How to set up an DPM server with a postgres backend =================================================== The DPM server is run by the dpmmgr user. This user requires a copy of the host certificate files: cp -p /etc/grid-security/hostcert.pem /etc/grid-security/dpmmgr/dpmcert.pem cp -p /etc/grid-security/hostkey.pem /etc/grid-security/dpmmgr/dpmkey.pem chown dpmmgr:dpmmgr /etc/grid-security/dpmmgr/dpm* Create a postgres database user for the DPM server: createuser -P <user> The command above will prompt you for a password for the new user. Create the DPM database: createdb -O <user> <dbname> Create the DPM database tables: psql -W -U <user> <dbname> -f /usr/share/dpm/create_dpm_tables_postgres.sql Let the DPM server know about the account information and make sure only the dpmmgr user can read this information: touch /etc/DPMCONFIG chmod 600 /etc/DPMCONFIG chown dpmmgr:dpmmgr /etc/DPMCONFIG echo <user>/<password>@<dbserver>/<dbname> > /etc/DPMCONFIG If the /<dbname> part is omitted the database "dpm_db" will be used. If you have a firewall, open the DPM server port (5015). Once the configuration is completed, start the DPM server: service dpm-postgres start If you want to start the service automatically at boot time: chkconfig --add dpm-postgres