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

• /var/opt/meter — Location of transport directories and files sent off to HP
• /sbin/init.d/umeter — Startup/shutdown script for Utility Meter software
CAUTION: Do not write, delete, or modify any files in the following directories, including their subdirectories:
/var/opt/meter•
• /opt/meter
• /etc/opt/meter
These directories are used exclusively by the Utility Meter software. Adding, removing, or modifying files in
these directories affects the operation of the Utility Meter.
1.5 Installation and Support Services
The initial installation of the Utility Meter cannot be performed by the customer. An installation service (either
HP part number HA113A1 Option 57B for PPU or HA113A1 Option 57U for URS) is required for Utility
Meter installation. An HP Services representative installs the Utility Meter by using the Service Delivery Guide
(SDG) and the Utility Meter User’s Guide (this guide).
After the initial installation is complete, customers can reconfigure, reinstall, or upgrade the Utility Meter
software. For details of installing the Utility Meter software, see Chapter 2: “Installing and Configuring the
Utility Meter Software”.
Hardware maintenance is covered by the standard warranty that comes with the HP Integrity server. Software
support is delivered by the local country's HP Response Center.
1.6 Utility Pricing Solutions Web Portal
HP maintains a public Web portal that displays the usage data for Utility Pricing Solutions (UPS) resources
under a PPU or URS contract. The UPS Web portal is located at: http://www.hp.com/go/payperuse. The
Web portal now uses the standard HP Passport single sign-in process. If you do not have a Passport ID,
please click the Register link. If you have an existing Passport ID, please click the Sign-in link. Previous
UPS portal users will be given the opportunity to migrate their UPS settings after creating a Passport ID and
signing-in for the first time. Registration to the portal is free. The UPS Web portal provides usage information
for the following UPS programs:
• Instant Capacity (iCAP)
• Pay per use (PPU)
• Utility Ready Storage (URS)
Viewing the usage of a UPS resource on the portal is secure because a unique identifier is required to register
a PPU server, URS disk array, URS VLS device, or URS SAN switch (see Section 3.5.3: “View Device” for
information about finding the unique identifier for a PPU WBEM Partition/Server). Additionally, a customer
may request that their PPU or URS usage data is not viewable from the UPS Web portal.
1.7 Usage Data Transport to HP
Usage data flows from UPS resources (server partitions, disk arrays, VLS devices or SAN switches) to the
Utility Meter. HP’s PPU/URS metering system is designed with the customer’s security and confidentiality
foremost in mind. The Utility Meter encrypts the data before transmission to HP. Usage data flows
unidirectionally from the Utility Meter to HP. No data, invoices, or other potentially sensitive information ever
flows from HP into your Utility Meter, PPU partitions, or URS devices.
The Utility Meter can be configured with either of the following data transport methods:
• HTTPS – HTTPS is the default data transport between the Utility Meter and HP. SSL encryption, using a
1024-bit key, is used to ensure data privacy. The HTTPS connection to HP can be through a proxy
server if the customer’s network does not permit direct HTTPS connections to the Internet. HTTPS is the
recommended data transport between the Utility Meter and HP. Traffic between the Utility Meter and
HP is only initiated from the Utility Meter side, never from the HP side.
• email – Customers can also choose to transport data using encrypted email. The email data transport
is unidirectional – it only transmits usage data from the Utility Meter to HP. The Utility Meter does not
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