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

Installing the CIM Extension for Sun Solaris178
2. Go to the Solaris directory on the CIM Extension CD-ROM by entering the following at the
command prompt:
# cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris
where /cdrom/cdrom0 is the name of the CD-ROM drive
3. Enter the following at the command prompt:
# pkgadd -d .
The APPQcime package is added.
4. When you are asked for the name of the package to install, type the corresponding number for
the APPQcime package.
5. When you are asked for an installation directory, enter the path to the directory into which you
want to install the CIM Extension.
If you want to install the CIM Extension into the default directory (/opt), press ENTER.
6. When you are asked if you want to continue the installation, enter y.
The CIM Extension is installed.
7. When you are asked if you want to add another package, enter q to quit the installation.
8. If you see error messages when you install the CIM Extension, see ”Removing the CIM Extension
from Solaris” on page 183.
9. Unmount the CD-ROM by entering the following at the command prompt:
# umount /cdrom
where /cdrom is the name of the directory where you mounted the CD-ROM
10.Start the CIM Extension. See ”Starting the CIM Extension Manually” on page 178.
Starting the CIM Extension Manually
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, where
/opt is the directory into which you installed the CIM Extension:
# ./start
The following is displayed:
Starting CIM Extension for Solaris
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