HP D6030A - NetServer - E50 User manual

HP NetServer AutoPilot
Installation Guide
HP Part No. 5965-2354
Printed in USA •August 1996

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subject to the following:
Use. "Use" means storing, loading, installing, executing or displaying the Software.
You may not modify the Software or disable any licensing or control features of the
Software. The software resides on the HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM and consists
of two pieces: the HP AutoPilot Client software and the NSA Server software.
•The NSA Server software may be installed and used on one or more HP NetServer
(E series).
•The HP AutoPilot Client software may be installed on one or more client
workstation connected to a network that includes HP NetServer E series systems.
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not be required for limited disassembly or decompilation. Upon request, you will
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Software Product Limited Warranty
Ninety-Day Limited Software Warranty
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software product will execute its programming instructions when all files are properly
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or error free. In the event that this software product fails to execute its programming
instructions during the warranty period, Customer’s remedy shall be a refund or
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Customer’s alternate remedy shall be a refund of the purchase price upon return of the
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be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of
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defective during the warranty period, Customer’s remedy shall be to return the media
to HP for replacement. Should HP be unable to replace the media within a reasonable
amount of time, Customer’s alternate remedy shall be a refund of the purchase price
upon return of the product and destruction of all other non-removable media copies of
the software product.
Notice of Warranty Claims
Customer must notify HP in writing of any warranty claim not later than thirty (30)
days after the expiration of the warranty period.
Limitation of Warranty
HP makes no other express warranty, whether written or oral, with respect to this
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limited to the 90-day duration of this written warranty. Some states or provinces do
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shall HP be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential
damages (including lost profit) whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other
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Obtaining Warranty Service
You may obtain Warranty service from your Authorized HP Reseller or HP Sales and
Service Office.
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Technical Support
Telephone Support
The HP-supplied hardware and software in HP servers are covered by no-charge
telephone assistance during the warranty period. In some geographic areas this
telephone support is provided by Hewlett-Packard; in other areas, telephone support is
provided by your reseller.
For non-HP-supplied products, support numbers are included in the product
documentation or are available from your reseller.
Hewlett-Packard provides telephone assistance in installing, configuring, and
diagnosing the server such that one local client PC is able to log into an HP-supported
network operating system.
Assistance with additional functions, such as system design, operating system
upgrades, or performance optimization—and assistance with other technical areas,
such as cabling, non-HP hardware, or multiple operating system environments—is
available from Hewlett-Packard, resellers, or consultants at additional charge. For
example, HP offers Network Phone-In Support Service with a 7-day, 24-hour option
for network operating systems and multi-vendor hardware. Contact your local HP
office for details.
Obtaining HP Repair and Telephone Support
U.S. and Canada. For hardware service and telephone support, contact either:
•Participating Service Authorized HP Personal Computer Reseller
•HP Customer Support Center (Colorado) (1 970) 635-1000 from 6 AM to
8 PM Mountain Time on Monday through Friday and from 9 AM to 3 PM
Mountain Time on Saturday
Europe. For hardware service and telephone support, contact either:
•Participating Service Authorized HP Personal Computer Reseller
•HP Customer Support Center (Amsterdam):
Dutch language ([phone]
English language ([phone]
German language ([phone]
French language ([phone]

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Italian language ([phone]
Spanish language ([phone]
Other countries. For hardware service, contact your local HP office. For telephone
support, contact your authorized HP reseller.
Using Other Information Services
Worldwide, access the HP NetServer World Wide Web home page:
http://www.hp.com/go/netserver
For software patches and driver updates:
In the US, access the HP PC Support BBS: [phone]
Worldwide, access the HP FTP Server:
ftp.netserver.hp.com
LOGON: anonymous
PASSWORD: <your e-mail address>
For more information on the product:
HP Audio Tips & Fax Info (HPFirst): [phone] or [phone]
For information on CompuServe call
[phone] U.S.
[phone] Canada
After logging in to CompuServe, type GO HPSYS to get onto the HP Forum.

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Documentation
HP NetServer AutoPilot includes the following documentation:
•This guide, which describes how to install and use HP AutoPilot to manage your
HP NetServer E Series network servers.
•HP AutoPilot application on-line help.
•The HP AutoPilot README file. For the client and your NetWare servers, a
version of this file is available from the "HP NetServer AutoPilot" program group
on your Windows client. For your Windows NT servers, a version of this file is
available in the "HP NetServer AutoPilot" program group. Use these README
files to obtain the very latest information about HP AutoPilot.

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Contents
Quick Start ...............................................................................................................1
Steps for Servers Running Novell NetWare.......................................................1
Steps for Servers Running Microsoft Windows NT.............................................2
1 Introducing HP NetServer AutoPilot....................................................................5
Alarms List ........................................................................................................7
HP AutoPilot Features...........................................................................................7
An Overview of Client/Server Management...........................................................8
Audience Assumptions ..........................................................................................9
HP AutoPilot Software Components ......................................................................9
Required Hardware and Software........................................................................10
HP NetServer Hardware Required...................................................................10
HP NetServer Software Required....................................................................11
HP AutoPilot Client Hardware Required...........................................................11
HP AutoPilot Client Software Required............................................................12
2 Installing HP NetServer AutoPilot......................................................................13
Running the HP AutoPilot Client Installation Program..........................................14
Installing NSA Software on Your Novell NetWare Servers...............................16
Installing NSA Software on Your Windows NT Servers....................................18
3 Using HP NetServer AutoPilot............................................................................21
Running HP NetServer AutoPilot.........................................................................21
HP NetServer AutoPilot Notifications and Alarms............................................22
Response Options ...........................................................................................23
A Customizing the HP AutoPilot HP NetServer....................................................25
Installing NSA Software Agents Manually on NetWare Servers ...........................25
Loading the ASR Software for Novell NetWare................................................25
ASR NLM Files and Parameters for NetWare..................................................26
ASR Program Files and Parameters for Windows NT......................................27
B Glossary of Network Terminology ....................................................................29
Index.......................................................................................................................33

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Quick Start
HP NetServer AutoPilot is software that notifies you of problems with your HP
NetServer E Series servers. Installation has two parts: Server software and Client
software. Steps for installing the software differ depending upon whether you have
servers running Novell NetWare or Microsoft Windows NT. If you are an experienced
network administrator, the following Quick Start procedures may be all you need to
install HP AutoPilot.
NOTE Be sure to review the "Required Hardware and Software" section of
Chapter 1 before proceeding.
Steps for Servers Running Novell NetWare
Before proceeding: Identify and list the network names of all the Novell
NetWare servers you want to monitor before starting installation. In addition, be sure
you have supervisor-level privileges for the Novell NetWare servers you want to
include.
At the Client Workstation:
¨ Step 1 Run setup at the client workstation
Insert the HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM in your HP AutoPilot Client's CD-
ROM drive. From the Windows Program Manager, run setup.exe located in the
autoplt subdirectory.
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Step 2 Select an install option
For an initial installation, choose the default option, "Install HP AutoPilot with
the option to install the Server Software." For servers running Novell NetWare,
HP AutoPilot software may be installed on both the client and server(s) while
you're at the client workstation.
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Step 3 Select HP NetServers to monitor
For servers running Novell NetWare, installation of the supporting Server software
is also accomplished at the client workstation. From the displayed list, add the HP
NetServers you want to monitor to the "Managed Servers" list box.

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At the HP NetServer:
¨ Step 1 Restart the HP NetServer(s)
When HP AutoPilot Client setup is finished, the HP AutoPilot icon appears in the
display, or, in Windows 95, on the program bar. With HP AutoPilot installed and
running at the client workstation, restart each installed HP NetServer.
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Step 2 Verify connection
To complete the installation you must restart each HP NetServer on which you
installed the server software. A verification message from the HP NetServer is
then sent to your HP AutoPilot Client letting you know that installation was
successful.
Steps for Servers Running Microsoft Windows NT
At the Client Workstation:
¨ Step 1 Run setup at the client workstation
Insert the HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM in your HP AutoPilot Client's CD-
ROM drive. From the Windows Program Manager, run setup.exe located in the
autoplt subdirectory.
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Step 2 Select an install option
For an initial installation, choose the default option, "Install HP AutoPilot with
the option to install the Server Software."
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Step 3 Note the TCP/IP address of the HP AutoPilot Client
Be sure to make note of the TCP/IP address of your HP AutoPilot Client when it is
displayed at the end of the HP AutoPilot Client setup. You'll need this address
when you install the NSA software on your HP NetServers.

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At the HP NetServer:
Before proceeding: When HP AutoPilot Client setup is finished, the HP AutoPilot
icon appears in the display, or, in Windows 95, on the program bar. However, you still
need to install the Server software at each Windows NT server you want to monitor
with HP AutoPilot. Be sure you have administrator privileges for those Windows NT
servers.
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Step 1 Verify SNMP services at the HP NetServer
Be sure your Windows NT server provides TCP/IP and SNMP services. Set up
SNMP services to include the community name and trap destination address (IP
address) of your HP AutoPilot client workstation (identified in Step 3 in the
preceding section).
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Step 2 Run HP NetServer setup
Insert the HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM in your HP AutoPilot Client's CD-
ROM drive, and run setup.exe, located in the autoplt/server/winnt subdirectory.
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Step 3 Restart the HP NetServer
If SNMP is running, HP AutoPilot setup stops it for you while it finishes
installation. When setup is complete, HP AutoPilot prompts you to restart. You
must restart the HP NetServer to complete the installation.
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Step 4 Verify connection
After restarting all the NetServers on which you have installed the HP AutoPilot
server software, a verification message is sent from the HP NetServer to your HP
AutoPilot Client letting you know that installation was successful.

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1 Introducing HP NetServer AutoPilot
HP NetServer AutoPilot is a software tool you can use to monitor and manage HP
NetServer E Series systems installed in a Local Area Network (LAN). HP AutoPilot
Client software, in conjunction with NSA software installed on your HP NetServers,
can simplify network administration.
Figure 1: HP AutoPilot Client on a Local Area Network

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By assigning a client workstation to network management, you can use HP AutoPilot
to oversee all HP NetServer E Series connected on the local network. HP AutoPilot
helps manage your HP NetServers by:
•monitoring the operations of multiple HP NetServers—even if they are running
different network operating systems. HP AutoPilot provides immediate notification
of network problems.
•alerting you to potential problems. Server up-time is critical to your business. You
want to be able to identify problems—and if possible fix them—before you get
calls from your users.
A typical HP AutoPilot notification is shown in Figure 2. In this case, the HP
NetServer "Seattle" is notifying the HP AutoPilot Client via the network that a hard
drive is nearing total storage capacity.
Special NSA software "agents" running on the server's network operating system
(NOS) have relayed information to the HP AutoPilot Client about the changed
condition at the server "Seattle."
Figure 2: Typical HP AutoPilot Alarm Notification

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The HP AutoPilot Client notification advises that a change (in this case a notice of
"Capacity minor level") has occurred at an HP NetServer "SEATTLE". The date and
time of the alarm are also noted.
NOTE If you are experienced with network installations, see the preceding "Quick
Start" section for a brief outline of HP AutoPilot setup.
Alarms List
The table below lists the types of monitoring and alarm notifications that may be sent
to your HP AutoPilot Client.
Table 1. HP NetServer AutoPilot Monitor and Alarm Capabilities
Status and Alarm Capabilities Description
Server SCSI status Warns you of SCSI adapter and device problems
HP Disk System Warns you of predicted SCSI disk drive failures
Storage Capacity Planning Helps track a server's volume usage
Server Network Cards Monitors PC LAN adapter card performance
statistics and notifies you if any threshold values
are exceeded
HP AutoPilot Features
Key features of HP NetServer AutoPilot include:
•An easy-to-use, intuitive 'stoplight' interface
•Problem identification, coupled with appropriate remedies
•Centralized monitoring of multiple HP NetServers running either Novell NetWare
or Windows NT operating systems
•Alarms to notify you of HP NetServer disk space capacity, network interface card
(NIC) status, SCSI adapter and device problems, and potential HP NetServer SCSI
hard disk problems
•Multiple HP AutoPilot Client support. Data from monitored HP NetServers can be
directed to more than one workstation.
•Automatic Server Restart (ASR) capabilities

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NOTE For information about HP AutoPilot that was not available when this guide
was published, see the HP AutoPilot README.WRI file. To view this file,
click the README icon in the HP AutoPilot Program Manager Group.
An Overview of Client/Server Management
In a typical client/server network, the server supplies data management, and
information-sharing services to multiple clients. This arrangement makes for efficient
use of computer resources because network devices can be pooled and made available
to all connected computers. In addition, client workstations and network servers can
work together by splitting processing work between the "front-end" client and the
"back-end" server.
NetServer
Client
=Data
Database
Printer AutoPilot
Client Client
HP NetServer sends notification
and alarms to a designated
workstation (the AutoPilot Client).
You are then notified of problems
as they occur at each HP
NetServer connected to your
local area network (LAN).
AutoPilot Client A
workstationonaLAN
designated to receive
information about operating
conditions at networked HP
NetServers.
Figure 3: HP AutoPilot Network Management on a LAN
As networks become more complex, the servers need to be carefully monitored and
their performance tracked. You need to know when a server is experiencing problems,
or if it is likely to have problems in the near future. This is where HP NetServer
AutoPilot fits in. To get prompt notification of server operations, you can use HP
AutoPilot on any existing network that includes HP NetServer E Series.