Visara Master Console Center Installation - Manual (Page 18)

Visara Master Console Center
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MCC Installation
MCC installation activities listed below are principally the responsibility
of Visara. See Planning For MCCSTARS Installation for more
information.
ƒ Setup and test MCC equipment.
ƒ Connect and test system interfaces.
ƒ Final configuration adjustments, such as additional user account
creation, security, console/system naming.
Critical Milestones
Although installation of the MCC is usually a quick and pain-free event,
missed milestones in the site preparation schedule will have a serious
impact on the scheduling and subsequent success of the installation. It is
Visara’s goal to eliminate delay of and disruption on installation day
through detailed and careful pre-installation preparation. Following is a
list of critical milestones that will have an impact on the successful
installation if incomplete
ƒ MCC power outlet installation.
ƒ MCC network cabling and address assignments for the MCC.
ƒ Device interface preparation, particularly mainframe console gens and
cable installation.
What’s After Installation?
After the MCC installation steps are complete, the Master Console Center
is installed and fully usable. The next steps depend on customer goals.
Following are some suggestions from Visara.
Task Monitoring
One of the easier steps to implement next is task (job, daemon, or
program) monitoring, including automated starting and stopping. Much of
the automation for task monitoring is provided as example scripts by
Visara. The customer needs only to set up the appropriate configuration
files.
Startup/IPL
After Task Monitoring is implemented, it is relatively easy to complete
full IPL automation since successful task startup is part of the IPL
procedure.