WBEM query with cimserver running

[Avinash20]

Issue:WBEM services is running in server continusly,listening on port 5989.
Why this service is running in server?
What is the need exactly?
What will be the impact of Stopping this service?

ps & netstat output:

trupti@jupiter:/home/trupti>ps -ef|grep wbem
root 1821 1 0 Mar 9 ? 0:02 /opt/wbem/sbin/cimserverd
root 1084 1 0 Mar 9 ? 4:55 /opt/wbem/sbin/cimserver
root 1085 1084 0 Mar 9 ? 0:00 /opt/wbem/sbin/cimservera
trupti 18468 17478 0 10:52:14 pts/4 0:00 grep wbem

trupti@jupiter:/home/trupti>netstat -na|grep 5989
tcp 0 0 *.5989 *.* LISTEN

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

http://docs.hp.com/en/5991-5535/ch05s10.html

http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/11380-0-0-225-121.aspx

Pretty sure these two links cover it.

As you see its optional software and you don't need to run it.

SEP

[Avinash20]

Thanks.. But is it normal for
/opt/wbem/sbin/cimserver to run for a long time.

Also wats the effect of disabling them

[Fabio Ettore]

Hi,

what Steven posted covers very well the argument.


Overview

Providers are the management instrumentation that provide data such as device type and memory configuration as well as performing actions on a specified device. There are seven providers packaged with HP WBEM Services for HP-UX as described in the features section below. Additional providers are included with the HP-UX OS and associated products.


Essentially they are something about monitoring of devices on your system. If you don't want the devices to be monitored then I suppose you can stop cimserver processes.

Best regards,
Fabio

[Avinash20]

The daemons listed below are part of CIM
Kindly refer to the following link:
http://docs.hp.com/en/T1434-90009/ch01s04.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

We could definately disable these daemons if you are not using it.

To disable it
# cimserver -s

==> Now check the netstat status.

To disable it permentatly :-
1. Edit /etc/rc.config.d/cimserver
Change
CIMSERVER=1
to
CIMSERVER=0