A.05.80 HP Insight Remote Support Advanced Managed Systems Configuration Guide (June 2013)

Table Of Contents
Chapter 12
HP-UX Server Configuration
This chapter describes the required state of your HP-UX managed system to make it eligible for Insight
Remote Support Advanced. Read this chapter before attempting to configure Insight Remote Support
Advanced for your HP-UX managed system.
1. Verify Hardware Support
As product support may change outside of a major software release, check the Insight Remote
Support Advanced Release Notes to verify your hardware is currently supported.
2. Verify Operating System, Software and Patch Requirements are met.
See "Meeting HP-UX Operating System, Software, and Patch Requirements" on the next page for
more information about the requirements for your particular HP-UX Operating System.
3. Establish Communication and Configure Protocols
System Fault Manager (SFM) is an Insight Remote Support Advanced communications requirement
on all supported versions of HP-UX. SFM has many patch prerequisites, and those are detailed in the
"Meeting HP-UX Operating System, Software, and Patch Requirements" on the next page. If your
system(s) already meet the minimum requirements identified in that section, then you do not need to
remove or reinstall those components. If your system(s) is not at the minimum, upgrade as directed in
"More About WBEM and SFM with Insight Remote Support" on page 77.
Note: You may be familiar with the variety of SFM providers available in the different SFM
offerings. Insight Remote Support only requires the providers in the standard SFM package(s) as
specified in "Meeting HP-UX Operating System, Software, and Patch Requirements" on the next
page.
4. Install and Configure the Advanced Configuration Collector
The Advanced Configuration Collector (RS-ACC) component generates and sends proactive service
configuration collections to HP. If you are not covered under a Mission Critical support contract, you
do not need to install or configure the RS-ACC component. If you are covered under Mission Critical
support, follow the instructions in "Installing the Advanced Configuration Collector" on page 85.
5. Complete the CMS Configuration
This chapter describes the requirements for your HP-UX managed systems. Once your managed
systems actually meet all necessary requirements, configure the CMS to communicate with the
managed system. Those processes are covered in the HP Insight Remote Support Advanced Central
Management Server Configuration Guide.
Important: When you are configuring Insight Remote Support Advanced on the Central
Management Server (CMS), configure the WBEM credentials for your HP-UX managed systems
in the HP SIM interface. This process is detailed in the second chapter of the HP Insight Remote
Support Advanced Central Management Server Configuration Guide. Take note of these
credentials as you will need to provide them later.
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