HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux

If SSH is not installed, the previous command does not return any results. Install SSH from your
Linux operating system CD before continuing with the HP Systems Insight Manager installation.
b. Verify that SNMP is installed by executing the following command:
rpm -qa | grep snmp
If SNMP is not installed, the previous command does not return any results. Install SNMP from your
Linux operating system CD before continuing with the HP Systems Insight Manager installation.
c. Verify that standard C++ libraries (compat-libstdc++-7.3) are installed:
rpm -qa | grep compat
If the standard C++ libraries are not installed, the previous command does not return any results.
Install them from your Linux operating system CD before continuing with the HP Systems Insight
Manager installation.
d. Verify that the Linux glibc library is installed. (Glibc is the C library shipped with many Linux
distributions.)
rpm -qa | grep glib
If the Linux glibc library is not installed, the previous command does not return any results. Install
the Linux glibc library from your Linux operating system CD before continuing with the HP Systems
Insight Manager installation.
e. For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, verify that the MIT Kerbros 5 library (krb5-1.4-16) is installed.
rpm -qa | grep krb5-1.4
If the MIT Kerbros 5 library is not installed, the previous command does not return any results. Install
the MIT Kerbros 5 library from the following URL before continuing with the HP Systems Insight
Manager installation.
For 32-bit krb5:
a. Go to http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/suse/9.3/i386/suse/i586/krb5-1.4-16.i586.html
b. Click on krb5-1.4-16 RPM for i586.
For 64-bit krb5:
a. Go to ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/9.3/suse/x86_64/?D=D
b. Click on krb5-1.4-6.x86_64.rpm.
When installing krb5, it is your responsibility to resolve any conflict with existing packages. For
example, you can save the file in conflict and use the switch rpm -j --replacefiles to install
krb5. After the installation, then you can restore the original file.
6. (Optional) If you are planning to run the Firefox browser on the CMS, verify that Firefox 1.5 or later is
installed. To verify which version is installed, open the Firefox browser, and select Help→About Firefox.
Note: Firefox is not required on the CMS. It can be used to access HP Systems Insight Manager from
any network client. Install Firefox 1.5 on the Linux managed node.
To upgrade your version of Firefox:
a. Download the latest version for Linux at http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/. Create a
temporary directory called firefoxtemp, and place the downloaded .GZIP file in that directory.
b. Navigate into the firefoxtemp directory, and decompress the archive:
cd path/firefoxtemp
tar -zxvf firefox*.tar.gz
c. Firefox files will be extracted into a folder called firefox. Navigate to the firefox folder through
the new terminal from the GUI.
d. Run the ./firefox.bin file, and the Firefox browser will open.
Installing and configuring the software
HP SIM can be installed automatically or manually.
Automatic install executes the .bin file, automatically installing hpsmdb (HP SIM private version of PostgresSQL)
and HP SIM with minimal user interaction. Manual install requires that you execute the separate steps to
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