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

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5 Installing the CIM Extension for IBM AIX
This chapter describes the following:
• ”About the CIM Extension for IBM AIX” on page 111
• ”Prerequisites” on page 111
• ”Verifying SNIA HBA API Support” on page 112
• ”Installing the CIM Extension” on page 113
• ”Setting Up Monitoring” on page 114
• ”Starting the CIM Extension Manually” on page 114
• ”Modifying the Boot Time RC Start Script (Optional)” on page 117
• ”Stopping the CIM Extension” on page 117
• ”How to Determine if the CIM Extension Is Running” on page 118
• ”Fulfilling the Prerequisites” on page 118
• ”Rolling Over the Logs” on page 119
• ”Removing the CIM Extension from AIX” on page 119
Make sure you have reviewed Table 2 on page 1 to ensure you are at the correct step.
About the CIM Extension for IBM AIX
The CIM Extension for IBM AIX gathers information from the operating system and host bus
adapters. It then makes the information available to the management server.
Install the CIM Extension on each host you want the management server to manage.
The CIM Extension communicates with an HBA by using the Host Bus Adapter Application
Programming Interface (HBAAPI) created by the Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA). The
management server only supports communication with HBAs that are compliant with the HBAAPI.
For more information about the HBAAPI, see the following Web page at the SNIA Web Site:
http://www.snia.org/tech_activities/hba_api/
The installation creates the following directories in the /opt/APPQcime directory:
• jre - The Java run time necessary to run the CIM Extension
• lib - The executables for the CIM Extension
• tools - The files to stop, start and show the status of the CIM Extension
Prerequisites
The installation checks for the following. If the installation fails, see ”Fulfilling the Prerequisites” on
page 118.
AIX 5.1
• Maintenance level 03 or later
• bos.rte.libc.5.1.0.36 or later