HP Storage Essentials V5.1 Installation Guide Second Edition (Linux Release) (T4283-96055, November 2006)

Storage Essentials 5.1 Installation Guide 1
1Overview
This chapter describes the following:
• ”Supported Platforms for Installing Storage Essentials” on page 1
• ”About this Product” on page 4
• ”Software Requirements” on page 5
• ”Web Browser Configuration Requirements” on page 5
Supported Platforms for Installing Storage Essentials
This chapter provides a general overview of the installation steps for the various operating systems
on which HP Storage Essentials is supported:
• Linux
• Microsoft Windows
Storage Essentials integrates tightly with HP Systems Insight Manager. The installation steps for
Storage Essentials requires you to install Storage Essentials, HP System Insight Manager, and the HP
SIM Connector. HP highly recommends that you follow the steps outlined in Table 2 on page 1.
Be sure to see the Support Matrix document on the installation CD for detailed information on
software and hardware requirements.
IMPORTANT: If you access HP Systems Insight Manager through HTTP over SSL (HTTPS), you must
provide the full DNS name for the host to be able to access HP Storage Essentials. For example, you
could access HP Systems Insight Manager by using
https://mycomputer.domainname.com:50000, but you could not use
https://mycomputer:50000. For non-secure connections (HTTP), the full DNS name does not need
to be provided.
Table 2 Roadmap for Installation and Initial Configurations
Step Description Where to Find
1 Install the management server (Storage
Essentials). This step requires you to
install third-party software.
• Microsoft Windows - See ”Installing the
Management Server on Microsoft
Windows” on page 33.
• Linux - See ”Installing the Management
Server on Linux” on page 7.