3.1.3 Operations after the installer finishes

(1) Set the NNMi system account password

An account password is set for the initial sign-in to the NNMi console. Use the nnmchangesyspw.ovpl script to set the password. Run the nnmchangesyspw.ovpl script without arguments, and register a password as indicated by the displayed messages.

Reference note

The system account is a special administrator account created by the installation process. It is used when you sign in to the NNMi console for the first time. It is not normally used after the creation of a user with the administrator role on the NNMi console. The system account remains enabled after the installation finishes, but it is used only to execute on the command line or for restoration purposes. For details about how to set or change the system password, see A.5 Setting the system account password.

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(2) Set the language environment (UNIX only)

Depending on the OS settings, rebooting the machine might automatically invoke the ovstart command with the setting LANG=C. In such a case, background processes will output messages in English. To prevent output of messages in English, configure the following settings to invoke the ovstart command in the supported locale at system startup.

• HP-UX

  In the file /sbin/init.d/HPSwNnm500, add either of the following before $OVHOME/bin/ovstart && echo "ovstart \c":

  LANG=ja_JP.SJIS
  export LANG

  or

  LANG=ja_JP.eucJP
  export LANG

  or

  LANG=zh_CN.hp15CN
  export LANG

• Solaris

  In the file /etc/init.d/netmgt, add either of the following before $SU_CMD /opt/OV/bin/ovstart:

  LANG=ja_JP.eucJP
  export LANG

  or

  LANG=ja_JP.PCK
  export LANG

  or

  LANG=zh
  export LANG

• Linux

  In the file /etc/init.d/netmgt, add the following two lines before /opt/OV/bin/ovstart:

  LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8
  export LANG

  or

  LANG=zh_CN.utf8
  export LANG

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(3) Check the maximum Java heap size

During installation, the maximum Java heap size (-Xmx) is set automatically according to the physical memory. Review the -Xmx value after consulting 4. Memory and Disk Space Requirements and 9.1 Systems in the Release Notes. In addition, review the -Xmx value in the event of changes to the scale of the monitoring to be done with NNMi.

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(4) Starting NNMi services

Execute the ovstart command to start NNMi services.

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(5) Create an account to serve the administrator role

Sign in to the NNMi console and create an account to serve the administrator role.

1. A window for NNMi sign-in appears.

   Enter the following URL in the window for entering the Web browser address.

   http://fully-qualified-domain-name:port/nnm/

   where fully-qualified-domain-name is the fully qualified domain name of the NNMi administrator server, and port is the HTTP port number of the NNMi Web server that was set during installation.

2. Enter the user name and password for the system account, and click the sign-in button.

   • User name: system

   • Password: The system account password created in (1) Set the NNMi system account password

3. Create the user accounts.

   On the NNMi console, under Configuration workspace > Security > User Accounts, click the New icon. Enter a name and password and click the Save and Close icon to save the user account. For details, see Configure User Accounts (User Account Form) in NNMi Help.

   Important note

   Between 1 and 40 characters can be entered for both the name and the password. Alphanumerics (A to Z, a to z, 0 to 9), underscores (_), and single-byte spaces can be used.

4. Map the administrator role to the user account.

   On the NNMi console, under Configuration workspace > Security > User Account Mappings, click the New icon, and then specify the following parameters.

   • User account: The user account created in step 3

   • User group: NNMi administrator

   Click the Save and Close icon to save the mapping. For details, see User Account Mapping Tasks in NNMi Help.

   Important note

   Do not create a new user group. Instead, select from among the default user groups.

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