Windows Integrity nPartition Guide

Introduction
Setting up the management station
Chapter 1
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Setting up the management station
A management station is often used to configure and administer nPartitions on an HP
Integrity server.
NOTE The nPar tools can also be installed on, and run from, an nPartition on the server being
managed.
If your management station was provided by HP (for example, the PC-SMS management
system supplied with Superdome servers), then all of the nPartition tools and support
components have already been installed on that system.
However, if you are providing your own PC as a management station (for example, you
have an HP Integrity mid-range server) then you must install the tools and components
on that system, using the Smart Setup media provided with your server. Refer to
Chapter 2, “Installing nPartition Management Utilities,” on page 33, for more
information on how to do this.
nPartition tools and components are supported on management stations running one of
the following operating systems:
• Windows 2000, SP3 or later
•Windows XP
• Windows Server 2003 (both 32- and 64-bit editions)
Controlling the management station remotely
The management station running the nPartition tools should be located close to the
server being managed in order to minimize the likelihood of UDP datagrams being lost
in transmission. If, as a result, you cannot access the management station directly, you
can use a remote desktop control or telnet application to access the management station
remotely. To connect to the management station remotely, you can use any of the
following applications.
Remote Control
To view the desktop of the management station from a remote terminal running an OS
other than Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2000, use third-party
remote control software such as the free VNC (www.realvnc.com) or Symantec's
pcAnywhere™.
Terminal Services
Windows Server 2000 and Windows Server 2003 include a Terminal Services feature
that allows you to create a login session different from the console, leaving the console
available for other administration tasks.
To enable Terminal Services on the management station, click its checkbox in Add
Windows Components. Windows 2000 Professional and some Windows Server
editions do not include a client for Terminal Services. Download the free client from
www.microsoft.com.