Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS
Remote Systems Management Guide

Contents

Preface
Preface	Preface
Part 1
Part 1	Introduction
Chapter 1
1	Overview of Remote Management
1.1	Architecture and Implementation
1.2	Remote Management Capabilities
Chapter 2
2	Getting Started with the ACMS Remote Manager
2.1	Running the ACMS Remote Manager
2.1.1	Server Node Setup
2.1.1.1	Verify Portmapper (RPC) Setup
2.1.1.2	Run the ACMS Postinstallation Procedure
2.1.1.3	Define Process Logicals and Symbols
2.1.1.4	Prepare the ACMS Environment
2.1.1.5	Start the ACMS Remote Manager
2.1.2	Client Node Setup
2.1.2.1	Run ACMS_POST_INSTALL.COM
2.1.2.2	Copy Files and Define Symbols
2.1.3	Communicate with the Remote Manager
2.2	TCP/IP Setup
2.2.1	Set Up the Portmapper (RPC)
2.2.1.1	Determine the Current Portmapper Configuration
2.2.1.2	Remove the Existing Portmapper Configuration
2.2.1.3	Configure the Portmapper
2.2.2	Set Up SNMP
2.2.2.1	Determine the Current SNMP Configuration
2.2.2.2	Remove the Existing SNMP Configuration
2.2.2.3	Configure SNMP
2.2.2.4	Test SNMP
2.3	Remote Manager Setup
2.3.1	Run the Postinstallation Procedure
2.3.2	Define Process Logicals and Symbols
2.3.3	Review and Update the Configuration File
2.3.4	Start the Remote Manager
2.3.5	Communicate with the Remote Manager
2.3.5.1	Using ACMSMGR and Logging In Explicitly
2.3.5.2	Using ACMSMGR and a Proxy Account
2.4	Troubleshooting the ACMS Remote Manager Startup
2.4.1	Problems Starting ACMS
2.4.2	Problems Starting the ACMS Remote Manager
2.4.2.1	ACMS$MGMT_SERVER.OUT Messages
2.4.2.2	Remote Manager Log Entries
2.4.3	Problems with the ACMSMGR Utility
2.4.3.1	ACMSMGMT-W-NOCLNT_ATTACH Messages
2.4.3.2	ACMSMGR Hangs
Chapter 3
3	Managing the Remote Manager
3.1	Overview
3.2	Configuring Remote Manager Startup
3.2.1	How to Run the ACMSCFG Utility
3.2.2	Displaying Current Values
3.2.3	Changing Values
3.3	Starting and Stopping the Remote Manager
3.3.1	Remote Manager Startup
3.3.2	Remote Manager Shutdown
3.4	Logging In to the Remote Manager
3.4.1	Authentication
3.4.1.1	Logging In
3.4.1.2	Proxy Accounts
3.4.2	Authorization
3.4.2.1	Read Access
3.4.2.2	Write Access
3.4.2.3	Operate Access
3.5	Starting and Stopping Interfaces
3.5.1	Using ACMSCFG to Enable or Disable Interfaces
3.5.2	Using ACMSMGR to Start or Stop Interfaces
3.6	Modifying Management Parameters
3.6.1	Using ACMSCFG to Modify Management Parameters
3.6.2	Using ACMSMGR to Modify Management Parameters
3.7	Managing Log Files
3.7.1	Setting Audit Levels
3.7.2	Displaying Audit Messages
3.7.3	Resetting the Audit Log
Chapter 4
4	Using the Remote Manager to Manage ACMS
4.1	Managing Data Collection
4.1.1	Entities, Classes, Names, and Collections
4.1.2	Starting and Stopping Collections
4.1.2.1	Using ACMSCFG to Start or Stop Collections
4.1.2.2	Using ACMSMGR to Start or Stop Collections
4.1.2.3	Using SNMP to Start or Stop Collections
4.2	Displaying Collected Data
4.2.1	Using ACMSMGR to Display Collected Data
4.3	Managing ACMS Using the Remote Manager
4.3.1	Types of Variables
4.3.1.1	Stored Variables
4.3.1.2	Active Variables
4.3.2	How the Remote Manager Makes Changes
4.3.3	Using ACMSMGR to Modify the ACMS Run-Time System
4.3.4	Using SNMP to Modify the ACMS Run-Time System
4.3.4.1	Starting and Stopping Processes Using SNMP
4.3.4.2	Adding and Deleting Rows Using SNMP
4.3.4.3	Replacing Application Procedure Servers Using SNMP
4.3.5	Using ONC RPC to Modify the ACMS Run-Time System