NonStop S-Series Planning and Configuration Guide (G06.29+)

The Planning and Configuration Process
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Install the System
Install the System
1. Install and cable the new system according to the instructions provided in the
NonStop S-Series Hardware Installation and FastPath Guide. (This step does not
include installing SWAN concentrators.)
2. Your HP trained service provider must install, cable, power-on, and configure IOAM
enclosures in the new system.
3. Install, start, and test the system console according to the instructions provided in
the NonStop S-Series Hardware Installation and FastPath Guide.
4. Start and test the new system according to the instructions provided in the
NonStop S-Series Hardware Installation and FastPath Guide.
5. Adding a super group user ID for the local operator and (if you are allowing access
to the system for remote support) for your service provider and set the passwords
and default characteristics for these user IDs. Adding user IDs and setting default
characteristics for user IDs is described in the Guardian User’s Guide.
Ask the local operator to log on to the system and verify the passwords.
6. Add the remaining user IDs required for your system, with the appropriate default
characteristics and passwords. Refer to the Guardian User’s Guide.
7. Configure passwords for the super ID, null user, and root user. See the NonStop S-
Series Hardware Installation and FastPath Guide.
8. Configure Kernel-managed swap files. See the Kernel-Managed Swap Facility
(KMSF) Manual.
9. Reconfigure the initial IP addresses for communication between the primary
system console and your system (including those needed by OSM or TSM) to the
IP addresses appropriate for your systems management environment. See the
OSM Migration Guide, TSM Configuration Guide, or NonStop S-Series Hardware
Installation and FastPath Guide.
10. Complete remaining OSM or TSM configuration tasks. See the references in Step
8. Also see the appropriate Low-Level Link or Notification Director online help.
11. Configure system attributes, including the system name and number. Refer to
Section 15, Planning for System Configuration.
12. Configure DSM/SCM using the instructions in the DSM/SCM User’s Guide. For the
minimum DSM/SCM configuration required, see the NonStop S-Series Hardware
Installation and FastPath Guide.
13. If you ordered SWAN or SWAN 2 concentrators with the system, install them using
the instructions in the SWAN Concentrator Installation and Support Guide or
SWAN 2 Concentrator Installation and Support Guide.