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Opalis Integration Pack for HP OpenView Operations (Solaris) > Using the Daemon

Using the Daemon
The Opalis Daemon for HP OpenView Operations is the main communication link between the OpenView Operations server and the Integration Pack for HP OpenView Operations objects. You will need to be able to start, stop, check the status, and configure the port of the Daemon.
To start the Daemon:
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Open a shell on the OpenView Operations server and log in as root.
2.
Type ovstart -v oprprocess and press ENTER.
Tip: If the Daemon does not start, stop all OpenView Operations services using the ovstop -v command and restart them using the ovstart -v command.
To stop the Daemon:
1.
Open a shell on the OpenView Operations server and log in as root.
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Type ovstop -v oprprocess and press ENTER.
To view the status of the Daemon:
1.
Open a shell on the OpenView Operations server and log in as root.
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Type ovstatus -v oprprocess and press ENTER.
To change the port that is being used by the Daemon:
1.
Open a shell on the OpenView Operations server and log in as root.
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Type ovstop -v oprprocess and Press ENTER.
3.
Open the file /etc/opt/OV/share/lrf/oprprocess.lrf in a text editor.
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Between the second and third colon, type -p <port number> and save the file.
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Type ovaddobj /etc/opt/OV/share/lrf/oprprocess.lrf and press ENTER to reload the configuration file.
6.
Type ovstart -v oprprocess and press ENTER.
Note: You will need to configure the connection information in the HP OpenView Operations Options in the Opalis Integration Server Client to use the new port number that you have specified.

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