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

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10 Installing the CIM Extension for HP Tru64 UNIX
This chapter describes the following:
• ”About the CIM Extension for Tru64 UNIX” on page 171
• ”Prerequisites” on page 171
• ”Installing the CIM Extension” on page 173
• ”Starting the CIM Extension Manually” on page 174
• ”How to Determine if the CIM Extension Is Running” on page 175
• ”Configuring CIM Extensions” on page 175
• ”Finding the Version of a CIM Extension” on page 178
• ”Stopping the CIM Extension” on page 179
• ”Rolling Over the Logs” on page 179
• ”Fulfilling the Prerequisites” on page 179
• ”Removing the CIM Extension from Tru64” on page 180
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 Tru64 UNIX
The CIM Extension for HP Tru64 UNIX 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 for the CIM Extension verifies that the host is running at least Tru64 5.1B. If the
installation fails, see ”Fulfilling the Prerequisites” on page 179.