HP WBEM Services Version A.02.09.12 Release Notes (5900-2121, March 2012)

• Disk space requirements
HP WBEM Services requires the following disk space to install:
5 MB/
46 MB/opt
184 KB/var
1 MB/usr
Depending on the number of CIM objects to be stored in the CIM Repository, additional disk
space might be needed for the/var/opt/wbem directory.
• Port requirements
HP WBEM Services uses dedicated ports for CIM-XML traffic. Two ports are dedicated for
CIM-XML communications between CIM clients and the CIM Server. One port is dedicated
for CIM-XML communications between the Indication sender and the Indication receiver (a
CIM Server).
◦ HTTP port 5988
◦ HTTPS port 5989
◦ HTTPS port for Export Connections
NOTE: The list of port assignments is available in the/etc/services file.
Installing HP WBEM Services
HP WBEM Services is part of the HP-UX Operating Environment and is installed automatically when
you start the HP-UX system. However, you can choose to install HP WBEM Services at a later time
by downloading the software from http://software.hp.com. HP WBEM Services is available at
this link as a single depot.
To install HP WBEM Services, you must login to the HP-UX system as root (uid=0).
IMPORTANT: Before installing the software, ensure that your system meets the software and
hardware requirements described in the section “Compatibility information” (page 10).
Complete the following procedure to install HP WBEM Services:
1. Download the product from http://software.hp.com.
2. Copy the downloaded depot file to a local directory on the system.
3. Log in to the HP-UX system as root and locate the directory where the depot is downloaded.
4. Run the following HP-UX command to start the installation.
swinstall -s <downloaded depot name> WBEMServices
At installation, the following files are installed:
Shared SSL certificate files and trust store files./etc/opt/hp/sslshare
(directory)/etc/opt/wbem
(directory)/opt/wbem
commands, executables/opt/wbem/bin
Executables that are not intended to be used directly by customers./opt/wbem/lbin
Shared libraries/opt/wbem/lib
MOF files/opt/wbem/mof/CIM217
MOF files/opt/wbem/mof
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