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

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4 Command View XP AE Suite Common
Component
Command View XP AE Suite Common Component provides features that are used by all Command
View XP AE Suite products. Each Command View XP AE Suite product will bundle Common
Component. This chapter discusses the following functions:
• Installing and Uninstalling Common Component (see section
4-1 )
• Starting and Stopping Common Component (see section 4-2 )
• Integrated Logging (see section
4-3 )
• Ports Used By Common Component (see section
4-4 )
Table 4-1 describes the Common Component elements that are used by Device Manager.
Table 4-1 Device Manager Common Component Elements
Function Description
Single Sign-on A customer who operates multiple Command View XP AE Suite
products is not prompted to re-enter their user ID and password if that
customer is using those products simultaneously. Single Sign-On
provides a unified user authentication mechanism.
Integrated logging information Operation and other types of logs are concentrated by integrated
logging information feature. Providing a common log repository allows
all Command View XP AE Suite log files to be in the same file.
4-1 Installing and Uninstalling Command View XP AE Suite
Common Component
Common Component must be installed or uninstalled as part of the installation or uninstallation
Device Manager. You cannot install or uninstall just Common Component.
Installation of Common Component will include the common trace library.
Whether Common Component is either installed or upgraded during Device Manager installation is
determined by the following factors:
• If Common Component is not previously installed on the system, the Device Manager installer
will install it.
• If the previously installed Common Component version is older than or equal to the installing
Common Component version, the Device Manager installer will upgrade Common Component
by overwriting the previous installation.
• If the previously installed Common Component version is newer than the installing Common
Component version, the previously installed version is left intact.
Whether Common Component is uninstalled or left in place during Device Manager uninstallation is
determined by the following factors:
• If any other Command View XP AE Suite products are using Common Component, Common
Component will not be uninstalled. Common Component will not be uninstalled until the last
Command View XP AE Suite product that uses Common Component is uninstalled.
• If Common Component is being used by only by Device Manager, it will be uninstalled as part of
the Device Manager uninstallation process.