Setting up HP SIM 5.x on an HP-UX Serviceguard Cluster (448492-002, February 2008)

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The two important pieces in HP SIM are the software and the database it maintains. On a Linux CMS,
it ca
n use either a PostgreSQL or an Oracle database. The HP SIM package consists of the following
elements.
HP SIM
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Linux
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HP
Systems Insight Managert
(C.05.0X.02.00) Automatic BIN file installation kit which
will provide:
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hpsim
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1
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hpsmdb
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server
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8
.2.1
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1HPSIM Programs needed to create user
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defined types and functions
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hpsmdb
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libs
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8.2.1
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1HPSIM Essential shared libraries
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hpsmdb
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8.2.1
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1HPSIM
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Client programs and libraries
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hpsim
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pgsql
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config
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C.05.02.00.00
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1 HP Systems Insight Manager Repository Configur
ation Product
Setup process
Setup the cluster following these steps :
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Installation of HP SIM
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Installation of the HP SIM binary on system 1
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Installation of the HP SIM binary on system 2
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Creation of all necessary directories on the shared storage
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Moving the
data from system1 on to the shared system
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Creating links from local systems to the one of the shared storage
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Installation of the HP Serviceguard Cluster Layer
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Installation of HP Serviceguard Manager in SMH on nodes.
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Creation of the HP SIM package (single p
ackage for HP SIM application )
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Bringing up the cluster
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Fine tuning
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Testing