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

Storage Essentials 5.00.01 Installation Guide 3
8 Install a CIM Extension on each host
(other than the management server)
from which you want the management
server to be able to obtain information.
The CIM Extension gathers information
from the operating system and host bus
adapters on the host. It then makes the
information available to the
management server.
You can quickly deploy CIM
Extensions by using the Storage
Essentials deployment tool. See
”Deploying CIM Extensions” on
page 107.
Important: CIM Extensions are
required on UNIX hosts. If you do not
install a CIM Extension on a UNIX
host, the management server cannot
obtain information from the host. On a
Microsoft Windows host without a CIM
Extension, the management server can
only find information that is gathered
from Windows Management
Instrumentation. The CIM Extension is
required to obtain information from the
host bus adapter and manage
applications on the Microsoft
Windows host. Without the CIM
Extension, the management server can
determine if Oracle and Microsoft
Exchange are on the host, but it cannot
obtain further information about the
applications.
• IBM AIX - See ”Installing the CIM
Extension for IBM AIX” on page 111.
• SGI ProPack for Linux - See ”Installing
the CIM Extension for SGI ProPack for
Linux” on page 121.
• HP-UX - See ”Installing the CIM Extension
for HP-UX” on page 129.
• SGI IRIX - See ”Installing the CIM
Extension for SGI IRIX” on page 167.
• SUSE and Red Hat Linux - See
”Installing the CIM Extension for SUSE and
Red Hat Linux” on page 139.
• HP OpenVMS (Alpha) - See ”Installing
the CIM Extension for OpenVMS” on
page 147.
• HP Tru64 UNIX - See ”Installing the CIM
Extension for HP Tru64 UNIX” on
page 157.
• SUSE and Red Hat Linux - See
”Installing the CIM Extension for SUSE and
Red Hat Linux” on page 139.
• Sun Solaris - See ”Installing the CIM
Extension for Sun Solaris” on page 175.
• Microsoft Windows - See ”Installing the
CIM Extension for Microsoft Windows” on
page 185.
9 Configure the applications and hosts
for monitoring. This step includes
discovering applications, master
backup servers, and hosts.
See ”Discovering Applications, Backup
Servers and Hosts” on page 193.
Table 2 Roadmap for Installation and Initial Configurations (continued)
Step Description Where to Find