Installation Manual

Installing the CIM Extension for HP-UX212
• 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, where
/opt is the directory into which you installed the CIM extension:
# ./start
The following is displayed:
Starting CIM Extension for HP-UX...
Keep in mind the following:
• When you start the CIM extension, you can restrict the user accounts that can discover the host.
You can also change the port number the CIM extension uses. Access information about these
topics by typing the following:
./start -help
How to Determine if the CIM Extension Is Running
You can determine if the CIM extension is running by entering the following command at the
command prompt:
# ./status
The CIM extension is running when the following message is displayed:
CIM Extension Running: Process ID: 93
where 93 is the process ID running the CIM extension.
Configuring CIM Extensions
Configuration information is stored in a configuration text file that is read by the CIM extension on
start-up. The file is named cim.extension.parameters and is located in the
[Installation_Directory]/conf directory on the host. This directory also contains a file
named cim.extension.parameters-sample. This file contains samples of available
parameters and can be copied into the cim.extension.parameters file and used as a
template.
Restricting the Users Who Can Discover the Host
The -users parameter provides greater security by restricting access. When you use the
management server to discover the host, provide a user name that was specified in the -users
parameter.
For example, assume you want to use the management server to discover a HP-UX host, but you do
not want to provide the password to the root account. You can provide the password to another
valid HP-UX user account that has fewer privileges, for example jsmythe. First, you would add the