networkserversuite AIX & AIX VIOS Agent Installation

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1 networkserversuite AIX & AIX VIOS Agent Installation

2 Copyright Copyright Halcyon - A division of HelpSystems. All rights reserved. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other counties. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States and other countries. AIX is a registered trademark of International Business Machines in the United States and other countries. RED HAT is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. in the United States and other countries. SUSE is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines in the United States and other countries This document is intended as a guide to using Network Server Suite from Halcyon Software. This documentation contains Halcyon proprietary and confidential information and may not be disclosed, used, or copied without the prior consent of Halcyon Software, or as set forth in the applicable license agreement. Users are solely responsible for the proper use of the software and the application of the results obtained. Although Halcyon Software has tested the software and reviewed the documentation, the sole warranty for the software may be found in the applicable license agreement between Halcyon Software and the user. Publication Revision: September 2015

3 C HAPTER 1AIX AGENT INSTALLATION CHAPTER Pre-requisite Halcyon UNIX Server Manager (HALUSM) can only be installed onto an AIX partition running library bos.rte.libpthreads at level or higher. To check this, run the command: lslpp -h bos.rte.libpthreads An entry is displayed as: There may be multiple versions shown. Only one version needs to be level or higher for the install to be successful. If your AIX partition is not running at this level, you must upgrade before HALUSM can be installed on this partition. Monitoring a Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) The Virtual I/O Server is part of the PowerVM Editions hardware feature and is software that is located in a logical partition. This software facilitates the sharing of physical I/O resources between client logical partitions within the server. The Virtual I/O Server provides virtual SCSI target, virtual fibre channel, Shared Ethernet Adapter, and PowerVM Active Memory Sharing capability to client logical partitions within the system. Client logical partitions can share SCSI devices, fibre channel adapters, Ethernet adapters, and expand the amount of memory available to logical partitions using paging space devices. AIX Agent Installation 1-1

4 Note: The Virtual I/O Server software requires that the logical partition be dedicated solely for its use. Halcyon s AIX VIOS monitoring has been certified by IBM as being Ready for Power Systems Software. The AIX VIOS solution can natively monitor the Virtual I/O Server by installing the AIX Server Manager directly onto the logical partition on which the Virtual I/O Server is installed. Use the following instructions to install AIX Server Manager. Downloading the software and using FTP to transfer to AIX Server 1 Download the file NSS Managed Server (AIX) from: 2 Once the download has completed, rename the downloaded file to halusm.rpm Creating a Directory on the AIX Server 1 Copy the downloaded file; halusm.rpm to the root C:\ drive of your local machine. 2 Use Windows Start Run Cmd to display a popup dialog. Type the command TELNET followed by the IP Address of the AIX Server and press Enter. Alternatively, we recommend using PuTTY (freeware) to perform the same action. 3 Log on to the AIX Server using the root user details. 4 Run the command; df -m to check available disk space across your filesystems. 5 Use the mount with the most available space to create a directory called halcyon. For example; [/]#mkdir /home/halcyon 1-2 Network Server Suite

5 FTP the file to the AIX Server 1 On your local machine, use Windows Start Run Cmd to display a popup dialog. Type the command FTP followed by the IP Address of the AIX Server and press Enter. 2 Log on to the AIX Server using the root user details. 3 Now use the following commands: ftp>bin ftp>lcd c:\ ftp>put halusm.rpm /home/halcyon/halusm.rpm 4 Once FTP has been successful, use the following command to exit: ftp>quit Natively installing the AIX and AIX(VIOS) agent Note: 1 Log on to the AIX Server using the root user details. For VIOS installations you must run the following command to swap to the AIX command line instead of using the restricted VIOS shell. oem_setup_env 2 Use the command; [:/]# smit to access the AIX System Management Console. 3 From the menu displayed, select Software Installation and Maintenance. AIX Agent Installation 1-3

6 4 From the next menu, select Install and Update Software. 5 From the subsequent menu, select Install Software. 6 Type the name of the directory location that you previously created, for example; /home/halcyon and press Enter. 1-4 Network Server Suite

7 7 On the next display, press F4 to prompt for a list of software available for installation. 8 The display now shows the software available for installation in the specified directory. Position the cursor so that the halusm entry is highlighted and press Enter. 9 When returned to the initial installation screen, use the arrow keys to move between options and the tab key to change the field setting for each option to the following: Option Setting PREVIEW only? no COMMIT software updates? yes SAVE replaced files? no AIX Agent Installation 1-5

8 AUTOMATICALLY installed requisite software? EXTEND file systems if space needed? OVERWRITE same or newer versions? VERIFY install and check file sizes? Include corresponding LANGUAGE filesets? DETAILED output? Process multiple volumes? ACCEPT new license agreements? Preview new LICENSE agreements? yes yes no no yes no yes yes no 10Press Enter to begin the installation. Press Enter again at the confirmation screen to continue. 11When the following screen is displayed, installation is complete. Press F10 to return from SMIT to the command line. 1-6 Network Server Suite

9 What happens during the installation process During the installation process the following events occur: The user profile halcyon is created which has authority to the Halcyon monitor and commands. The following commands are added to /etc/rc.d/rc2.d in order that the halusm process is automatically started when the AIX system is started or ended if the AIX run-level is changed. Shalusm (start) Khalusm (kill) The /etc/group and /etc/passwd files for the halcyon user are modified. Active logs are stored in /tmp/servermanager.hlf and /usr/log/usr. Additional folders that are created as part of the installation: /etc/rc.d/rc2.d/shalusm /etc/rc.d/rc2.d/khalusm /usr/bin/halusm.sh /usr/libexec/halcyon /var/lib/halcyon Porting Requirements Ensure that the port is available on the AIX Server as this is used for all communications between this device and the Enterprise Server. To check if port is active, enter the command: netstat -na grep This displays any IP address with port to any IP address and port on the network in LISTEN status. This is only displayed if the HALUSM subsystem is active. Checking and controlling the halusm process Use the command; lssrc -s halusm to check the status of the halusm process. If the process is inoperative use the command: startsrc -s halusm AIX Agent Installation 1-7

10 To stop the process use the command: stopsrc -s halusm Configuring the AIX Server for use within Network Server Suite Adding the AIX Server to the Device Manager 1 At the Windows Start menu, select Start Programs Halcyon Network Server Suite Device Manager. 2 From the menu bar select Devices Add Device. 3 At this stage, leave the Group setting as (default). Enter the Name and Description of the server. 4 Select AIX Server as the Device Type. 5 Enter the IP Address of the server. 6 Click OK. The Server is now displayed in the Defined Devices pane of the Halcyon Device Manager dialog. 7 Close the Device Manager. 1-8 Network Server Suite

11 Adding a new Enterprise Server entry This step is only required if the AIX Server is not configured to use local DNS and ensures your existing enterprise server uses the IP Address as identification, rather than the host name so that the Enterprise Server and AIX Server can communicate. 1 At the Windows Start menu, select Start Programs Halcyon Network Server Suite Device Manager. 2 From the menu bar select Devices Add Device. 3 Leave the Group setting as (default). Enter the Name and Description of the enterprise server. 4 Select Windows Server as the Device Type. 5 Enter the IP Address (not the Host Address) of the server. 6 Click OK. The Server is now displayed in the Defined Devices pane of the Halcyon Device Manager dialog. 7 Close the Device Manager. Adding the AIX Server to Central Console Manager The AIX Server agent must be installed and active prior to these steps being actioned. 1 At the Windows Start menu, select Start Programs Halcyon Network Server Suite CCM Console. 2 From the Central Configuration Manager menu bar select Tools Reload Devices to update the changes made within Device Manager. 3 From the left-hand pane, select the top (default) group so that it is highlighted and then click from the toolbar. The Select System dialog is displayed. 4 Select the AIX Server so that it is highlighted and click Select. Confirmation that the system has been added is shown in the Add System dialog. AIX Agent Installation 1-9

12 5 Click OK to add the AIX Server system to the Central Configuration Manager. 6 Select File Save Settings to send the setting to the AIX Server agent. 7 Close the Central Configuration Manager. The installation of the AIX Server agent is now complete. Checking the version of the AIX Server Manager To check which version of AIX Server Manager you are running, please use the command: rpm -qi halusm Network Server Suite

13 Upgrading the AIX Server Manager At present, there is no dedicated routine to upgrade a version of the AIX Server Manager. Where an upgrade of the AIX Server Manager needs to be undertaken, use SMITTY to remove the existing halusm-n.n-n software. A fresh installation of the latest version can now be started, using the instructions provided in this document. AIX Agent Installation 1-11

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