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Install VSE Agent Software on Managed Systems

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The VSE Management Software relies on WBEM providers and other agent software installed on the managed systems. You can install these products on managed systems from the CMS using the Configure VSE Agents menu.

Configure Secure Shell (OpenSSH)

In order to install software from the CMS to managed systems, OpenSSH must be installed on the managed systems and configured for use by HP SIM. Use Procedure 3-9 to configure OpenSSH for HP SIM. This step can also be done from the command line using the mxagentconfig command. For more information, see mxagentconfig(1M).

NOTE: Preinstallation steps are required for Linux and Microsoft Windows managed systems. For more information, see the following sections:

Procedure 3-9 Configure OpenSSH for HP Systems Insight Manager

  1. Select the systems to configure, and choose Configure->Configure or Repair Agents... from the HP SIM menu. The Configure or Repair Settings page is displayed.

  2. Log in using a privileged account that is available on each of the selected managed systems. Without privileged SSH access, you cannot create monitored workloads on managed systems.

    IMPORTANT: The privileged account used for SSH access requires a valid shell and login directory on HP-UX managed systems. It is used to log in and execute commands on the managed system. In contrast, the account used for WBEM user access does not require login access. HP recommends that you use different accounts for SSH and WBEM access. For more information about configuring a WBEM user account, see “Prepare for Installation”.
  3. Select Configure secure shell (SSH) access. For details about this screen, see the HP SIM online help.

For detailed information about configuring SSH for use with HP SIM, seeo the HP white paper Secure Shell (SSH) in HP SIM 5.0, available from the Information Library link at http://hp.com/go/hpsim.

Install HP-UX VSE Agents

Follow the steps in Procedure 3-10 to install the VSE agents and providers to HP-UX managed systems from the CMS. This procedure allows you to select the individual agent software that you want to install. If you prefer to install the agent software manually, see “Alternate Procedure for Manual Installation of Agent Software”.

IMPORTANT: When you upgrade an existing version of the gWLM agent, processes placed in a PSET or FSS group by gwlmplace are moved to the default PSET or default FSS group. You can avoid this behavior by placing applications in workloads when you define the workloads. For more information, see gwlmplace(1M).

Procedure 3-10 Install HP-UX Managed System Software from the CMS

Prerequisite.  OpenSSH must be installed on the managed systems and configured for use by HP SIM. For more information, see “Configure Secure Shell (OpenSSH)”.

  1. Select your HP-UX managed systems, then select Configure->Configure VSE Agents->Install HP-UX VSE Agents... from the HP SIM menu. Click Run Now to start the installation. A table of available HP-UX agent software is displayed, with default selections already applied.

  2. You can accept the defaults or modify the selections. Not all products need to be installed on all systems. For example, it is not necessary to install the Virtual Machines Provider except on VM Host servers and virtual machines. However, there is no harm in installing the agents and providers on managed systems that do not require them. To select or clear all software choices, check the box in the table header. To select or clear a specific component, check the box next to that component.

    IMPORTANT: Some of the products available for selection require the managed system to be rebooted after installation. This is indicated in the Requires Reboot? column. If you select a product that requires a reboot, the managed system is automatically rebooted when the software installation completes. The default selections do not include any software that requires a reboot.

  3. When you have selected the software that you want to install, click OK. The selected software will be installed on each of the managed systems that were previously selected. HP SIM displays the progress and results of the installation in the Task Results screen. Review the output for error messages before continuing.

    If any of the selected software requires a reboot after installation, the managed system is rebooted automatically.

  4. Select the systems that you want to manage with gWLM, and selet Configure->Configure VSE Agents->Start gWLM Agent... from the HP SIM menu bar to start the gWLM agent on the selected systems.

  5. (Optional) To manage systems with Application Discovery, you must exchange certificates with the CMS. You can perform this step now or after installation.is complete. For instructions for completing this step, see “Complete the Certificate Exchange for Application Discovery” in the VSE Management Software Version 4.0 Getting Started Guide.

  6. Run the HP SIM discovery process again. This will allow HP SIM to retrieve additional information about the systems where agent software has been installed. Select Options->Identify Systems... from the HP SIM menu, then click Run Now.

Install Linux VSE Agents

Follow the steps in Procedure 3-11 to install the VSE agents and providers to Linux managed systems from the CMS. This procedure allows you to select the individual agent software that you want to install. If you prefer to install the agent software manually, see “Alternate Procedure for Manual Installation of Agent Software”.

Procedure 3-11 Install Linux Managed System Software from the CMS

Prerequisite.  OpenSSH must be installed on the managed systems and configured for use by HP SIM. For more information, see “Configure Secure Shell (OpenSSH)”.

  1. Select your Linux managed systems, then select Configure->Configure VSE Agents->Install Integrity Linux Agents... from the HP SIM menu bar. Click Run Now to start the installation. A table of available Linux agent software is displayed, with default selections already applied.

  2. You can accept the defaults or modify the selections. To select or clear all software choices, check the box in the table header. To select or clear a specific component, check the box next to that component.

  3. When you have selected the software that you want to install, click OK. The selected software is installed on each of the managed systems that were previously selected. HP SIM displays the progress and results of the installation in the Task Results screen. Review the output for error messages before continuing.

  4. Run the HP SIM discovery process again. This allows HP SIM to retrieve additional information about the systems on which agent software has been installed. Select Options->Identify Systems... from the HP SIM menu bar, then click Run Now.

Install Windows VSE Agents

Follow the steps in Procedure 3-12 to install the VSE agents and providers to Microsoft Windows managed systems from the CMS. This procedure allows you to select the individual agent software that you want to install. If you prefer to install the agent software manually, see “Alternate Procedure for Manual Installation of Agent Software”.

Procedure 3-12 Install Windows Managed System Software from the CMS

Prerequisite.  OpenSSH must be installed on the managed systems and configured for use by HP SIM. For more information, see “Configure Secure Shell (OpenSSH)”.

  1. Select your Windows managed systems and select Configure->Configure VSE Agents->Install Windows VSE Agents... from the HP SIM menu bar. Click Run Now to start the installation. A table of available Windows agent software is displayed, with default selections already applied.

  2. You can accept the defaults or modify the selections. To select or clear all software choices, check the box in the table header. To select or clear a specific component, check the box next to that component.

  3. When you have selected the software that you want to install, click OK. The selected software will be installed on each of the managed systems that were previously selected. HP SIM displays the progress and results of the installation in the Task Results screen. Review the output for error messages before continuing.

    NOTE: Windows systems must be rebooted after installation of the VSE agent software.
  4. Run the HP SIM discovery process again. This allows HP SIM to retrieve additional information about the systems on which agent software has been installed. Select Options->Identify Systems... from the HP SIM menu, then click Run Now.

Alternate Procedure for Manual Installation of Agent Software

If you do not want to use the procedures described above, you can selectively install the agents required for managed systems from the depots and installation packages that are installed in the depot directory on the CMS with the VSE Management Software. On an HP-UX CMS, this directory is /var/opt/vse/depot. Use Procedure 3-13 to manually install the agent software.

Procedure 3-13 Manual Installation of HP-UX Agents

  1. Copy the desired depot files (file.depot) from the depot directory on the CMS to /var/tmp on the managed system. Or, if you are using a Software Distributor depot server, copy the depot files to the depot server. To determine which depots you need, and which bundles within those depots should be installed, use the swlist command, as shown in Example 3-1. If you are using a Software Distributor depot server, replace the source part of the command with the server location of the depot.

    Example 3-1 List the Bundles in the Utilization Provider Depot

    # /usr/sbin/swlist -s /var/tmp/up.depot -a software_spec
  2. Install the desired bundles from the depots using the swinstall command, as shown in Example 3-2. In this example, UtilProvider is the bundle being installed from the up.depot file. If you are using a Software Distributor depot server, replace the source part of the command with the server location of the depot.

    Example 3-2 Install the Utilization Provider on an HP-UX System

    # /usr/sbin/swinstall -s /var/tmp/up.depot UtilProvider
    

    Enter the corresponding swinstall command for each of the depots that you want to install.

Procedure 3-14 Manual Installation of Integrity Linux Agents

  1. Copy the desired tar files (file.tar) from the depot directory on the CMS to /var/tmp on the managed system.

  2. Copy the agent installation script install-agent.sh from the CMS to /var/tmp on the managed system. On an HP-UX CMS, this script is located in /opt/vse/lbin.

  3. Install the agent software using the install-agent.sh script, as shown in the following example.

    Example 3-3 Install the Utilization Provider on a Linux System

    # cd /var/tmp
    # sh install-agent.sh hp-utilprovider.tar
    
  4. Repeat the previous step for each of the agents that you want to install.

Procedure 3-15 Manual Installation of Windows Agents

  1. Copy the desired Windows install files (file.cab) from the depot directory on the CMS to C:\ on the managed system.

  2. Copy the agent installation script install-agent.bat from the CMS to C:\ on the managed system. On an HP-UX CMS, this script is located in /opt/vse/lbin.

  3. Install the agent software using the install-agent.bat script, as shown in the following example.

    Example 3-4 Install the Utilization Provider on a 32–bit Windows System

    C:\> c:
    C:\> cd \
    C:\> install-agent WMIUtilProvider.cab
    
  4. Repeat the previous step for each of the agents that you want to install.

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