Installing and Configuring the Software

Extract the rpm files from the bin file. Be sure you set the permissions to include the right to execute the bin for the following step.

chmod +x *.bin; ./T2416BA_4.02.0.0_Linux.bin --keep --confirm

Note: Refer to Step 5 in the "Installing on Linux - Preparing the System" section for information on setting permissions.

Respond negatively to the prompt to run scripts for an automatic install. The extracted files are placed in an mxserver subdirectory.

Enter cd mxserver.

Install the PostgreSQL database, using the appropriate rpm files in the following order.

Note: The rpm -U command updates older versions of PostgreSQL or installs the package if it is not already installed on your system.

Verify that the PostgreSQL status reads running.

Install HP Systems Insight Manager using the rpm files by executing the following command:

rpm -ivh hpsim-C.4.02.0.0 -1.i386.rpm \ hpsim-pgsql-config-C.4.02.0.0 -1.i386.rpm

Note: Both files must be installed concurrently with a single command.

Note: To install HP Systems Insight Manager on a system without OpenSSH or a purchased version of SSH, use the --nodeps option on rpm.

For example rpm --nodeps -ivh...

Test the prerequisites:

/opt/mx/bin/mxinitconfig -l

This utility should report that all server components are Acceptable and that it completed all tasks successfully.

Note: HP recommends removing any warnings before continuing with the setup process.

Initialize and configure HP Systems Insight Manager:

/opt/mx/bin/mxinitconfig -a

Note: This step could take several minutes. After it completes, view the file /var/opt/mx/logs/initconfig.log to verify the initialization completed logs.

Verify that the mxagent, mxdomainmgr, and mxdtf daemons are running:

ps -ef | grep mx

If they are not running, start them:

/opt/mx/bin/mxstart

Configure the system to send SNMP traps.

Note: These steps might vary slightly, depending on your version of Linux. Refer to your Linux provider for details if these file paths and file names do not exist on your system.

1. Verify that SNMP is installed:

   rpm -qa | grep snmp

   If it is not installed, refer to your Linux provider for information on installing SNMP.

2. If you have not installed the HP Server Management Drivers and Agents from the ProLiant Support Pack for Linux, omit this step. Otherwise, stop the HP Server and Management Drivers and Agents daemons on the platform where you are installing HP Systems Insight Manager using the following command:

   /etc/init.d/hpasm stop

   Note: If the HP Server Management Drivers and Agents daemon is not installed, omit this step and step F.

3. Stop the SNMP daemon:

   /etc/init.d/snmpd stop

4. Edit the snmpd.conf file using any text editor.

   For Red Hat Linux run the following command for opening this file in the vi editor: vi /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf

   For SuSE SLES 8 run the following command for opening this file in the vi editor: vi /usr/share/snmp/snmpd.conf

   1. Remove the comment symbol (#) from the trapsink line, and add the IP address of the CMS:

      trapsink IPaddress

      where IPaddress is the IP address of the CMS.

   2. Add the CMS to the read only community by adding the line:

      rocommunity CommunityName IPaddress

      where CommunityName is the SNMP community string used by the CMS and IPaddress is the IP address of the CMS.

   3. Save the changes to the file. To save and close this file using the vi editor, press the Esc key, enter :wq!, and press the Enter key.

5. Start the SNMP daemon:

   /etc/init.d/snmpd start

6. Start the HP Server Management Drivers and Agents daemon if it is installed on your system:

   /etc/init.d/hpasm start