System requirements

This section identifies the hardware and software requirements and recommendations for HP Systems Insight Manager. These requirements are broken into sections by system type for the CMS, managed system, and network client.

CMS requirements

This section contains the requirements for the operating system that is used for the CMS. Review the section requirements that applies to your CMS. Refer to:

HP-UX Central Management Server

Operating system
- HP-UX 11i v1
- HP-UX 11i v2 (September 2004 or later)
Note: The required patches must be installed for each of these operating systems. Refer to “HP-UX Patches” for more information.
Hardware
- Any HP system (PA-RISC 2.0 or Integrity) server with a minimum of 2 GB RAM
- Any HP system with Oracle installed with a minimum of 4 GB RAM
Software
- OpenSSH (distributed with the operating system)
- HP WBEM Services for HP-UX, installed and active for HP-UX 11i or greater
- (Optional) Oracle 9i release 2
- Java Out-of-Box installed (shipped as optional selectable software as part of the operating system)
Free disk space
- 20 MB for CMS (/)
- 600 MB for the CMS and DTF agent (/opt)
- 500 MB minimum recommended for data (/var/opt)
Swap space
- 3 GB minimum total swap space for PA-RISC systems
- 4 GB minimum total swap space for Intel® Itanium®-based systems
Networking
- Properly configured and working Domain Name System (DNS) or Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) for host name resolution




	NOTE: If running OpenView NNM or OpenView Operations on the same system, the SNMP trap listening port must be changed in those products to function properly. Refer to the OpenView product documentation in the HP Systems Insight Manager and HP OpenView white paper at http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html.Legacy Novell systems with only an IPX network enabled will not be manageable by an HP-UX or Linux CMS. An IP-based network must be available.If you are using Network Information Services (NIS), ping localhost of HP-UX, and if you receive no response, create or edit the file `/etc/nsswitch.conf` and add the following entry in the file: `hosts: files dns nis`. If NIS server is not in the network, do not add the `nis` entry in `/etc/nsswitch.conf` .

HP-UX Patches

There are required patches that must be installed to run HP Systems Insight Manager. All patches should be installed before running HP Systems Insight Manager.

Note: To determine the Java version installed, execute:

/opt/mx/j2re/bin/java -version

Note: For more information about patches, go to http://www.hp.com/go/java, and select Patches from the Site information. This site determines the recommended patches for the Java application. Follow the instructions given. To download all of the patches, go to the ITRC download center (login required). For more information on individual patches, click the patch name.

Downloading and installing HP-UX patches

To download patches:

Browse to the patch database:
http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/mainPage.do
Click the HP-UX link.
Select the appropriate hardware and operating system. For example, 800 and 11.11.
Select Search by Patch IDs, enter the patch IDs, and click search.
Select the patches, and click add to selected patch list at the bottom of the page to add dependent patches.
Click download selected, and follow the directions on the screen. HP recommends the gzip package format.

To install patches:

Create a /var/tmp/patches directory, and copy the downloaded patches into that directory.
Execute:
gunzip patch_file
tar -xvf patch_file
Load the patches into /var/tmp/patches/depot:
./create_depot_hp-ux_11
Install the patches:
swinstall -x autoreboot=true -s /var/tmp/patches/depot \ *
Note: Only the applicable patch file sets are loaded. Continue with the installation after you reboot.

Linux Central Management Server

Operating system
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 AS and ES U4 and U5 for x86
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS and ES U1 for x86
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8/UnitedLinux 1.0 for x86 with Service Pack 3
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86 with Service Pack 1 or 2
Hardware
- Any HP IA-32 system with:
  Minimum: 1.5-GHz processor and 768 MB RAM
  Recommended: 2.4-GHz processor and 1 GB RAM
- Any HP system with Oracle 9i installed minimum 4 GB RAM
Software
- OpenSSH
- ProLiant Support Pack for Linux 7.00 or later
- (Optional) Oracle 9i release 2
- For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS/ES update 4 and 5:
  PostgreSQL 7.4.1
- For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4:
  PostgreSQL 7.4.7-2
- For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8, Service Pack 3:
  PostgreSQL 7.4.0
- For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9:
  PostgreSQL 7.4.2-36.3
NOTE: PostgreSQL 8.0.x is not supported on HP SIM 5.0 on Japanese installations.
Free disk space
- 2 MB for CMS (/)
- 400 MB for the CMS and DTF agent (/opt)
- 500 MB minimum recommended for data (/var/opt)
Swap space
- 3 GB minimum total swap space for Itanium-based systems
Networking
- Static or dynamic host name resolution
  NOTE: On Linux, look for the entry 127.0.0.1 localhost, the local system IP address, and the system name in the /etc/hosts file. If they are not present, add the entries manually.
- SNMP (optional)

Windows Central Management Server

Operating system
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4 for x86
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 4 for x86
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server with Service Pack 1 for x86
- Microsoft Windows 2003, Standard or Enterprise Edition, for x86 with Service Pack 1 (running on x86 or x64/AMD64 platforms)
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 for x86
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2
Important: The Windows server must have at least one partition formatted for the NT File System (NTFS) on which the HP SIM server software is to be installed. NTFS provides the ability to restrict file access based on user accounts and groups. Without NTFS, the CMS cannot be adequately secured against unauthorized access, and potentially sensitive operations and data could be made available to unauthorized users.
Note: The required Windows service packs must be installed for each of these operating systems.
Hardware
- Any HP ProLiant x86 system with:
  Minimum: 1.5-GHz processor with 768 MB RAM
  Recommended: 2.4-GHz processor with 1 GB RAM
Note: HP Netserver platforms can be used for the CMS as long as the Instant Toptools software is not installed and all other requirements are met.
Software
- MSDE 2000 with Service Pack 3a (bundled with HP Systems Insight Manager) or one of the following:
  Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Standard Edition with Service Pack 3 or Service Pack 4 (for Standard Server operating system)
  Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 3 or Service Pack 4 (for "Advanced Server" operating system)
  Oracle 9i Release 2
  
  Note: Windows XP Professional does not support a local installation of SQL Server 2000, only MSDE 2000. SQL Server 2000/Oracle 9i can be used as a remote database for a CMS on Windows XP Professional.
- ProLiant Support Pack for Windows 6.30 or later
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
Free disk space
- 500 MB recommended
Networking
- Static or dynamic host name resolution
- TCP/IP
- SNMP

Managed System Requirements and Recommendations

This section contains requirements and recommendations for managed systems.

Supported operating systems
- HP Tru64 UNIX
- HP NSK
- HP OpenVMS
- HP-UX 11i
- HP-UX 11i v2 (September 2004 or later)
- IBM OS/2
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard for x86
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard with Service Pack 1 for x86
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise for x86
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise Service Pack 1 for IA-32
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise with Service Pack 1 for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Extended Systems for x64 and AMD64
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Web Edition for x86
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Data Center
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Small-Medium Business for x86
- Microsoft Windows Professional for x86
- Microsoft Windows Data Center for x86
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4 for x86
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 4 for x86
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server for x86
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server for x86
- Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 1 or later for x86
- Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Windows XP
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98 Millinium Edition
- Microsoft Windows Virtual Server
- Novell NetWare 6.5
- Novell NetWare 6.0
- Novell NetWare 5.1
- SCO Open UNIX 8
- SCO Unixware 7
- SCO OpenServer 5
- Red Hat Linux 9
- Red Hat Linux 8
- Red Hat Linux 7.3 Workstation
- Red Hat Linux 7.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 for x86
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 for AMD64 and EM64T
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 for IA-32 and Itanium-based systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 AS for Itanium-based systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 for Itanium-based systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 for x86
- Sun Solaris 9 Intel Platform
- Sun Solaris 8 Intel Platform
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for Itanium-based systems
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for Itanium-base systems
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8/United Linux 1.0
- SUSE Linux 7.2
- SUSE Linux 7.0
- VMware ESX
- VMware GSX
Note: Operating systems with only IPX enabled will not be identified by an HP-UX or Linux CMS.
Note: Microsoft Windows 2002 and 2003 International Server - French, German, Spanish, and Japanese (latest service pack available for each language).
Hardware
- For HP-UX:
  Any HP PA-RISC system
  Any HP Itanium-based system
- For Linux:
  Any HP x86 system
  Any HP Itanium-based system
- For Windows:
  Any HP x86 system
Software
Note: This software is not required, but if you want improved management capabilities, HP recommends that you install these components.
- For HP-UX:
  SSH
  WBEM
- For Linux:
  SSH
  ProLiant Support Pack for Linux 7.0 or later
  SNMP (recommended as an alternative to WBEM)
  WBEM (for Integrity systems only)
- For Windows:
  OpenSSH 3.7.1
  ProLiant Support Pack 6.30 or later
  WBEM/WMI
  SNMP (recommended as an alternative to WBEM)
Note: This software is not required, but if you want improved HP SIM capabilities, HP recommends that you install these components, which can be purchased or downloaded from many software suppliers.
- SSH Client
- X Window Server
Networking
- Static or dynamic host name resolution
- SNMP
Required web browsers
- For HP-UX:
  Mozilla 1.7.3 or later
  To download, refer to http://software.hp.com.
- For Linux:
  Mozilla 1.7.3 or later
- For Windows:
  Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 with Service Pack 1 or later
  Note: For all Internet Explorer browsers, you must have the SSL 3.0 or TLS 1.0 browser security options enabled for HP SIM to work properly.
Managed storage system
To view the latest information regarding HP SIM support for a particular storage system including Fibre Channel disk arrays, switches, tape libraries, or hosts (with Fibre Channel host bus adapters). Refer to the HP SIM SMI-S Provider web page at:
http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim/providers.
This webpage also offers information on obtaining and installing SMI-S providers.