HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux

4. Verify that the hpsmdb status reads running.

• For Red Hat Enterprise Linux (all versions):

Note: By default, the hpsmdb service is configured to run in INIT 3 and 5 level.

a. Execute the serviceconf command. The Service Configuration window appears.

Note: Use the ntsysv command instead of serviceconfif you are running from a CLI

prompt.

b. Scroll down to the hpsmdb entry.

c. Select the checkbox, save the changes, and start the service.

d. To start hpsmdb by using the command line, execute the following command:

/etc/rc.d/init.d/hpsmdb start

/etc/init.d/hpsmdb start

• For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 with Service Pack 3 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with

Service Pack 1:

a. View the status by executing the following command:

/etc/init.d/postgresql status

b. Configure hpsmdb to run during startup by executing the following command:

chkconfig hpsmdb 345

c. If the status is unused in any version of Red Hat Linux or SUSE Linux, start the daemon by

executing the following command:

• For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 with Service Pack 3 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

10 with Service Pack 1

/etc/init.d/hpsmdb start

• For Red Hat Enterprise Linux (all versions)

/etc/rc.d/init.d/hpsmdb start

/etc/init.d/hpsmdb start

Note: To install HP Systems Insight Manager on a system without OpenSSH or with a purchased

version of SSH, use the --nodeps option on rpm.

For example, rpm --nodeps -ivh followed by the rpm files.

5. If you are using hpsmdb as your database and hpsmdb is configured properly and running, install HP

Systems Insight Manager using the .rpm files by executing the following command:

rpm -ivh hpsim*.rpm

6. If you are using Oracle as your database, install HP Systems Insight Manager using .rpm files by

executing the following command:

rpm -ivh hpsim-C.05*.rpm --nodeps

Note: After installation is complete, log out of the operating system and log back in to set all the correct

file permissions and system environments.

After installing HP Systems Insight Manager

1. If using Oracle as your database, continue with step 2. If you are using hpsmdb as your database,

continue with step 3.

2. For an Oracle database, run one of the following commands:

mxoracleconfig

located at /opt/mx/bin before proceeding with the following steps. This command can be invoked

with or without command line arguments.

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