Installing the DSCIMCLI utility

The DSCIMCLI utility is used to configure the CIM agent that is running on a DS8000® HMC. You can install and configure the DSCIMCLI utility on various operating systems.

About this task

The DSCIMCLI can run on the same platforms that the proxy CIM agent runs on, but does not use nearly as much memory as the full CIM agent installation.

The DSCIMCLI can be installed on the following operating systems:
  • The supported platforms for 5.4.1 and later versions of the DSCIMCLI utility include Microsoft Windows 2008, Windows 2003, and SLES 10.
  • The supported platforms for 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4 versions of the CIM agent include Microsoft Windows 2003, RedHat Advanced Server 3.0, SLES 9, and AIX® 5.3.
  • The supported platforms for the 5.1.0 version of the CIM agent include Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows 2003, RedHat Advanced Server 3.0, AIX 5.1, AIX 5.2, and AIX 5.3.
  • RHEL3 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) (For DS8000 release 4.0 or earlier only)

To configure and manage a CIM agent that is running on a DS8000 HMC, you must download, install, and configure the DSCIMCLI utility on a remote server.

Procedure

  1. Visit the IBM® support page at IBM Support website.
  2. From the IBM Support Portal, under Choose your products, select Browse for a product and System Storage.
  3. Select the product family Storage software > Other software products.
  4. Select the software product CIM Agent for DS Open (API) and under Choose your page, select Downloads and click Continue.
  5. Click the link under Tool/Utility.
  6. Select the DSCIMCLI version corresponding to your release.

Complete the following steps for installing the DSCIMCLI utility:

  1. Download one of the following available files:
    • IBM-DSCIMCLI-5.5.1.xxx.zip
    • IBM-DSCIMCLI-5.5.1.xxx.tar.Z
    These files have identical content.