Notes on when I installed System Expert on some Patent Server Machines

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1)  Register at http://systemexpert.services.ibm.com
    Got e-mail back with a customer number (US05336519).

2)  Register my account at http://systemexpert.services.ibm.com.
    Used Password = perfpros
         Security Question = "Which madman initially set up the Almaden Patent Server site?"
         Answer = "Ed Geraghty"

3)  Defined SP system with as0000e0 as the Control Workstation.
    Defined 2 of the SP/2 nodes, 206 & 301.
    Defined our 3 DCE/DFS servers, 71-73.
    Answer node name with output of uname -n command, and uname -m for the CPU ID.

4)  After registering, requested authorization keys.
    Got back e-mail with these lines
         Authorization Keys for Monthly Service:

     Key      Hostname        Type        Description
     -----    --------        -------     -----------
     mmzsi    ar0071e0        RS/6000     DCE/DFS Server
     uufko    ar0072e0        RS/6000     DCE/DFS Server
     omtwi    ar0073e0        RS/6000     DCE/DFS Server
     wazcc    as0206e0        SP Node     Net Commerce
     wmfao    as0301e0        SP Node     DB/2        

5)  From their web site again at http://systemexpert.services.ibm.com,
    downloaded their software, which came in as SysExp_Comp.tar (4.6 MB).
      scp SysExp_Comp.tar root@cws:/spdata/sys1/install/aix432/lppsource/PROD/SystemExpert/SysExp_Comp.tar

    On the CWS,
      cd /spdata/sys1/install/aix432/lppsource/PROD/SystemExpert
      tar xvf SysExp_Comp.tar
      inutoc .

    On ar0071e0, 
      mount cws:/spdata/sys1/install/aix432/lppsource/PROD/SystemExpert /mnt
      smitty installp
    This installed 
      SystemExpert.USMfree       5.8.3.0    C    System Expert - Monitor Kit free
    which put a bunch of stuff into the /usr/lpp/SystemExpert directory.
      cd /usr/lpp/SystemExpert/software
      ./install
    which asked me for the "installation authority key" (mmzsi).

    Now what this thing did bears scrutiny.  As far as I can tell, it
    - Created a 16MB file system, mouted at /xrsa.
    - Created a xrsa userid & xrsa group.
    - Mentioned that "If you are interested in a tutorial," that I could
      "point your web browser at file:/xrsa/html/demo/index.htm for a
      quick introduction to System Expert."
    - Added the following 5 aliases in /etc/aliases.
      - inspec-admin: root
      - inspec-support: root, expert@austin.ibm.com
      - inspec-report-receiver:  "|(PATH=${PATH-/usr/bin}:/xrsa/mon:/xrsa/bin; export PATH; /xrsa/mon/mailrec inspec-report-users)"
      - inspec-report-users: xrsa, root
      - xrsa-admin:     inspec-admin
      Curious that the installation notes said it was suppose to also create
        - inspec-receiver
        - prompt-receiver
    - Added these 3 lines to root's crontab, which means this is now live (!!!)
      - 1 0 * * * /xrsa/mon/XRSAdaily >> /dev/null 2>&1
      - 0 * * * * /xrsa/mon/XRSAhourly >> /dev/null 2>&1
      - 20,50 * * * * /xrsa/mon/XRSArestart -b >> /dev/null 2>&1
    - Added these 3 lines to /etc/rc.local (who said they could add junk there?)
         # Commenting out the next two lines disables the InSPEC uptime daemon
         echo "Starting XRSAreboot..."
         [ -f /xrsa/mon/maintprof -a -f /xrsa/mon/XRSAreboot ] && /xrsa/mon/XRSAreboot start
    - Created a SInstall.log in the current directory, i.e. at
      /usr/lpp/SystemExpert/software/SInstall.log
        -