Preparing the system

Perform step 1 for a first time install of HP SIM on your CMS.

Install and configure the CMS. The procedure to complete this step is in this chapter.
Install and configure the required management software on the systems that will be managed by the CMS. For more information on this step, see "Chapter 4, Setting up managed systems" for details.
Configure HP SIM for your environment. See chapter "Chapter 5, Configuring HP SIM using the First Time Wizard" or "Chapter 6, Configuring HP SIM using the Options menu" for the recommended tasks.
Configure the remaining protocols for the managed systems. See "Chapter 7, Configure or Repair agents" for details.

These steps are for a clean installation of HP SIM on your HP-UX 11i system. If a previous version of HP SIM or HP Servicecontrol Manager is installed on your system and you want to upgrade keeping your data, see Chapter 9 “Upgrading from HP Systems Insight Manager 4.x or later ” or Chapter 8 “Upgrading from HP Servicecontrol Manager to HP Systems Insight Manager” for more information on upgrade.

This procedure verifies that your system meets the minimum requirements and prepares your system for installation. See Chapter 2, “System requirements” for details.




	NOTE: The "\" at the end of each command line represents that the rest of the command is on the next line.

Install the latest recommended HP-UX 11i Java patches.
For a list of the recommended patches, see http://www.hp.com/products1/unix/java/patches/index.html for details.
Verify that a previous version of HP Servicecontrol Manager or HP SIM is not installed and configured for use, using the following commands:
swlist -l bundle B8337BA B8339BA B8338BA T2414BA
swlist -l product ServControlMgr AgentConfig SysMgmtServer SysMgmtAgent
If any of these are installed and have been configured for use, use the upgrade steps in one of the following chapters to save your data. If the version of the SysMgmtServer product starts with B.04 or C.04 use the steps in "Upgrading from HP Systems Insight Manager 4.x or later ." If the version of the SysMgmtServer product starts with B.03, use the steps in "Upgrading from HP Servicecontrol Manager to HP Systems Insight Manager".
Or you can uninstall HP Servicecontrol Manager or HP SIM using the following command:
swremove –x enforce_dependencies=false ID
where ID is the product or bundle ID. For example:
swremove –x enforce_dependencies=false B8339BA
or
swremove –x enforce_dependencies=false T2414BA
Remove the old product subdirectories by executing the following command:
rm -fr /opt/mx /etc/opt/mx
The database for the ServiceControl Manager, mysql, can be removed by executing the following command:
swremove mysql
Download the software, or locate a copy of the software on a depot server.
To download the software, see http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim, and on the upper-left of the page under HP management software, click Download. The HP Systems Insight Manager's Download Page appears. Under HP Systems Insight Manager and related components, select HP SIM-HP-UX, and Download latest version of HP SIM-HP-UX for a full product install.
When installing HP SIM, Java Out-of-Box (JAVAOOB) is required and is automatically selected for installation. For additional information, refer to http://www.hp.com/products1/unix/java/java2/outofbox/index.html. The kernel parameter values the JAVAOOB adjusts are listed in the following table.
Java Out-of-Box Settings
Kernel parameter name Kernel parameter values
max_thread_proc
3000
maxdsiz
2063835136
maxfiles
2048
maxfiles_lim
2048
maxusers
512
nfile
4097
nkthread
6000
nproc
2048
tcp_conn_request_max
2048
The following kernel parameters are adjusted by HP SIM.
Kernel parameter name Kernel parameter values
nfile
30000
semmns
2048
semmni
1024

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