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Installing AIM Software
Gather the following information before beginning the installation of your controller software:
1. Controller IP address—this is the IP address that is used to access the Controller from the web
browser or CLI editor. It is not the IP address of the network interface.
2. System ID—More than one AIM environment can be installed in the same data center, or in data
centers that can communicate with each other. To ensure that the MAC addresses and other
configurations the controller creates are unique, a unique number from 0 to 31 must be
assigned to each AIM environment when installed.
3. Controller Services Virtual IP Address—This is the IP address configured to host the three
controller services: AIM console access (from GUI, CLI and SDK), communication with elements
in the AIM environment, and receive SNMP traps sent by network switches and other devices. In
a basic installation, a single IP address is configured to host all three services; this is a virtual
IP address and gets instantiated when the controller starts and typically binds to the same NIC
that the controller‘s real IP address is configured to use.
4. System Control Network (SCN) and AIM DHCP—This is a private network used by the controller
to communicate with the managed entities in the AIM environment. The AIM DHCP network is
used temporarily during the new server discovery process. The range of IPs for both networks
can be modified post installation; however, it is preferable to have this information entered in
during the installation process.
Install and configure the AIM controller software with the steps listed below:
1. Mount the AIM Linux media, and install the controller RPMs (packages) by executing the
installController.sh utility found in the root directory of the image. This utility will also
install any missing OS packages needed for AIM controller function. However, the utility needs
to refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux® installation media:
# ./installController.sh RedHatHost=<path to the Red Hat installation>.
E.g.:
# ./installController.sh RedHatHost=/dev/cdrom
The user may want to use an additional CD ROM or copy the AIM installation media locally in
order to refer to the Red Hat Installation later.
2. Configure the AIM controller by executing the /opt/dell/aim/bin/setupController.sh
utility. This utility will bring up a wizard that walks through the configuration process; the
questions are self-explanatory and customers should pick the ―Basic Installation‖. Once the
information detailed in the previous step is entered, the utility configures the installation.
3. Set the Controller IP address settings as shown in Figure 4. Note that this is the IP address that
Administrators will use to manage their AIM infrastructure through a HTTP session. Please
choose an IP address that will be convenient to recall at a later time.