HP StorageWorks XP Replication Monitor software installation and configuration guide (T1784-96008, November 2006)

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2. To continue with the installation, click the Yes button.
Following an installation progress message, a message reports that installation has finished is displayed.
3. Click the OK button.
The installer stops.
When the OS of the pair management server is Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, or Linux use the following procedure to
install a XP Replication Monitor agent:
1. Expand the downloaded file (hrpmAgent_sol.tar, hrpmAgent_hp.tar, hrpmAgent_aix.tar,
hrpmAgent_linuxx86.tar, or hrpmAgent_linuxipf.tar) to the desired directory.
The files required for the installation are expanded.
2. From the expanded files, execute hrpmAgent.sh.
The installer starts and displays a message asking whether to continue the installation of the XP Replication
Monitor agent.
3. To continue with the installation, press the y key.
Following an installation progress message, a message reporting that installation has finished is displayed,
and the installer is terminated.
To use the XP Replication Monitor agent after installation, you must perform the setup. See
2-4-1-3 .
2-4-1-2 Overwrite installation
The installation procedure for overwriting a XP Replication Monitor agent is the same as for a new installation.
Consider the following:
Checking before installation
When you attempt to overwrite a XP Replication Monitor agent, the installer prompts you to confirm the
execution of the overwrite installation. The installation begins when you click the Yes button in Windows or
the y key in Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, or Linux.
Versions supporting overwrite installation
Overwrite installation cannot be used to return to a version that is earlier than the current version. Make
sure that the overwriting of the XP Replication Monitor agent is the same as or newer than the existing
version. If the version or revision is the same, you can install the updated version of the XP Replication
Monitor agent and then install the preupdate version of the XP Replication Monitor agent. For example, you
can install the updated version of the XP Replication Monitor agent 5.0 and then install the preupdate
version of the XP Replication Monitor agent 5.0.
To check the version of the currently installed XP Replication Monitor agent, use the following command:
For Windows
Execute hrpm_agentversion.bat in Device-Manager-agent-installation-
directory\bin\. The specification format is as follows:
Device-Manager-agent-installation-directory\bin\hrpm_agentversion
For Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, or Linux
Execute hrpm_agentversion in Device-Manager-agent-installation-directory/bin/.
The specification format is as follows:
Device-Manager-agent-installation-directory/bin/hrpm_agentversion
2-4-1-3 Setup after installation
After you complete the installation of the XP Replication Monitor agent, specify the following settings according to
the pair management server environment:
Specifying the RAID Manager XP installation directory
If RAID Manager XP is not in the default location, edit the Device Manager agent's property file
server.properties.
The property file is stored at the following location: