HP-UX, Progress and QAD MFG/Pro Installation & Configuration Guide

AEI has done over 20 QAD MFG/Pro installs. Our experience installing the product dates all the way back to 1995! Most of the installs we do are on HP-UX (it just seems that HP has done a good job of selling to the business server market).

In order to maintain consistency in our service to our clients, we have put together a document that describes in detail how we like to perform MFG/Pro installs. The document starts from first principles and assumes that HP-UX, Progress and QAD need to be installed from scratch.

The document provides very detailed steps for:

• Installing HP-UX 10.x and 11.x on a new HP PA-RISC server (including how to inventory and organize hardware, perform an install you can live with, how to set up disk arrays and how to patch the system).
• Installing Progress 8.x and related products using a consistent install strategy (directory layouts, etc.).
• Setting up & Testing JetDirect Printers. Also included are detailed steps for Lantronix print servers (somewhat dated).
• Defining Printers in QAD MFG/Pro. THis includes the exact hex codes to get the output you need.
• Tuning HP-UX. HP-UX is very conservative in its use of resources. There are some tunes that can be applied that will have a noticable impact on throughput. This section relates mostly to HP-UX 10.x.
• Performing an Inital QAD Installation. This includes the actual install, tailoring the installation, creating new-empty fixed length databases, loading the Pilot and Help databases, etc.
• Auto-Start Up and Shutdown Scripts. These scripts can be used to automatically start/stop the database when the machine is brought up or is shut down. These scripts work!
• Nightly Back Up. Need a simple, effective back up script for MFG/Pro? Included is a script we've used for years to drive fbackup. It takes care of shutting down the database, backing up all database components, truncating the .bi file, restarting the database, etc.
• Managing QAD Users. Here we describe how to create a template to make adding new users a snap. This includes user start up scripts, a start menu, etc.
• Finalizing Your Install. No install goes 100% perfect. We suggest procedures for identifying and any installation issues that might arise.

We also include a tutorial on how to drive HP's Volume Manager from the command line. We assume that you have MirrorDisk-UX. Appendicies include:

• How to set up tftp to better manage your network devices.
• How to enable SAR to do system performance monitoring and review.
• Some hints on setting up TCP/IP access to your Progress/QAD system.

This document is released under the GNU Public License. As long as you accept the terms of the GPL, feel free to click here to get your own copy in PDF format.

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