HP Operations Manager for UNIX Administrator’s Reference

Installing HPOM Agents on the Managed Nodes
Installation Tips
Tips for UNIX Installations
When installing on UNIX managed nodes, follow these general
guidelines:
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Short System Name
Make sure that uname(1M) (HP-UX) or uname(1)(Solaris) returns
the short system name.
Fully Qualified System Name
Configure the name service (/etc/hosts or DNS) so all name-service
operations (for example, nslookup) are consistently resolved to the
fully qualified system name. For example, hostname is not
name-service related and may return the short hostname.
Same Log Directory
During de-installation of HPOM, the non-default log directory on
UNIX systems is erased.
The following rules apply to this directory:
• Directories for Managed Nodes
Do not use the same directory for more than one managed node.
Using the same directory could cause problems if the directory is
NFS-mounted across several systems.
• Directories for Other Applications
Do not use the same log directory for HPOM and other
applications.
• Subdirectories for Other Applications or Managed Nodes
Do not create subdirectories other than the HPOM log directory
for use by other applications or managed nodes.
Security File
Make sure that the security file for inetd on the managed nodes
allows remshd or ftpd for the management server.
If managing Novell NetWare nodes, echo service must be allowed as
well.
For example, for HP-UX 11.x, use the following:
/var/adm/inetd.sec
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