HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor Software v4.6 Install Guide (T1789-96096, July 2010)

Setting up a Linux host
Before installing the XP Performance Advisor host agent on a Linux host, ensure that the following
prerequisites are completed:
1. You must have a root or superuser access to the host.
2. Configure the root or superuser account to allow remote access via the FTP services by
completing the following steps:
a. Run the /usr/sbin/ntsysv command and enable wu-ftpd
b. Edit /etc/pam.d/ftp by commenting out the line with #: auth required /lib/se-
curity/pam_listfile.so item=user sense=deny file=/etc/ftpusers
onerr=succeed
c. Edit /etc/ftp users by removing or commenting out the line with #: root
d. Edit /etc/ftpaccess as follows:
• Change allow-uid ftp to allow-uid ftp root
• Change allow-gid ftp to allow-gid ftp root
• Run the /sbin/service xinetd restart command
Setting up a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 host
Before installing the XP Performance Advisor host agent on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux v4.0 host,
ensure that the following prerequisites are completed:
1. You must have a root or superuser access to the host.
2. Install the Legacy Network Packages if the packages are not installed.
3. Edit /etc/xinetd.d/<service> to enable the service by default, where <service> is
rexec, vsftpd, etc.
4. Edit /etc/security by adding rexec, rlogin, vsftpd, and telnet.
5. Edit /etc/pam.d/login to comment out the line:
# auth required /lib/security/pam_securetty.so
6. Edit /etc/pam.d/rexecto comment out the line:
# auth required /lib/security/pam_securetty.so
7. Edit /etc/vsftpd.ftpusersto comment out the line:
# root
8. Edit /etc/vsftpd.user_listto comment out the line:
# root
9. Restart the service by entering /sbin/service xinetd restart.
10. Restart vsftpd by entering /sbin/service vsftpd restart. Make sure no other ftp
services are running (for example, tftp).
Creating and presenting command devices to hosts
If you are using XP RAID Manager (XP Business Copy and XP Continuous Access), you already have
command devices that the XP Performance Advisor host agent can use. If XP RAID Manager is not
being used, create a command device using the XP Remote Web Console (RWC) or the Remote
Control applications. If you are using XP Command View Advanced Edition Device Manager (XP
Command View AE Device Manager), you must launch XP Command View AE Device Manager, and
then the XP RWC.
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