12 Installing the CIM Extension for NonStop
This chapter describes the following:
•About the CIM Extension for NonStop, page 237
•Installing the CIM Extension, page 238
•Verifying SNIA HBA API Support, page 239
•Starting the CIM Extension Manually, page 240
•Stopping the CIM Extension, page 244
•Finding the Status of the CIM Extension, page 244
•Rolling Over the Logs, page 244
•Fulfilling the Prerequisites, page 245
•Increasing the native logging level, page 245
•Removing the CIM Extension from NonStop, page 245
About the CIM Extension for NonStop
The CIM extension for NonStop gathers information from the operating system and host bus adapters. It then makes the information available to the management server.
IMPORTANT: Install the CIM extension on each host that you want the management server to manage.
The CIM extension communicates with an HBA by using the Host Bus Adapter Application Programming Interface (HBAAPI) created by the Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA). The management server supports communication only with HBAs that are compliant with the HBAAPI. For more information about the HBAAPI, see the following web page at the SNIA web site:
http://www.snia.org/tech_activities/hba_api/
Prerequisites
The installation checks for the requirements described in the next two sections:
NOTE: If the installation fails, see ”Fulfilling the Prerequisites” on page 245.
NonStop G06.27 or later Software Requirements
•Ensure that the OSS subsystem is running on the NonStop host.
•Enter the osh command from the TACL prompt to access the OSS environment.
•Ensure that the process $ZPMON is running.
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