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Installing and Uninstalling the SMI-S Provider
Windows-Based Operating Systems
The SMI-S Provider is packaged as an installation executable file. To install
the SMI-S Provider:
1
Move the SMI-S Provider installation executable file on the server where
you want to install the SMI-S Provider.
2
Double-click the installation executable icon and follow the instructions
on the screen.
NOTE:
The installation prompts you to enter an IP address for the storage array
that you want to use. The installation opens a text file in Notepad. Follow the
instructions in the text file. After you have added the storage array and closed
Notepad, the installation program continues normally.
The SMI-S Provider is installed on your system. After the installation, you can
delete the installation executable file.
Linux-Based Operating Systems
The SMI-S Provider is packaged as an archive file. To install the SMI-S
Provider:
1
Move the SMI-S Provider RPM package file into the file system on the
server where you want to install SMI-S Provider.
2
Run the following command:
rpm -ivh <rpm package name>.rpm
To change the OpenPegasus CIMOM configuration, see "Configuring CIM
Server" on page 11.
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