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HP Storage Essentials SRM 6.0 Installation Guide 261
14 Installing the CIM Extension for HP Tru64 UNIX
HP Storage Essentials Standard Edition does not support HP Tru64 UNIX hosts. See the HP Storage
Essentials Standard Edition Support Matrix for a list of supported devices. The support matrix is
accessible from the Documentation Center (Help > Documentation Center in Storage Essentials).
This chapter contains the following topics:
• About the CIM Extension for Tru64 UNIX, page 261
• Prerequisites, page 262
• Installing the CIM Extension, page 262
• Verifying SNIA HBA API Support, page 264
• Starting the CIM Extension Manually, page 264
• How to Determine if the CIM Extension Is Running, page 265
• Configuring CIM Extensions, page 265
• Finding the Version of a CIM Extension, page 268
• Stopping the CIM Extension, page 268
• Rolling Over the Logs, page 268
• Fulfilling the Prerequisites, page 269
• Removing the CIM Extension from Tru64, page 269
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 Tru64 UNIX
The CIM extension for HP Tru64 UNIX gathers information from the operating system and host bus
adapters. It then makes the information available to the management server.
IMPORTANT: Install the CIM extension on each host you want the management server to manage.
The CIM extension communicates with an HBA by using the Host Bus Adapter Application
Programming Interface (HBAAPI) created by the Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA). The