Installation Manual

Deploying and Managing CIM Extensions188
The HP SIM Plug-in
CIM extensions can be remotely managed with the use of the HP SIM Plug-in, which integrates the
deployment options into the HP SIM menus.
NOTE: The HP SIM Plug-in is only supported on Windows management servers.
Each host being managed must be running a supported SSH daemon. See ”About SSH” on
page 182 for more information.
You must copy the CIM extensions to the Storage Essentials management server before you can use
the HP SIM Plug-in. See ”Copying the CIM Extensions to the Management Server” on page 182 for
more information.
The HP SIM Plug-in supports deploying or managing CIM extensions on the following operating
systems:
• AIX
• HP-UX
• Linux (i386, IA64, and x86_64)
• Tru64
• Solaris
• Windows
Installing the HP SIM Plug-in
To install the HP SIM Plug-in:
1. Verify that HP SIM is running.
2. Ensure that the CIM extension installation files will be accessible to HP SIM:
Single server installations:
If you installed Storage Essentials and HP SIM on the same server, when you are asked to select
the directory that contains the CIM extensions, browse to the directory that was created while
following the instructions in ”Copying the CIM Extensions to the Management Server” on
page 182.
Dual server installations:
If you installed Storage Essentials and HP SIM on separate servers, you must put a copy of the
CIM extensions on the server running HP SIM:
c. Copy the CIM extensions from the directory that was created while following the instructions
in ”Copying the CIM Extensions to the Management Server” on page 182.
d. Put the CIM extensions in a directory on the HP SIM server (for example:
<SIM Install Directory>\Extensions).
e. During the HP SIM Plug-in installation, when you are asked to select the directory that
contains the CIM extensions, point to the directory that you just created.