HP WBEM Services Version A.02.09 Release Notes, First Edition, September 2009

Prerequisites for Installing HP WBEM Services
Following are the prerequisites for installing HP WBEM Services version A.02.09:
• HP-UX 11i v2 or HP-UX 11i v3
• OpenSSL must be installed before installing HP WBEM Services version A.02.09.
It is recommended that the OpenSSL version available with HP-UX OE is installed prior to
installing HP WBEM Services version A.02.09. For HP-UX 11i v2, install OpenSSL version
A.00.09.07m.056 and for HP-UX 11i v3, install OpenSSL version A.00.09.08k.009.
NOTE: As updates to OpenSSL become available and installed over time, the HP WBEM
Services cimserver process must be shutdown and restarted in order to run against any
new version of OpenSSL. For more information on shutting down and restarting the
cimserver, see the HP WBEM Services System Administrator’s Guide.
• Disk space requirements
HP WBEM Services requires the following disk space to install:
5 MB
/
46 MB
/opt
184 KB
/var
1 MB
/usr
Depending on the number of CIM objects to be stored in the CIM Repository, additional
disk space may be needed for the/var/opt/wbem directory.
• Port requirements
HP WBEM Services uses dedicated ports for CIM-XML traffic. Two ports are dedicated for
CIM-XML communications between CIM clients and the CIM Server. One port is dedicated
for CIM-XML communications between Indication sender and Indication receiver (a CIM
Server).
— HTTP port 5988
— HTTPS (HTTP Secure) port 5989
— HTTPS port for Export Connections
NOTE: The list of port assignments is in the/etc/services file.
Installing HP WBEM Services
HP WBEM Services is part of the HP-UX Operating Environment and is installed automatically
when you start the HP-UX system. However, you can choose to install HP WBEM Services at a
later point in time by downloading the software from http://software.hp.com. HP WBEM Services
is available at this link as a single depot.
To install HP WBEM Services, you must login to the HP-UX system as root (uid=0).
IMPORTANT: Before installing the software, ensure that your system meets the software and
hardware requirements described in the section “Compatibility Information” (page 8).
Complete the following procedure to install HP WBEM Services:
1. Download the product from http://software.hp.com.
2. Copy the downloaded depot file to a local directory on the system.
3. Login to the HP-UX system as root and go to the directory where the depot is downloaded.
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