8.16 HP Utility Meter User's Guide (June 2010)

IMPORTANT: In some of the screenshots in this guide it has been necessary to input invalid information in
order to ensure the security of certain HP IP addresses and system names. These edits do not affect any Utility
Meter procedures.
4 Common Utility Meter Tasks
Table 1 lists the common tasks related to the Utility Meter and provides links to the information in this guide.
Table 1 Common Utility Meter Tasks
SeeTo
Section 1.3: “Recommended Hardware”Get information about the recommended Utility Meter system
requirements
Section 1.6: “Utility Pricing Solutions Web Portal”Get information about the Utility Pricing Solutions Web portal
Section 1.8: “Missing Usage Reports”Get information about missing usage reports
Chapter 2: “Installing and Configuring the Utility Meter Software”Get information about installing and configuring the Utility Meter
software
Section 2.4: “Configuring the HP-UX Networking Parameters”Configure the HP-UX system parameters for the Utility Meter
Section 2.5: “Obtaining and Installing the Utility Meter Software”Install the Utility Meter software
Section 2.6: “Configuring the Utility Meter Parameters”Configure the Utility Meter parameters
Section 2.16: “Upgrading the Utility Meter Software to Version
8.16”
Upgrade the Utility Meter software to 8.16
Section 3.1: “Starting the Utility Meter GUI”Start the Utility Meter GUI
Table 3-1: “Utility Meter GUI Tasks”Get information about the Utility Meter GUI tasks
Section 3.4.1.2: “To Change the Utility Meter Software
Parameters”
Modify the Utility Meter parameters (such as Utility Meter contact
email address)
Section 3.4.2: “Copy the Meter's Configuration”Copy the Utility Meter's current configuration to a backup file
Section 3.5.1: “Configure a Device (Add Device)”Add a device to the Utility Meter
Section 3.5.2: “Modify Device”Modify a device in the Utility Meter
Section 3.5.3: “View Device”View information for a PPU WBEM Device
Section 3.5.4: “Remove Device”Remove a device from the Utility Meter
Section 3.6.1: “Meter Connection Status”Ensure the Utility Meter's data acquisition server is running
Section 3.6.2: “Device Connection”Test the connection between a device and the Utility Meter
Chapter 4: “Verifying Utility Meter Operation”Verify the Utility Meter's operation
Section 4.7: “Verifying a PPU Partition”Verify a PPU partition is communicating with the Utility Meter
Section 4.8: “Verifying a Storage Device”Verify a storage device
Section 4.9: “Verifying a SAN Device”Verify a SAN device
Chapter 5: “Troubleshooting the Utility Meter”Troubleshoot the Utility Meter
Appendix A: “Site Preparation Form for Pay Per Use”
Appendix B: “Site Preparation Form for Utility Ready Storage”
Get information about the Utility Meter Site Preparation Form
Appendix C: “Data Fields Sent from the Utility Meter to HP”Get information about what data is sent to HP by the Utility Meter
5 Locating This Guide
This guide is available from the following sources:
• The HP Technical Documentation Web site: http://www.hp.com/go/hp-ppu-docs
• The HP-UX Instant Information media (CD or DVD)
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