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Starting the Client

The NerveCenter Client enables you to monitor current alarm instances, view an alarm's history, reset an alarm, and monitor the status of nodes.

 
  To start the client:

  If you're working on a UNIX system, from a terminal window, enter the command:
   client &

If you receive the error message client: Command not found, NerveCenter has not been installed in the default location (/opt/OSInc). In this case, you must change directories to the NerveCenter bin directory before entering the command shown above, or enter the full pathname of the executable.

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Note    Before you can run NerveCenter, you must first set the necessary UNIX environment variables by running the appropriate ncenv shell script. For more information about setting environment variables, refer to the book Managing NerveCenter.

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  If you're working on a Windows NT system, start the client using the Start menu. If the person who installed NerveCenter selected the default program folder, NerveCenter, select the following set of menu entries: From the Start menu, select Programs, then Open NerveCenter, then Client.

If the installer used a program folder other than Open NerveCenter, select Client from that folder instead.

After you perform this step, you see the client window shown below.

NerveCenter Client

Most of the buttons on the button bar and the options on the menus are not enabled until you connect the client to a NerveCenter server.