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HP Storage Essentials SRM 6.0 Installation Guide 227
11 Installing the CIM Extension for SUSE and Red Hat
Linux
IMPORTANT: Do not install the CIM extension onto the management server.
This chapter contains the following topics:
• About the CIM Extension for Red Hat Linux Advanced Server and SUSE Linux, page 227
• Prerequisites, page 228
• Verifying SNIA HBA API Support, page 228
• Installing the CIM Extension, page 229
• Starting the CIM Extension Manually, page 232
• How to Determine if the CIM Extension Is Running, page 232
• Configuring CIM Extensions, page 232
• Stopping the CIM Extension, page 235
• Rolling Over the Log Files, page 235
• Removing the CIM Extension from Red Hat or SUSE Linux, page 235
Keep in mind the following:
• 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.
• Make sure you have reviewed Table 2 on page 2 to ensure you are at the correct step.
• The 6.0 management server requires that any managed Tru64 or OpenVMS hosts be running
at least version 5.1.0 SP4 (5.1.4) of the CIM Extensions. If the Tru64 and OpenVMS CIM
Extensions are not at the minimum levels, the 6.0.0 management server will be unable to gather
information from those hosts, and there will be various replication errors in the management
server logs. It is preferable to upgrade all CIM Extensions to the same version as the
management server, as some functionality may be unavailable when earlier CIM Extensions are
used.
About the CIM Extension for Red Hat
Linux Advanced Server and SUSE Linux
The CIM extension for Red Hat and SUSE Linux gathers information from the operating system and
host bus adapters. It then makes the information available to the management server.