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

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10 Installing the CIM Extension for HP Tru64 UNIX
This chapter describes the following:
• ”About the CIM Extension for Tru64 UNIX” on page 157
• ”Prerequisites” on page 157
• ”Installing the CIM Extension” on page 158
• ”Starting the CIM Extension Manually” on page 160
• ”Restricting the Users Who Can Discover the Host” on page 161
• ”Finding the Version of a CIM Extension” on page 163
• ”Combining Start Commands” on page 163
• ”Finding the Status of the CIM Extension” on page 163
• ”(Optional) Modifying the Boot Time RC Start Script” on page 163
• ”Stopping the CIM Extension” on page 164
• ”Rolling Over the Logs” on page 164
• ”Fulfilling the Prerequisites” on page 165
• ”Removing the CIM Extension from Tru64” on page 165
Make sure you have reviewed Table 2 on page 1 to ensure you are at the correct step.
About the CIM Extension for Tru64 UNIX
The CIM Extension for HP Tru64 UNIX gathers information from the operating system and host bus
adapters. It then makes the information available to the management server.
IMPORTANT: 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/
Prerequisites
The installation checks for the following operating system requirement. If the installation fails, see
”Fulfilling the Prerequisites” on page 165.
Tru64 5.1B