### Loading the PortAssist Manager Communication Agent: HP-UX

Use this procedure to start the PortAssist Manager communication agent and, if you so choose, to ensure it is automatically loaded each time the system is initialized. PortAssist Manager can monitor and manage your Digi adapters. To read about and use PortAssist Manager, go to PortAssist Manager Users Guide.

#### Requirements

The drivers for the Digi adapters to be monitored by PortAssist Manager must have already been installed.

#### Procedure

1. Determine how you will want to use the communication agent.

   If you want the agent to automatically start on reboot, continue with step#2.

   If you want to manually load the communication agent (without causing it to automatically start on reboot), go to to step #4.

2. Edit the script `/etc/rc.config/dgdxb` with vi (or your choice of text editor)
3. Change this line:

   `export dgdxb_startagent=0`

   to this:

   `export dgdxb_startagent=1`

   The communication agent will be loaded automatically at the next system startup.

   Note: If you no longer want the communication agent loaded automatically, change `export dgdxb_startagent=1` back to `export` `dgdxb_startagent=0`.

4. To manually load the communication agent for the current boot, enter at the command line prompt:

`/usr/conf/digi/dgdxb/dgdm_agent &`