Upgrading HP SIM 4.x. to HP SIM 5.0

Extract the .rpm files from the .bin file. Set the permissions to include the right to execute the .bin by executing the following command:
./HPSIM-Linux_C.05.00.01.00.bin --keep --confirm
Note: Refer to Step 9 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.
To change the directory to mxserver, execute the following command:
cd mxserver
Install HP SIM using the rpm files:
rpm -Uvh hpsim-C.05.00.00.XXXXXXX.i386.rpm \ hpsim-pgsql-config-C.05.00.00.XXXXXXX.i386.rpm
Note: Both files must be installed concurrently with a single command (no carriage return).
Note: The initialization of the upgrade is done in the background, which takes several minutes. To verify if the upgrade is 100% complete, view the file by executing the following command:
cat /var/opt/mx/logs/initconfig.log
Complete the upgrade by restarting the HP Systems Insight Manager daemons using mxstop and mxstart.
HP SIM is now installed and initialized on the CMS. To browse to HP SIM start the HP SIM graphical user interface (GUI) using Internet Explorer or Mozilla at http://localhost:280/.
Refer to Chapter 10 “Using the Graphical User Interface” for details.
After upgrading to HP SIM 5.0 you must sign into HP SIM and run the Daily Device Identification task to ensure that all your associations are updated correctly.
To run the daily Identification task:
1. Select Tasks & Logs > View All Scheduled Tasks. The All Scheduled Tasks page appears.
2. Select the Daily Device Identification task.
3. Click Run Now.

NOTE: Some tools in the Monitor Tools toolbox of previous versions of HP SIM have been removed from HP SIM 5.0. They either provide administrator-type functionality or access to administrator-level files to non-administrator users of HP Systems Insight Manager. If upgrading from a previous version, these tools remain in the Monitor Tools toolbox. You must review the contents of the Monitor Tools toolbox, and any other toolboxes you have created, and remove these tools accordingly.

If upgrading from HP Systems Insight Manager 4.2 or later, the list of tools include:

type	General Tools
cat	General tools
find	General tools

If upgrading from a version prior to HP Systems Insight Manager 4.2, the list of tools include:

type	General tools
cat	General tools
find	General tools
cp	General tools
mv	General tools
rm	General tools
copy	General tools
del	General tools

To remove the tools, sign in HP Systems Insight Manager as full configuration rights user.
Select Options > Security > Users and Authorizations, and then select the Toolboxes tab.
Select the Monitor Tools toolbox.
Click Edit.
In the Toolbox contents panel, select the tools to remove and click the <<button.
Click OK to save.

After upgrading to HP Systems Insight Manager to ensure that all network devices, racks, and enclosures are properly identified, you must run Identification. Select Options>Identify Systems. The Identify Systems page appears. Refer to the HP Systems Insight Manager Technical Reference Guide at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html for more information.

Upgrading HP SIM 4.x. to HP SIM 5.0 - Linux

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