HP Insight Control for Linux 7.0 Installation Guide

NOTE: You can skip the PSP installation step in the following circumstances:
• When the CMS is an http://www.hp.com/servers/dl DL100 series server (such as the DL160,
DL165, DL180, and DL185). PSPs are not available for those hardware models.
• When you are installing Insight Control for Linux in a virtual machine guest.
See the HP Insight Control for Linux Support Matrix for the PSP version that has been tested and
qualified for this release.
Minimum PSP components to install
You can install the entire contents of the PSP, but at a minimum, you must install certain components,
depending on the server type:
• For Generation 8 (Gen8) servers, you must install Agentless Monitoring Service for HP ProLiant
Gen8 Systems (hp-ams).
• For Generation 7 (G7) and earlier servers, you must install the following components:
HP System Health Application (hp-health)◦
◦ HP Systems Insight Manager Agents (hp-snmp-agents)
◦ HP ProLiant Channel Interface Device Driver for iLO/iLO2/iLO3 (hp-ilo)
NOTE: The associated RPM names for these components are hp-health,
hp-snmp-agents, and hp-ilo, respectively.
Use the instructions in Section 10.7.2 (page 66) if you need to download a PSP and its
accompanying user guide.
3.4.1.6 Unset proxy environment variables
Before you begin the Insight Control for Linux installation process, ensure that no *_proxy
environmental variables are defined. They cause the installer to hang at "Starting Systems Insight
Manager" during the installation process.
You can define proxy settings in either the /etc/wgetrc file or through an environment variable,
so ensure that no proxy variables are set in either location.
3.4.2 CMS configuration requirements
Verify that the CMS meets the configuration requirements for Systems Insight Manager and Insight
Control for Linux described in this section. If the CMS configuration does not meet a requirement,
complete the configuration task or tasks now.
3.4.2.1 Configure a network interface
Before installing Insight Control for Linux, you must configure a network interface on the CMS for
communication with the managed systems. During the Insight Control for Linux installation process,
services and applications are configured using the management network interface, thus it must be
configured before you run the Insight Control for Linux installation script.
For more information about configuring network interfaces, see the vendor-supplied OS
documentation.
3.4.2.2 Configure SNMP
When the CMS is an HP ProLiant server with an iLO-based MP, Section 3.4.1.5 (page 20) instructed
you to install the PSP on it.
Now, enter the following command to configure SNMP on the CMS:
NOTE: Do not configure SNMP if the CMS is a Xen or KVM virtual guest.
3.4 Preparing a server or a Xen or KVM virtual guest to become the CMS 21