HP Integrity NonStop J-Series - Manual (Page 52)

Defining Users
To use the OSM client and server software, you must define the users that have access to your
server. OSM allows two types of users:
MSP (Low-Level-Link) Users
• Can log on to the OSM Low-Level Link and connect to the MSP or ME, allowing them to access
a server even when the NonStop operating system is not running.
• Have full privileges and can perform serious actions such as loading the processor or starting
the system. Any MSP user can perform any action available in the OSM Low-Level Link.
• Have an MSP user name and password. You assign and modify MSP user names and
passwords using the OSM Low-Level Link. OSM provides one predefined MSP user name,
root. There is no predefined password for the root user. For security reasons, you should
immediately specify a root password. For more information, see the OSM Low-Level Link online
help.
NonStop Operating System Users
• Can connect to the server using the OSM Service Connection.
• Can perform OSM Service Connection tasks. Only super-group users (255,n) can initiate
actions. Other users can log on and perform discovery but can perform only actions that verify
the presence of a resource.
NOTE: All NonStop operating system (super-group or other) users can perform all tasks
using the OSM Notification Director. For more information, see the OSM Notification Director
online help.
• Can access the OSM Event Viewer.
• Have a NonStop operating system user name and password. These user names and passwords
are defined when you initialize your new system.
How to Plan Your Users
1. Define the general actions each person or group of persons will perform using the OSM
software package.
2. Using the OSM Low-Level Link, define the MSP user names and passwords you will use. For
more information about defining user names and passwords, see the OSM Low-Level Link
online help.
Configuring Service Provider Access
Use the OSM Notification Director to configure these service provider access components:
If you want your system console to receive incident reports from your server, use the Preferences
tab in the System Configuration dialog box to designate the system console as either a primary
or backup dial-out point. Incident reports
To specify information about the personnel at your site and the location of your server for
your service provider to contact, use the Your Site Contact tab in the System Configuration
dialog box. Your site contact
If you plan to dial out information to a service provider or allow a service provider to dial in
to your server, you must configure the system console for remote notification and remote
access using the Dial-Out/Dial-In dialog box. Dial-out/ dial-in
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