Veritas InfoScale™ Operations Manager 8.0 Installation and Configuration Guide

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Product(s): InfoScale & Storage Foundation (8.0)
Platform: Windows,VMware ESX,Solaris,Linux,AIX
  1. Section I. Installing and configuring Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager
    1. Planning your Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager installation
      1.  
        About Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager
      2. Downloading Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager 8.0
        1.  
          Downloading Management Server files
        2.  
          Downloading managed host files
      3.  
        Using the product documentation
      4.  
        Host considerations for installing Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager
      5. Typical Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager deployment configuration
        1.  
          Centralized management of Storage Foundation High Availability hosts
      6.  
        Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager 8.0 installation overview
      7.  
        Choosing a Management Server host
      8.  
        Choosing the managed hosts
    2. System requirements
      1.  
        Operating system requirements
      2. Third-party required libraries
        1.  
          32-bit SNIA Common HBA API required on Windows hosts
      3. System resource requirements
        1.  
          About space estimation for data logs
        2.  
          About the frequency of managed host, enclosure and switch information discovery
      4.  
        Supported hardware
      5.  
        Web browser requirements
      6. Network and firewall requirements
        1.  
          Internet Protocol version requirements
      7.  
        Proxy server requirements
    3. Installing, upgrading, and uninstalling Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager
      1.  
        Packages included in Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager
      2. About installing Management Server
        1.  
          Installing Management Server on Linux
        2.  
          Installing Management Server on Windows
      3.  
        Verifying Management Server installation on Linux
      4.  
        Verifying Management Server installation on Windows
      5.  
        Configuring Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager on Linux and Windows
      6.  
        Configuring Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager Management Server and Agents in FIPS mode on Linux
      7.  
        Configuring Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager Management Server on Linux using CLI
      8.  
        Importing third-party certificates for xprtld
      9. About installing managed host
        1.  
          Installing managed host on UNIX/Linux
        2.  
          Installing managed host on Windows
        3.  
          Installing managed host through Solaris JumpStart
        4.  
          About cloning virtual machines
        5.  
          About migrating virtual machines
      10.  
        Verifying managed host installation on UNIX
      11.  
        Verifying managed host installation on Windows
      12. About upgrading Management Server
        1.  
          Upgrading Management Server on Linux
        2.  
          Upgrading Management Server on Windows
        3.  
          Migrating the managed hosts to 2048-bit certificate
      13. About backing up and restoring Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager data
        1.  
          Taking regular backups of Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager data on Linux
        2.  
          Backing up Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager data on Linux before upgrading to version 8.0
        3.  
          Restoring backed up data on Linux
        4.  
          Taking regular backups of Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager data on Windows
        5.  
          Backing up Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager data on Windows before upgrading to version 8.0
        6.  
          Restoring backed up data on Windows
      14. About upgrading managed hosts to Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager 8.0
        1.  
          Upgrading managed host using the console
        2.  
          Upgrading managed host on UNIX/Linux using operating system commands
        3.  
          Upgrading managed host on Windows using the installer package
      15.  
        Verifying the version of Management Server in the console
      16.  
        Verifying the version of a managed host in the console
      17.  
        Uninstalling Management Server on Linux
      18.  
        Uninstalling Management Server on Windows
      19.  
        Uninstalling managed host on UNIX
      20.  
        Uninstalling managed host on Windows
    4. Configuring Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager in a high availability and disaster recovery environment
      1. Configuring the high availability feature in Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager
        1. Configuring a new Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager installation in high availability environment
          1.  
            Prerequisites for configuring a new Management Server in high availability environment
          2.  
            Performing initial configuration of Management Server in HA environment
          3.  
            Creating the base service groups for HA configuration
          4.  
            Creating the base service groups for CFS HA configuration
          5.  
            Completing the configuration of a Management Server installation in HA environment
        2. Configuring an existing Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager installation in high availability environment
          1.  
            Prerequisites for configuring an existing Management Server in high availability environment
          2.  
            Modifying the default IP address and host name of the existing Management Server
      2.  
        Configuring CMS HA on Linux using Command Line (CLI)
      3. Configuring Management Server in one-to-one DR environment
        1.  
          Prerequisites for configuring a Management Server in DR environment
        2.  
          Performing initial configuration of Management Server installation in DR environment
        3.  
          Creating the base service groups for DR configuration
        4.  
          Enabling DR configuration
      4. Configuring Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager in high availability and disaster recovery environment
        1.  
          Prerequisites for configuring a Management Server in HA-DR environment
        2.  
          Performing initial configuration of Management Server installation in DR environment
        3.  
          Creating the base service groups for DR configuration
        4.  
          Enabling DR configuration
      5. About upgrading the high availability configurations
        1.  
          Upgrading Management Server in high availability environment
      6. About upgrading the high availability and disaster recovery configurations
        1.  
          Upgrading Management Server in high availability and disaster recovery environment
      7.  
        Removing the high availability configuration
    5. Installing and uninstalling Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager add-ons
      1.  
        About deploying Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager add-ons
      2.  
        Downloading a Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager add-on
      3. Uploading a Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager add-on to the repository
        1.  
          Upload Solutions to Repository panel options
      4. Installing a Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager add-on
        1.  
          Install - Download Add-on panel options
        2.  
          Install - Select hosts panel options for add-ons
      5. Uninstalling a Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager add-on
        1.  
          Uninstall panel options
      6. Removing a Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager add-on from the repository
        1.  
          Remove panel options
      7. Canceling deployment request for a Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager add-on
        1.  
          Cancel Deployment Request panel options
      8. Installing a Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager add-on on a specific managed host
        1.  
          Install panel options
      9. Uninstalling a Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager add-on from a specific managed host
        1.  
          Uninstall panel options
      10.  
        Enabling a Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager add-on on a specific managed host
      11.  
        Disabling a Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager add-on from a specific managed host
      12.  
        Refreshing the repository
      13.  
        Restarting the web server
  2. Section II. Setting up the Management Server environment
    1. Basic Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager tasks
      1.  
        About the communication between the managed hosts and Management Server
      2.  
        Connecting to Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager Management Server
      3.  
        Stopping and starting the Web application
      4.  
        About the Management Server perspective
    2. Adding and managing hosts
      1. Overview of host discovery
        1.  
          How Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager discovers hosts
        2.  
          Supported features for host discovery options
      2. Overview of agentless discovery
        1.  
          About agentless discovery using the Control Host
        2.  
          About agentless discovery of remote hosts
        3.  
          Prerequisites for agentless configuration
        4.  
          How agentless discovery of a UNIX or Linux host works
        5.  
          How agentless discovery of a Windows host works
        6.  
          Requirements for agentless discovery of UNIX hosts
        7.  
          Requirements for agentless discovery of Windows hosts
        8.  
          Requirements for deep array discovery for agentless hosts
        9.  
          Commands that require the root access for agentless discovery of UNIX hosts
        10.  
          Using the privilege control software with agentless discovery of UNIX hosts
        11.  
          SSH configuration requirements for agentless discovery
        12. About installing OpenSSH on a UNIX host
          1.  
            Installing OpenSSH on AIX
          2.  
            Installing OpenSSH on Linux
      3. Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agent configuration
        1.  
          Add agent hosts panel options
      4. Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agentless configuration
        1.  
          Add agentless hosts panel options
      5. Adding Agentless hosts to the Management Server using Profile
        1.  
          Add agentless hosts panel options using Profile
      6.  
        Adding managed hosts to Management Server using the Auto Configure (gendeploy.pl) script
      7. Editing the agentless host configuration
        1.  
          Edit agentless host panel options
      8.  
        Refreshing the details of the managed host
      9.  
        Removing managed hosts from the Management Server domain
    3. Setting up user access
      1.  
        About managing authentication brokers and authentication domains in the Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager domain
      2. Adding Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory-based authentication on Management Server
        1.  
          Add LDAP/AD panel options
        2.  
          Add LDAP/AD panel options to specify the domain name
      3.  
        Unconfiguring Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory configuration from the authentication broker
      4. Configuring LDAP using CLI
        1.  
          Configuring an LDAP domain
        2.  
          Assigning permissions to a user group
        3.  
          Unconfiguring an existing LDAP configuration
        4.  
          Changing the password for a bind user
      5.  
        Configuring Single Sign-On in Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager
      6.  
        Enabling the authentication domain
      7.  
        Disabling the authentication domain
      8.  
        About predefined roles in Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager
      9.  
        About Organizations, objects, and roles in Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager
      10.  
        Assigning permissions to user groups for a perspective
      11.  
        Modifying permissions assigned to user groups for a perspective
      12.  
        Deleting permissions assigned to user groups on a perspective
      13.  
        Restricting users or user groups from accessing the Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager console
      14.  
        Example: Managing user access in Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager using Organizations and existing user groups
    4. Setting up fault monitoring
      1.  
        About alerts and rules
      2. Creating rules in the Management Server perspective
        1.  
          Create Rule - Select the type of fault conditions to trigger this rule panel options
        2.  
          Create Rule - Select one or more fault topics which will trigger this rule panel options
        3.  
          Create Rule - Setup notifications panel options
        4.  
          Create Rule - Enter name and description panel options
      3. Editing rules in the Management Server perspective
        1.  
          Edit Rule - Select the type of fault condition to trigger this rule panel options
        2.  
          Edit Rule - Select one or more fault topics which will trigger this rule panel options
        3.  
          Edit Rule - Setup notifications panel options
        4.  
          Edit Rule - Enter name and description panel options
      4. Deleting rules in the Management Server perspective
        1.  
          Delete Rule panel options
      5. Enabling rules in the Management Server perspective
        1.  
          Enable Rule panel options
      6. Disabling rules in the Management Server perspective
        1.  
          Disable Rule panel options
      7.  
        About faults and risks
      8. Suppressing faults in the Management Server perspective
        1.  
          Suppress Faults panel options
      9.  
        Restoring a suppressed fault in the Management Server perspective
      10. Suppressing a fault definition in the Management Server perspective
        1.  
          Suppress the fault definition panel options
      11.  
        Restoring a suppressed fault definition in the Management Server perspective
    5. Setting up virtualization environment discovery
      1.  
        About the virtualization technologies supported
      2.  
        About Control Hosts in Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager
      3.  
        Requirements for discovering vCenter and ESX servers using Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager
      4.  
        About near real-time discovery of VMware events
      5. Setting up near real-time discovery of VMware events
        1.  
          Configuring the VMware vCenter Server to generate SNMP traps
      6.  
        Configuration settings for VMware vCenter discovery
      7. Requirements for discovering the Solaris zones
        1.  
          Requirements for the zlogin utility on non-Global Zones
        2.  
          Requirements for devices exported to non-Global Zones
        3.  
          Requirements for file systems exported to non-Global Zones
      8.  
        Requirements for discovering Solaris Logical domains
      9.  
        Requirements for discovering logical partitions
      10.  
        Requirements for Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization discovery
      11.  
        Requirements for Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) virtualization discovery
      12. Adding a virtualization server
        1.  
          Add Virtualization Server panel options
        2.  
          Add Virtualization Server panel options
      13. Editing a virtualization discovery configuration
        1.  
          Edit Configuration panel options
        2.  
          Edit Configuration panel options for method selection
      14. Refreshing a virtualization discovery configuration
        1.  
          Refreshing an ESX Server discovery
      15.  
        Removing a virtualization discovery configuration
      16.  
        Configuring performance metering for a VMware vCenter server
      17.  
        Disable performance metering for a VMware vCenter server
    6. Deploying hot fixes, packages, and patches
      1.  
        About deploying Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager hot fixes
      2.  
        About deploying maintenance release packages and patches
      3.  
        About deploying base release packages
      4.  
        Downloading a hot fix, package, or patch
      5.  
        Uploading a Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager hot fix or package to the repository
      6. Installing a Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager hot fix, package, or patch
        1.  
          Install - Download hot fix, package, or patch panel options
        2.  
          Install - Select hosts panel options
      7.  
        Uninstalling a Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager hot fix
      8.  
        Removing a hot fix, package, or patch from the repository
      9.  
        Canceling deployment request for a hot fix, package, or patch
      10.  
        Installing a Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager hot fix on a specific managed host
      11.  
        Uninstalling a Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager hot fix from a specific managed host
    7. Configuring Management Server settings
      1.  
        Configuring the Management Server settings
      2.  
        Configuring SMTP settings for email notifications
      3. Configuring SNMP trap settings for alert notifications
        1.  
          Configuring SNMPv3 settings
      4.  
        Configuring the proxy server settings
      5.  
        Configuring two-factor authentication (2FA)
      6.  
        Setting the period for retaining the alert and the task logs in the database
      7.  
        Configuring Web server settings
      8.  
        Setting the generation time for subscribed reports
      9.  
        Configuring advance authorization settings
      10.  
        Enabling or disabling policy signatures for the data center
      11.  
        Forwarding audit logs
    8. Setting up extended attributes
      1.  
        About using extended attributes
      2.  
        Adding an extended attribute
      3.  
        Modifying an extended attribute
      4.  
        Deleting an extended attribute
    9. Downloading price tier information from SORT
      1.  
        About assigning price tiers to hosts
      2.  
        About updating the price tier information on Management Server
      3.  
        Updating the price tier information automatically on Management Server
      4.  
        Updating the price tier information manually on Management Server
    10. Managing SFHA updates
      1.  
        About managing the SFHA update information on Management Server
      2.  
        Downloading information on SFHA updates automatically from SORT
      3.  
        Viewing available SFHA updates
      4.  
        Viewing details about SFHA updates
      5.  
        Viewing a list of hosts that are missing critical SFHA hot fixes
      6.  
        Viewing the product updates for a host
      7.  
        Downloading SFHA updates
    11. Viewing information on the Management Server environment
      1.  
        Viewing the details of an add-on, hot fix, package, or patch on SORT website
      2.  
        Viewing the hosts configured in the Management Server domain
      3.  
        Viewing the details of the authentication broker and the domains associated with the broker
      4.  
        Viewing faults in the Management Server perspective
      5.  
        Viewing the faults definitions
      6.  
        Viewing details of alert logs
      7.  
        Viewing the details of rules
      8.  
        Viewing the details of active users logged in to Management Server
      9.  
        Viewing the Management Server settings
      10.  
        Viewing the list of extended attributes
      11.  
        Viewing audit information for Management Server
      12.  
        Viewing task information for the data center
      13.  
        Viewing or exporting a list of available policy signatures
  3. Appendix A. Troubleshooting
    1. Management Server (MS)
      1.  
        Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager processes running on Management Server for Linux
      2.  
        Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager services running on Management Server for Windows
      3.  
        Commands to start and stop the Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager processes on Management Server on Linux
      4.  
        Commands to start and stop the Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager processes on Management Server on Windows
      5.  
        Management Server log file locations on Linux
      6.  
        Management Server log file locations on Windows
    2. Managed host (MH)
      1.  
        Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager processes running on managed host on Unix/Linux
      2.  
        Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager services running on managed host on Windows
      3.  
        Commands to start and stop Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager processes on managed host on UNIX/Linux
      4.  
        Managed host log files
      5.  
        Agentless driver log files
      6.  
        Gathering information for troubleshooting
  4.  
    Index

About updating the price tier information on Management Server

To find the appropriate price tier or the Symantec Performance Value Unit (SPVU) for the licenses of the Storage Foundation and high availability products that are installed on the managed hosts, Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager requires the latest information on the price tiers for these products. Veritas updates the latest information of the price tiers on the Veritas Services and Operations Readiness Tools (SORT) website. Management Server requires HTTPS connectivity with the SORT server for downloading this information.

The Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager console provides you with various methods to update the price tier information on Management Server. You can use any one of the following methods to update the price tier information on Management Server:

  • Configure Management Server to update the latest price tier information automatically when Management Server is continuously connected to the Internet.

  • Set up a proxy server to update the latest price tier information automatically when Management Server is not connected to the Internet.

  • Download a script file manually from Management Server when Management Server is not continuously connected to the Internet, or you cannot set up a proxy server. You must run the file on a Windows system that is connected to the Internet to extract a text file that contains the latest information on the price tiers, and upload the extracted text file to Management Server

The price tiers assigned to the managed hosts do not change automatically when you upload a new price tier file to Management Server. You need to manually assign the price tier to the host using the Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager console.

The automatic update of the price tier information on a Management Server occurs according to the schedule set by you. By default, the price tier information is updated on Management Server on the first day of every month.

Note:

Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager downloads the price tier information from the SORT website only if a newer version is available on the website.

More Information

About assigning price tiers to hosts

Updating the price tier information automatically on Management Server

About managing the SFHA update information on Management Server