Getting Started with HP Domain Software Edition 5 Manufacturing Part Number: J1582-90143 E0699 U.S.A. © Copyright 1999, Hewlett-Packard Company.
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Contents 1. Introducing the HP Domain Software Who Should Read this Guide?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 What this Guide Contains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 2. Setting Up Your HP Domain Software Domain Software Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Minimum Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents 3. After Setting Up Your Server Configuring Your Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Name Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Internet Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mail Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Introducing the HP Domain Software Who Should Read this Guide? Who Should Read this Guide? This guide is intended for the HP Domain Enterprise Server system administrator. The system administrator configures and administers the HP Domain Enterprise Server and makes available network services, such as Name Services (DNS Server, DNS Client), Security Services (Anonymous FTP, Internet Services, User Accounts), and Mail Services (Netscape Messaging or Sendmail Mail Aliases) on the Domain Enterprise Server.
Introducing the HP Domain Software What this Guide Contains What this Guide Contains This guide contains information to assist you in getting started using your HP Domain software. It is applicable to the following Hewlett-Packard software products: • HP Domain Collaboration • HP Domain SuiteSpot Pro • HP Domain Service Control • Any Netscape Server product, version 3.x, purchased directly from HP Depending on which HP product you have, some sections in this guide may not apply to that product.
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Setting Up Your HP Domain Software Domain Software Installation Domain Software Installation Minimum Requirements Hardware • HP 9000 Server • 32 MB of memory (64 MB recommended for systems with high traffic) • CD-ROM drive to load the software Operating System • HP-UX 10.20 or 11.
Setting Up Your HP Domain Software Documentation Documentation The following documentation is included when you purchase the HP Domain Software: • J1582-90144: HP Domain Release Notes • J1582-90143: Getting Started with HP Domain Software (this document) Chapter 2 13
Setting Up Your HP Domain Software The HP DESMS User Interface The HP DESMS User Interface Starting HP DESMS If this is the first time you are running HP DESMS, you must run the /opt/hpwebsuite/hpsetup startup script first. To start HP DESMS, start the HP administration server by typing /opt/hpwebsuite/start-admin. Accessing HP DESMS To begin configuration of your HP Domain Enterprise Server using HP DESMS, start a web browser that supports frames and is Java-enabled (such as Navigator 3.
Setting Up Your HP Domain Software The HP DESMS User Interface NOTE To access external web pages, you must set the proxies for your browser. Using HP DESMS The HP DESMS Page The example page below shows the main areas (or frames) of a typical HP DESMS Administration web page. Depending on the particular task you are performing, some areas of the page may not be displayed. Figure 2-1 Format of the HP DESMS Page The menu tool bar is displayed on every DESMS page.
Setting Up Your HP Domain Software The HP DESMS User Interface Management of your system • Configuration: Configuration and administration of your system • Node Bank: Control of nodes in your management domain After making a selection from the menu tool bar, you select one of the action items from the menu tool bar’s associated Actions List.
Setting Up Your HP Domain Software The HP DESMS User Interface Figure 2-2 HP DESMS Action Lists * Overview * Select Host Servers * Overview * Select Host Status Reports * Netscape Admin *System Information Web * HP * Network Interface Admin * File System Status Server Setup * Top Processes * Firewall First * Processes/Who’s Logged In * Setup Network Management * Setup Measureware Templates Monitoring * Overview * Select Host * Overview * Node Bank Name Services * DNS Server * DNS Client * DNS Data
Setting Up Your HP Domain Software The HP DESMS User Interface Figure 2-3 HP DESMS Home Page NOTE The very first time HP DESMS is accessed, the Express Setup page is displayed (see figure 2-4). Thereafter, when you access HP DESMS, the HP DESMS Home page is displayed.
Setting Up Your HP Domain Software The HP DESMS User Interface customize your configuration. Each step is optional as factory defaults have already been chosen.
Setting Up Your HP Domain Software The HP DESMS User Interface • Configure Netscape servers • Change Domain administrative server password • Change network management setup • Add additional Internet addresses Remember, you can return to the Express Setup page at any time by clicking on the “Home” button located in the Menu Tool Bar of all DESMS pages.
Setting Up Your HP Domain Software Additional Sources of Information Additional Sources of Information • The HP-UX Java Release Notes contain the following information pertaining to the HP-UX Developer’s Kit for Java and the HP Java Virtual Machine with JIT: — New and changed features — Installation information — Related documentation — Problem descriptions and fixes For the latest information on Java products, including software and documentation updates, pre-releases, and patch information, visit the web
Setting Up Your HP Domain Software Starting and Stopping the HP DESMS Administration Server Starting and Stopping the HP DESMS Administration Server The HP Domain Enterprise Server Management System (DESMS) administration server can be restarted (that is, reset) and stopped from the HP DESMS web-based interface. The DESMS administration server can also be started and stopped from the HP-UX command line prompt.
Setting Up Your HP Domain Software Starting and Stopping the HP DESMS Administration Server NOTE Stopping and starting the DESMS Administration server will not affect the operation of the Domain Enterprise Server Operations Manager (DESOP) Services. DESOP is a central operations and problem-management product for distributed multi-vendor systems.
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3 After Setting Up Your Server After you have completed setting up your Domain Enterprise Server, as discussed in the previous chapter “Setting Up Your HP Domain Enterprise Server”, you can use the HP DESMS web-administration program to perform further system administration tasks, such as 25
After Setting Up Your Server configuring: • Name Services • Internet Addresses • Security • Mail Services • Netscape Servers Refer to the following sections in this chapter for information on these tasks.
After Setting Up Your Server Configuring Your Server Configuring Your Server Name Services • DNS Server You can configure your server as a DNS (Domain Name Server) Server. A DNS Server can be defined as one of the following: — Primary Server Retrieves data from the local DNS database files for hosts in the zone(s) it is authoritative for. — Secondary Server Gets its data from the primary server in the local zone via periodic “zone transfers”.
After Setting Up Your Server Configuring Your Server from the Actions List. Security • Anonymous FTP Allows a user without a login on your host to transfer files to and from a public directory. The ftp service must be allowed for Anonymous FTP to work. • Internet Services Allows you to control which internet services will be allowed or denied to remote systems requesting a service on the local host. • User Accounts Allows you to create or modify user accounts and to create home directories for a user.
After Setting Up Your Server Configuring Your Server from the menu tool bar, then select “Netscape Admin”. NOTE Your HP Domain Enterprise Server can be configured to use either UNIX Mail or Netscape Mail, but not both. Netscape Servers You gain access to your Netscape Administration Servers through the HP DESMS web-administration interface.
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