NetwareReadMe.txt Table of Contents 1.0 Operating System Requirements 2.0 Installing the PowerChute Business Edition Agent 3.0 Starting the PowerChute Business Edition Agent 4.0 Stopping the PowerChute Business Edition Agent 5.0 Uninstalling the PowerChute Business Edition Agent 6.0 Using the PowerChute Business Edition SNMP Extension Agent 7.0 Known Issues with PowerChute Business Edition Agent 1.0 Operating System Requirements -The PowerChute Business Edition Agent is compatible with NetWare 6 SP3. -The PowerChute Business Edition Agent is not compatible with any JVM version less than 1.4.1. 2.0 Installing the PowerChute Business Edition Agent PowerChute Business Edition Agent may be installed manually or the install script. To install PowerChute Business Edition Agent manually: - Copy the installation files to a directory on the NetWare server - Type "java -cp :\\pbeagent.jar load" To install PowerChute Business Edition Agent using the install script: - Create a new directory "pcbe" on the NetWare server under "SYS:\" - Copy the installation files to the "SYS:\pcbe\" directory - Type "SYS:\pcbe\install" to start the installer 3.0 Starting the PowerChute Business Edition Agent Upon completion of the PowerChute Business Edition Agent installation, the agent can be started in one of the following ways: - Restart the server by typing, "restart server" (This will automatically start the agent when the server reboots) OR - Type "SYS:\\bin\startup" where is the location of the PowerChute Business Edition Agent files. NOTE: The startup script reloads "AIOCOMX.NLM". 4.0 Stopping the PowerChute Business Edition Agent To stop the PowerChute Business Edition Agent type: - "SYS:\\bin\stop" where is the location of the PowerChute Business Edition Agent files. 5.0 Uninstalling the PowerChute Business Edition Agent To uninstall the PowerChute Business Edition Agent type: - "SYS:\\uninstallPBEAgent" where is the location of the PowerChute Business Edition Agent files. - After uninstalling PowerChute Business Edition Agent, Java files will remain on your system. The remaining files are non-harmful and may be removed. To remove the files, it is necessary to unload either JAVA.NLM or AIOCOMX.NLM, then delete the "SYS:\\lib" directory from the NetWare server. 6.0 Using the PowerChute Business Edition for NetWare SNMP Extension Agent To use the PowerChute Business Edition SNMP Extension agent, the Master SNMP agent must be properly configured and running on the host NetWare server as outlined in the NetWare documentation. To start the PowerChute Business Edition SNMP agent, type: load sys:\\bin\apcsnmp.nlm The PowerChute Business Edition SNMP Extension Agent does not start automatically during server startup. To configure it to start automatically during server startup, append the startup command above to the sys:\system\autoexec.ncf file after the entry sys:\\bin\startup. 7.0 Known Issues 7.1 Issue: Disabling active scripting in Internet Explorer means that the user cannot login to PowerChute Business Edition Agent Description: The security mechanism on PowerChute Business Edition Agent will not allow the user to log in when security scripting is disabled in Internet Explorer. Solution: Do not disable security scripting in Internet Explorer. If security is disabled, open Internet Explorer and open the following menu: Tools\Internet Options\Security and enable active scripting. 7.2 Issue: An ActiveX control in the Login screen is marked as being unsafe while using Internet Explorer. Description: PowerChute Business Edition Agent requires that active scripting be enabled in Internet Explorer. Solution: Ensure that active scripting is enabled by navigating to Tools\Internet Options\Security and selecting the Custom Level button. 7.3 Issue: A Security Alert appears when you attempt to login to PowerChute Business Edition Agent while "launching programs and files in IFRAME" is disabled in Internet Explorer. Description: PowerChute Business Edition Agent requires that IFRAME be enabled to run properly. Solution: Ensure that IFRAME is enabled by navigating to Tools\Internet Options\Security. 7.4 Issue: PowerChute Business Edition Agent UI becomes distorted when you enable "Ignore colors specified on Web Pages" in Internet Explorer Description: PowerChute Business Edition Agent requires certain colors from the default palette to display its UI correctly in Internet Explorer. Solution: Disable "Ignore colors specified on Web Pages" by navigating to Tools\Internet Options menu item in Internet Explorer. 7.5 Issue: The user is not able to restart PowerChute Business Edition Agent Solution: To restart the PowerChute Business Edition Agent, first do ONE of the following: - unload AIOCOMX.NLM and then reload AIOCOMX.NLM for all ports in use, including the one used by the PowerChute Business Edition Agent. -OR- - unload JAVA.NLM, then reload JAVA.NLM and all other applications that use JAVA.NLM. Then start the PowerChute Business Edition Agent by typing: sys:\\Agent\Bin\startup where is the location of the PowerChute Business Edition Agent files. 7.6 Issue: When configuring your Internet Explorer web browser to check for newer versions of stored pages, the PowerChute Business Edition Agent does not support the "Every visit to the page" option. Solution: Configure your browser to check for newer versions of stored pages "Automatically" in Internet Explorer "Internet Options".