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Addendum to Nways Manager for Windows NT Installation Guide

Installing the Platform

The following sections apply to the installation of the platform used to run Nways Manager. If you plan on installing Tivoli NetView IT Director Edition Version 5.1, continue with "Tivoli NetView IT Director Edition Version 5.1". If you plan on installing HP OpenView Network Node Manager on Windows NT Version 5.0.1, skip to "HP OpenView Network Node Manager on Windows NT Version 5.0.1". If you already have the specific versions of either of these platforms, skip to "Installing Nways Manager for Windows NT Version 2.0".

Tivoli NetView IT Director Edition Version 5.1

Reference to Checklist:This section corresponds to step 12.

If you are installing Tivoli NetView IT Director Edition Version 5.1, then follow these steps:

  1. Insert the Tivoli NetView IT Director Edition Version 5.1 CD.

  2. Click Setup, which will bring up the NetView Setup dialog box.

  3. Enter your name.

  4. Enter your company's name.

  5. Click Continue.

  6. Select the installation drive (c: is the default).

  7. Click Continue.

  8. Select either the single user or server installation mode.

  9. Click Continue.

  10. Enter the user password.

  11. Confirm the user password by entering it again.

  12. Click Continue.

  13. Select Local or All based upon the network you would like to detect.

  14. Click Continue.

  15. Enter up to 6 community names.

  16. Click Continue.

  17. Click Restart Now.

HP OpenView Network Node Manager on Windows NT Version 5.0.1

Reference to checklist:This section corresponds to step 12.

HP OpenView Network Node Manager on Windows NT Version 5.0.1 is not provided in this package. If you have purchased this product separately, this section explains how to integrate the installation process of HP OpenView Network Node Manager on Windows NT Version 5.0.1 into Nways Manager's installation sequence.

To install HP OpenView Network Node Manager on Windows NT Version 5.0.1, follow the following instructions:

  1. Insert the HP OpenView Network Node Manager on Windows NT Version 5.0.1 CD into the drive. Allow the application to run if autorun is enabled. If autorun is disabled, then type e:setup.exe at the MS-DOS command prompt, where e is the CD drive.

  2. Click Next.

  3. Click Yes.

  4. Enter the username that you created at the beginning of the process.

  5. Enter your company name.

  6. Click Next.

  7. In the Confirm New Directory dialog box, click Yes.

  8. Select Setup Type (Typical is recommended if you are only interested in managing the local network. If you will be managing a remote network, then select Custom. Steps 9-17 apply to the Typical installation.

  9. Select whether to install IPX support by clicking Yes or No. This only appears if IPX is not currently installed.

  10. Specify the folder in which to install.

  11. Click Next.

  12. In the SNMP Configuration dialog box, enter the Community Name for the default gateway.

  13. Click Next.

  14. Click Next in the Start Copying Files dialog box.

  15. Click OK when the Cannot open input file error message appears. This will be resolved when the patches are installed.

  16. Select whether or not to view the error log.

  17. Click Finish.
Important:Following the successful installation of HP OpenView Network Node Manager on Windows NT Version 5.0.1, you will need to download and install all current patches available for the platform from: 

http://www.ovweb.external.hp.com/cpe/patches

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