HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux

4 Setting up managed systems
Perform step 2 to install and configure the required management software.
1. Install and configure the CMS. The procedure to complete this step is in Chapter 3 “Installing HP SIM
on the CMS for the first time”.
2. Install and configure the required management software on the systems that will be managed by the
CMS. The procedure to complete this step is in this chapter.
3. Configure HP SIM for your environment. See Chapter 5 “Configuring HP SIM using the First Time
Wizard” or Chapter 6 “Configuring HP SIM using the Options menu” for the recommended tasks.
4. Configure the remaining protocols for the managed systems. See Chapter 7 “Configuring managed
systems” for details.
Setting up managed systems involves installing the required management software. The management software
being installed depends on the type of managed system.
• Linux (see below)
• Storage systems (see below)
• Windows systems - see the HP SIM Installation and Configuration guide for Windows
• HP-UX - see the HP SIM Installation and Configuration guide for HP-UX
Installing the ProLiant or Integrity Support Pack on a Linux system for the
first time
For Linux systems, use the Linux Deployment Utility to install the latest support pack with the preconfigured
components to the local system. For more information regarding installing a support pack using the Linux
Deployment Utility, see http://www.hp.com/servers/psp.
Setting up managed storage systems
Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) is a Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA)
standard that enables interoperable management for storage networks and storage devices. HP SIM uses
this standard to discover and manage the storage systems it supports.
You must have a storage system’s WBEM SMI-S provider installed and configured for HP SIM to discover
it. This includes storage devices such as Fibre Channel disk arrays, switches, tape libraries, or hosts (with
Fibre Channel host bus adapters).
Refer to the HP SIM SMI-S Provider webpage, http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim/providers, to view the latest
information regarding HP SIM support for a particular device. This webpage offers information on obtaining,
installing, and configuring SMI-S providers.
Installing SMI-S providers
Each storage vendor provides the SMI-S provider and installation instructions for its storage system. The
webpage referenced in the previous section provides information on obtaining SMI-S providers. Also, consult
the storage vendor’s website or representative for more information regarding their SMI-S providers. For
each storage system:
1. Verify that the applicable SMI-S provider is installed.
2. If the SMI-S provider is not installed, obtain and install it per the vendor’s installation instructions.
Verifying SSL
HP SIM requires that Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is enabled for the SMI-S provider in order to discover and
manage the storage system that the provider supports. Verify that SSL is enabled for each SMI-S provider.
Configuring SMI-S providers
Occasionally, it might be necessary to modify an SMI-S provider’s port number or password. Use the
provider’s documentation to perform these modifications.
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