HP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.2 Installation and Configuration Guide

Related topics
• General prerequisites, page 49
• Installing the Device Manager agent on a UNIX host, page 55
Linux prerequisites
Do not install Device Manager agents in Linux environments when symbolic links exist for the following
directories:
• /opt
• /opt/HDVM and its subdirectories
• /var
• /var/opt
• /var/opt/HBaseAgent and its subdirectories
• /var/opt/HDVM and its subdirectories
• /var/tmp
Related topics
• General prerequisites, page 49
• Installing the Device Manager agent on a UNIX host, page 55
Allowing communication with Linux firewalls
A Linux firewall may prevent communication between the Device Manager agent and the Device
Manager server.
If you are installing on a Linux system that has a firewall:
1. Disable iptables by running iptables stop on the Linux host.
2. Do one of the following:
• Configure the host not to start iptables when Linux starts.
• Configure iptables to release the port in use.
Related topics
• General prerequisites, page 49
• Installing the Device Manager agent on a UNIX host, page 55
HP-UX prerequisites
When installing the Device Manager agent in an HP-UX environment, you must consider some items.
Keep the following in mind when installing the Device Manager agent in an HP-UX environment:
• Verify that the swagentd daemon is running.
If necessary, start the daemon process by executing:
/usr/sbin/swagentd
• Verify that the file system mounted on the host matches that defined in /etc/fstab.
• Verify that the network settings (such as those in the hosts file) are correct.
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