Nortel Networks NTNM13XKAB Network Wide Backup & Restore Requirements, Hardware Requirements

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This section references the various requirements, both hardware and software, necessary to support the Network Wide Backup & Restore Release 1.0 software.

Hardware Requirements

Since Network Wide Backup & Restore software has to be coresident with INM Release 5.0, the recommneded hardware platforms of choice are described in INM Release 5.0 Planning Guide under the section “INM Release 5.0 Requirements”.

Operating System Requirements

HP workstations must run HP-UX Release 10.20 ACE, and HP-VUE 3.0 to support Network Wide Backup & Restore.

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Again since Network Wide Backup & Restore software is coresident with INM Release 5.0, refer to INM 5.0 Planning Guide for detailed information on operating system requirements and HP-UX 10.20 software patches.

First Time Installation

If the workstation is purchased from Northern Telecom (Nortel), the HP-UX operating system is installed and configured.

However, the following tasks must be performed before installing the software:

•Connect the workstation to the local area network (LAN).

•Configure HP-UX 10.20 ACE according to the requirements for INM Release 5.0 (refer to HP-UX System Administration Tasks manual for this procedure).

•Modify the HP-UX kernel parameters as required (refer to HP-UX System Administration Tasks manual for this procedure). This procedure verifies the setup of the HP-UX kernel parameters described in INM 5.0 Planning Guide.

Network Wide Backup & Restore Planning Guide Rel 1.0 Standard July 1999