Installation Manual

HP Storage Essentials SRM 6.0 Installation Guide 203
Installing the CIM Extension
IMPORTANT: You must have root privileges to install this software.
You are provided several installation options. One is an interactive option, which lets you select the
installation directory. Another is a silent installation, which installs with no user input. The silent
installation assumes the default installation directory. Both options install on computers with or
without X Windows.
To upgrade the CIM Extension, first remove the previous version before installing the latest version.
Builds 4.2 and later of the CIM Extension are compatible with this build of the management server.
You must upgrade your CIM extension if you want the latest functionality, as described in ”About
Upgrading Your CIM Extensions” on page 189.
To install a CIM Extension on SGI ProPack for Linux:
1. Go to the /Altix directory on the CIM Extensions 2 CD-ROM by entering the following at the
command prompt:
# cd /cdrom/Altix
where /cdrom is the directory where you mounted the CD-ROM.
2. To install the software, do one of the following:
IMPORTANT: If you receive a message saying there is not enough room in the temp
directory to perform the installation, set the IATEMPDIR variable to another directory. The
installation uses this directory to extract the installation files. Refer to the documentation for
your operating system for information on how to set this variable.
• Interactive Installation (Without X Windows or telnet terminal session) - You
must enter -i console; otherwise, you are shown a NoClassDefFoundError
message. Enter the following at the command prompt:
# ./InstallCIMExtensions.bin –i console
• Interactive Installation (With X Windows) - Enter the following at the command
prompt:
# ./InstallCIMExtensions.bin
• Silent Installation (X Windows not required) - Enter the following at the command
prompt, and then go to Step 4. You cannot change the installation directory.
# ./InstallCIMExtensions.bin –i silent
The CIM extension is automatically installed in the /opt/APPQcime directory.