HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.1.1 Installation and Configuration Guide (TB581-96063, September 2011)
Contents
Preface ................................................................................................ 9
1 Overview ........................................................................................ 11
Basic system configuration ......................................................................................................... 11
Prerequisites for basic configurations ........................................................................................... 12
Prerequisites for DVD installations ............................................................................................... 13
2 P9000 Command View AE Software server installation ......................... 15
Planning for server installation .................................................................................................... 15
Verifying server installation conditions ................................................................................... 15
Prerequisites for server installation locations (new installations only) .......................................... 17
Prerequisites for database file storage locations (new installations only) ..................................... 18
Prerequisites for management server information .................................................................... 18
Determining memory heap size ............................................................................................ 19
Prerequisites for database file backups or export locations ....................................................... 20
P9000 Command View AE Software server installation prerequisites ............................................... 21
Avoiding port conflicts ........................................................................................................ 22
Determining management server readiness (Linux) .................................................................. 22
Setting kernel parameters and shell restrictions (Linux) ............................................................. 22
Recommended Red Hat Enterprise Linux /etc/sysctl.conf values ......................................... 23
Recommended Red Hat Enterprise Linux /etc/security/limits.conf values ............................. 25
Recommended SUSE Linux Enterprise Server /etc/sysctl.conf values ................................... 26
Recommended SUSE Linux Enterprise Server /etc/security/limits.conf values ....................... 29
Modifying kernel parameter values and shell restrictions ................................................... 30
Registering firewall exceptions (Linux) .................................................................................... 30
P9000 Command View AE Software server installation .................................................................. 31
Server installation prerequisites ............................................................................................ 31
Installing P9000 Command View AE Software in a Windows environment ................................ 31
Installing P9000 Command View AE Software in a Linux environment ....................................... 32
Post-installation tasks (new installation) ......................................................................................... 32
Verifying the installation ...................................................................................................... 33
Registering licenses ............................................................................................................ 33
Changing the system account password ................................................................................ 33
Creating user accounts ....................................................................................................... 34
Roles ................................................................................................................................ 35
User permissions ................................................................................................................ 35
Built-in user groups ............................................................................................................. 36
About post-installation tasks (overwrite or upgrade) ....................................................................... 36
Performing post-installation tasks (overwrite or upgrade) .......................................................... 37
Backing up the database .................................................................................................... 37
Refreshing storage systems ................................................................................................... 38
Synchronizing databases ..................................................................................................... 38
Resetting a user account ...................................................................................................... 39
Migrated user accounts ....................................................................................................... 39
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