Installation Manual

This is the sat-nms MNC Monitoring & Control System Installation and Administration manual.

It is indended for administrators to understand how to setup, maintain and configure the different software packages and services of an M&C system.

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Table Of Contents:

• 1 Installation
• 1.1 Installation Base Debian Linux
• 1.1.1 Requirements
• 1.1.2 For the impatient
• 1.1.3 Installation
• 1.2 Installation MNC Service
• 1.2.1 Requirements
• 1.2.2 For the impatient
• 1.2.3 Installation
• 1.2.4 Configuration
• 1.3 Installation Backend Service
• 1.3.1 Requirements
• 1.3.2 For the impatient
• 1.3.3 Installation
• 1.3.4 Configuration
• 1.4 Installation SatDB database
• 1.4.1 Requirements
• 1.4.2 For the impatient
• 1.4.3 Installation
• 1.4.4 Configuration
• 1.4.5 PostgreSQL network configuration
• 1.4.5.1 Change users password
• 1.4.6 Manual configuration
• 1.4.6.1 Manual add database user
• 1.4.6.2 Create SatDB database
• 1.4.6.3 Load SatDB database schema
• 1.4.6.4 Force database version
• 1.4.6.5 Delete database user
• 1.4.6.6 Remove database
• 1.5 Installation EventDB Service
• 1.5.1 Requirements
• 1.5.2 For the impatient
• 1.5.3 Installation
• 1.5.4 Initial configuration
• 1.6 Installation Web Client
• 1.6.1 Requirements
• 1.6.2 For the impatient
• 2 Administration
• 2.1 Program Invocation
• 2.1.1 MNC Server
• 2.1.1.1 updating-mnc-service
• 2.1.1.2 Backup and-restore MNC
• 2.1.2 Backend Server
• 2.1.3 Client Programs
• 2.1.4 Automatic Software Update Of The Client
• 2.2 Configuration Files
• 2.2.1 backend.properties
• 2.2.1.1 Example configurations
• 2.2.2 user-ip-restrictions.json
• 2.2.3 vlc.properties
• 2.2.4 client.properties
• 2.2.5 satnms.rc
• 2.2.6 system.name
• 2.2.7 traprec.json
• 2.3 Remote Control
• 2.3.1 SNMP Control
• 2.3.1.1 SNMP Parameter Translations
• 2.3.1.2 Configuring the SNMP Agent
• 2.3.1.3 The 'create-snmp.template' Utility Program
• 2.3.1.4 The 'create-satnms.mib' Utility Program
• 2.3.2 TCP/SSL Remote Control
• 2.4 Administration EventDB Service
• 2.4.1 Event logging concepts
• 2.4.1.1 Event messages
• 2.4.1.2 Event queues
• 2.4.2 EventDB architecture and redundancy
• 2.4.2.1 All-in-one system
• 2.4.2.2 System with central Event Database
• 2.4.2.3 System with main and backup Event Database
• 2.4.3 EventDB configuration
• 2.4.3.1 EDB settings in the SYSTEM device
• 2.4.3.2 EDB.properties
• 2.4.3.3 blacklist.txt
• 2.4.3.4 vlc.properties
• 2.4.4 Event Notification Add-Ons
• 2.4.4.1 Event To Serial Notification
• 2.4.4.2 Event To Mail Notification
• 2.4.4.3 Event To Script Notification
• 2.4.4.4 The
• 2.4.5 Updating EventDB service
• 2.4.6 Backup and restore EventDB
• 3 Theory Of Operation
• 3.1 M&C Concept
• 3.1.1 Parameter Messages
• 3.1.2 Device Drivers
• 3.1.3 Device Driver Variables
• 3.1.4 Device Driver Procedures
• 3.2 Automating Procedures With Macros
• 3.2.1 Concepts
• 3.2.2 Macro Directives
• 3.2.3 Timing Issues