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Contents
CONTENTS
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ABOUT THIS GUIDE ................................................................................................................................................. VII
DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS ..................................................................................................................................... VII
RELATED DOCUMENTS ............................................................................................................................................ VII
USING THE MOUSE ................................................................................................................................................... IX
TECHNICAL SUPPORT ............................................................................................................................................... IX
CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED
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WHAT IS NETBEACON? ..............................................................................................................................................1
FEATURES AND BENEFITS ...........................................................................................................................................2
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................................2
Client/Server Specifications with Database Plugin ...............................................................................................2
NETBEACON CD CONTENTS ......................................................................................................................................3
INSTALLING THE JAVA RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT .......................................................................................................4
Sun Solaris Installation ..........................................................................................................................................4
HP-UX Installation ................................................................................................................................................5
Red Hat Linux Installation.....................................................................................................................................5
Windows Installation.............................................................................................................................................6
INSTALLING THE NETBEACON SOFTWARE .................................................................................................................7
UNIX/Linux Installation........................................................................................................................................7
Windows Installation.............................................................................................................................................8
UPGRADING NETBEACON.........................................................................................................................................14
VIEWING THE INSTALLATION ERROR LOG ................................................................................................................15
UNINSTALLING THE NETBEACON SOFTWARE ..........................................................................................................15
UNIX Uninstall ...................................................................................................................................................15
Windows Uninstall ..............................................................................................................................................16
WHAT’S NEXT? ........................................................................................................................................................17
CHAPTER 2. NETBEACON BASICS
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STARTING NETBEACON FROM WINDOWS .................................................................................................................19
Opening the NetBeacon Server Application........................................................................................................19
Opening the NetBeacon Client Application ........................................................................................................20
STARTING NETBEACON FROM LINUX .......................................................................................................................20
STARTING NETBEACON FROM SUN SOLARIS ANDHP-UX............................................................................................21
HP OpenView Network Node Manager ..............................................................................................................21
EXITING NETBEACON ..............................................................................................................................................23
Closing the NetBeacon Client Application..........................................................................................................23
Closing the NetBeacon Server.............................................................................................................................24
CHECKING THE NETBEACON VERSION NUMBER ......................................................................................................25
LEARNING ABOUT THE NETBEACON WINDOW .........................................................................................................26
Resizing the Windows and Dialog Boxes............................................................................................................26
Activity Indicator.................................................................................................................................................27
Trap Alerts...........................................................................................................................................................27
ToolTips ..............................................................................................................................................................27
Chassis View .......................................................................................................................................................27
Devices List .........................................................................................................................................................28
Expanding and Collapsing the Devices List ....................................................................................................29
Fields and Folders................................................................................................................................................29
Shortcut Keys ......................................................................................................................................................30
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