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Installing the EVM Host Agent

8.Enter the fully qualified name or IP address of the Management Appliance that supports this EVM host agent.

NOTE: A fully qualified appliance name or IP address is required to establish network communication between EVM host agents and the EVM server.

A default Management Appliance name is derived as follows:

For G1 appliances: The letters “swma” and the last 6 letters of the appliance serial number

For G2 appliances: The letters “sma” and all 12 letters of the appliance serial number

If the default appliance name has changed, enter the current appliance name, as shown in the upper right-hand corner of the OSM Home Page.

For example:

If the Management Appliance name is “MyAppliance” and the domain is “dept.com,” then for a fully qualified name, enter

MyAppliance.dept.com

If the Management Appliance IP address is “11.22.333.4444,” enter

11.22.333.4444

A check is performed to verify communication with the Management Appliance name or IP address (Figure 2–7displays):

If this check fails, the question repeats. Examples of failure messages include:

The ping to MyAppliance failed. The ping to 11.22.333.4444 failed.

After three failed inputs, the fourth input is automatically accepted. This acceptance method allows the setup to continue in the event that the LAN is down.

Successful ping to <name_or_IP>.

Is <name_or_IP> correct? [ yn ] [ ? ] (default= yes):

Figure 2–7: Successful ping to Management Appliance and connection confirmation

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Contents Hp StorageWorks Hewlett-Packard Company, 2002. All rights reserved Contents Figures About this Guide Intended AudienceRelated Documentation Prerequisites Document ConventionsSymbols in Text Getting HelpHP Authorized Reseller Installation Preparation Coordinating EVM Installation ActivitiesVerifying the Host Configuration Verifying the EVM Server ConfigurationInstalling the EVM Host Agent Preparing for InstallationStarting the Installation Press the Enter key to continue ?Do you agree to the terms? yn ? default= yes License Terms GrantContinue with this installation? yn ? default= yes See FigureDetecting a previous EVM installation Done Continuing this installation Is nameorIP correct? yn ? default= yes Unmountvgsource entry? tf ? default= false Start the EVM daemons now? yn ? default= yesInstalling the EVM Host Agent Completing the Installation Manually Starting and Stopping the EVM Host AgentModifying System Files During Installation and Removal Removing the EVM Host Agent Coordinating Removal ActivitiesStarting the Removal Stopping the EVM daemons and removing EVM promptCompleting the Removal Removal statusPage Reinstalling the EVM Host Agent One-step ReinstallationTwo-step Reinstallation Page Glossary See also OSM See also OpenView Page Index EVMIndex-2
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