HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux

Note: After upgrading from a previous version of HP SIM, if you notice a pre-existing collection returning
an unexpected result, and HP SIM has not been restarted since the upgrade, then stopping and restarting
the HP SIM service should resolve this problem.
5. Verify that the mxdomainmgr, mxinventory and mxdtf daemons are running by executing the
following command:
ps -ef | grep mx
If they are not running, start them by executing the following command:
/opt/mx/bin/mxstart
6. Configure the system to send SNMP traps.
Note: These steps might vary slightly, depending on your version of Linux. Refer to your Linux provider
for details if these file paths and file names do not exist on your system.
a. 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 a components list. Refer to your
Linux provider for information on installing SNMP.
b. Verify if the HP Server Management Drivers and Agents from the ProLiant Support Pack for Linux
is installed by executing the following command:
rpm -qa | grep hpasm
If the drivers and agents are is not installed, the previous command does not return a components
list. If they are installed, verify that the HP Server Management Driver and agent daemon are
running by executing the following command:
/etc/init.d/hpasm status
c. If the the HP Server Management Drivers and Agents daemons are running, stop them using the
following command:
/etc/init.d/hpasm stop
Note: If the HP Server Management Drivers and Agents daemon is not installed, omit this step and
step g.
d. Stop the SNMP daemon:
/etc/init.d/snmpd stop
26 Installing HP SIM on the CMS for the first time