/047-13...
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Beta Draft Confidential Backup Procedures Changing the System Administrator (SA) Password 7-14 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
5. Install Sybase 12.5.0.1 client (Chapter 3 and Chapter 4) 6. Install NavisCore (Chapter Note – Refer to the latest Software Release Notice for Sybase 12.5.0.1 for any required Sybase patches. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
Sybase Server (System 1) To verify that the Sybase and local backup server are running: 1. As the root user, enter su - sybase 2. Change to the install directory by entering: cd ASE-12_5/install B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
Verifying That HP OpenView Services Are Running (System 2) To verify that HP OpenView Services are running: 1. Make sure that you are logged in as root user. You should see a prompt. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/048-3...
1. Verify that you are logged in as root on the local system. You should see a prompt. 2. In the Xterm window, enter: admintool & The Admintool: Users dialog box appears. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
< Open Client tar file name > See the latest Software Release Notice for Sybase 12.5.0.1 for the Open Client tar file name. 7. Open a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) connection to the Sybase Server by entering: B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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16. Add a static route from the HP OpenView/NavisCore Server to the gateway switch (see “Defining a Static Route to the NMS” on page 6-11). 17. See Table 1-4 on page 1-11 Table 1-5 on page 1-11 to determine how to proceed. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/048-7...
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Adding the Remote Backup Server’s Interfaces File Contents • Configuring the Remote Backup Server Note – Before you install a new remote backup server, contact the Technical Assistance Center. See “Technical Support” page xviii. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
6. Choose Apply. The system adds the remote backup server’s hostname to the Sybase Server’s host table. 7. Choose OK. The Admintool: Hosts dialog box reappears. ⇒ 8. Select File Exit. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/04A-3...
Executing this command enables you to display the installation log on the local system. The following message appears: What display should the install log xterm go to (default:0.0)? 8. Press Return or enter <local hostname> :0.0 A-47/12/04 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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. The following message /opt/sybase appears: Adding user sybase. Please Wait... Successfully added user sybase... Configuring the user account with environment files. ----------------------------------------------------------- Creating /etc/rc2.d/S98sybase..Done. Do you wish to continue? <y|n> [default=y]: B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/04A-5...
Do you wish to continue? <y|n> [default=y]: 15. Press Return to continue. The following message appears: Do you wish to extract Sybase Installation media ‘y|n’ (default = ‘y’)? 16. Press Return. A-67/12/04 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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23. Open an Xterm window and log in as the sybase user by entering: su - sybase 24. Create a backup directory by entering: mkdir backup 25. Proceed to “Adding the Remote Backup Server’s Interfaces File Contents” on page A-8. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/04A-7...
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The Server Entry Editor dialog box appears. 8. Choose OK. The Directory Service Session dialog box appears. 9. Choose Close Session. The Select a Directory Service dialog box appears. 10. Choose Exit. A-87/12/04 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
Note – If necessary, use a text editor such as vi to cut and paste the entry for from the interfaces file on the remote backup server to the REMOTE_SYB_BACKUP interfaces file on the Sybase Server. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/04A-9...
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5. Verify that the remote backup server process is running by entering: showserver If the local backup server and the remote backup server are running, messages similar to the following appear: A-107/12/04 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
1> 1> dump database cascview to "/opt/sybase/backup/cascview.dmp" at REMOTE_SYB_BACKUP 2> go 1> quit 8. Proceed to Appendix B, “Backing up to the Remote Backup Server.” B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/04A-11...
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HP OpenView backups by loading the backups on a separate test Sun workstation. Note – You can use scripts to automatically perform backups. However, Lucent does not provide these scripts. These scripts are left to the customer’s discretion. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
In addition, the output goes to the screen. sybck.out 5. Initiate an session by entering: isql isql -U sa -P < SA password > -S < database server name > B-27/12/04 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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1> dump database master to "/opt/sybase/backup/masterbackup.< Date >" at REMOTE_SYB_BACKUP 2> go 1> dump database cascview to "/opt/sybase/backup/cascbackup.< Date >" at REMOTE_SYB_BACKUP 2> go 1> quit refers to today’s date in MM-DD-YY format. <Date> B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/04B-3...
1> dbcc checkdb(master) 2> go 1> dbcc checkdb(cascview) 2> go 1> dbcc checkalloc(master) 2> go 1> dbcc checkalloc(cascview) 2> go 1> dbcc checkcatalog(master) 2> go 1> dbcc checkcatalog(cascview) 2> go 1> quit B-47/12/04 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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The backup procedures now require you to bulk copy out your Sybase database. 10. If you do not have a directory to save the bulk copy files, create a directory by entering: mkdir /opt/sybase/backup/storedb B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/04B-5...
A file called is created in the CVCOPY_cascview_data.tar directory. /opt/sybase/backups/storedb Backing Up HP OpenView Databases “Backing Up HP OpenView Databases” on page 7-7 to back up your HP OpenView databases. B-67/12/04 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
Keep at least one week’s worth of backups. Note – You can use scripts to perform backups automatically. However, Lucent does not provide these scripts. These scripts are left to the customer’s discretion. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/04B-7...
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Beta Draft Confidential Backing up to the Remote Backup Server Saving Sybase 12.5.0.1 and HP OpenView Databases to Tape B-87/12/04 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
IP-addressable nodes on your network and creates an object for each discovered node. Caution – Lucent does not support IP Discovery. Re-enabling this feature severely affects the performance of your NMS Server. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
Adding ovrepld...Done. Adding ovtopmd...Done. Adding snmpcollect...Done. Adding ipmap...Done. Enabling XNmevents for netmon and snmp collect...Done. Starting IP Discovery daemons...Done. The enabling of IP Map discovery is complete. [Hit return to continue.] C-27/12/04 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
6. At the HP OpenView Installation Menu, enter to disable IP discovery. 7. Press Return to view the Tail window. The following message appears: Disabling HP OpenView IP Configuration **************************************** B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/04C-3...
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The following message appears: Cleaning up temporary files. Done. Exiting Installation script. 11. To close the Tail window, with the cursor in the window, hold down <Ctrl> and press c. C-47/12/04 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
2. Insert the NavisCore CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Change to the directory by entering: cv_scripts cd /cdrom/cdrom0/cv_scripts 4. Run the installation script by entering: ./install_cvux The NavisCore/UX Installation Menu appears (Figure D-1 on page D-2). B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
The following message appears: Do you wish to extract CV/UX Installation media ‘y|n’ (default = ‘n’)? 9. Enter . The following message appears: Do you wish to continue? <y|n> [default=y]: 10. Press Return. D-27/12/04 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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The <SUNWmfrun> package "Motif RunTime Kit" is a prerequisite package and should be installed. Do you want to continue with the installation of <SUNWjvrt> [y,n,?] y 11. Enter and press Return. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/04D-3...
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The <SUNWcsd> package "Core Solaris Devices" is a prerequisite package and should be installed. Do you want to continue with the installation of <SUNWjvthr> [y,n,?] y 12. Enter and press Return to continue. D-47/12/04 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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14. Press Return. After the integration completes, the NavisCore Installation Menu appears. 15. At the NavisCore Installation Menu, enter to exit. 16. At the NavisCore/UX Installation Menu, enter to exit. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/04D-5...
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Beta Draft Confidential Integrating NavisCore with HP OpenView Script File Method D-67/12/04 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
Starting Up the NMS To start the NMS: 1. Log in as root user by entering: su - root When prompted, enter: < root password > 2. Start the Sybase Server by entering: /etc/rc2.d/S97sybase B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
5. To execute HP OpenView and NavisCore, enter: /opt/OV/bin/ovw & The system displays the HP OpenView root window, Event Categories window, and NavisCore Icon. Figure E-1. HP OpenView 6.2 Window E-27/12/04 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
You do not have to shut down the local Backup Server. 6. At the prompt, halt the system by entering: init 0 Shutdown time varies according to site. 7. At the prompt, power off the system. B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide 7/12/04E-3...
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Beta Draft Confidential NMS Startup and Shutdown Procedures Shutting Down the NMS E-47/12/04 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
5. Name of additional user:_____________________________________________ (nms) User’s group:______________________________________________________ (staff) Home directory:____________________________________________________ (/opt/nms) 6. TCP Socket Number of Sybase:________________________________________ (1025) 7. TCP Socket Number of Local Backup Server:_____________________________ (1026) 8. Number of Remote Users:____________________________________________ (150) B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
Complete if you install a Remote Backup Server. 1. Remote Backup Server’s hostname:_____________________________________ 2. Remote Backup Server’s IP address:____________________________________ 3. Sybase user’s home directory:_________________________________________ (/opt/sybase) 4. TCP Socket Number of Remote Backup Server:___________________________ (1025) F-27/12/04 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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Customer Network Management digital signal, level 1 digital signal, level 3 Frame Relay File Transfer Protocol gigabyte Hewlett-Packard Company integrated drive electronics Inverse Multiplexing for ATM input/output module Internet Protocol megabyte B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide Acronyms-1...
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Random Access Memory Routing Information Protocol SCSI Small Computer System Interface SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol structured query language Software Release Notice Technical Assistance Center Transmission Control Protocol wide area network Acronyms-2 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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Change, disabling IP Discovery, 5-13 5-13 Check, 4-10 4-10 integrating with NavisCore, Conventions, script file installation method, Creating, applying patches, 5-15 5-15 additional Sybase user accounts, 3-17 3-17 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide Index-1...
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Sybase backups, subsequent Sybase backups, OpenClient 12.5 extracting in a two-system NMS, Ordering printed manuals, xviii xviii Manuals Overview, 1-11 1-11 ordering online, xviii xviii Master device pathname, setting, 3-19 3-19 Index-2 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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See SCSI device addresses starting HP OpenView Services, Software requirements, installing, Solaris 8 Sybase Server, starting, CDE. See Common Desktop Environment (CDE) Common Desktop Environment (CDE), 1-6, 1-6 2-1 installing, standard method, B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide Index-3...
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HP OpenView installation, 5-14 5-14 partition sizes, 3-11 3-11 Worksheet remote backup server parameters, Sybase prerequisites, using file system files for the master device, using raw partitions for the master device, Index-4 B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide...
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