Installation Manual

Installing the CIM Extension for SGI ProPack for Linux204
IMPORTANT: You must install the CIM extension for SGI ProPack for Linux to the default
directory. If there are space issues, such as large CIM extension binary files, create a
symbolic link to a folder with more space.
3. During the installation you are asked for the installation directory. Choose the default
installation directory for best results.
4. Go to a directory other than one on the CD-ROM.
5. Unmount the CD-ROM by entering the following at the command prompt:
# umount /cdrom
where /cdrom is the name of the directory where you mounted the CD-ROM
6. Use chkconfig --list appqcime to verify the installation.
7. Start the CIM extension. See ”Starting the CIM Extension Manually” on page 204.
You must restart the CIM extension after you have rebooted the server. This is because there is
no support for /etc/rc scripts, which the CIM extension uses to start.
Starting the CIM Extension Manually
The management server can only obtain information from this host when the CIM extension is
running.
Keep in mind the following:
• You must have root privileges to run the CIM extension. The CIM extension only provides the
information within the privileges of the user account that started the CIM extension. Only root
has enough privileges to provide the information the management server needs. If you do not
start the CIM extension with root privileges, the management server will display messages
resembling the following: Data is late or an error occurred.
• To configure UNIX CIM extensions to run behind a firewall, see ”Configuring UNIX CIM
Extensions to Run Behind Firewalls” on page 389.
To start the CIM extension, enter the following in the /opt/APPQcime/tools directory:
1. Before starting the CIM extension, make sure PCP is enabled by executing the following
command:
ps -ef | grep pmcd
This should display a message resembling the following:
root 2699 1 0 14:42 ? 00:00:00 /usr/share/pcp/bin/pmcd
root 2831 1988 0 14:44 pts/1 00:00:00 grep pmcd
The first line above indicates that pmcd is running. If not, execute the following commands:
chkconfig pcp on
service pcp start
These commands start the pmcd daemon and also ensure the pmcd daemon starts whenever the
system reboots.
2. To start the CIM extension, enter the following at the command prompt:
# ./start