topic Re: SIM 4.2 and Win2003 Server SP1 in Server Management - Systems Insight Manager

SIM 4.2 and Win2003 Server SP1

PatrickFrith — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 10:24:26 GMT

Anyone out there tested Win2003 Server SP1 yet? If so have they seen any impacts to SIM operations, especially with regard to Performance Monitoring and ProLiant Management Agents?
Thanks!

Re: SIM 4.2 and Win2003 Server SP1

James Kennedy_4 — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 15:14:23 GMT

I've install SP1 on my SIM box, and now SIM doesn't work. Having trouble connecting to the database. I'm still troubleshooting.

Re: SIM 4.2 and Win2003 Server SP1

PatrickFrith — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 15:27:14 GMT

Thanks for the feedback, James. What kind of symptoms are you seeing? Can you connect while on the server directly?

Re: SIM 4.2 and Win2003 Server SP1

James Kennedy_4 — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 15:52:20 GMT

The following appears in the event log every minute or so.

com.hp.mx.database.DbVerificationException: Error loading database verification handler 'com.hp.mx.database.MsSqlVerificationHandler'
com.hp.mx.database.DbVerificationException: Error accessing database

Followed by this:

Restarting MxDomainManager

I am unable to login to SIM. At this point, I'm considering doing a reinstall of SIM 4.2 SP1. Perhaps it will work after a fresh install.

Re: SIM 4.2 and Win2003 Server SP1

PatrickFrith — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:08:25 GMT

One more question - what SQL are you using? The MSDE included with SIM, a separate SQL server (2000?), or another flavor of SQL? If the second or third maybe its a communication issue with the new SP1 firewall. I'll check on MS's website for SP1 effects on SQL 2000.

(We're all in this together)

Re: SIM 4.2 and Win2003 Server SP1

Rob Buxton — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 17:36:49 GMT

James,
Are you talking about HPSIM 4.2 SP1? or Windows 2003 SP1? Patrick seemed to be asking about the latter but you mentioned reinstalling HPSIM 4.2 SP1.
We've downloaded Windows 2003 SP1, and we're trying to identify some target Servers to deploy it to.
Our HPSIM Server will not be amongst the first!

Re: SIM 4.2 and Win2003 Server SP1

James Kennedy_4 — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:36:55 GMT

Yeah, at first I thought it was the firewall now included with Windows 2003 SP1, however the firewall is not enabled by default after doing an upgrade to SP1, only if you do a fresh install of 2003 w/SP1 slipstreamed. So alas, firewall was still disabled.

In my case, I have a seperate server running SQL 2000 which is where my SIM server connects to. This server has not yet been upgraded to SP1.

I've tried a lot of things to get it working again, i'm almost out of ideas. Event logs are pretty vague.

Re: SIM 4.2 and Win2003 Server SP1

James Kennedy_4 — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 08:06:21 GMT

I gave up on the troubleshooting. I ended up doing a rebuild of the server with a slipstreamed 2003 w/SP1 CD. Then a fresh install of SIM 4.2 SP1. Everything is working fine. Maybe my upgrade to SP1 was a fluke mishap, I can't really say.

Right now, it works just fine with SP1.

Re: SIM 4.2 and Win2003 Server SP1

PatrickFrith — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 08:19:48 GMT

Thanks for the update, James. I'm planning on doing this upgrade within the next 1-2 weeks and I actually will be starting with my SIM server (after 2 successful full backups, of course :^)

Re: SIM 4.2 and Win2003 Server SP1

Hochmuth_1 — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 02:26:15 GMT

I have also Problems. The SIM doesn't recognize any more the VCA from new discovered Systems and the PMP stops with "no licensed Server reachable".

In my opinion it is connected to the new Options in the componentservices.There are new settings for localstart, remotesart,local activation and remoteactivation of the DCOM-services.

Re: SIM 4.2 and Win2003 Server SP1

PatrickFrith — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 09:48:14 GMT

Just wanted you let you know that KOV (another user on the forum responded to my inquiry on the ProLiant forum with these links) Thanks KOV

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=PSD_CB0204W

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=PSD_EM041209_CW01

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=PSD_EM050113_CW01

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