Exchange 2003 VSS Backup Solution
For IBM Storage DS8000/DS6000
And Symantec Backup Exec 11d
Page 24 David West, David Hartman
©Copyright IBM Corp. 2007
Some vendor software might not be capable of communicating with the CIM
agent in a secure fashion. You can still use this vendor software by
configuring the CIM agent to run with only basic user and password security.
Perform the following steps to configure the CIM agent to run in unsecure
mode:
1. Using the Windows Start Menu facility, stop the CIMOM by selecting
Start Æ Programs ÆCIM agent for IBM DS Open APIÆStop
CIMOM service.
2. Using the Windows Services facility, stop and start the Service
Location Protocol (SLP) service by selecting StartÆ
SettingsÆControl Panel. Double-click Administrative Tools and
double click Services. In the Name column, right-click Service
Location Protocol and select Stop. After the SLP stops, start it again
by right-clicking the Service Location Protocol again and select
Start. After the SLP starts, close the Services Window and the
Administrative Tools Window.
3. Find the cimom.properties file and edit it with a tool such as
Notepad, setting the properties as shown in the following
example:
Port=5989 ServerCommunication=HTTP DigestAuthentication=False
Once the CIMOM starts, it accepts requests over HTTP using basic
authentication.
Note: To completely disable security checking, set
“Authorization=False” in the cimom.properties file.
4. Using the Windows Start Menu facility, restart the CIMOM by
selecting StartÆProgramsÆCIM agent for IBM DS Open
APIÆStart CIMOM service. The CIMOM registers itself with SLP
using the revised attributes.
5. Close this window by pressing any key when you are prompted by the
following display:
The CIM Object Manager service is starting .....
The CIM Object Manager service was started successfully
Press any key to continue ...