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Installing HCM to a host from the HCM Agent
NOTE
Installing expansion card software creates a Brocade Command Line Utility (BCU) desktop shortcut on
your system desktop. Use this shortcut instead of other methods to launch the BCU> command prompt
and enter BCU commands. Select this to open a Command Prompt window in the folder where the BCU
commands reside. You can also enter full BCU commands (such as bcu adapter - -list) or enter bcu -
-shell to get a bcu> prompt where only the command (adapter - -list) is required.
Installing software on VMware systems
For VMware ESX and ESXi systems, drivers and utilities are provided as ISO images packaged in a
tarball file (.tr.gz) that you must extract and then install using adapter installer scripts. Scripts are
available for ESX 4.X, ESXi 4.X, and ESXi 5.X systems. In addition, you can use VMware tools to
install software offline and online bundles. Various installation options are available, depending on your
VMware release. Refer to the "Driver installation and removal on VMware systems" section of the
Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual for instructions.
Obtain driver packages and software ISO images for your host's operating system and platform, as well
as installation instructions in the Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual from
www.brocade.com/adapters-ibm-flex.
Important notes
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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:
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There are firewall issues with the HCM Agent and Common Information Model (CIM) Provider on
VMware systems. When installing the driver package on these systems, open the following TCP/IP
ports from a "guest" system the server to allow communication between the server and agent:
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For HCM, open port 34568.
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For CIM Provider, open port 5989.
Following is an example for opening port 34568:
/usr/sbin/esxcfg-firewall-o 34568,tcp,in,https
/usr/sbin/esxcfg-firewall-o 34568,udp,in,https
Note that you can change the default communication port for the HCM Agent using the procedures
under "HCM Agent operations" in the Brocade Adapters Administrator's Guide.
Because some versions of the ESX and ESXi driver installation process do not enforce maintenance
mode, it is recommended that you put the host in maintenance mode, as a system reboot is required
after installation.
The adapter and driver package must be installed.
The HCM agent must be running.
Enter the following URL into your host system's web browser:
https://server-host:34568/index.html
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