HP Storage Essentials V5.1 Installation Guide Second Edition (Linux Release) (T4283-96055, November 2006)

Installing the CIM Extension for SGI ProPack for Linux166
• Blowfish
• DES
• MD5
NOTE: All ProPacks require that pam-devel rpm is installed.
Network Port Must Be Open
The CIM Extension uses port 4673 by default to communicate with the management server. Verify
the network port is open. Refer to the documentation accompanying your Altix host for more
information. If you need to use a different port, see ”Permanently Changing the Port a CIM
Extension Uses (UNIX Only)” on page 308.
Verifying SNIA HBA API Support
The management server can only talk to host bus adapters (HBAs) that support the SNIA HBA API.
You can run the hbatest program, which is accessible from the CIM Extension CD-ROM. The
program, hbatest, lists the name and number for all HBA's that support the SNIA HBA API. In some
instances hbatest may report it cannot find an HBA driver even though an HBA driver is installed.
Try installing a different version of the HBA driver that is SNIA compliant.
1. Go to the Altix/tools directory on the CIM Extension CD-ROM.
2. Enter the following at the command prompt:
If the host is SGI ProPack3, enter the following at the command prompt:
./hbatest_PP3.
If the host is SGI ProPack 4 or later, enter the following at the command prompt:
./hbatest
On SGI ProPack 3, the SGI-branded HBA API library for QLogic and LSI HBAs is built into the
operating system kernel.
On SGI ProPack 4 and later, contact your vendor for the vendor specific HBA API library for LSI
HBA. Discovery of ProPack4 hosts with QLogic HBA is not supported.
Installing the CIM Extension
IMPORTANT: You must have root privileges to install this software.
You are provided several installation options. One is an interactive option, which lets you select the
installation directory. Another is a silent installation, which installs with no user input. The silent
installation assumes the default installation directory. Both options install on computers with or
without X Windows.
To install a CIM Extension on SGI ProPack for Linux: