Step 5 - Install the HP SIM Connector

The HP SIM Connector lets Storage Essentials communicate with HP SIM. Install the HP SIM Connector on the same server running Storage Essentials.

To install the HP SIM Connector:

1.Stop the appstormanager process with the following command:

#/etc/init.d/appstormanager stop

2.Make sure these three HP SIM mxdomainmgr, mxdtf, and mxinventory processes are running on the HP SIM server by using the following command:

#ps -ef grep mx

3.Set the DISPLAY environment variable using the following commands:

#DISPLAY=<ip-address>:displaynumber.screennumber

#export DISPLAY

where <ip-address>is the address of the client from where the Installer script is launched.

For Example:

#DISPLAY=172.168.10.15:0.0

#export DISPLAY

4.Insert the CD-ROM for installing Storage Essentials in the CD-ROM drive of the server running Storage Essentials and mount by using the following commands:

#mkdir -p /mnt/HPSIMConnector

#mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/HPSIMConnector

where /dev/cdrom is the CD device.

5.Start the Connector installer (for SUSE and RHEL) with the following command:

#/mnt/HPSIMConnector/SIMConnectorInstall.bin LAX_VM <install_loc>/jre/bin/java

Where <install_loc> is the directory containing the software.

6.Follow the instructions on the screen for completing the installation.

7.When you see the HP SIM Information screen, provide the following information:

•HP SIM Hostname - Name of the server on which you installed HP SIM. Do not use localhost or an IP address. The FQDN (fully qualified domain name) is required if the server is part of a domain (for example: server.domain.xxx.com).

•HP SIM Administrator Name - Provide the Administrator name that is used to access HP SIM.

•HP SIM Administrator Password - Provide the password for the Administrator.

NOTE: The HP SIM Administrator will be assigned the HP Storage Essentials Administrator role (Domain Admin). See ”About Roles” on page 349 for more information.

8.Complete the installation by following the instructions on the screen.

9.After the installation is complete, restart the HP SIM process by entering the following command:

#/opt/mx/lbin/hpsim restart server

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