Installation Manual

Installing the CIM Extension for Microsoft Windows288
Rolling Over the Log Files
The logging information for the CIM extension is contained primarily in the cxws.log file, created
by default in the <Installation_Directory>/CimExtensions/tools directory. The
cxws.log file rolls over once it becomes more than 100 MB. The information in cxws.log is
moved to cxws.log.1. When the logs roll over again, cxws.log.1 is renamed to
cxws.log.2 and the information that is in cxws.log is moved to cxws.log.1. The numbering
for the files continues sequentially, with there being a maximum of three backup logs, as follows:
• cxws.log - contains the latest logging information
• cxws.log.1 - contains logging information that was previously in cxws.log
• cxws.log.2 - contains logging information that was previously in cxws.log.1
• cxws.log.3 - contains logging information that was previously in cxws.log.2
The cxws.out file contains some logging information, such as the CIM extension starting, which is
recorded in case something unexpected happens with the Java Virtual Machine. The CIM extension
appends starting, stopping, and unexpected error conditions to the existing cxws.out file.
Removing the CIM Extension from Windows
IMPORTANT: If you remove a CIM extension from a Windows host where there is a service that is
using WMI (such as Microsoft Exchange), you are shown a message saying that the WMI service
could not be stopped. Continue with the removal of the CIM extension. Reboot after the uninstall
process completes.
To remove the CIM extension for Windows:
1. Go to the Control Panel in Microsoft Windows.
Table 23 Parameters for CIM Extensions
Parameter Description
-user The user defined in this parameter must be a valid existing
user for the host. Only the user needs to be defined. The user
name and password are provided from the management
server during discovery. The user does not need to have root
authority. A colon-separated list can be used to specify
multiple users.
-credentials
<username from the
management server>
:<password>
The credentials defined by this parameter must match the
values entered from the management server during discovery.
They are not used as authentication on the host itself.
-mgmtServerIP
<ip address>
This parameter restricts the CIM extension to listen only to a
specific management server IP address.