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Preparing Your System for Installation

Prior to installing NerveCenter, you need to prepare your installation machine.

 
  To prepare for NerveCenter installation:

1. Create two new groups: ncadmins and ncusers.
2. Create a new user nervectr whose primary group is ncadmins. Create the user in the NIS database if the installation machine is using NIS for user authentication.
3. If you are working in an HP-UX environment, perform the following steps to ensure that the HP Services utility is configured to search NIS and /etc/services:
   1. Run sam and choose Network and Communications, then Name Service Switch.
   2. Make sure the services line includes entries for NIS and /etc/services.
   3. Select the services line.
   4. Right-click and choose Configure Name Service Switch.
   5. Set If Information is Not Found to Try Next Source.