HP Pay per use (PPU) 4 Common Utility Meter Tasks, Common Utility Meter Tasks, Table 1 Common Utility Meter Tasks

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4 Common Utility Meter Tasks

Common Utility Meter Tasks lists the common tasks related to the Utility Meter and provides links to the information in this guide.

Table 1 Common Utility Meter Tasks

To	See
Get information about installing and configuring the Utility Meter	Chapter 2: “Installing and Configuring the Utility Meter Software”
software
Configure the HP-UX system parameters for the Utility Meter	Configuring the HP-UX System Parameters
Upgrade the Utility Meter software to 8.13	Section 2.13: “Upgrading the Utility Meter Software to Version
	8.13”
Install the Utility Meter software	Installing the Utility Meter Software
Configure the Utility Meter parameters	Configuring the Utility Meter Parameters
Start the Utility Meter GUI	Starting the Utility Meter GUI
Modify the Utility Meter parameters (such as Utility Meter contact	To Change the Utility Meter Software Parameters
email address)
Copy the Utility Meter's current configuration to a backup file	Copy the Meter’s Configuration
Configure (add) a storage device namespace	Storage Devices Namespace Configuration
Add a device to the Utility Meter	Add Device
Modify a device in the Utility Meter	Modify Device
View information for a PPU WBEM Device	View Device
Remove a device from the Utility Meter	Remove Device
Discover the physical devices (disk arrays)	Discover Physical Devices
Transfer the usage data on a CD to HP	Transfer Data through CD Task
Ensure the Utility Meter's data acquisition server is running	Meter Connection Status
Test the connection between a device and the Utility Meter	Device Connection
Verify the Utility Meter's operation	Chapter 4: “Verifying Utility Meter Operation”
Troubleshoot the Utility Meter	Chapter 5: “Troubleshooting the Utility Meter”
Verify a PPU partition is communicating with the Utility Meter	Verifying a PPU Partition
Verify a storage device	Verifying a Storage Device
Get information about the Utility Meter Site Preparation Form	Appendix A: “Site Preparation Form for Pay Per Use”
	Appendix B: “Site Preparation Form for Utility Ready Storage”
Get information about the recommended Utility Meter system	Recommended Hardware
requirements
Get information about the Utility Meter GUI tasks	Utility Meter GUI Tasks
Get information about the Utility Pricing Solutions Web portal	Utility Pricing Solutions Web Portal
Obtain this guide	Locating This Guide
Find documentation related to the Utility Meter	Related Documentation
Get information about what data is sent to HP by the Utility Meter	Appendix C: “Data Fields Sent from the Utility Meter to HP”
Get information about missing usage reports	Missing Usage Reports

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