Preparing the System

Verify your system meets the minimum requirements. Refer to “System Requirements” for details.

Verify that HP Servicecontrol Manager is not installed:

rpm -qa | grep mx

If mxcms, mxagent, or mxrepository are installed, remove them:

rpm -e mxcms mxagent mxrepository

Verify that earlier versions of PostgreSQL are not installed:

rpm -qa | grep postgresql

If PostgreSQL is not installed, proceed to the next step. If installed, refer to “Linux Central Management Server” portion of the “System Requirements” section for supported versions.

IMPORTANT: No matter what version of PostgreSQL you have installed, even a supported version, you must backup the database file and remove the postgresql-server.

To remove postgresql-server:

cp -rp /var/lib/pgsql /var/lib/pgsql.old

The p retains the permission, time, and date of all files and folders

Note: If you must backup the database, you must take the backup first and then remove the package after executing this command.

Note: This database file is not compatible with the newer version of PostgreSQL that is installed with HP Systems Insight Manager. If you must access the data in this file, use a system that has the older version of PostgreSQL installed.

Note: If you have PostgreSQL installed, even if it is a supported version, you must remove it and let the HP Systems Insight Manager installer install a supported version unless you are installing over a previous version of HP Systems Insight Manager (4.0.1).

Download the software or locate a copy on a depot server. To download the software, go to http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim, and select Download.

In the directory where you downloaded or copied the files, give all users permission to execute the bin file:

chmod +x *.bin

or

chmod +x T2416BA_4.02.0.0_Linux.bin

Verify that the required software dependencies are available on your system and install any that are not already installed.

1. Verify that SSH is installed:

   rpm -qa | grep ssh

   If SSH is not installed, install it from your Linux operating system CD before continuing with the installation.

2. Verify that SNMP is installed:

   rpm -qa | grep snmp

   If it is not installed, install it from your Linux operating system CD before continuing with the installation.

3. Verify that standard C++ libraries (compat-libstdc++-7.3) are installed:

   rpm -qa | grep compat

   If they are not installed, install them from your Linux operating system CD before continuing with the installation.

4. Verify that the GLIBC library is installed. If you plan to install Mozilla on your CMS, the library must be installed first.

   rpm -qa | grep glib

   If it is not installed, install it from your Linux operating system CD before continuing with the installation.

5. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3, verify that the GDK library (gdk-pixbuf-0.22.0-3.0 or later) is installed. If you plan to install Mozilla on your CMS, this library must be installed first.

   rpm -qa | grep gdk-pixbuf

   If it is not installed, install it from your Linux operating system CD before continuing with the installation.

(Optional) If you are planning to run the Mozilla browser on the CMS, verify that Mozilla 1.6 or later is installed. To verify which version is installed, open the Mozilla browser and select HelpAbout Mozilla.

Note: Mozilla is not required on the CMS. It can be used to access HP Systems Insight Manager from any network client. Most Linux distributions install Mozilla 1.0 as part of the base operating system.

To upgrade your version of Mozilla:

1. Download the latest version for Linux at http://www.mozilla.org/download. Create a temporary directory called mozillatemp, and place the downloaded GZIP file in that directory.

2. Navigate into the mozillatemp directory and decompress the archive:

   cd path/mozillatemp tar -zxvf moz*.tar.gz

   where path is the location of the temporary directory you created in the previous step.

3. Navigate into the mozilla-installer subdirectory that was created in the previous step and run the installer:

   cd mozilla-installer ./mozilla-installer

   Follow the Mozilla install wizard to walk you through the remainder of the process.

4. Verify that Mozilla installed correctly by running the browser:

   /usr/local/mozilla/mozilla

   The path /usr/local/mozilla is the default install directory. If you changed the install directory during the installation, this command must reference your path instead.

   Note: If you are running GNOME or another desktop, you can edit the properties of the Mozilla icon to point to the version that you just installed.

5. Configure Mozilla to accept cookies. Select EditPreferences, expand Privacy & SecurityCookiesEnable all cookies. Click OK to save the changes.

   Note: If you do not want to enable all cookies, you can select Enable cookies for the originating website only instead.

(Optional) If you are planning to run the Mozilla browser on the CMS, install and register the Java JRE browser plug-in 1.4.2_03 or later.

1. Download the JRE browser plug-in at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html.

   Note: You are prompted to install this plug-in the first time you navigate to the HP Systems Insight Manager login page if it is not already installed. Accept all the defaults to install.

2. Register the plug-in. Navigate to the /usr/local/mozilla/plugins directory and enter:

   ln -s /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_03/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/ libjavaplugin_oji.

   Note: Use the Tab key to help enter in this long command accurately. Pressing the Tab key after entering the first letter or so of each directory name automatically fills in the rest of the name.

   Note: There is a space before the final period in the command. This command assumes that you are located in the /usr/local/mozilla/plugins directory. If you are in a different directory, specify the path to the mozilla directory in place of the final period.

   Note: The directory j2re1.4.2_03 changes if you are installing a later version of the JRE.

   Note: In Mozilla, select the "About Plug-ins" from the Help menu to verify the plug-in was correctly registered.