PQ39512: NT TRACKER AGENT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS INCORRECT

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• Manual SH19-4483-02, "OPC TRACKER AGENTS FOR OS/2 AND WINDOWS
  NTINSTALLATION AND OPERATION" has several errors regarding
  installation of the OPC NT TRACKER AGENT as an NT SERVICE.
  .
  1. On page 19, step #4, under "WINDOWS NT 4.0 ONLY", it says
     >
     >  4. Run nutsrv4.exe install
     >
     This is syntactically incorrect.  It SHOULD be:
     >
     >  4. Run nutsrv4.exe -install
     >
     Note the dash ("-") preceeding the parameter "install".
  .
  2. ON page 22, step #5 under "INSTALLATION STEPS, the text
     "ASSUMING THAT:", and everything in the five bullets
     which follow, is obsolete and should be deleted.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of NT4.0 Tracker Agent                 *
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  * RECOMMENDATION: APPLY THE PTF FIXING THIS APAR               *
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   Manual SH19-4483-02, "OPC TRACKER AGENTS FOR OS/2 AND WINDOWS
   NT INSTALLATION AND OPERATION" has several errors regarding
   installation of the OPC NT TRACKER AGENT as an NT SERVICE.
   It is necessary to correct only the first one, because the
   second is argument of another doc apar.
   1. On page 19, step #4, under "WINDOWS NT 4.0 ONLY", it says
      >
      >  4. Run nutsrv4.exe install
      >
      This is syntactically incorrect.  It SHOULD be:
      >
      >  4. Run nutsrv4.exe -install
    2. ON page 22, step #5 under "INSTALLATION STEPS, the text
       "ASSUMING THAT:", and everything in the five bullets
       which follow, is obsolete and should be deleted.
  

Problem conclusion

• THE FOLLOWING OPC/ESA PUBLICATIONs WILL BE UPDATED:
                           - - -
  
  +-------------------------------------------------------------+
  |                                                             |
  |TITLE:  Tracker Agents for OS/2 and Windows NT**             |
  |        Installation and Operation V2R3                      |
  |                                              SH19448302     |
  |                                                             |
  |PAGES: 19                                                    |
  |CHAPTER: Cap. 3 "Installing and Customizing the Tracker Agent|
  |PARAGRAPH: Downloading the Tracker Agent Files               |
  |                                                             |
  |  On page 19 step 4. under 'Windows NT 4.0 only' is written: |
  |  "Run nutsrv4.exe install ... " this is incorrect.          |
  |  The correct way is :" Run nutsrv4.exe - install ... "      |
  |                                                             |
  |PAGES: 22                                                    |
  |CHAPTER: Cap. 3 "Installing and Customizing the Tracker Agent|
  |PARAGRAPH: Installing the Tracker Agent as a Windows NT 4.0  |
  |           Service                                           |
  |                                                             |
  | Under the step #5 ,the text "ASSUMING THAT:", and everything|
  | in the five bullets  which follow, is obsolete and should   |
  | be deleted.                                                 |
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