Installation Manual

Installing the CIM Extension for Sun Solaris274
• To upgrade the CIM extension, first remove the previous version before installing the latest
version. Builds 4.2 and later of the CIM extension are compatible with this build of the
management server. You must upgrade your CIM extension if you want the latest functionality,
as described in ”About Upgrading Your CIM Extensions” on page 189.
• You must install the CIM extension for Sun Solaris 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.
To install the CIM extension:
1. Login as root.
2. Go to the Solaris directory on the CIM Extension 1 CD-ROM by entering the following at the
command prompt:
# cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris
where /cdrom/cdrom0 is the name of the CD-ROM drive
3. Enter the following at the command prompt:
# pkgadd -d APPQcime.pkg APPQcime
The APPQcime package is added.
4. When you are asked for an installation directory, enter the path to the default directory
(/opt), and press Enter.
5. When you are asked if you want to continue the installation, enter y.
The CIM extension is installed.
6. When you are asked if you want to add another package, enter q to quit the installation.
7. If you see error messages when you install the CIM extension, see ”Removing the CIM Extension
from Solaris” on page 279.
8. 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
9. Start the CIM extension. See ”Starting the CIM Extension Manually” on page 274.
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.