HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.3 Install Guide (T1789-96323, August 2011)

• Setting up a Linux host on page 35
• Setting up a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 host on page 35
Getting administrator privileges on a Windows or UNIX host
Administrative or root privileges on hosts is required before you install the Windows or UNIX host
agent. Verify and get the required privileges for your user account before installing the Windows or
UNIX host agent.
Setting up the HP-UX, Solaris, and AIX hosts
Before installing the P9000 Performance Advisor host agent on an HP-UX, Solaris, or AIX host, ensure
that the following prerequisites are completed:
1. You must have root or superuser access to the host.
2. Telnet and FTP services are enabled (on HP-UX, Solaris, and AIX hosts, these services are enabled
by default).
3. Configure the root or superuser account to allow remote access via the FTP services.
Setting up a Linux host
Before installing the P9000 Performance Advisor host agent on a Linux host, ensure that the following
prerequisites are completed:
1. You must have a root or superuser access to the host.
2. Configure the root or superuser account to allow remote access via the FTP services by
completing the following steps:
a. Run the /usr/sbin/ntsysv command and enable wu-ftpd
b. Edit /etc/pam.d/ftp by commenting out the line with #: auth required /lib/se-
curity/pam_listfile.so item=user sense=deny file=/etc/ftpusers
onerr=succeed
c. Edit /etc/ftp users by removing or commenting out the line with #: root
d. Edit /etc/ftpaccess as follows:
• Change allow-uid ftp to allow-uid ftp root
• Change allow-gid ftp to allow-gid ftp root
• Run the /sbin/service xinetd restart command
Setting up a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 host
Before installing the P9000 Performance Advisor host agent on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux v4.0 host,
ensure that the following prerequisites are completed:
1. You must have a root or superuser access to the host.
2. Install the Legacy Network Packages if the packages are not installed.
3. Edit /etc/xinetd.d/<service> to enable the service by default, where <service> is
rexec, vsftpd, etc.
4. Edit /etc/security by adding rexec, rlogin, vsftpd, and telnet.
5. Edit /etc/pam.d/login to comment out the line:
# auth required /lib/security/pam_securetty.so
6. Edit /etc/pam.d/rexec to comment out the line:
# auth required /lib/security/pam_securetty.so
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