Owner's Manual

Selecting the Connection Components
The Connection consists of three major components:
l DSM is installed on systems where the DSM component of CA Unicenter is installed.
l WorldView (WV) is installed on systems where the Common Object Repository (COR) is installed.
l EM message records are installed on systems where the EM is installed.
When you select the Connection components for installation, OMCACON.exe installs the relevant files in the default directories.
Upgrading the Connection
Connection 3.2 is an upgrade to Connection 3.0 and later. If you do not have Connection 3.0 installed, you must first install it before installing version 3.2. If
you have a 2.x or older version of Connection installed, back up the ..\TNG\BIN\CAUtil.exefiletoaseparatedirectoryandthenuninstalltheConnection.
Reboot the system, restore the CAUtil.exe file to ..\TNG\BIN\CAUtil.exe and then install CA Connection 3.0 before installing CA Connection 3.2.
To upgrade the Connection on the management station, perform the following steps:
1. From the Dell Support website (support.dell.com), download and extract the Dell OpenManage Connection for CA Unicenter installation software.
2. Close all application windows before upgrading the Connection.
3. Run OMCACON.exe from the directory that you specified for downloading and extracting the installation software.
The Dell OpenManage Connection window appears.
4. Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit the installation process.
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5. Read the Dell Software License Agreement and click Next to continue.
The Dell OpenManage Connection for CA readme appears. Click Yes to proceed or Cancel to end the upgrade procedure.
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6. Click Finish to complete the upgrade process.
A message prompts you to run the resetdsm and awservices start commands.
Uninstalling the Connection
To uninstall the Connection from a management station, perform the following steps:
1. Click the Start button and select Programs® Dell OpenManage Connection for CA Unicenter® Uninstall Dell OpenManage Connection for CA
Unicenter.
The Uninstall Dell OpenManage Connection window appears.
The uninstallation procedure deletes the Connection and the associated components that were installed with the Connection.
2. Select the components that you want to uninstall and click Next.
If you are uninstalling the DSM component, an information message prompts you to run the resetdsm and awservices start commands.
3. If you are uninstalling the WV component, select the repository from which you want to uninstall the selected components and click OK.
A message indicates that the uninstallation process is complete.
4. Click Finish to complete the uninstallation process.
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NOTE: The upgrade procedure is not applicable if you are running CA Unicenter version NSM r11.
NOTE: Dell recommends that you exit CA Unicenter before uninstalling the Connection.