Introduction to Platform Control Center PCC | HP RISS Components

2 Introduction to Platform Control Center (PCC)

This chapter introduces the Platform Control Center (PCC) administration tool for monitoring and troubleshooting the RISS and user accounts.

It includes the following topics:

•Accessing PCC, page 21

•User interface components, page 21

•User interface orientation tips, page 22

•Views for common tasks, page 23

•Updating views before printing, page 23

•Left menu views, page 23

•Monitoring and reporting , page 24

•Statuses and states, page 25

Accessing PCC

To access the PCC, open a web browser, enter the PCC server’s IP address, then log in using the administrative user name and password.

Administrator privileges are set up in the Account Manager. See "User account information" on page 53 for more information.

You can also log in as the super user, if directed to do so by HP technical support. The RISS super user login name and password are set up during system installation.

User interface components

PCC is an HTML-based application containing a menu on the left side of the page (referred to as the left menu). Use the left menu to access most views in the PCC.

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Contents

T3559-90809 Page Contents Conﬁguration Other user management featuresAccount Synchronization Account Manager AM External access ReportingPST Importer Backup system administration Audit Log14 Conﬁguring Outlook 113 140 Index 145 Figures Administrator Guide Tables Administrator Guide Page About this guide Intended audienceRelated documentation HP technical support Document conventions and symbolsDocument conventions TIP Subscription service Other web sitesProviding feedback About this guide Riss overview RIM applications for usersApplication Tasks Power off Riss power on/offPower on How to restart Riss after a power failure Opt/bin/restart Riss overview Accessing PCC Introduction to Platform Control Center PCCUser interface components PCC user interface User interface orientation tips Views accessible from left menu Views for common system administration tasksViews for common tasks Updating views before printing Mining Overview on Monitoring and reporting Smart cell life cycle states Statuses and statesSmart cell life cycle states Life cycle state Deﬁnition Importance Discovery If the cell’s status is OK, only the mirror cell has Failed Overview System StatusApplication Events Link to Overview Application Events features Account Manager ServiceApplication Events features Appliance Performance Appliance Statistics Appliance Statistics features Appliance Statistics featuresStorage Status Riss Version System Status Storage Status view featuresNot represented in the bar graph Link to Storage Status view Actual percentage of CPU use System Status view features Appliance Control view features Appliance ControlStarting, stopping, and restarting servers on the system Performance Graph Performance Graph featuresExample Appliance Store graph Link to Performance Graph view Creating performance graphs Example System Monitoring graph System Status Riss Conﬁguration ConﬁgurationDomain Conﬁguration Appliance Conﬁguration Link to Firewall Settings view Firewall SettingsSSL Conﬁguration Firewall ports Available certiﬁcate signing requests Creating a certiﬁcate signing requestDeleting a certiﬁcate signing request Installing and generating a certiﬁcate on the Http portals Installing and generating a certiﬁcate on the PCC portal Software Version Software Version view featuresDisplaying Software Version Opt/bin/restarthttp 42 Conﬁguration Account Synchronization overview Account SynchronizationCreating and running DAS jobs Creating Ldap server connections New Ldap connection Creating jobs Mapping information Mapping advanced options Assign a job to a portal Assigning Http portals Managing available Http portals Editing or deleting jobsEditing or deleting available Ldap connections Starting, scheduling, and stopping DAS jobs Viewing DAS history logs Account Manager AM Account Manager overviewLink to Account Manager view Account Manager view Account Manager view features Account Manager view featuresManaging user accounts Adding a new user Editing user account information Editing user information User account information User account information Managing groups Managing repositoriesAdding repositories Edit the relevant entries Click the Save Now! button Editing repository information Repository information Repository information Manual Account Loader Other user management featuresExporting user account information Loading user account information Error Recovery features Error RecoveryLinks to Error Recovery view Error Recovery features Repairing synchronization errors Other user management features Replication Data managementDatabase Replication This chapter discusses the following topics Database Replication features Re-Initializing db2 replicationDB2 on replica /opt/bin/repl/dbRepl status -brief -force Replication Status Replication Service General StatusData Replication Flow Data Replication Flow Link to Cloning view Smart cell cloning Cloning view features Cloning view featuresCloning smart cells copying data Rescheduling all reprocessing schedules ReprocessingEditing reprocessing schedules Link to Reprocessing view Changing the reprocessing status Using the Reprocessing Utility Viewing reprocessing history logs Repository-level retentionSearching for and editing a repository retention period Link to Retention view User Repository search results Editing domain retention periods Database and data backup Changing the retention processing statusViewing retention history logs Restoring DB2 and master conﬁguration ﬁle backups Backup ﬁle locationsDB Backup History Link to DB and Data Backup view Opt/bin/backup/db2BackupUtility -restoredb2 This will delete the content of the VolBack directoryUsr/local/tsmBackup/rotateMasterConfigBackup -restore Restoring the master conﬁguration ﬁles Reporting Event Viewer featuresEvent Viewer Searching the Event Viewer Setting the Snmp server Other Event Viewer featuresSnmp Management Downloading the Riss MIB Selecting Snmp traps Email Reporter Setting Snmp CommunityReceiving Snmp events by email Detailed email reports Logﬁle Sender Creating and scheduling email reportsDetailed Email Reports Links to LogFile Sender view RIM Management External accessMining Overview Link to RIM Management view Mining Overview view features System ServicesSystem Services features Conﬁgured Tasks Conﬁgured Tasks features Journal Mining featuresJournal Mining Selective Archiving Synchronize Deleted Items Tombstone Maintenance External access PST Importer overview PST ImporterPST Importer process Archive Request ﬁle Installing PST Importer Installation requirementsInstallation procedure Archive Request Loader Using PST ImporterCreating or revising an Archive Request ﬁle Click New Following window appears PSTLaunchMgr MaxProcesses=1 Creating a new ﬁle HPPSTInit Verbosity=3 Using PST Import Monitor Validating ﬁle from command linePST Import Monitor Parameter Description PST Import Monitor Displaying reports and log ﬁles Collecting statistics impacts performancePSTImporter MonitorPath=UNCPath Settings description Archive Request ﬁle speciﬁcationsPSTImporter Verbosity=X Tag Description Tags in Header Tags in FileSpec Sample ﬁle PST Importer Granting user access to the Audit Log repository Enabling the Audit Log featureAuditLogEnabled=true DomainLogIP=VIP for this domain Audit Log Monitoring status Setting Audit Log repository retention periods Riss backup strategy Backup system administrationGaining access to the Riss backup server Tivoli Storage Manager Smart cell data backups Separate Group VolumesTSM backup terms Policy domain structure How Riss conﬁgures TSM Adding and labeling new media Web interface Library properties Server process list Adding and labeling new media command line Restoring a smart cell Provisioner status TSM Disaster Recovery Manager Preparing the backup server for disaster recoveryExample Preparing the backup server for a disaster Things to back up Tsm INTERNALbackup db type=full devclass=DC.TAPE Tsm INTERNALset drmcouriername Joe’s courier serviceTsm INTERNALset drmvaultname Ironvault, somewhere Example 1. tsm INTERNALquery drmstatus Example Recovering the server from a disaster Recovering the backup server INTERNALaudit library LIB.TAPE command RECPLAN.RECOVERY.SCRIPT.DISASTER.RECOVERY.MODE.CMD Administrator Guide 111 Backup system administration Conﬁguring your system for Exchange and Outlook 14 Conﬁguring OutlookConﬁguring user accounts on servers Scheduler, Installing the Outlook plug-in Registry settingsUser accounts on customer servers For HKLM\Software\Hewlett-Packard\Outlook PlugIn\Cache For HKLM\Software\Hewlett-Packard\Outlook PlugIn\Search For HKLM\Software\Hewlett-Packard\Outlook PlugIn\PlugInURLsRetrievalHost=HOSTNAME Deprecated and is no longer used For HKLM\Software\Hewlett-Packard\Outlook PlugIn Installing and conﬁguring the Outlook plug-in for users Manually creating other registry settings Setting registry key for journaling Conﬁguring journal miningEnabling journaling on mailbox stores Conﬁguring mailbox mining Conﬁguring Exchange for email stub supportPublishing forms Adding mailboxes using Mail Attender Setting up Information Stores Settings view button Scheduler Set up Auto-SearchStarting Scheduler Be selected by Mail Attender Scheduling an event Enabling load balancing message by messageDocRef Host Httphost Enabling a scheduled event Editing selective archiving eventsDomain.jcml Administrator Guide 125 Selective Archiving Event window Editing journal mining events Journal Mining Event window Editing Synchronize Deleted Items events Editing tombstone maintenance events Synchronize Deleted Items event window Copying a scheduled event Deleting a scheduled event Modifying rules in Mail Attender Enter a description Modifying a rule using Mail Attender Add Information Stores window Starting selective archiving Status ViewMonitoring View Monitoring View window Location of deleted items Deleting end-user deleted items on the RissConﬁguring deletion retention PTDelItems TagUndeletedItems=False Mailbox store Scheduling deletion from Riss Deletion settings Append to a CSV ﬁle Creating a Mail Attender rule End-user delete security SetAdmin.exeCSV Columns Summary report Multiple mail stores System requirements Multiple Riss systems Temporary storage in Drafts folderSession Asp.config ﬁle has several OWA conﬁguration settings Conﬁguring the asp.conﬁg ﬁleMbarney=http//mbarney Papoon=http//papoon Changing the ASP time-out Browser functionalityMulti-user support 144 Conﬁguring Outlook Account Error Recovery view Account Manager Account Manager Service, 28 account synchronizationIndex Outlook plug-in,114 PST Importer Events PCC Repairing, 58 system requirements