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HP Storage Essentials SRM 6.0 Installation Guide 209
9 Installing the CIM Extension for HP-UX
HP Storage Essentials Standard Edition does not support HP-UX hosts. See the HP Storage
Essentials Standard Edition Support Matrix for a list of supported devices. The support matrix is
accessible from the Documentation Center (Help > Documentation Center in Storage Essentials).
This chapter contains the following topics:
• About the CIM Extension for HP-UX, page 209
• Prerequisites, page 210
• Verifying SNIA HBA API Support, page 210
• Installing the CIM Extension, page 210
• Starting the CIM Extension Manually, page 211
• How to Determine if the CIM Extension Is Running, page 212
• Configuring CIM Extensions, page 212
• Stopping the CIM Extension, page 216
• Rolling Over the Log Files, page 216
• Fulfilling the Prerequisites, page 216
• Removing the CIM Extension from HP-UX, page 217
NOTE: This chapter describes how to install and manage the CIM extension directly on the host.
You can also install and manage CIM extensions remotely. See ”Deploying and Managing CIM
Extensions” on page 181.
IMPORTANT: Make sure you have reviewed Table 2 on page 2 to ensure you are at the correct
step.
About the CIM Extension for HP-UX
The CIM extension for HP-UX gathers information from the operating system and host bus adapters.
It then makes the information available to the management server.
IMPORTANT: Install the CIM extension on each host you want the management server to manage.
The CIM extension communicates with an HBA by using the Host Bus Adapter Application
Programming Interface (HBAAPI) created by the Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA). The
management server only supports communication with HBAs that are compliant with the HBA API.
For more information about the HBA API, see the following Web page at the SNIA Web site:
http://www.snia.org/tech_activities/hba_api/