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To Install OVPA Manually
HP OpenView Performance Agent
Installing and De-installing OVPA
To install OVPA on a managed node without using the management
server, follow these steps:
1. Make sure the selected temporary directory on the managed node
contains the required disk space specified in the HP OpenView
Performance Agent Installation and Concepts Guide.
2. Copy the appropriate package and installation files from the
management server to a temporary directory of the managed node.
See “OVPA Package and Installation Files” on page 229 for a list of
files and directories for each platform.
3. To install the files, enter the following command on the managed
node:
a. Go to the directory containing the package and installation files
copied from the OVO management server.
b. On Windows HTTPS managed nodes only, unzip the package file
with the command:
unzip ovpa_pkg.zip
c. For both DCE and HTTPS managed nodes, start the installation
with the command:
ovpa_inst INSTALL
OVPA Package and Installation Files
Copy the OVPA package and installation files to the install/ovpa_inst
subdirectories before starting the installation. Package and installation
files are available for the following types of managed nodes:
❏ HTTPS-based managed nodes
See “HTTP Managed Nodes” on page 230.
❏ DCE-based managed nodes
See “DCE Managed Nodes” on page 231.
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