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

About This Document
This document provides instructions for installing, configuring, and verifying the operation of version 8.14.01
of the HP Utility Meter software (HP products T2805AA and T5462A) on supported HP servers running either
HP-UX 11i v2, or HP-UX 11i v3.
1 Intended Audience
This guide is intended to primarily be used by HP personnel who install and configure the Utility Meter
hardware and software for Pay per use (PPU) and Utility Ready Storage (URS) customers.
This guide is also intended to be used by PPU and URS customers who:
• Reinstall the HP Utility Meter software.
• Use the HP Utility Meter software graphical user interface (GUI) to make configuration changes.
• Verify operation of the Utility Meter.
• Troubleshoot the Utility Meter.
The audience of this guide is expected to have the following knowledge:
• HP-UX operating system concepts, commands, networking and configuration.
• PPU Agent software commands and configuration (for PPU installations using the PPU Agent software
to send reports to the meter).
• WBEM services and providers installation on HP-UX and Linux (for PPU WBEM installations).
• Windows knowledge (for HP/Brocade SAN switch installations).
• Disk array configuration and Command View product experience (for URS installations).
• sendmail experience and understanding of detailed information in the appropriate (11i v2, or 11i
v3) HP-UX Mailing Services Administrator's Guide at: http://docs.hp.com.
2 Publishing History
This is the sixth edition of the HP Utility Meter User's Guide for version 8.14.01 (HP part number: 5992-6220).
Publication Date: June 2009
This guide supersedes previous guides about the Utility Meter software.
3 Document Organization
For initial installation and configuration of the Utility Meter hardware and software, the following chapters
should be read:
• Preface (this chapter)
• Chapter 2 (page 25)
• Chapter 4 (page 75)
For customers who reinstall or reconfigure the Utility Meter, the following chapters should be read:
• Preface (this chapter)
• Chapter 1 (page 15)
• Chapter 2 (page 25)
• Chapter 4 (page 75)
The other chapters in this guide are provided for more specific information, such as Chapter 5 (page 89).
You can use the Index to find specific topics of interest, such as installing the Utility Meter software.
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