HP Serviceguard for Linux Base Version 12.00.00 Release Notes, May 2014

1. Mount the HP Serviceguard for Linux DVD or ISO image.
2. Open a terminal window to the server from the console or an ssh client.
3. Execute the cmeasyinstall command with appropriate qualifiers. For more information
about the command usage and qualifiers, see the read me available at /<DVD_mount_dir>/
README_cmeasyinstall.txt.
The cmeasyinstall tool installs the RPMs in the following order:
• serviceguard-license
• serviceguard
• serviceguard-snmp
• serviceguard-providers
• serviceguard-analytics
• serviceguard-manager
While installing serviceguard-snmp, the following error message might be displayed due to
the xinetd service not started:
Starting cmsnmpdFailed due to no cmclconfderror:
%posttrans(serviceguard-snmp-A.12.00.00-0.sles11.x86_64) scriptlet
failed, exit status 1
After installation is complete, if you see the following error message:
node1:~ # cmviewcl
unable to receive reply from local cmclconfd
Connection timed out Unable to initialize `HOSTNAME_ADDRESS_FAMILY`
Then, there is a problem with xinetd service. To enable xinetd service, see “Software
prerequisites for HP Serviceguard for Linux”
On successful completion of the script, the following message is displayed:
Installation script execution completed successfully <date>
NOTE: You cannot use the cmeasyinstall tool to upgrade HP Serviceguard for Linux and its
components. If you have already installed HP Serviceguard for Linux and its components, the
cmeasyinstall tool exits with an appropriate error message.
6.4.2 Installing HP Serviceguard for Linux the traditional way
If you do not wish to install using the cmeasyinstall tool, you must install the HP Serviceguard
for Linux and its components manually in the same order as described in “Packaging information”
section and the location of rpms are described in the “DVD directory structure” section.
DVD directory structure
Table 3 describes the operating system and the DVD directory structure for HP Serviceguard for
Linux Base:
Table 3 DVD directory structure for HP Serviceguard for Base
DVD directory structureOperating system
<DVD-mount-path>/RedHat/RedHat5/Serviceguard/x86_64/<*.rpm>
<DVD-mount-path>/RedHat/RedHat5/SGManager/x86_64/<*.rpm>
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
6 Compatibility and installation requirements 11