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

Installing the Management Server on Linux24
For more details, see the HP SIM Installation and User Guide.
To install HP SIM:
1. Download the HP SIM installation file from http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim.
2. Change the file permission by entering the following command:
# chmod 700 HPSIM-Linux_C.05.00.02.00.bin
3. Enter the following command:
#./HPSIM-Linux_C.05.00.02.00.bin
4. Configure HP SIM to use the Oracle database by entering the following command:
# /opt/mx/bin/mxoracleconfig
You will be prompted for information about the Oracle database:
• Host: Fully qualified domain name of the server (for example, host1.rose.hp.com or
host2.domain1.rose.hp.com)
• Port:1521
• Database Name: APPIQ
•Username: SIM_Manager
• Password: use the new password if you have changed the password, otherwise input the
default password “quake”
• Jar File: $ORACLE_BASE/product/9.2.0.4/jdbc/lib/classes12.jar
NOTE: This path may differ if Oracle is not installed in the default path
• Force[N]: For fresh installations, select the default [N]. If the initial installation fails, select [Y]
for subsequent installations.
• Select defaults for the rest of the options and install.
5. Initialize and configure HP SIM by executing the following command:
#/opt/mx/bin/mxinitconfig -a
NOTE: The initialization is done in the background and takes several minutes.
6. Verify that the mxdomainmgr and mxdtf daemons are running by executing the following
command:
#ps -ef | grep mx
Using the changePassword Perl Utility to Change the SIM_Manager Password
Make sure you keep the new password for SIM_Manager in a safe location, as it is your
responsibility to remember the Oracle passwords.
The management server requires the password to have the following characteristics:
• a minimum of three characters
• starts with a letter
• contains only letters, numbers and underscores (_)