HP Storage Essentials V5.00.01 installation guide (T4283-96011, January 2006)

Storage Essentials 5.00.01 Installation Guide 169
Starting the CIM Extension
The management server can only obtain information from this host when the CIM Extension is
running.
Keep in mind the following:
• You must have root privileges to run the CIM Extension. The CIM Extension only provides the
information within the privileges of the user account that started the CIM Extension. Only root
has enough privileges to provide the information the management server needs. If you do not
start the CIM Extension with root privileges, the management server will display messages
resembling the following: Data is late or an error occurred.
• To configure UNIX CIM Extensions to run behind a firewall, see ”Configuring UNIX CIM
Extensions to Run Behind Firewalls” on page 250.
To start the CIM Extension, type the following in the /opt/APPQcime/tools directory:
# ./start
The following is displayed:
Starting CIM Extension for IRIX
..........
The CIM Extension is ready to be contacted by the management server when it displays a message
resembling the following:
Thu Sep 21 14:46:47 EDT xxxx
CXWS x.x.x.x on /192.168.1.5 now accepting connections
where
• xxxx is the year.
• x.x.x.x is the version of CIM Extension
• 192.168.1.5 is the IP address of the host
NOTE: Depending on your terminal type and processor speed, the message, “CXWS x.x.x.x
on /192.168.1.5 now accepting connections,” may not display all the network interface
IPs on the host. Use the
/opt/APPQcime/tools/cxws.out file to view the output from the CIM Extension.
Changing the Port Number
The CIM Extension uses port 4673 by default. If the port is already used, use the ./start
-port port_number command to change the port the CIM Extension will access. For example,
if you are running a J2EE server, such as BEA WebLogic or IBM WebSphere, the J2EE server might
already be using the 4673 port.