Installation Manual

HP Storage Essentials SRM 6.0 Installation Guide 253
The CIM extension provides information within the privileges of the user account that started the
CIM extension. Only the system account has enough privileges to provide the information the
management server needs.
To manually start the CIM extension:
1. Log in as system on the OpenVMS host on which you want to start the CIM extension.
2. Enter the following command to start the CIM extension.
$ @SYS$COMMON:[OPT.APPQCIME.TOOLS]START
The following message is displayed:
STARTING OpenVMS CIME...
%RUN-S-PROC_ID, identification of created process is 00002976
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Sun Oct 28 11:54:26 IST 2007
CXWS 6.0.0.269 on /127.0.0.1:4673 now accepting connections
Sun Oct 28 11:54:26 IST 2007
CXWS 6.0.0.269 on /15.154.53.91:4673 now accepting connections
How to Determine if the CIM Extension is Running
You can determine if the CIM extension is running by entering the following in the
SYS$COMMON:[OPT.APPQCIME.TOOLS] directory.
$ @STATUS
The CIM extension is running when the following message is displayed:
CIM Extension is running. Process id :001B0AEE
where 001B0AEE 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 CIMEXTENSION.PARAMETERS and is located in the
SYS$SPECIFIC:[OPT.APPQCIME.CONF] directory on the host. This directory also contains a
file named CIMEXTENSION.PARAMETERS-SAMPLE. The
CIMEXTENSION.PARAMETERS-SAMPLE file contains samples of available parameters which can
be used as a template to create the CIMEXTENSION.PARAMETERS file.
Restricting the Users Who Can Discover the Host
The -USERS parameter provides increased 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 OpenVMS host, but
you do not want to provide the password to the root account. You can provide the password to