HP-UX WBEM LAN Provider Datasheet

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setting up this
provider
installing this provider The LAN Provider is contained within the SD bundle WBEMP-LAN-00 which includes:
• Schema MOF files: HPUXEthernetPort.mof, HPUXLANEndpoint.mof,
HPUXPortImplementsEndpoint.mof,
HPUXLANProviderModule.mof in /opt/lanprovider/mof.
• Provider registration MOF file: HPUXLANProviderModuleRegister.mof in / opt/lanprovider/mof.
• Provider module shared library: libHPUXLANProviderModule.1 (for PA) and
libHPUXLANProviderModule.so.1 (for IPF) in /opt/lanprovider/lib, and is the target of the symbolic
link – also a delivered file; in /opt/wbem/providers/lib.
• Provider NetTL log formatter shared library: libHPUXLANProvider_NetTL.1 and related symbolic link in
/usr/lib (for PA) and libHPUXLANProvider_NetTL.so.1 and related symbolic link in /usr/lib/hpux32
(for IPF).
• Provider NetTL logging catalog: HPUXLANProvider_NetTL.cat in /usr/lib/nls/msg/C.
The hp-ux LAN Provider is registered to support the “root/cimv2” namespace as an instance provider.
The basic LAN Provider (B.11.23.01) will be installed automatically when you install or update to the
September 2004 OE media. If you prefer to install just the LAN Provider module, it can be installed by
following the instructions listed here. However, in order to get the latest functionality supported, you need to
install PHNE_33133 (B.11.23.02).
¨ Load the software media into the appropriate drive. If the software is downloaded from web, note the
full path name of the Depot file.
¨ Run the swinstall
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program to install the software.
¨ Change the host name after “Source Host Name,” if necessary.
¨ Click on the Source Depot Path to identify the registered depot for the appropriate source depot path;
or enter the full path name of the Depot file if the software is downloaded from web.Activate the OK
button to return to the Software Selection Window.
¨ Highlight the LAN Provider software: WBEMP-LAN-00.
¨ Choose “Mark for Install” from “Actions” menu to choose the product to be installed.
¨ Choose “Install” from “Actions” menu to install the chosen product.
¨ Activate the OK button in the Install Analysis Window when the Status field displays a “Ready”
message. swinstall loads the filesets, runs the control scripts for the product and registers the
provider with WBEM Services and NetTL facility.
configuring this provider This Provider uses NetTL tool for logging various messages during execution. For the NetTL tool, the sub-
system name of this Provider is WBEMProvider-LAN. Use the nettl
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command to turn on/off the logging or
set the level of messages to be logged by this Provider.
using this provider
schema supported by
this provider
This Provider supports the HPUX_EthernetPort (sub-class of CIM_EthernetPort) and
HPUX_EthernetLANEndpoint (sub-class of CIM_LANEndpoint) classes. It also supports the
HPUX_EthernetPortImplementsLANEndpoint (sub-class of CIM_PortImplementsEndpoint) association.
Tables 1 through 3 describe the property names (including type and unit), the property inheritance
(indicating which class or superclass defines the property), and the property’s value and data source for the
HPUX_EthernetPort, HPUX_EthernetLANEndpoint, and HPUX_EthernetPortImplementsEndpoint subclasses
respectively. Table 4 describes the methods supported by the provider for each of the schema classes.
Table
5 describes the association class HPUX_EthernetPortImplementsLANEndpoint.
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See man page of swinstall (1M) for details on how to use it.
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See man page of nettl(1M) for details on how to use NetTL tool.