Table Of Contents

Starting and Stopping Cisco PVM

Starting Cisco PVM

Logging in Using the Host Machine

Changing the Default Administrator Password

Logging in to the Client GUI

Stopping Cisco PVM

Starting and Stopping Cisco PVM

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This chapter describes how to start and stop Cisco PVM. After completing the Cisco PVM installation and license file installation (for Production mode only), start Cisco PVM manually from the command prompt. Since the Oracle database is already running after the installation is complete, no preparation steps are necessary. This chapter describes how to start and stop Cisco PVM.

This chapter includes the following topics:

•Starting Cisco PVM

•Stopping Cisco PVM

Starting Cisco PVM

This section describes how to start the Cisco PVM for the first time after completing the Cisco PVM installation. The Cisco PVM application will be automatically started after successful installation.

Logging in Using the Host Machine

To start the Cisco PVM application at any time, follow the steps listed below.

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Step 1 At the command prompt, log in as the Cisco PVM Administrator by entering su - pvmadm.

Step 2 Enter /[install directory]/bin/pvm start.

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Changing the Default Administrator Password

This section tells you how to change the default Administrator password. As a security precaution, change the default password before you start using Cisco PVM.

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Step 1 Open Internet Explorer and browse to https://<hostname of Cisco PVM server>:8443/.

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Note If you are not running HTTPS, the port should be 8080.

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Step 2 Log in to Cisco PVM using the default Administrator credentials:

•The login ID is pvmadm.

•The password is Pvmadm_2006.

Step 3 Click Admin.

Step 4 Click Password.

Step 5 Enter Pvmadm_2006 in the Old Password field.

Step 6 Enter a new password in the New Password field.

Step 7 Re-enter the new password in the Confirm Password field.

Step 8 Click OK.

Step 9 Click Logout. The system displays the login window.

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Logging in to the Client GUI

Follow these steps to log in to the Cisco PVM GUI and begin using the system.

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Step 1 Open Internet Explorer and browse to https://<hostname of Cisco PVM server>:8443/ (if the login page is not already displayed).

Step 2 Enter the Administrator username you created during the Cisco PVM installation in the Login ID field.

Step 3 Enter the Administrator password you created during the Cisco PVM installation in the Password field.

Step 4 Click Login.

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Stopping Cisco PVM

Perform the following steps to stop Cisco PVM.

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Step 1 At the command prompt, log in as the Cisco PVM Administrator by entering su - pvmadm.

Step 2 Stop the application by entering /[installation directory]/bin/pvm stop.

If the Oracle database fails to shut down or takes an extended amount of time to shut down, you can use the abort mode shut down all running queries and Oracle immediately.

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Caution Using the abort mode to shut down an Oracle instance might compromise the data integrity.

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To shut down Oracle with the abort mode:

a. Log in as a dba group user.

b. Run sqlplus as a sysdba by issuing the following command:

sqlplus `/ as sysdba'

c. At the sqlplus prompt, shut down Oracle:

SQL> shutdown abort

Exit sqlplus

SQL> exit

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