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

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5 Installing the CIM Extension for IBM AIX

This chapter describes the following:

• ”About the CIM Extension for IBM AIX” on page 125

• ”Prerequisites” on page 126

• ”Verifying SNIA HBA API Support” on page 126

• ”Installing the CIM Extension” on page 127

• ”Setting Up Monitoring” on page 128

• ”Starting the CIM Extension Manually” on page 128

• ”How to Determine if the CIM Extension Is Running” on page 129

• ”Configuring CIM Extensions” on page 129

• ”Stopping the CIM Extension” on page 132

• ”Fulfilling the Prerequisites” on page 132

• ”Rolling Over the Logs” on page 133

• ”Removing the CIM Extension from AIX” on page 133

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 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