Installing Hcm To A Host From The Hcm Agent; Hcm Agent Operations; Managing The Hcm Agent On Linux And Vmware Systems - Dell Brocade Adapters Installation And Reference Manual

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Installing HCM to a host from the HCM Agent

Installing HCM to a host from the HCM Agent

You can install HCM to any host system from a functioning HCM Agent on a server system. The
following are prerequisites for the server system:
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Use the following steps to install HCM:
1. Enter the following URL into your host system's web browser:
2. Respond to prompts as required during HCM installation, and the HCM GUI will launch.
3. Log in to HCM when prompted.
To launch HCM in the future, use the HCM shortcut icon. On Windows, the shortcut is located under
Start menu > Brocade > Host Connectivity Manager. For Solaris, launch HCM from the command
prompt using the following command.
sh /opt/brocade/fchba/client/Host_Connectivity_Manager

HCM Agent operations

This section outlines the commands used to perform the following actions. The commands are
grouped and presented by operating system.
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NOTE
The HCM Agent will not start automatically if it stops unexpectedly during operation. You must restart
the agent.

Managing the HCM Agent on Linux and VMware systems

Use the following commands:
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The adapter and driver package must be installed.
The HCM agent must be running.
https://server-host:34568/index.html
where:
server-host Is the IP address of a server system with the Brocade adapter and driver
installed and HCM Agent running.
34568 Is the TCP/IP port where the HCM Agent communicates with HCM.
Verifying that the HCM Agent is running
Starting the agent
Stopping the agent
Changing the agent's default communication port
Determining agent operation.
/usr/bin/hcmagentservice status
Starting the agent (agent will not restart if system reboots or agent stops unexpectedly).
/usr/bin/hcmagentservice start
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