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

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8 Installing the CIM Extension for SUSE and Red Hat
Linux
This chapter describes the following:
• ”About the CIM Extension for Red Hat Linux Advanced Server and SUSE Linux” on page 153
• ”Prerequisites” on page 153
• ”Verifying SNIA HBA API Support” on page 154
• ”Installing the CIM Extension” on page 155
• ”Starting the CIM Extension Manually” on page 156
• ”How to Determine if the CIM Extension Is Running” on page 156
• ”Configuring CIM Extensions” on page 156
• ”Stopping the CIM Extension” on page 159
• ”Rolling Over the Logs” on page 160
• ”Removing the CIM Extension from Red Hat or SUSE Linux” on page 160
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 the table, Table 2 on page 1 in the Overview
chapter to ensure you are at the correct step.
About the CIM Extension for Red Hat
Linux Advanced Server and SUSE Linux
The CIM Extension for Red Hat and SUSE Linux 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