User`s guide

Setting Up the DCE Manager
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May 1999
OpenView and NetView establish a management link to devices using one of the
following methods:
H Local Area Network (LAN), using a router or LAN adapter
H Leased line
H Dial-up connection
Discovery and management of devices is straightforward over a LAN and
leased-line connections. Once the hardware and software are configured,
OpenView discovers the devices and maintains a continual diagnostic link to
them.
Dial-up connections are more problematic because you may need to manually
configure the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) software with a large number of
phone numbers, and dialing a large number of devices can take a long time.
Also, if you dial a device on an as-needed basis only, the devices appear on the
map in an unknown state (blue) when a connection does not exist.
See Appendix A,
SNMP Management Connectivity for examples of network
management connections.
Verifying OpenView Requirements (HP-UX and Solaris Only)
The following requirements must be met if you are using the OpenView
environment on HP-UX or Solaris systems:
H The DCE Manager runs on OpenView management stations and X terminals
connected to management stations only. Do not install or attempt to use the
DCE Manager on OpenView distributed consoles.
H The OpenView on-demand submap feature cannot be enabled. Set Maps to
persistent at all levels.
H The DCE Manager handles devices discovered by OpenView only. It does
not manage devices discovered and managed by remote node managers
(collection stations).
H The DCE Manager supports the default filter settings for OpenView only.