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

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7 Installing the CIM Extension for HP-UX
This chapter describes the following:
• ”About the CIM Extension for HP-UX” on page 143
• ”Prerequisites” on page 143
• ”Verifying SNIA HBA API Support” on page 144
• ”Installing the CIM Extension” on page 145
• ”Starting the CIM Extension Manually” on page 146
• ”How to Determine if the CIM Extension Is Running” on page 146
• ”Configuring CIM Extensions” on page 146
• ”Stopping the CIM Extension” on page 151
• ”Rolling Over the Logs” on page 151
• ”Fulfilling the Prerequisites” on page 151
• ”Removing the CIM Extension from HP-UX” on page 152
NOTE: This chapter describes how to install and manage the CIM Extension directly on the host.
You can also install and manage CIM Extensions remotely. See ”Deploying and Managing CIM
Extensions” on page 119.
IMPORTANT: Make sure you have reviewed Table 2 on page 1 to ensure you are at the correct
step.
About the CIM Extension for HP-UX
The CIM Extension for HP-UX gathers information from the operating system and host bus adapters.
It then makes the information available to the management server.
IMPORTANT: Install the CIM Extension on each host you want the management server to manage.
The CIM Extension communicates with an HBA by using the Host Bus Adapter Application
Programming Interface (HBAAPI) created by the Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA). The
management server only supports communication with HBAs that are compliant with the HBA API.
For more information about the HBA API, see the following Web page at the SNIA Web site:
http://www.snia.org/tech_activities/hba_api/
Prerequisites
The installation checks for the following. If the installation fails, see ”Fulfilling the Prerequisites” on
page 151.