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

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8 Install a CIM Extension on each host
(other than the management server)
from which you want the management
server to be able to obtain
information. The CIM Extension
gathers information from the operating
system and host bus adapters on the
host. It then makes the information
available to the management server.
You can quickly deploy CIM
Extensions by using the Storage
Essentials deployment tool. See
”Deploying and Managing CIM
Extensions” on page 119.
Important: CIM Extensions are
required on UNIX hosts. If you do not
install a CIM Extension on a UNIX
host, the management server cannot
obtain information from the host. On a
Microsoft Windows host without a
CIM Extension, the management
server can only find information that is
gathered from Windows Management
Instrumentation. The CIM Extension is
required to obtain information from the
host bus adapter and manage
applications on the Microsoft
Windows host. Without the CIM
Extension, the management server can
determine if Oracle and Microsoft
Exchange are on the host, but it
cannot obtain further information
about the applications.
• IBM AIX - See ”Installing the CIM
Extension for IBM AIX” on page 125.
• SGI ProPack for Linux - See ”Installing
the CIM Extension for SGI ProPack for
Linux” on page 135.
• HP-UX - See ”Installing the CIM Extension
for HP-UX” on page 143.
• SGI IRIX - See ”Installing the CIM
Extension for SGI IRIX” on page 181.
• SUSE and Red Hat Linux - See
”Installing the CIM Extension for SUSE and
Red Hat Linux” on page 153.
• HP OpenVMS (Alpha) - See ”Installing
the CIM Extension for OpenVMS” on
page 161.
• HP Tru64 UNIX - See ”Installing the CIM
Extension for HP Tru64 UNIX” on
page 171.
• Sun Solaris - See ”Installing the CIM
Extension for Sun Solaris” on page 189.
• Microsoft Windows - See ”Installing the
CIM Extension for Microsoft Windows” on
page 199.
9 Configure the applications and hosts
for monitoring. This step includes
discovering applications, master
backup servers, and hosts.
See ”Discovering Applications, Backup
Servers and Hosts” on page 209.
Table 2 Roadmap for Installation and Initial Configurations (continued)
Step Description Where to Find