HP Storage Essentials V5.1 Installation Guide First Edition (T4283-96025, August 2006)

Installing the CIM Extension for HP-UX146
where /cdrom is the name of the directory where you mounted the CD-ROM
7. Press the Eject button on the CD-ROM drive to take the CD out of the CD-ROM drive.
The CIM Extension for HP-UX starts automatically at boot time by using /sbin/rc2.d scripts.
The CIM Extension uses port 4673 when it starts automatically after a reboot. Type the
following at the command prompt to find the status of the CIM Extension: ./status
Starting the CIM Extension Manually
The management server can only obtain information from this host when the CIM Extension is
running.
Keep in mind the following:
• You must have root privileges to run the CIM Extension. The CIM Extension only provides the
information within the privileges of the user account that started the CIM Extension. Only root
has enough privileges to provide the information the management server needs. If you do not
start the CIM Extension with root privileges, the management server will display messages
resembling the following: Data is late or an error occurred.
• To configure UNIX CIM Extensions to run behind a firewall, see ”Configuring UNIX CIM
Extensions to Run Behind Firewalls” on page 276.
To start the CIM Extension, type the following in the /opt/APPQcime/tools directory, where
/opt is the directory into which you installed the CIM Extension:
# ./start
The following is displayed:
Starting CIM Extension for HP-UX...
Keep in mind the following:
• When you start the CIM Extension, you can restrict the user accounts that can discover the host.
You can also change the port number the CIM Extension uses. See the following topics for more
information. You can also access information about these topics by typing the following:
./start -help
How to Determine if the CIM Extension Is Running
You can determine if the CIM Extension is running by entering the following command at the
command prompt:
# ./status
The CIM Extension is running when the following message is displayed:
CIM Extension Running: Process ID: 93
where 93 is the process ID running the CIM Extension
Configuring CIM Extensions
Configuration information is stored in a configuration text file that is read by the CIM Extension on
start-up. The file is named cim.extension.parameters and is located in the
[Installation_Directory]/conf directory on the host. This directory also contains a file