HP Insight Control for Linux 7.0 Installation Guide

Validating the signature on an RPM

Use the rpm –-checksig command to validate and verify the digital signature of an RPM. The

output from the command indicates whether or not the RPM is correctly signed, as shown in these

examples:

NOTE: All RPMs can be found under /mnt/dirname/HP/RPMS/*.

# rpm -checksig pdsh-hp-2.10-4.6.i386.rpm

pdsh-hp-2.10-4.6.i386.rpm: (sha1) dsa sha1 md5 gpg OK

# rpm –checksig gwt-1.4.60-1ct.src.rpm

gwt-1.4.60-1ct.src.rpm: (SHA1) DSA sha1 md5 (GPG) NOT OK (MISSING KEYS: key#s)

Use the following shell commands to locate any RPMs in the Insight Control for Linux ISO image

(assuming that it is mounted in a temporary mount point) that are not properly signed:

# find /mnt/dirname/HP -name "*.rpm" -print > /tmp/rpm

# while read LINE

rpm --checksig $LINE

done < /tmp/rpm > /tmp/signed-rpms

# grep -v "gpg OK" /tmp/signed-rpms | grep -v "(GPG) OK"

Validating RPMs within the sysmgmt.bin

To check the signatures of the RPMs in the sysmgmt.bin before installing Systems Insight Manager:

1. Enter the following commands:

# chmod +x sysmgmt.bin

# ./sysmgmt.bin --keep --confirm

2. Enter y to extract the archive, and enter n to run ./mxbundle.server.postinstall

This creates a temporary directory for the Systems Insight Manager RPMs (for example,

makeself-32350-20091024210345). Use the rpm -–checksig command to verify the HP

signature of the RPMs.

5.4 Running the Insight Control for Linux install.sh installation script

This section describes how to install Systems Insight Manager and Insight Control for Linux on the

server you have prepared to be the CMS.

After you have answered all configuration questions, a new installation process takes up to 30

minutes to complete. Most of this time is consumed by the Systems Insight Manager configuration

phase.

1. Log in as the root user on the server you have prepared to be the CMS.

2. Mount the Insight Control for Linux distribution medium on the location of your choice.

This example creates the /mnt directory and mounts the Insight Control for Linux physical

distribution medium (DVD) on it:

# mkdir /mnt

# mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt

NOTE: Use this mount command if you are mounting an Insight Control for Linux ISO image:

# mount –o loop Insight Control for Linux_image_name.iso /mnt

3. Navigate to the mount point and the location of the installation script:

# cd /mnt/HP

4. Run the Insight Control for Linux installation script to start the installation process:

# ./install.sh

This will install HP Insight Control for Linux (IC-Linux) including

HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM).

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