HP StorageWorks Command View XP Advanced Edition Device Manager Agent Installation and Configuration Guide (December 2005)

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Contents
Revision history
Revision tables ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
1 Overview of the Device Manager Agent
1-1 Device Manager Agent Overview.............................................................................................................. 10
2 Installation Requirements and Procedures
2-1 Supported OSs and Required Programs for the Device Manager Agent.................................................. 11
2-2 Supported Storage Subsystems for the Device Manager Agent............................................................... 12
2-3 Acquiring WWN Information without Host Recognizing Logical Units....................................................... 13
2-4 Requirements for Using FC-HUB (FC-SWITCH) ...................................................................................... 13
2-5 Installing the Device Manager Agent......................................................................................................... 14
2-5-1 Installing the Device Manager Agent on a Windows
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System .......................................................14
2-5-2 Installing the Device Manager Agent on a Solaris™ System ......................................................... 21
2-5-3 Installing the Device Manager Agent on an AIX
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System .............................................................. 24
2-5-4 Installing the Device Manager Agent on an HP-UX System .......................................................... 27
2-5-5 Installing the Device Manager Agent on a Linux
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System .............................................................30
2-6 Setting Up the Device Manager Agent ...................................................................................................... 33
2-6-1 Setting Server Information.............................................................................................................. 33
2-6-2 Setting the Execution Period for HiScan Command....................................................................... 34
2-7 Uninstalling the Device Manager Agent .................................................................................................... 35
2-7-1 Uninstalling the Device Manager Agent on Windows
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Systems .................................................... 35
2-7-2 Uninstalling the Device Manager Agent on Solaris™ Systems...................................................... 36
2-7-3 Uninstalling the Device Manager Agent on AIX
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Systems ............................................................. 36
2-7-4 Uninstalling the Device Manager Agent on HP-UX Systems ......................................................... 36
2-7-5 Uninstalling the Device Manager Agent on Linux
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Systems .......................................................... 37
3 Device Manager Agent Operations
3-1 Configuring and Operating the Device Manager Agent............................................................................. 38
3-1-1 Automatic and Manual Execution of the Device Manager Agent ................................................... 38
3-1-2 Methods of Operating the Device Manager Agent ......................................................................... 39
3-2 Notes on Device Manager Agent Operations............................................................................................ 39
3-2-1 When a Host has Multiple Network Adapters ................................................................................. 39
3-2-2 When Changing Storage Subsystem Configuration ....................................................................... 39
3-2-3 When an Invalid Path Exists........................................................................................................... 39
3-2-4 When a 64-bit Processor Version of Windows Server™ 2003 or Windows Server™ 2003 x64
Edition is on the Host ................................................................................................................................
39
3-2-5 When Adding or Changing an HBA on the Host ............................................................................ 40
3-2-6 When changing Windows Firewall settings manually..................................................................... 40
3-2-7 When Changing the hdvmagt Service Execution User................................................................... 41
3-2-8 When Upgrading the JRE............................................................................................................... 41
3-2-9 When Upgrading the Device Manager Agent with the Inherited Environment of the Existing Device
Manager Agent..........................................................................................................................................
42
3-3 Starting and Stopping the Resident Program (hdvmagt)........................................................................... 42
3-3-1 Starting, Stopping, and Checking the hdvmagt Service or the hdvmagt Daemon Process ........... 43
3-3-2 Restarting the hdvmagt Service or hdvmagt Daemon Process...................................................... 43
3-3-3 Difficulties Stopping the hdvmagt or Add-On Modules ................................................................... 44
3-4 Modifying Server Information ....................................................................................................................44
3-5 Changing the Execution Period................................................................................................................. 44
3-5-1 Changing Execution Period in Windows
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2000 or Windows Server™ 2003.................................. 44
3-5-2 Changing the Execution Period in Solaris™, AIX
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, HP-UX, or Linux
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Systems............................. 46
3-6 Device Manager Agent Commands .......................................................................................................... 47
3-7 HiScan Command Syntax ......................................................................................................................... 47
3-8 hldutil Command Syntax ........................................................................................................................... 48
3-9 hdvmagt_schedule Command Syntax....................................................................................................... 52
3-10 hdvmagt_account Command Syntax.............................................................................................. 53
3-11 Property Files ................................................................................................................................. 54
3-11-1 server.properties File...................................................................................................................... 55
3-11-2 logger.properties File...................................................................................................................... 64
3-11-3 programproductInfo.properties File ................................................................................................ 65
4 Troubleshooting Device Manager Agent Operations
4-1 Acquiring Error Information Collectively .................................................................................................... 66