Owner's manual

Configuring the Server
You must configure these server components using the OSM Low-Level Link:
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Configure unique MSP IP addresses for your primary and backup LANs.Network
Define the workstations authorized to display the startup TACL prompt and receive the event messages
that occur during a system load.
Startup Windows
Define the users that are authorized to connect to the master service processors (MSPs) or maintenance
entities (MEs) on your server. MSP users have access to your server using the OSM Low-Level Link
only and are not user names for the OSM Service Connection.
MSP Users
Defining Users
To use the OSM client and server software, you must define the users that have access to your server. OSM allows
two types of users:
MSP (Low-Level-Link) Users
• Can log on to the OSM Low-Level Link and connect to the MSP or ME, allowing them to access a server even
when the NonStop operating system is not running.
• Have full privileges and can perform serious actions such as loading the processor or starting the system. Any
MSP user can perform any action available in the OSM Low-Level Link.
• Have an MSP user name and password.You assign and modify MSP user names and passwords using the
OSM Low-Level Link. OSM provides one predefined MSP user name, root. There is no predefined password
for the root user. For security reasons, you should immediately specify a root password. For more information,
see the OSM Low-Level Link online help.
NonStop Operating System Users
• Can connect to the server using the OSM Service Connection.
• Can perform OSM Service Connection tasks. Only super-group users (255,n) can initiate actions. Other users
can log on and perform discovery but can perform only actions that verify the presence of a resource.
NOTE: All NonStop operating system (super-group or other) users can perform all tasks using the OSM
Notification Director. For more information, see the OSM Notification Director online help.
• Can access the OSM Event Viewer.
• Have a NonStop operating system user name and password.These user names and passwords are defined
when you initialize your new system.
How to Plan Your Users
1. Define the general actions each person or group of persons will perform using the OSM software package.
2. Using the OSM Low-Level Link, define the MSP user names and passwords you will use. For more information
about defining user names and passwords, see the OSM Low-Level Link online help.
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