Table 2 Roadmap for Installation and Initial Configurations (continued)

Step

 

Description

 

Where to Find

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Install a CIM Extension on each host

 

• IBM AIX - See ”Installing the CIM Extension

 

 

(other than the management server)

 

for IBM AIX” on page 191.

 

 

from which you want the management

 

• SGI ProPack for Linux - See ”Installing the

 

 

server to be able to obtain

 

CIM Extension for SGI ProPack for Linux”

 

 

information. The CIM Extension

 

on page 201.

 

 

gathers information from the operating

 

• HP-UX - See ”Installing the CIM Extension

 

 

system and host bus adapters on the

 

for HP-UX” on page 209.

 

 

host. It then makes the information

 

 

 

 

• SGI IRIX - See ”Installing the CIM Extension

 

 

available to the management server.

 

 

 

It is possible to install, upgrade, and

 

for SGI IRIX” on page 219.

 

 

 

• SUSE and Red Hat Linux - See ”Installing

 

 

manage CIM Extensions remotely

 

 

 

 

the CIM Extension for SUSE and Red Hat

 

 

across any number of hosts. See

 

 

 

 

Linux” on page 227.

 

 

”Deploying and Managing CIM

 

 

 

 

• HP OpenVMS (Alpha) - See ”Installing the

 

 

Extensions” on page 181.

 

 

 

HP Storage Essentials Standard

 

CIM Extension for OpenVMS” on

 

 

 

page 249.

 

 

Edition supports a subset of the

 

• HP Tru64 UNIX - See ”Installing the CIM

 

 

devices supported by Enterprise

 

 

 

 

Extension for HP Tru64 UNIX” on

 

 

Edition. See the HP Storage Essentials

 

 

 

 

page 261.

 

 

Standard Edition Support Matrix for a

 

 

 

 

• Sun Solaris - See ”Installing the CIM

 

 

list of supported devices. The support

 

 

 

matrix is accessible from the

 

Extension for Sun Solaris” on page 271.

 

 

Documentation Center (Help >

 

• Microsoft Windows - See ”Installing the

 

 

Documentation Center in Storage

 

CIM Extension for Microsoft Windows” on

 

 

Essentials).

 

page 281.

 

 

 

 

• NonStop - See ”Installing the CIM

 

 

IMPORTANT: Do not install CIM

 

Extension for NonStop” on page 237

 

 

 

 

 

 

extensions on the management

 

 

 

 

server.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

The Windows Proxy is required when

 

See ”Installing and Discovering the Windows

 

 

the management server is on Linux

 

Proxy” on page 291.

 

 

and you want to obtain information

 

 

 

 

from Microsoft Windows hosts that do

 

 

 

 

not have a CIM extension installed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Configure the applications and hosts

 

See ”Discovering Applications, Backup Hosts

 

 

for monitoring. This step includes

 

and Hosts” on page 297.

 

 

discovering applications, master

 

 

 

 

backup servers, and hosts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

Change the password of the system

 

See ”Changing the Password of System

 

 

accounts.

 

Accounts” on page 368.

 

 

 

 

 

HP Storage Essentials SRM 6.0 Installation Guide

3