HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.1 Installation and Configuration Guide (TB581-96048, May 2011)

• The location of the RAID Manager installation folder:

• For Windows: The installation drive

• For UNIX: The installation directory

• The method used for managing copy pairs:

• Batch managed on a Device Manager agent host.

• Managed for each host on which the Device Manager agent is installed.

Related topics

• General prerequisites, page 45

• Windows prerequisites, page 46

• Solaris prerequisites, page 47

• AIX prerequisites, page 48

• Linux prerequisites, page 49

• HP-UX prerequisites, page 49

• Installing agents, page 50

General prerequisites

Before installing the Device Manager agent, perform the following prerequisite tasks, as appropriate:

• The Device Manager agent does not support operating systems that allow only IPv6 addresses.

To use the agent in an IPv6 operating system, configure it to allow both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

• Stop all programs.

• When setting up a firewall provided by an operating system, configure it so socket connections

cannot be terminated in the local host.

• If you are running security monitoring programs, either temporarily stop them or change the settings

so they do not prevent the installation.

• Device Manager agent versions 5.7 and later are compatible with the Daylight Saving Time (DST)

rules implemented in the United States and Canada in 2007. When using the Device Manager

agent in these time zones, set the host operating system for the new DST rules according to inform-

ation provided by the operating system vendor.

• When installing or upgrading Device Manager agent, do not run these commands:

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