Table 23 Parameters for CIM Extensions

Parameter

Description

 

 

-user

The user defined in this parameter must be a valid existing

 

user for the host. Only the user needs to be defined. The user

 

name and password are provided from the management

 

server during discovery. The user does not need to have root

 

authority. A colon-separated list can be used to specify

 

multiple users.

 

 

-credentials

The credentials defined by this parameter must match the

<username from the

values entered from the management server during discovery.

management server>

They are not used as authentication on the host itself.

:<password>

 

-mgmtServerIP

This parameter restricts the CIM extension to listen only to a

<ip address>

specific management server IP address.

Rolling Over the Log Files

The logging information for the CIM extension is contained primarily in the cxws.log file, created

by default in the <Installation_Directory>/CimExtensions/tools directory. The cxws.log file rolls over once it becomes more than 100 MB. The information in cxws.log is moved to cxws.log.1. When the logs roll over again, cxws.log.1 is renamed to cxws.log.2 and the information that is in cxws.log is moved to cxws.log.1. The numbering for the files continues sequentially, with there being a maximum of three backup logs, as follows:

•cxws.log - contains the latest logging information

•cxws.log.1 - contains logging information that was previously in cxws.log

•cxws.log.2 - contains logging information that was previously in cxws.log.1

•cxws.log.3 - contains logging information that was previously in cxws.log.2

The cxws.out file contains some logging information, such as the CIM extension starting, which is recorded in case something unexpected happens with the Java Virtual Machine. The CIM extension appends starting, stopping, and unexpected error conditions to the existing cxws.out file.

Removing the CIM Extension from Windows

IMPORTANT: If you remove a CIM extension from a Windows host where there is a service that is using WMI (such as Microsoft Exchange), you are shown a message saying that the WMI service could not be stopped. Continue with the removal of the CIM extension. Reboot after the uninstall process completes.

To remove the CIM extension for Windows:

1.Go to the Control Panel in Microsoft Windows.

288 Installing the CIM Extension for Microsoft Windows