This section will outline the steps involved in the process of configuring the SCPTelnet plug-in. The SCPTelnet plug-in can be used to provision remote servers in any environment, as long as it supports the telnet protocol, and an Interpreter script for that particular environment exists. Two default Interpreter scripts are packaged with the server control program. These are for the LINUX and Digital-UNIX environments. We will create an example for provisioning a Digital-UNIX server.
1. Register the SCPTelnet plug-in on the server control machine.
The plug-ins should already have been installed to the server control machine when the server control installation file was run. Register the SCPTelnet plug-in.
2. Configure the remote server.
In the Server Control – Servers section, add the remote Telnet server. Below displays a screen similar to what you might configure.
Server Control – Servers – Telnet Example
3. Configure the remote server parameters.
Configure the required parameters for the Telnet plug-in.
Server Control – Server Parameters – Telnet Example
· Host IP: The IP address of the remote server.
· Host Login Name: The login name to use to log on to the remote server.
· Host Login Pswd: The corresponding password for the Host Login Name.
· Log File Name: The name of the log file that should be created when the plug-in and the remote server establish a connection. This file name can be anything, but it should be recognizable to the administrator. In our example, since we are provisioning a Digital-UNIX server, we will call the log "DigUNIX.log".
· Script Filename: the name of the script file to use to add, modify, and delete accounts from the remote server. In our case, we will use the default script that is packaged with the server control program for the Digital-UNIX environment, "Tnscriptin-Tru64.txt". This file should be located in the ServerControl/SCP folder.
· Stop String: The string that indicates the end of message. In Digital-UNIX, this symbol is the pound sign ("#").
· su pswd: The superuser password for the remote server.
4. Launch the server control program.
From the PRISM main menu, go to Tools à Real-Time Processes menu, select the Server Control program. Click Start to begin processing.
