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Contents
Overview..................................................................................................................................... 7
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 7
Features ................................................................................................................................................... 7
HP UPS Power Protection Agent overview..................................................................................................... 8
HP UPS Power Protection Agent requirements...................................................................................... 8
Typical hardware configurations ................................................................................................................. 9
Configuration A ............................................................................................................................ 10
Configuration B............................................................................................................................. 10
Configuration C ............................................................................................................................ 11
Configuration D ............................................................................................................................ 12
Configuration E............................................................................................................................. 13
Configuration F ............................................................................................................................. 14
Configuration G ............................................................................................................................ 15
Web interface requirements...................................................................................................................... 15
Component identification............................................................................................................. 17
Front panel............................................................................................................................................. 17
Installing the HP UPS Management Module ................................................................................... 18
Required tools......................................................................................................................................... 18
Installing the management module............................................................................................................. 18
Checking the Error LED ............................................................................................................................ 20
Connecting the network cable................................................................................................................... 20
Connecting the configuration cable ........................................................................................................... 21
Launching a terminal emulation program.................................................................................................... 21
Configuring the management module for remote access ............................................................................... 22
Connecting devices ................................................................................................................................. 23
Installing the HP UPS Power Protection Agent ................................................................................. 26
Installation overview ................................................................................................................................ 26
Installing the agent on Windows operating systems ..................................................................................... 26
Installing the agent using the GUI method ......................................................................................... 27
Installing the agent using the silent installation method........................................................................ 31
Reconfiguring the agent on Windows operating systems .............................................................................. 32
Installing the agent on Linux operating systems............................................................................................ 33
Installing the agent using the installation script................................................................................... 33
Installing the agent using the silent installation method........................................................................ 34
Installing the agent on SLES 10 ....................................................................................................... 35
Installing the agent on an Itanium system .......................................................................................... 36
Reconfiguring the agent on Linux operating systems..................................................................................... 36
Installing the agent on HP-UX operating systems .......................................................................................... 36
Installing the agent locally or remotely using the Installation Script method ............................................ 37
Installing the agent locally or remotely using the SAM method............................................................. 37
Installing the agent using the silent installation method........................................................................ 38
Reconfiguring the agent on HP-UX operating systems ................................................................................... 39
Uninstalling components from Windows® systems....................................................................................... 39
Uninstalling components from Linux systems ................................................................................................ 39