The CIM extension provides information within the privileges of the user account that started the CIM extension. Only the system account has enough privileges to provide the information the management server needs.

To manually start the CIM extension:

1.Log in as system on the OpenVMS host on which you want to start the CIM extension.

2.Enter the following command to start the CIM extension.

$ @SYS$COMMON:[OPT.APPQCIME.TOOLS]START

The following message is displayed:

STARTING OpenVMS CIME...

%RUN-S-PROC_ID, identification of created process is 00002976

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Sun Oct 28 11:54:26 IST 2007

CXWS 6.0.0.269 on /127.0.0.1:4673 now accepting connections

Sun Oct 28 11:54:26 IST 2007

CXWS 6.0.0.269 on /15.154.53.91:4673 now accepting connections

How to Determine if the CIM Extension is Running

You can determine if the CIM extension is running by entering the following in the SYS$COMMON:[OPT.APPQCIME.TOOLS] directory.

$ @STATUS

The CIM extension is running when the following message is displayed:

CIM Extension is running. Process id :001B0AEE

where 001B0AEE is the process ID running the CIM extension.

Configuring CIM Extensions

Configuration information is stored in a configuration text file that is read by the CIM extension on start-up. The file is named CIMEXTENSION.PARAMETERS and is located in the SYS$SPECIFIC:[OPT.APPQCIME.CONF] directory on the host. This directory also contains a

file named CIMEXTENSION.PARAMETERS-SAMPLE. The CIMEXTENSION.PARAMETERS-SAMPLE file contains samples of available parameters which can be used as a template to create the CIMEXTENSION.PARAMETERS file.

Restricting the Users Who Can Discover the Host

The -USERSparameter provides increased security by restricting access. When you use the management server to discover the host, provide a user name that was specified in the -USERSparameter.

For example, assume you want to use the management server to discover a OpenVMS host, but you do not want to provide the password to the root account. You can provide the password to

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