Installation Manual

Installing the CIM Extension for Sun Solaris272
Prerequisites
The management server requires certain packages and patches. The installation checks for the
required packages listed in the following section and verifies that the Solaris operating system has
been installed.
You need the core set SUNWCreq. If you have only the core environment packages installed,
install the following manually in the order listed:
1. SUNWlibC - Sun Workshop Compilers Bundled libC
2. SUNWlibCf - SunSoft WorkShop Bundled libC (cfront version)
3. SUNWlibCx - Sun Workshop Bundled 64-bit libC
Keep in mind the following:
• Solaris does not support the upgrading of the CIM extension. Before loading a new CIM
extension, see ”Removing the CIM Extension from Solaris” on page 279 to verify no agent
exists.
• Verify you have the latest patches installed. The patches can be obtained from the Sun
Microsystems Web site at http://www.sun.com
.
You must have the following space:
• Logs - Make sure you have 100 MB for log files.
• File SRM - If you plan to have File SRM scan this host, make sure you have 220 to 230 MB for
each set of 1 million files.
• Backup Manager - Make sure you have at least 500 MB if you are using the host as a master
backup server in a large environment, for example 300 clients, 25,000 jobs and 500,000
images.
Network Port Must Be Open
The CIM extension uses port 4673 by default to communicate with the management server. Verify
the network port is open. Refer to the documentation accompanying your Sun Solaris host for more
information. If you need to use a different port, see ”Permanently Changing the Port a CIM
Extension Uses (UNIX Only)” on page 388.
Verifying SNIA HBA API Support
The management server can only talk to host bus adapters (HBAs) that support the SNIA HBA API.
The hbatest program, which is accessible from the CIM Extension CD-ROM, lists the name and
number for all HBAs that support the SNIA HBA API. In some instances hbatest may report it cannot
find an HBA driver even though an HBA driver is installed. Try installing a different version of the
HBA driver that is SNIA compliant.
Keep in mind the following:
• QLogic host bus adapters only: For Solaris SAN Foundation Suite, the firmware version
reported on the HBA is not the same as what is reported using luxadm. The management server
uses the result of the HBAAPI, while luxadm displays different values.