FILE NAME: cmanic-7.2.1-5.linux.i686.rpm
TITLE: NIC Agents for Servers - Linux
VERSION: 7.2.1
LANGUAGE: English
CATEGORY: Management Agents
DIVISIONS: Systems
PRODUCTS AFFECTED:
The following HP ProLiant servers are affected.
BL10e
BL10e G2
BL20p
BL20p G2
BL20p G3
BL25p
BL30p
BL35p
BL40p
BL45p
DL145
DL320 ATA
DL320 G2 ATA
DL320 G2 SCSI
DL320 G3 SATA
DL320 SCSI
DL360
DL360 G2
DL360 G3
DL360 G4 SATA
DL360 G4 SCSI
DL380
DL380 G2
DL380 G3
DL380 G4
DL385
DL560
DL580
DL580 G2
DL580 G3
DL585
DL740
DL760
DL760 G2
ML310 ATA
ML310 SCSI
ML330
ML330e
ML330 G2 ATA
ML330 G2 SCSI
ML330 G3 ATA
ML330 G3 SCSI
ML350
ML350 G2
ML350 G3
ML350 G4 SATA
ML350 G4 SCSI
ML370
ML370 G2
ML370 G3
ML370 G4
ML530
ML530 G2
ML570
ML570 G2
ML570 G3
ML750
OPERATING SYSTEM: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
PREREQUISITES: HP ProLiant Advanced Server Management Package (hpasm) version
7.2.1-x must be installed before installing the NIC Agents
for Linux.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 28, 2005
SUPERSEDES: cmanic-7.1.1-5.i686.rpm
DESCRIPTION: This RPM (RPM Package Manager) package contains the NIC Agents
for Linux.
ENHANCEMENTS/FIXES:
Added support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
HOW TO USE:
1. Download the cmanic-7.2.1-5.linux.i686.rpm and
cmanic-7.2.1-5.linux.i686.txt to a directory on your hard drive and change
to that directory.
2. Refer to the cmanic-7.2.1-5.linux.i686.txt file for installation and
configuration instructions.
3. After the RPM is installed, you may delete the previously downloaded RPM
file.
4. Refer to the cmanic-7.2.1-5.linux.i686.txt file for additional information.
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==================================README==================================
H E W L E T T - P A C K A R D C O M P A N Y
NIC Agents - Linux
Version 7.2.1
February 28, 2005
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1. Introduction
2. Documentation Updates and Corrections
3. Known Issues
4. Installation
4.1 Before installation
4.2 Installing the NIC Agents
4.3 After installation
5. Bug Fixes/New Features
6. Supported Products
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1. Introduction
The "NIC Agents - Linux" software release contains the SNMP Network
Interface Card Agents and related files that enable Linux to support
the NIC reporting features of Insight Manager 7.
2. Documentation Updates and Corrections
None.
3. Known Issues
1) The NIC agents will not recognize network configuration changes,
such as adding or removing an interface from a network team, until
a full poll duration has passed. For information to be consistent
between all agents after a configuration change, a full poll cycle
must pass for each agent - poll times can be different for each
agent. See poll_time later in this document for details on the
polling duration of the NIC agents.
2) Messages in /var/spool/compaq/cma.log related to parsing the
snmpd.conf file, strings containing "Did not find" when
parsing /usr/share/snmp/mibs/*, and strings containing
"Unlinked OID in".
3) Link status traps forwarded from RIB/iLO don't contain the IpAddress
field, while traps sent directly from the NIC agents do.
4) Network interfaces must be named eth0 through ethN, network bonds
(teams) must be named bond0 through bondN, and VLAN interfaces
must be named ethN.X or bondN.X (N is the interface number and X
is the VLAN tag).
4. Installation
4.1 Before installation
1) The NIC Agents require:
HP ProLiant Advanced Server Management Package, version 7.2.1,
(hpasm-7.2.1-x)
One of the following Linux distributions:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
HP tested and supported NIC drivers for ProLiant servers from
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/linux/
softwaredrivers.html
If using network teaming (bonding), the tested and supported
bonding driver available from
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/linux/
softwaredrivers.html must be used.
If using VLANs, the tested and supported 8021q driver available
from http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/linux/
softwaredrivers.html must be used.
2) The NIC Agents are configured to start at the same runlevels as the
snmpd daemon. Ensure the snmpd daemon is configured to start at the
desired runlevels before installing the NIC Agents, otherwise the
NIC Agents will need to be manually configured after installation
using chkconfig or a similar utility.
4.2 Installing the NIC Agents
Use following command to install or upgrade NIC Agents:
# rpm -Uvh cmanic-7.2.1-x.linux.i686.rpm
Where "x" is the version number of the NIC Agent package.
4.3 After installation
a. The NIC Agents are configured to start at the same runlevels
as the snmpd daemon. To start the NIC agent immediately after
installation, enter the following command:
# /etc/init.d/cmanic start
or
# /etc/rc.d/init.d/cmanic start
b. The latest HP tested and supported NIC drivers for ProLiant servers
that have been tested with this agent should be downloaded from
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/linux/
softwaredrivers.html.
c. The following command line arguments can be passed to cmanicd from
the /opt/compaq/nic/etc/cmanicd script:
-p poll_time specifies the number of seconds between data
caching/poll intervals. NIC drivers are only queried when a
request comes in and the cached information is older than the
specified poll interval. The default value is 20 seconds. The
minimum poll time is 10 seconds.
-s set_state specifies whether SNMP set commands are allowed for
this agent. A set_state of OK (default) means that SNMP set
commands are allowed. A set_state of NOT_OK means that SNMP set
commands are not allowed.
-t trap_state specifies whether the NIC agent is allowed to send
traps. A trap_state of OK (default) indicates the NIC agent may
send SNMP traps. A trap_state of NOT_OK means that NIC agent is
not allowed to send traps.
For example, to set the poll interval to 30 seconds and prevent
traps one would change PFLAGS= to PFLAGS="-p30 -t NOT_OK" in the
/opt/compaq/nic/etc/cmanicd script. The resource control script to
start the cmanicd daemon is cmanic (/etc/init.d/cmanic).
5. Bug Fixes/New Features
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
6. Supported Products
The NIC Agents for Linux are supported on HP servers running one of the
following Linux distributions:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Refer to the "Linux Server Certification Matrix" at
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/linux/hplinuxcert.html
for a complete list of HP ProLiant servers that have been tested with the
above distributions and versions.
Use of this software on equipment not specifically tested by HP may
produce unreliable or undesirable results. HP does not warrant the
fitness or compatibility of this software on untested hardware.
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Company, L.P.
Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.