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

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6 Installing the CIM Extension for IBM AIX

This chapter describes the following:

• ”About the CIM Extension for IBM AIX” on page 155

• ”Prerequisites” on page 156

• ”Verifying SNIA HBA API Support” on page 156

• ”Installing the CIM Extension” on page 157

• ”Setting Up Monitoring” on page 158

• ”Starting the CIM Extension Manually” on page 158

• ”How to Determine if the CIM Extension Is Running” on page 159

• ”Configuring CIM Extensions” on page 159

• ”Stopping the CIM Extension” on page 162

• ”Fulfilling the Prerequisites” on page 162

• ”Rolling Over the Logs” on page 163

• ”Removing the CIM Extension from AIX” on page 163

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 149.

IMPORTANT: Make sure you have reviewed Table 2 on page 1 to ensure you are at the correct

step.

About the CIM Extension for IBM AIX

The CIM Extension for IBM AIX gathers information from the operating system and host bus

adapters. It then makes the information available to the management server.

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/

The installation creates the following directories in the /opt/APPQcime directory:

• jre - The Java run time necessary to run the CIM Extension

• lib - The executables for the CIM Extension