HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

HP-UX CMS
Installing the required software on an HP-UX system
Use the following checklist as a guideline to assist you with setting up managed systems from an HP-UX
Central Management Server (CMS):
1. Understand the basic managed system software for HP-UX.
For HP-UX, the following software, shown with minimum recommended versions, is required for essential
HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) functionality to operate. This software is installed by default as
part of the latest HP-UX 11i v2 operating environments, but it might need to be installed or updated on
HP-UX 11i v1 or older HP-UX 11i v2 systems.
• T1471AA HP-UX Secure Shell
• B8465BA HP WBEM Services for HP-UX
Instant capacity (iCAP) properties for Cells and Processors for a Complex is collected and displayed
using HP-UX Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM). For HP-UX, the following software is required
for essential HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) functionality to operate. This software is installed by
default as part of the latest HP-UX 11i v3 (11.3), HP-UX 11i v2 (11.23) and HP_UX 11i v1 (11.11)
which can only be installed on HP 9000 servers.
▲ B9073BA version 08.01.01 WBEM Services for HP-UX
NOTE: WBEM providers is only collected under the Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM).
This WBEM Services bundle contains basic system instrumentation displayed in the HP SIM Property
pages, as well as supporting collection and reporting by HP SIM Inventory functionality. To maximize
the value of HP SIM for properties, inventory, and events, see http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim/providers
for the latest WBEM Services bundle.
See http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim/providers for the latest WBEM Services bundle.
2. Ensure the managed system software is installed.
To verify that the minimum required software is installed, log in to the remote system, and run the
following command:
$ swlist –l bundle T1471AA B8465BA OpenSSL
To verify that the optional providers and System Management Homepage are installed, run commands
such as:
$ swlist –l bundle LVMProvider WBEMP-LAN-00 SysMgmtWeb SysFaultMgmt
OnlineDiag
3. Acquire and install the managed system software if not previously installed.
The SecureShell, WBEM bundles are included on the HP-UX Operating Environment and Application
Release media, as well as part of the HP SIM HP-UX depot downloaded from
http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/dl_hpux.html.
For the WBEM providers, see
http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/dl_hpux.html .
After the depots containing the software have been acquired, they can be installed from the managed
system using commands such as:
$ swinstall –s <depot_location> OpenSSL
Note: B8465BA and B9073BA version 08.01.01 depends on OpenSSL, so this must be installed first.
$ swinstall –s <depot_location> T1471AA
$ swinstall –s <depot_location> B8465BA
$ swinstall –s <depot_location> <names of WBEM providers being installed>
4. Configure the managed system software. See Configuring the managed system software.
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