NonStop Cluster Performance Essentials User's Guide, Version 2.2

4.Installation and Dependencies

4.1. Linux Agent Install

4.1.1. Instructions and Requirements

Please refer to Hardware and Software Requirements

for required hardware and

software.

The Linux agent installer package is a RPM (Redhat Package Manager) package. The

RPM package is located in two separate folders on the Linux Agent cd. If you are

running a 32-bit Linux system, you will need to copy the RPM package from

WS_SW/32-bit Installation folder from the cd, but if you are running a 64-bit Linux

system, you will need to copy the RPM package from WS_SW/64-bit Installation

folder from the cd. To install the Linux agent, copy

simagent-0.1.i386.rpm to a

directory on the Linux server

(e.g. /tmp/PE-SIM/). Note: You may copy the file to

any folder on your Linux server.

Next, use HP SIM to remove the old simagent-0.1-1.i386 package, if any, and install

the new one by following the steps below:

1. Display the appropriate Linux servers in the right frame of HP SIM by

selecting All Systems (or some other group).

Note: This will require you to have the Linux servers already discovered in

SIM.

2. Select the Linux servers.

3. Select Uninstall Package from the HP SIM Deploy > RPM Package Manager

menu.

4. Confirm targets and click Next.

5. Enter simagent-0.1-1.i386 in the text box on the Specify Parameters page,

then click Run Now.

6. Verify successful completion.

7. Select Install Package from the HP SIM Deploy > RPM Package Manager menu.

8. Confirm targets.

9. Enter /tmp/PE-SIM/simagent-0.1-1.i386.rpm in the text box on the Specify

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