Installing management tools on Oracle VM Server

[bartd_1]

Hello,

I've been used to HP Servers in combination with Windows based operating systems. I will be using a linux distro (Oracle VM Server, based on RHEL) on a DL380G6 server now.

I want to install the standalone management tools on Linux, especially the System Management Homepage and the Event Notifier.

I think I figured out how to install the management homepage, but I can't find the event notifier tool for linux.

I want to get SMTP mails when hardware fails in my server. How do I need to set this up and where can I find the correct download?

I have no interest in setting up HP SIM central server management, I just want to have the local management website & event notifier.

Any help is extremely appreciated.

[Taifur]

HI,

Check below link,


http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/index.html

Rgds//
Taifur

[bartd_1]

Thanks for your reply, but as the last paragraph in my first posts already tells me, I have no interest in setting up a HP SIM central server. I only need a working HPSMH (System Management Homepage) and an Event notifier in case of hardware failures.

[kathychanumac.mo]

I am curious on this issue too. Where to download the hp system management homepage for Oracle VM?

i downloaded
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=3884082&swItem=MTX-a0a9a88e941844ba8976e271af&prodNameId=3884083&swEnvOID=4004&swLang=13&taskId=135&mode=3
and
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=3884082&prodNameId=3884083&swEnvOID=4034&swLang=13&mode=2&taskId=135&swItem=MTX-c1ed2b26388a4d108e2c7d47af

but seems not supported

[bartd_1]

I got the HP-tools working on Oracle VM server. You need the packages that are related to RHEL, because OraVM is redhat inspired.

These are the necessary steps:

- Install & configure Postfix as mail program
- Install Compat standard C++ library
rpm â ivh compat-libstdc++-7.3-2.96.118.i386.rpm
- Install Hp System Management Homepage
rpm â ivh hpsmh-6.0.0-95.i386.rpm
To change default configuration: /opt/hp/hpsmh/sbin/smhconfig

- Open ports 2301 & 2381 in firewall iptables
Configure the linux firewall (called iptables) to open hp smh ports 2301 & 2381
Add the following rules to /etc/sysconfig/iptables

-A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 2301 -j ACCEPT
-A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 2381 -j ACCEPT

and restart the firewall
service iptables restart

- Check running homepage : netstat â anp |grep 2381

- Install HP Array Diagnostic Utility
rpm â ivh hpadu-8.26-1.noarch.rpm
- Install HP Array Configuration Utility
rpm â ivh hpacucli-8.35-7.0.noarch.rpm
- Install HP System Health Application and Command Line Utilities
rpm â ivh hp-health-8.3.2.2-1.rhel5.i386.rpm

- Start the health monitor: /etc/init.d/hp-health start
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- Install HP SNMP Agents
rpm â ivh hp-snmp-agents-8.3.0.27-25.rhel5.i386.rpm
configure it : /sbin/hpsnmpconfig
use existing snmp.cfg ï   no, set all community strings to public (important!)

- start the snmp agents /etc/init.d/hp-snmp-agents start

- Install HP System Management Homepage templates
rpm â ivh hp-smh-templates-8.3.0.9-13.noarch.rpm

- Restart HP System Management Homepage
service hpsmhd restart

- Access HP System Management Homepage , log-in (root/ password) and check the hardware readings

- Configure trapemail:
/opt/hp/hp-snmp-agents/cma.conf
Check if the line underneath is in there:

########################################################################
# trapemail is used for configuring email command(s) which will be
# executed whenever a SNMP trap is generated.
# Multiple trapemail lines are allowed.
# Note: any command that reads standard input can be used. For example:
# trapemail /usr/bin/logger
# will log trap messages into system log (/var/log/messages).
########################################################################
trapemail /bin/mail -s 'HP Insight Management Agents Trap Alarm' root

Disconnect power connector, remove one power supply out of the server, remove NIC, remove a disk and check if you get all error & warning e-mails correctly.

The only thing I haven't got working yet is the ILO driver/shell configuration tool and the HP network card teaming.

[kathychanumac.mo]

Hi bartd,

thank you for your reply!

this is the message when I installed hp system management homepage(hpsmh-6.1.0-103.i386.rpm) in OVM server 2.2:

Should i download the previous version of hp system management homepage as i found your version installed is "hpsmh-6.0.0-95.i386.rpm"?
----------------------------------------------
#rpm -ivh hpsmh-6.1.0-103.i386.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
This Red Hat Linux distribution is not supported.
This Linux distribution is not supported.
Creating hpsmh user and group...
1:hpsmh ########################################### [100%]

**********************************************************
* System Management Homepage installed successfully with *
* default configuration values. To change the default *
* configuration values, type the following command at *
* the root prompt: *
* *
* /opt/hp/hpsmh/sbin/smhconfig *
* *
**********************************************************


hpsmhd already stopped
Starting hpsmhd: hpsmhd: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName
[ OK ]

Regards,
Kathy

[bartd_1]

I have the same warning message when starting the hp smh daemon, but it works, just give the steps a try.

The message of unsupported OS is just a warning, it really works ;)

[kathychanumac.mo]

Thank you for your information. It's really helpful.

[wobbe]

I don't believe there is a event notifier for linux. So this is what I do usually.

1. When using centos edit the file /etc/redhat-release so it will be the same as on a RHEL system. I guess this will also work for OEL but I have never tried that.

2. Install the HP support pack using the INSTALL script. This is on the smartstart cdrom.

3. Setup sendmail. In my case I just edit the smartrelay setting in the sendmail config file.

4. By default SNMP traps also generate an email for the root user. So I create a .forward file in the /root folder. The .forward file is nothing more that a list of email addresses that get the email to root forwarded.

Goodluck.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

Most of PSP is designed for the host operating system, not the guest operating system.

SEP