Systems Insight Manager 6.0 Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux

NOTE: Refer to Step 4 for information on setting permissions.

2. To change the directory to mxserver, execute the following command:

cd mxserver

NOTE: If you are using hpsmd as your database, continue with Step 3 through Step 5. If you are

using Oracle as your database, skip to Step 6.

3. Install the hpsmdb database, using the appropriate .rpm files in the following order.

NOTE: The rpm -i hpsmdb-*.rpm command installs hpsmdb on your system.

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 or later

rpm -ivh hpsmdb-sles10-*.i586.rpm

• 64-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 or later

rpm -ivh hpsmdb-sles10-*.x86_64.rpm

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11

rpm -ivh hpsmdb-sles11-*.x86_64.rpm

NOTE: If you is using SUSE 9 with older version of HP SIM, then user has to upgrade SUSE 10 or

SUSE 11.

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 then 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 10 SP2 or later:

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 10 SP2 or later:

/etc/init.d/hpsmdb start

• For Red Hat Enterprise Linux (all versions)

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

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