HP XC System Software Administration Guide Version 2.1

15.2 Using the ovp Utility for System Verification
The ovp utility ensures that the H P XC system i s oper ational; it is recommended tha t you run
this utility at the end of the initial installation process.
By default , this utility includes t he following tests to ver if y that:
• The license key file is installed and licensing is working.
• Network connectivity has been established.
• The adm inistrative network is operational.
• All application nodes are responding and available to run applications.
See the ovp
(8) manpage for a compl e te list of ver ifi catio n tests.
_________________________ Note _________________________
Youshouldonlyruntheovp comm and when you have exclusive use of the H P
XC system and no jobs are running on the system.
Normally you do not need to run t his utility af ter you run it at the end of the HP XC system
installation; however, it is recommended that you run this utility regularly to verify the h ealth of
the HP XC system.
The ovp command has the f
ollowing syntax:
ovp options
The av a ilab le options include the following :
--list[=pattern]
Lists the verification tests that match the specified pattern. If the pattern is unspecified,
the default tests are li sted.
--verify pattern
Runs verificatio n tests. This is the default actio n.
--failure_action=[E|I|S]
Specifies the action to be taken should a test fail. These are the values for this option:
E
Exit immediately if the test fails.
I
Ignore test failures. This is the default action.
S
Skip the remaining tests in the same group. They are considered failed
testsaswell.
--verbose
Displays additional test output.
--help=[tests|pattern]
Displays informat ion on the ovp command or its tests.
Depending on t he type of change you m ake o r problem y ou encounter, you can run the
appropriate ovp test or tests. To list the available v erif icat ion tests, enter the ovp command
with the -l option, as in this exam ple:
# ovp -l
Test list for ’connectivity’:
etc_hosts_integrity
15-2 Using Diagnostic Tools