About This Document, Intended Audience

About This Document

This document provides instructions for installing, configuring, and verifying the operation of version 8.13 of the HP Utility Meter software (HP products T2805AA and T5462A) on supported HP servers running either HP-UX 11i v2, or HP-UX 11i v3.

1 Intended Audience

This guide is intended to primarily be used by HP personnel who initially install and configure the Utility Meter hardware and software for Pay per use (PPU) and Utility Ready Storage (URS) customers.

This guide is also intended to be used by PPU and URS customers who:

•Reinstall the HP Utility Meter software and make configuration changes.

•Use the HP Utility Meter software graphical user interface (GUI) to change Utility Meter parameters.

•Verify operation of the Utility Meter.

•Troubleshoot the Utility Meter. (For example, if HP stops receiving usage data from the Utility Meter and corrective action is necessary.)

The audience of this guide is expected to have the following knowledge:

•HP-UX operating system concepts, commands, and configuration

•PPU Agent software commands and configuration (for PPU installations using the PPU Agent software to send reports to the meter)

•WBEM Services and providers installation on HP-UX and Linux (for PPU WBEM installations).

•Disk array configuration and Command View product experience (for URS installations)

•sendmail experience and understanding of detailed information in the appropriate (11i v2, or 11i v3) HP-UX Mailing Services Administrator's Guide at: http://docs.hp.com.

2 Publishing History

This is the fifth edition of the HP Utility Meter User's Guide for version 8.13 (HP part number: T2805-90008).

Publication Date: August 2008

This guide supersedes the previous guides:

•The initial HP Utility Meter User's Guide for version 8.13 which is included with the Utility Meter software and is located at: /opt/meter/share/doc/UtilityMeterUserGuide.pdf

•The HP Utility Meter User's Guide for version 8.12.03 which is included with the Utility Meter software and is located at: /opt/meter/share/doc/UtilityMeterUserGuide.pdf

3 Document Organization

For initial installation and configuration of the Utility Meter hardware and software, the following chapters should be read:

•Preface (this chapter)

•Chapter 2 (page 25)

•Chapter 4 (page 77)

For customers who reinstall or reconfigure the Utility Meter, the following chapters should be read:

•Preface (this chapter)

•Chapter 1 (page 15)

•Chapter 2 (page 25)

•Chapter 4 (page 77)

The other chapters in this guide are provided for more specific information, such as Chapter 5 (page 89).

You can use the Index to find specific topics of interest, such as installing the Utility Meter software.

1 Intended Audience