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HP System Management Homepage 6.2

Installation Guide

HP-UX, Linux, and Windows Operating Systems
HP Part Number: 466305-007
Published: October 2010
Edition: 1

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  • Page 1: Installation Guide

    HP System Management Homepage 6.2 Installation Guide HP-UX, Linux, and Windows Operating Systems HP Part Number: 466305-007 Published: October 2010 Edition: 1...
  • Page 2 © Copyright 2004, 2010 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Legal Notices Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP required for possession, use or copying. Consistent with FAR 12.21 1 and 12.212, Commercial Computer Software, Computer Software Documentation, and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U.S. Government under vendor's standard commercial license.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1 Installation requirements................7 Supported operating systems........................7 Supported browsers..........................8 Verifying system requirements........................9 Obtaining HP SMH software........................9 HP media............................9 HP websites............................9 2 Preparing to install HP SMH...............11 Installation information...........................11 3 Installing HP SMH on HP-UX operating systems..........13 System Administration Management Tool changes: SAM and HP SMH............13 Installing HP SMH on HP-UX........................13 Installing HP SMH and dependent applications..................13 Installing HP SMH using the Applications media..................15...
  • Page 4 9 Signing in and signing out of HP SMH............61 Signing in with Microsoft Windows XP.....................61 Signing in with Microsoft Internet Explorer....................61 Signing in with Mozilla and Firefox......................62 Signing in from the HP-UX CLI.........................62 Signing out............................63 10 Uninstalling HP SMH................65 Uninstalling from an HP-UX operating system....................65 Uninstalling from a Itanium-based Linux, x86 or x86_64 operating system............65 Uninstalling from a Windows operating system..................65 Uninstalling from a Windows 2008 operating system................65...
  • Page 5 List of Tables 3- 1 Bundle information..........................13 Variables and tags..........................17 4- 1 Environment variables and tags......................33 Publishing history..........................71...

  • Page 7: Installation Requirements

    1 Installation requirements Supported operating systems HP ProLiant servers Windows 7 for x86 and x64 Windows Server 2008 SP2 Windows Server 2008 Foundation R2 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core Windows Server 2008 Essential Business Server Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server SP2 Windows Server HPC 2008 Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 for x86 and x64...

  • Page 8: Supported Browsers

    Citrix XEN 5.6 Citrix XEN 5.5 U2 HP Integrity servers Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based systems, 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based systems, 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Update 1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 Service Pack 1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 Service Pack 4 HP-UX HP-UX 1 1i v3 (B.1 1.31) for HP Integrity Servers and HP 9000 Servers...

  • Page 9: Verifying System Requirements

    The HP Web-enabled System Management Software is hardware-dependent. For the installation to complete successfully, your system must support at least 256 colors. Verifying system requirements Before installation begins, the installation utility verifies whether: For HP-UX, Linux, and Windows, the operating system meets the minimum requirements. If HP SMH does not support the operating system on a system, an error message appears, indicating that an invalid operating system was found.

  • Page 11: Preparing To Install Hp Smh

    2 Preparing to install HP SMH You can install HP System Management Homepage (HP SMH) on systems running HP-UX, Linux, and Windows operating systems. You can install HP SMH locally using the Windows ProLiant or Integrity Support Pack or the Linux RPM (Red Hat Package Manager) or remotely with optional preconfiguration using the HP Smart Update Manager (HPSUM) on Windows or on Linux.

  • Page 13: Installing Hp Smh On Hp-Ux Operating Systems

    3 Installing HP SMH on HP-UX operating systems System Administration Management Tool changes: SAM and HP SMH The HP-UX System Administration Manager (SAM) is deprecated in HP-UX 1 1i v3. HP SMH is the system administration tool for managing HP-UX 1 1i. HP SMH provides web-based systems management functionality, at-a-glance monitoring of system component health, and consolidated log viewing.
  • Page 14 Product Bundle Path Status Release HP-UX Apache-based Required HP-UX 1 1i v1, v2, v3 hpuxwsApache /opt/hpws/apache Web Server NOTE: HP-UX 1 1i v3 version of the HP SMH can work on either the Apache 2.0 or 2.2 server. HP-UX Apache-based Required HP-UX 1 1i v3 hpuxws22Apache...

  • Page 15: Installing Hp Smh Using The Applications Media

    Product Bundle Path Status Release WBEM Provider for SCSI Optional. HP SMH HP-UX 1 1i v2, v3 SCSIProvider /opt/scsiprovider/ plug-ins such as Property Pages found on the Home page require it. Java Java2 1.4 SDK for HP-UX Optional. HP SMH HP-UX 1 1i v1, v2, v3 /opt/java1.4 (T1456AA)

  • Page 16: Installing Using Hp Smh Software Depot

    Install software from the Applications DVD useing the swinstall. The following example uses swinstall to install software from the source mounted at /cdrom: /usr/sbin/swinstall -s /cdrom bundlename See the swinstall (1M) manpage for details. Select and install software from the Applications DVD. The swinstall program has an interface for selecting and installing software from the DVD.

  • Page 17: Configuring The Startup Mode

    To change the default configuration, you can modify the files to set the value of the variables and tags described in Table 3-2 “Variables and tags” table. Table 3-2 Variables and tags Variable Description Script JAVA_HOME This variable points to the /opt/hpsmh/lbin/envvars /opt/hpsmh/lbin/envvars directory where JDK is installed.

  • Page 18: Disabling Port 2301

    only (nothing listens on port 2381, so that port fails). When it contacts port 2301 (http), then the HP-UX Apache-based Web Server starts on port 2381 (https), and the page redirects. Automatic startup on boot This mode starts HP SMH automatically during system initialization. If the automatic startup on boot start mode is enabled and the system was rebooted using this configuration, you can access HP SMH using a web browser and navigating to https://hostname:2381/.
  • Page 19 For a detailed guide on how to patch your HP-UX operating system, see the Patch Management User Guide for HP-UX 1 1.x Systems on the HP Technical Documentation website at http://docs.hp.com. HP might issue software updates to HP SMH. Check the following resources for any notices regarding software updates: HP-UX OE media HP-UX Applications media...

  • Page 21: Installing Hp Smh On A Windows Operating System

    4 Installing HP SMH on a Windows operating system Installing HP SMH directly on Windows Note: You can click Cancel at any time during configuration of HP SMH settings. Initiate the setup.exe file to begin the installation wizard. After the wizard begins, the Welcome dialog box appears.
  • Page 22 Add HP SMH group names: In the Group Name field, enter a name for the operating system group. Select an operating level to include Administrator, Operator, or User. Note: You must assign an account to an operating system user group with administrator privileges to access the Version Control Repository Manager from the Version Control Agent.
  • Page 23 Select one of the following access types: Select Anonymous Access to enable anonymous access to unsecured pages. Select Local Access to automatically grant access to any user at the local console at the selected access level. Selecting Anonymous enables restricted access to the unsecured pages. Selecting Administrator grants access to both secure and unsecured pages.
  • Page 24 Select the level of security you want to provide from one of the following trust modes: Trust By Certificate Click Next. The Trusted Certificates dialog box appears. The Trusted Certificates dialog box allows you to add trusted certificate files to the Trusted Certificate List. Installing HP SMH on a Windows operating system...
  • Page 25 Click Add File to browse and select any certificates to be included in the Trusted Certificate List. The Add File dialog box appears. If you entered an invalid file name in the file name field, an error message appears indicating the file does not exist. Click OK to select another file, or click Cancel to close the dialog box.
  • Page 26 Select Trust By Name. Click Next. The Trusted Server dialog box appears. Note: Although the Trust By Name mode is a slightly better security method than the Trust All mode, your system is still vulnerable to security attacks. The Trust By Name mode sets up HP SMH to accept only certain requests from servers with the HP SIM certificate names designated in the Trust By Name field.
  • Page 27 Select Trust All. Click Next. The IP Binding dialog box appears. Note: The Trust All option leaves your system vulnerable to security attacks and sets up HP SMH to accept certain requests from any server. For example, you might want to use Trust All if you have a secure network, and all users in the network are trusted.
  • Page 28 Installing HP SMH on a Windows operating system...
  • Page 29 Select IP Restricted Login, and click Next. The IP Address to Include dialog box appears. This dialog box enables you to specify the IP address or IP address ranges to grant login access permission. If IP addresses are in the Inclusion list, then only those IP addresses have login privileges. If no IP addresses are in the Inclusion list, then all IP addresses that are not in the Exclusion list have login privileges.
  • Page 30 Click Next. The IP Address to Exclude dialog box appears. In the Exclude field, enter a beginning IP address. In the To field, enter an ending IP address. All IP addresses that fall between the beginning and ending IP addresses do not have login access. Click Add.
  • Page 31 1 1. Click Next. The installation process begins. Note: During the installation of HP SMH, the Cancel button is disabled. Even if you click X in the upper-right corner of the box, the current operation cannot be canceled. 12. Click Finish to complete the installation. Installing HP SMH directly on Windows...

  • Page 32: Installing Hp Smh For Windows Silently

    Installing HP SMH for Windows silently The HP SMH installation for Windows enables you to silently install HP SMH. After the installation is complete, you can configure HP SMH settings. NOTE: Do not copy or import certificates when using the setup.exe /r option. Generating a setup.iss file setup.exe /r The HP SMH installation interface appears and records your selections.

  • Page 33: Configuring Hp Smh

    If an HP SMH 2.x installation is present, you must enter setup.exe /s /reinst /preserve /f1-full_path_to_setup.iss . If you do not include /preserve, the setup.iss is applied. Configuring HP SMH The HP SMH configuration is based on environment variables and tags that are set by SystemDrive\hp\hpsmh\smhpd.xml file.

  • Page 35: Installing Hp Smh Using Hpsum

    5 Installing HP SMH using HPSUM The HP Smart Update Manager (HPSUM) utility enables you to deploy ProLiant or Integrity Support Pack software and firmware components from a single, easy-to-use graphical user interface. The utility enables you to deploy and maintain ProLiant or Integrity Support Pack and Smart Components on a local server or one or more remote servers.
  • Page 36 If you want to install HP SMH on the local server, check the Local Host checkbox and click Next. Installing HP SMH using HPSUM...
  • Page 37 If you want to install HP SMH on remote servers: Select the Remote Host or Group checkbox and click Manage Host. The Manage Host panel appears. Click Add Host. You can add new hosts by DNS name or IP address, or you can add a range of IP addresses.
  • Page 38 You can also create a group of systems on which you want to install HP SMH by selecting Manage Groups. Note: If you chose to Manage Groups, you will need to give the Windows credentials for each remote server. Select the target server and click Next. A Discovery Progress screen appears while the system checks for installed items.
  • Page 39 From the Select Bundle Filter page, select the appropriate PSP or ISP bundle, according to the target server operating system architecture (either x86 or x64), and select the appropriate option for the bundle filter. These options appear: Allow Non-Bundle Version Shows other versions of the product that are in the bundle.
  • Page 40 Check the HP SMH component, and you can preconfigure the HP SMH component by selecting Configure Now. Note: If PSP or ISP contains an older version of HP SMH than what is installed on the target server, the HP SMH component is listed under the Installation not needed section. In this case, click Installation Options for HP SMH component and select the For Install checkbox.

  • Page 41: Installing Hp Smh On A Linux Operating System Using The Hpsum

    10. After installation is finished, the Installation Result panel appears. In the Installation Result panel, the Reboot Now and Exit buttons appear. 1 1. To reboot the system, select Reboot Now. To exit the program, select Exit. The HP Smart Update Manager program is complete.
  • Page 42 If you want to install HP SMH on the local server, check the Local Host checkbox and click Next. Installing HP SMH using HPSUM...
  • Page 43 If you want to install HP SMH on remote servers: Select the Remote Host or Group checkbox and click Manage Host. The Manage Host panel appears. Click Add Host. You can add new hosts by DNS name or IP address, or you can add a range of IP addresses.
  • Page 44 You can also create a group of systems on which you want to install HP SMH by selecting Manage Groups. Note: If you chose to Manage Groups, you will need to give the Windows credentials for each remote server. Select the target server and click Next. A Discovery Progress screen appears while the system checks for installed items.
  • Page 45 From the Select Bundle Filter page, select the appropriate PSP or ISP bundle, according to the target server operating system architecture (either x86 or x64), and select the appropriate option for the bundle filter. These options appear: Allow Non-Bundle Version Shows other versions of the product that are in the bundle.
  • Page 46 Check the HP SMH component, and you can preconfigure the HP SMH component by selecting Configure Now. Note: If PSP or ISP contains an older version of HP SMH than what is installed on the target server, the HP SMH component is listed under the Installation not needed section. In this case, click Installation Options for HP SMH component and select the For Install checkbox.

  • Page 47: Preconfiguring The Hp Smh Component

    10. After installation is finished, the Installation Result panel appears. In the Installation Result panel, the Reboot Now and Exit buttons appear. 1 1. To reboot the system, select Reboot Now. To exit the program, select Exit. The HP Smart Update Manager program is complete.
  • Page 48 Click Add. The certificate appears under Certificate Files. You can click Save to save your changes up to this point or click Cancel to discard the changes and close the wizard. Click Next. The IP Binding page appears. Trust by Name Sets HP SMH to accept certain configuration changes only from servers with the HP SIM certificate names designated in the Trust By Name field.
  • Page 49 Click Add. The IP binding configuration is saved and appears under the IP Binding List. Click Next. The IP Restricted Login page appears. 10. The IP Restricted Login enables the HP SMH to restrict login access based on the IP address of a system. You can set address restriction at installation time, or administrators can set address restriction from the IP Restricted Login page If an IP address is excluded, it is excluded even if it is also listed in the Included box.

  • Page 51: Installing Hp Smh Directly On Linux Operating Systems

    6 Installing HP SMH directly on Linux operating systems Installation for Linux on x86 and x86_64 operating systems The HP SMH installation for Linux enables you to silently install HP SMH on x86 and x86_64 operating systems. After the installation is complete, you can configure the HP SMH settings. NOTE: To install HP SMH, you must log in as root user.

  • Page 53: Installing Hp Smh Directly On Itanium-Based Linux Operating Systems

    7 Installing HP SMH directly on Itanium-based Linux operating systems Installation for Itanium-based Linux operating systems The HP SMH installation for Linux enables you to silently install HP SMH on Itanium-based operating systems. After the installation is complete, you can configure the HP SMH settings. NOTE: To install HP SMH, you must log in as root user.
  • Page 54 Press Enter. admin1 appears in the Administrator Group List. Enter n to go to the next screen. Enter 2 for Operator. Enter 3 for User. Enter n to go to the next screen. To delete a group: Enter 2 to delete a group. The following options are available: Enter 1 for Administrator.
  • Page 55 Enter File: /home/ServerName/cert1.pem . Press Enter. The cert1.pem is added to the Trusted Certificates List. If the certificate file does not exist, a message appears indicating that /home/ServerName/cert1.pem does not exist. Add as many certificates as you want by repeating these steps. Press Enter when you finish.
  • Page 56 Enter 1 to add an IP address. You are prompted for the IP address. Enter the IP address to be added. IP Address: YourIPAddress appears. You are prompted for the netmask. Enter the netmask. netmask: YourNetmask appears. Note: You can add or delete as many IP addresses as you want. To delete an IP address: Enter 2.
  • Page 57 Press Enter. The IP Address Exclusion List screen appears. Enter n for next. The IP Address Inclusion list and IP Address Exclusion list appears. Note: You can add or delete as many IP addresses or IP address ranges as you want. Enter n for next.

  • Page 59: Initializing The Software For The First Time

    8 Initializing the software for the first time After you have installed and configured HP SMH for the first time, a process to create a private key and corresponding self-signed Base64-encoded certificate is initiated. This certificate is a Base64-encoded PEM file.

  • Page 61: Signing In And Signing Out Of Hp Smh

    9 Signing in and signing out of HP SMH Signing in with Microsoft Windows XP If HP SMH is installed on a Microsoft Windows XP® system, you must enable the following security option to sign in to HP SMH: Select Control Panel Local Security Policy.

  • Page 62: Signing In With Mozilla And Firefox

    trust has not been previously configured. For more information regarding automatically importing the HP SIM certificate, see the HP System Management Homepage Online Help . Click Yes. The Sign In page appears unless you have enabled Anonymous access, then the HP System Management Homepage appears.

  • Page 63: Signing Out

    NOTE: If the autostart daemon is not configured (see the smhstartconfig -a off -b on), use the command /opt/hpsmh/lbin/hpsmh start instead to start the HP-UX Apache-based Web Server on ports 2301 (http) and 2381 (https). Signing out Select one of the following options: In the System Management Homepage banner, click Sign Out.

  • Page 65: Uninstalling Hp Smh

    10 Uninstalling HP SMH Uninstalling from an HP-UX operating system To uninstall HP SMH on an HP-UX operating system, use the following swremove command: swremove -x enforce_dependencies=false SysMgmtHomepage This method is recommended for uninstalling HP SMH. Uninstalling from a Itanium-based Linux, x86 or x86_64 operating system To uninstall HP SMH: Run the following command: e hpsmh...

  • Page 66: Uninstalling Manually For Windows And Linux Operating Systems

    If the Version Control Agent, Version Control Repository Manager, or both are not installed on the system, remove the entire \hp\hpsmh\bin directory. Delete the following registry keys: \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Hewlett-Packard\System Management Homepage \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\System Management Homepage (if present) \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ {3C4DF0FD-95CF-4F7B-A816-97CEF616948F}...

  • Page 67: Uninstalling Manually For Hp-Ux Operating Systems

    \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\System\HP System Management Homepage \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SysMgmtHP \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Hewlett-Packard\System Management Homepage (if present) Uninstalling manually for HP-UX operating systems CAUTION: Manually uninstalling HP-UX SMH is not recommended. When you must uninstall HP-UX SMH, HP recommends using the swremove command, as described in “Uninstalling from an HP-UX operating system” (page 65).

  • Page 69: Support And Other Resources

    Support and other resources Intended audience HP System Management Homepage (HP SMH) is a web-based interface that consolidates and simplifies single system management for HP servers on HP-UX, Linux, and Microsoft® Windows® operating systems. This installation guide is for system administrators who install HP SMH. New and changed information in this edition To review what is new and changed in this release of HP SMH, see the HP System Management Homepage Release Notes on the HP Technical Documentation website at http://docs.hp.com.

  • Page 70: Hp-Ux Documentation

    Simplifying single-system management on HP-UX 1 1i – HP System Management Homepage (HP SMH) This white paper introduces HP SMH and its various plug-ins. The use cases involving HP SMH plug-ins highlight the features provided by HP SMH. The white paper is available on the HP Technical Documentation website at http://www.docs.hp.com/en/5991-7499/SMH_whitepaper_1 1iv3.pdf.

  • Page 71: Hp Insight Remote Support Software

    HP Insight Remote Support Software HP strongly recommends that you install HP Insight Remote Support software to complete the installation or upgrade of your product and to enable enhanced delivery of your HP Warranty, HP Care Pack Service or HP contractual support agreement. HP Insight Remote Support supplements your monitoring, 24x7 to ensure maximum system availability by providing intelligent event diagnosis, and automatic, secure submission of hardware event notifications to HP, which will initiate a fast and accurate resolution, based on your product's service level.

  • Page 72: Hp Encourages Your Comments

    Manufacturing part Supported operating Supported versions Edition number Publication date number systems 438862-007 Linux and Windows “Installation February 2008 requirements” (page 438862-006 HP-UX HP-UX 1 1i v3 (B.1 1.31), September 2007 HP-UX 1 1i v2 (B.1 1.23), HP-UX 1 1i v1 (B.1 1.1 1) 438862-005 Linux and Windows “Installation...

  • Page 73: Index

    Index setup, 1 1 signing in, 61 console installation signing out, 61 Linux, 51 software, 9, 59 Linux system preparation, 53 uninstallation, 65 documentation, 69 web browsers, supported, 8 features, 69 websites, 9 Windows installation, 21 getting started, 1 1 installation of HP Smart Update Manager, 35 HP Smart Update Manager installation, 35...

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