Installation Note for ADM V2.0: 1, create any directory, for example, called adm20, 2, download the following programs ADMV20.EXE (3.1 MB) ADM20HLP.EXE (5 MB) DOCUMENT.EXE (6.1 MB) ADMIN.EXE (4.2 MB) LOCAL.EXE (4.6 MB) and copy all files into adm20 directory 3, run all self-extracting files to restore the file structure 4, Browse README file for more ADM Information =================================================================================== Acer Advanced Desktop Manager (ADM) v2.0 for Windows 95 Jun. 30, 1997 Copyright (c) 1996-1997 Acer Inc. All Rights Reserved For your system to operate properly, we recommend you to read the README file carefully. The README file contains additional information that are not found in user's guide or online help files. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table Contents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. What's new in ADM version 2 ? 2. Notice for ADM network users 3. How to configure SNMP with SNMP Configuration Wizard 4. Troubleshooting abnormal service layer database ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. What's new in ADM version 2 ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This package includes the ADM user's guide. For CD package, see the \\document for the user's guide document files. The ADM program is also bundled with two other utilities necessary for facilitating the SNMP configuration and troubleshooting database when crashed. Refer to section 3 for instructions on how to configure SNMP. Refer to section 4 for information on how to troubleshooting database service layer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Notice for ADM networking users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you are using ADM as network management system, read this section and follow the listed procedures to enable ADM to function properly. To install the ADM Local Package: 1. Install and configure the TCP/IP protocol. Refer to the Windows 95 user's guide or Windows 95 Resource kit for information. 2. Install and configure the SNMP service. Refer to the ADMv2-a.doc file in the \\document directory for details. *NOTE* Since Windows 95 does not fully provide a configuration utility for SNMP, we decided to include an easy-to-use utility for configuring the SNMP service in this ADM version. For information on how to use the utility, see section 3. 3. Install the IBM SVA package (see the \\sva directory in the CD package). 4. Install the ADM Local package (see the \\local directory in the CD package). When prompted to select the installation option, choose the Fully option. To install the ADM Admin Package: 1. Install and configure the TCP/IP protocol. Refer to the Windows 95 user's guide or Windows 95 Resource kit for information. 2. Install and configure the SNMP service. Refer to the ADMv2-a.doc file in the \\document directory for details. *NOTE* Since Windows 95 does not fully provide a configuration utility for SNMP, we decided to include an easy-to-use utility for configuring the SNMP service in this ADM version. For information on how to use the utility, see section 3. 3. Install the IBM SVA package (see the \\sva directory in the CD package). 4. Install the ADM Admin package (see the \\admin directory in the CD package). If you want to change a machine that is previously configured as Client (monitored) machine to an Administrator machine, you must uninstall the previously installed Local package before you install the Admin package. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. How to configure SNMP with SNMP Configuration Wizard ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ After you install the "To help the ADM network users configure SNMP", the SNMP configuration Wizard is added to your ADM folder. Use this wizard to configure SNMP. To do this, follow the procedures listed below: 1. From the ADM folder, double-click the SNMP Configuration Wizard to launch the program. 2. The first wizard page will guide you in adding a community string. The default community string is "public". We recommend that you select the default and go to the next wizard page. You can add a community string of your choice depending on your network layout. Adding a Community String: Enter a community string in the upper edit box and click the Add button. This adds your entry in the Communities list box. Removing a Community String: From the Communities list box, select the community string that you want to remove. Then click on the Remove button. 3. Click the Next button to go the next wizard page. This page will guide you in adding an authorized management station within the "public" community. We recommend you not to change anything in this page and just accept the defaults. Then skip to the next wizard page. Adding a Management Station: Select the desired community from the Community list box. Enter the IP address in the upper edit boxes. Then click the Add button to add your entry in the list box. Removing a Management Station: From the authorized IP address list box, select the IP address of the Management station that you want to remove. Then click on the Remove button. 4. Click the Next button to go to the next wizard page. This page will guide you in configuring the trap destination and in enabling/disabling the trap service. Click on Enable Authentication Traps button. A dot mark should appear on the button. Then add the trap destination IP address in the desired community. Enabling/Disabling Trap Service: Click the Enable Authentication Traps button to enable the trap service. When enabled, a dot mark appears on the button. To disable, click the button again. Notice that when disabled, no dot mark appears on the button. Adding a Trap Destination: Select a community string from the Community list box. Enter the destination IP address in the upper edit boxes. Then click the Add button to add your entry in the list box. Removing a Trap Destination: Select an IP address from the list box and click on the Remove button. *NOTE* To enable the ADM trap mechanism function properly, you must add a trap destination IP address in the public community. 5. Click the Finish button to complete the configuration process. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. Troubleshooting abnormal service layer database ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sometimes , the SL database crashes for unknown reasons. When database crashes, the service layer cannot function properly and error messages appear every time you start your machine. When this happens, you have to do some troubleshooting to fix the service layer. Troubleshooting may become a hard task especially if you do not have enough technical knowledge on the operating principle of the service layer. However, in this ADM version, this problem has been eliminated. You can fix your service layer without going through the detailed technical troubleshooting process. All you have to do is just double-click the Troubleshooting icon, restart the machine and ADM will do the rest of the process.