8.14.01 HP Utility Meter User's Guide (June 2009)

3.4.1.1 Utility Meter Software Parameters
NOTE: Many of the following Utility Meter software parameters are automatically filled in when you display
the Network Configuration dialog box. Changing the value of these fields does not change the value
of any HP-UX system parameters.
The following Utility Meter software parameters are in the Network Configuration dialog box:
• Utility Meter ID – the serial number of the Utility Meter hardware (non-editable)
• Hardware ID – copied from the Utility Meter ID (non-editable)
• Hostname – the Utility Meter's host name, for example, “machinename”
• Domain Name – the domain in which the Utility Meter is installed, for example, “location.company.com”
• IP Address – of the Utility Meter, for example, “10.x.x.x”
• Netmask – of the Utility Meter, for example, “255.255.255.0”
• Gateway – of the Utility Meter (which is used to communicate with all of the PPU and URS devices) for
example, “10.x.x.x”
• Primary DNS – for the primary domain name server (DNS) on the network where the Utility Meter is
installed, for example, “10.x.x.x”
• Secondary DNS – (optional) for the secondary DNS, for example, “10.x.x.x”
• Tertiary DNS – (optional) for the tertiary DNS, for example, “10.x.x.x”
• Meter Contact Email – the email address of the Utility Meter contact, for example,
“[e-mail]”. Up to 10 email addresses can be entered, delimited by space characters. For
the importance and recommendation for this field, see Missing Usage Reports.
NOTE: HP recommends using an email alias in your corporate email system as the contact address
for your Utility Meter. Enter the name of the alias (complete with domain name) as one of the email
addresses. Use an email alias with a small number of contacts.
• Transfer data through HTTPS – to transfer usage data through HTTPS, select this option by
clicking the radio button. The following data-entry fields appear when this radio button is selected:
• HTTP Proxy – the hostname.domain name of the proxy server
• Port – the port number for the proxy server
• Login – the account for the proxy server
• Passwd – the password for the proxy server's account
• Destination URL – this field is predefined and cannot be changed
• Transfer data through email – to transfer usage data through email, select this option by
clicking the radio button. The following data-entry fields appear when this radio button is selected:
• Email Address – display field only
• Email Subject – display field only
• Email Host – the customer's outbound email relay (optional)
• Email MXS Domain – the fully qualified domain name for sending email (must be resolvable in
DNS)
• Email Sender – umeter (do not change this field)
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