How To Install/Use HP Tool System Management on Linux

How To Install/Use HP Tool System Management(SMH) ,ADU,ACU) Software on Linux

HP System Management (SMH)
HP Array Diagnostic Utility (ADU)
HP Array Configuration Utility (ACU)
HP Array Configuration Utility CLI

Summary

HP System Management is a management software suite that allows you to monitor and manage physical HP servers. This software package is available for RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.
Package : hpsmh-x.x.x-xxx.linux.i386.rpm (32 bit)

Procedure
1. Download the HP System Management software package for RedHat Enterprise Linux 4. You will find a selection of packages on the Hewlett Packard support home page.
2. Copy the RPM file to your Host.
3. Install the package compat-libstdc++ Host using the following command:
# rpm -ivh install compat-libstdc++-XXX-x.xx-xxx.x.x
4. Install the HP System Management RPM package:
# rpm -ivh yoursoftwarepackage.rpm
5. After installation finishes successfully, you must change your firewall settings to allow communication through the ports that System Management uses, as follows:
a. Edit the firewall file:
# vi /etc/sysconfig/iptables
b. Locate the following line:
-A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-host-prohibited
c. Insert the following line above the line you just located:
-A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 2381 -j ACCEPT
d. Save and close the file

8. Restart the firewall service:
# service iptables restart
9. Now you should be able to connect to the HP System management Web interface of your server. Browse to https://yourserver:2381 and log on with your root user and password.

Installing additional utilities
HP Array Diagnostic Utility (ADU)
Package: hpadu-x.xx-xx.linux.rpm
You can also install additional software packages like HP Array Diagnostic Utility (ADU) to monitor your hardware.
1. Download the HP Array Diagnostic Utility software packages for RedHat Enterprise Linux 4. You will find a selection of packages on the Hewlett Packard support home page.
2. Install the software package using the following command:
# rpm - ivh yoursoftwarepackage.rpm
3. Restart the HP System Management service using the following command:
# service hpsmhd restart
4. Start the management agent using the following command:
# hpadu -start
5. You should be able to connect to the HP System Management web interface of your server. Browse to https://yourserver:2381 and log on with your root user name and password. You should see the Array Diagnostic Utility in the Agent section.

HP Array Configuration Utility (ACU)
Package: cpqacuxe-x.xx-x.linux.rpm
You can also install additional software packages like HP Array Configuration Utility to configure your storage hardware.
1. Download the HP Array Configuration Utility software packages for RedHat Enterprise Linux 4. You will find a selection of packages on the Hewlett Packard support home page.
2. Install the software package using the following command:
# rpm - ivh yoursoftwarepackage.rpm
3. Restart the HP System Management service using the following command:
# service hpsmhd restart
4. Start the management agent using the following command:
# cpqacuxe -R
5. You should be able to connect to the HP System Management web interface of your server. Browse to https://yourserver:2381 and log on with your root user name and password. You should see the HP Array Configuration Utility in the Agent section.


HP Array Configuration Utility CLI
Package: hpacucli-x.xx-xx.linux.rpm
1. Download the HP Array Configuration Utility CLI software package for RedHat Enterprise Linux 4. You will find a selection of packages on the Hewlett Packard support home page.
2. Copy the RPM file to your XenServer Host.
3. Install the HP System Management RPM package using the following command:
# rpm - ivh yoursoftwarepackage.rpm