HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition Installation and Configuration Guide (TK981-96001, May 2014)

• Linux:
• Management server prerequisites (see “Prerequisites for the management server
(Linux)” on page 23)
• Kernel parameter values and shell restrictions (see “About setting kernel parameters and shell
restrictions (Linux)” on page 24 and “Modifying kernel parameter values and shell restric-
tions” on page 33)
• Registering firewall exceptions (see “Registering firewall exceptions (Linux)” on page 34)
CAUTION:
The following concerns storage tiers and upgrades XP7 Command View AE to v7.0 or later.
Storage tiers (custom tiers) created from search conditions that included any of these items are removed
(although the volumes themselves remain):
• Logical group
• Average array group usage
• Maximum array group usage
• SYSPLEXID/DEVN
• VOLSER
• P-VOL migration group
• P-VOL MU number
Related topics
• HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition server installation, page 34
Avoiding port conflicts
If any of the XP7 Command View AE products use a port number that is also used by another product
on the management server, the affected products may not operate correctly.
To avoid port conflicts, run the netstat command and check the output for conflicts.
Related topics
• HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition server installation preparations, page 22
• Installing XP7 Command View AE on Windows, page 35
• Installing XP7 Command View AE on Linux, page 36
• XP7 Command View AE server ports, page 123
Prerequisites for the management server (Linux)
Before installing XP7 Command View AE in a Linux environment, verify that the host environment
satisfies installation conditions.
To do this, write localhost and the server host name to the /etc/hosts file.
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