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InfoScale™ Operations Manager 9.0 Installation and Configuration Guide
Last Published:
2025-04-14
Product(s):
InfoScale & Storage Foundation (9.0)
Platform: AIX,HP-UX,Linux,Solaris,VMware ESX,Windows
- Section I. Installing and configuring Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- Planning your Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager installation
- Downloading Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager 9.0
- Typical Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager deployment configuration
- System requirements
- Installing, upgrading, and uninstalling Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- About installing Management Server
- About installing managed host
- About upgrading the Management Server
- About backing up and restoring Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager data
- About upgrading managed hosts to Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager 9.0
- Configuring Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager in a high availability and disaster recovery environment
- Configuring the high availability feature in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- Configuring a new Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager installation in high availability environment
- Configuring an existing Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager installation in high availability environment
- Configuring a new Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager installation in high availability environment
- Configuring Management Server in one-to-one DR environment
- Configuring Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager in high availability and disaster recovery environment
- About upgrading the high availability configurations
- About upgrading the high availability and disaster recovery configurations
- Configuring the high availability feature in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- Installing and uninstalling Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-ons
- Uploading a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on to the repository
- Installing a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on
- Uninstalling a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on
- Removing a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on from the repository
- Canceling deployment request for a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on
- Installing a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on on a specific managed host
- Uninstalling a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on from a specific managed host
- Planning your Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager installation
- Section II. Setting up the Management Server environment
- Basic Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager tasks
- Adding and managing hosts
- Overview of host discovery
- Overview of agentless discovery
- About installing OpenSSH on a UNIX host
- Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agent configuration
- Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agentless configuration
- Adding Agentless hosts to the Management Server using Profile
- Editing the agentless host configuration
- Setting up user access
- Adding Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory-based authentication on Management Server
- Configuring LDAP using CLI
- Setting up fault monitoring
- Creating rules in the Management Server perspective
- Editing rules in the Management Server perspective
- Deleting rules in the Management Server perspective
- Enabling rules in the Management Server perspective
- Disabling rules in the Management Server perspective
- Suppressing faults in the Management Server perspective
- Suppressing a fault definition in the Management Server perspective
- Setting up virtualization environment discovery
- Setting up near real-time discovery of VMware events
- Requirements for discovering the Solaris zones
- Adding a virtualization server
- Editing a virtualization discovery configuration
- Refreshing a virtualization discovery configuration
- Deploying hot fixes, packages, and patches
- Installing a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager hot fix, package, or patch
- Configuring Management Server settings
- Configuring SNMP trap settings for alert notifications
- Setting up extended attributes
- Viewing information on the Management Server environment
- Appendix A. Troubleshooting
- Management Server (MS)
- Managed host (MH)
- Management Server (MS)
A
- about
- communication between managed host and Management Server, About the communication between the managed hosts and Management Server
- Active Directory removing, Unconfiguring Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory configuration from the authentication broker
- ActiveX, Web browser requirements
- add-on
- canceling deployment request, Canceling deployment request for a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on
- disabling, Disabling a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on from a specific managed host
- downloading, Downloading a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on
- enabling, Enabling a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on on a specific managed host
- installing, Installing a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on
- removing, Removing a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on from the repository
- uninstalling, Uninstalling a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on
- adding
- virtualization server, Adding a virtualization server
- advance authorization settings, Configuring advance authorization settings
- agentless discovery
- about, How Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager discovers hosts
- Commands that require the root access, Commands that require the root access for agentless discovery of UNIX hosts
- control hosts, About agentless discovery using the Control Host
- Linux, How agentless discovery of a UNIX or Linux host works
- prerequisites, Prerequisites for agentless configuration
- privilege control software for UNIX hosts, Using the privilege control software with agentless discovery of UNIX hosts
- remote hosts, About agentless discovery of remote hosts
- requirements for deep array discovery, Requirements for deep array discovery for agentless hosts
- requirements for UNIX hosts, Requirements for agentless discovery of UNIX hosts
- requirements for Windows hosts, Requirements for agentless discovery of Windows hosts
- SSH configuration requirements, SSH configuration requirements for agentless discovery
- supported features, Supported features for host discovery options
- UNIX, How agentless discovery of a UNIX or Linux host works
- Windows, How agentless discovery of a Windows host works
- alert log retention period, Setting the period for retaining the alert and the task logs in the database
- alerts and rules, About alerts and rules
- Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- about, About Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- backing up on Linux, Taking regular backups of Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager data on Linux, Backing up Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager data on Linux before upgrading to version 9.0
- backing up on Windows, Taking regular backups of Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager data on Windows, Backing up Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager data on Windows before upgrading to version 9.0
- choosing managed hosts, Choosing the managed hosts
- choosing Management Server hosts, Choosing a Management Server host
- choosing Web console hosts, Web browser requirements
- configuring HA, Configuring the high availability feature in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- configuring HADR, Configuring Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager in high availability and disaster recovery environment
- configuring Management Server, Configuring Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager on Linux and Windows
- deployment configuration, Typical Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager deployment configuration
- downloading, Downloading Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager 9.0
- downloading managed host files, Downloading managed host files
- downloading Management ServeArctera InfoScale Operations Managerr files, Downloading Management Server files
- installation resources, Host considerations for installing Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- installing managed host on UNIX, Installing managed host on UNIX/Linux
- installing managed host on Windows, Installing managed host on Windows
- installing Management Server on Linux, Installing Management Server on Linux (on premises and cloud)
- installing Management Server on Windows, Installing Management Server on Windows (on premises and cloud)
- IPV requirements, Internet Protocol version requirements
- network requirements, Network and firewall requirements
- operating systems, Operating system requirements
- organization, About Organizations, objects, and roles in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- packages, Packages included in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- proxy server requirements, Proxy server requirements
- restoring on Linux, Restoring backed up data on Linux
- restoring on Windows, Restoring backed up data on Windows
- supported hardware, Supported hardware
- system resource requirements, System resource requirements
- uninstalling UNIX managed host, Uninstalling managed host on UNIX
- upgrading managed host on UNIX, Upgrading managed host on UNIX/Linux using operating system commands
- upgrading managed host on Windows, Upgrading managed host on Windows using the installer package
- upgrading Management Server in HA DR environment, Upgrading Management Server in high availability and disaster recovery environment
- upgrading Management Server in HA environment, Upgrading Management Server in high availability environment
- upgrading Management Server on Linux, Upgrading Management Server on Linux
- upgrading Management Server on Windows, Upgrading Management Server on Windows
- URL, Downloading Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager 9.0
- Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager deployment
- centralized management, Centralized management of Storage Foundation High Availability hosts
- Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager HA
- configuring a new installation, Configuring a new Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager installation in high availability environment
- configuring an existing installation, Configuring an existing Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager installation in high availability environment
- removing configuration, Removing the high availability configuration
- upgrading, About upgrading the high availability configurations
- Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager HA-DR
- array management capabilities, About agentless discovery using the Control Host
- audit information, Viewing audit information for Management Server
- authentication broker
- authentication domains
B
- backing up Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- on Linux, Taking regular backups of Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager data on Linux, Backing up Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager data on Linux before upgrading to version 9.0
- on Windows, Taking regular backups of Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager data on Windows, Backing up Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager data on Windows before upgrading to version 9.0
- browsers, Web browser requirements
C
- configuring
- Control Host, About Control Hosts in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- existing Management Server in HA environment, Configuring an existing Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager installation in high availability environment
- Management Server, Configuring Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager on Linux and Windows
- Management Server HA, Configuring the high availability feature in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- Management Server in HADR environment, Configuring Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager in high availability and disaster recovery environment
- new Management Server installation in HA environment, Configuring a new Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager installation in high availability environment
- Configuring Management Server settings
- advance authorization, Configuring advance authorization settings
- report scheduling, Setting the generation time for subscribed reports
- Control Host, About agentless discovery using the Control Host
- discover VMware Virtualization Infrastructure, About Control Hosts in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
D
- deep array discovery, Requirements for deep array discovery for agentless hosts
- deploying
- add-ons, About deploying Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-ons
- Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager, Typical Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager deployment configuration
- hot fixes, About deploying Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager hot fixes
- package, About deploying base release packages
- packages or patches, About deploying maintenance release packages and patches
- disable performance metering
- VMware vCenter server, Disable performance metering for a VMware vCenter server
- disabling authentication domains, Disabling the authentication domain
- domains, Network and firewall requirements
- downloading
- Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager, Downloading Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager 9.0
- managed host files, Downloading managed host files
- Management Server files, Downloading Management Server files
- DR
- DR configuration
- creating base service groups, Creating the base service groups for DR configuration, Creating the base service groups for DR configuration
- enabling configuration, Enabling DR configuration, Enabling DR configuration
- performing initial configuration, Performing initial configuration of Management Server installation in DR environment, Performing initial configuration of Management Server installation in DR environment
- prerequisites, Prerequisites for configuring a Management Server in DR environment
E
- enabling authentication domains, Enabling the authentication domain
- extended attribute
- adding, Adding an extended attribute
- deleting, Deleting an extended attribute
- modifying, Modifying an extended attribute
- using, About using extended attributes
F
- fault definition
- faults
- faults and risks, About faults and risks
- fibre channel switch capabilities, About agentless discovery using the Control Host
- firewalls ports
G
- gendeploy.pl, Installing managed host through Solaris JumpStart
H
- HA configuration, Configuring the high availability feature in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- completing the configuration, Completing the configuration of a Management Server installation in HA environment
- creating base service groups, Creating the base service groups for HA configuration
- modify default IP address and host name, Modifying the default IP address and host name of the existing Management Server
- performing initial configuration, Performing initial configuration of Management Server in HA environment
- prerequisites for existing MS, Prerequisites for configuring an existing Management Server in high availability environment
- prerequisites for new MS, Prerequisites for configuring a new Management Server in high availability environment
- HA-DR configuration
- HADR configuration, Configuring Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager in high availability and disaster recovery environment
- host discovery, How Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager discovers hosts
- (see also agentless discovery of hosts)
- about, How Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager discovers hosts
- supported features, Supported features for host discovery options
- hot fix
- cancel deployment request, Canceling deployment request for a hot fix, package, or patch
- deploying, About deploying Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager hot fixes
- install on specific host, Installing a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager hot fix on a specific managed host
- installing, Installing a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager hot fix, package, or patch
- removing, Removing a hot fix, package, or patch from the repository
- uploading, Uploading a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager hot fix or package to the repository
I
- installation resources, Host considerations for installing Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- installing
- host management through Solaris JumpStart, Installing managed host through Solaris JumpStart
- managed host, About installing managed host
- managed host on UNIX, Installing managed host on UNIX/Linux
- managed host on Windows, Installing managed host on Windows
- Management Server, About installing Management Server
- Management Server on Linux, Installing Management Server on Linux (on premises and cloud)
- Management Server on Windows, Installing Management Server on Windows (on premises and cloud)
- Intranet zone security level, Web browser requirements
- IPV, Internet Protocol version requirements
J
- JavaScript, Web browser requirements
- JScript, Web browser requirements
L
- LDAP
- LDom discovery
- prerequisites, Requirements for discovering Solaris Logical domains
- requirements, Requirements for discovering Solaris Logical domains
M
- managed host
- add using gendeploy.pl, Adding managed hosts to Management Server using the Auto Configure (gendeploy.pl) script
- installation files for UNIX, Installing managed host on UNIX/Linux
- installation files for Windows, Installing managed host on Windows
- installing, About installing managed host
- installing on UNIX, Installing managed host on UNIX/Linux
- installing on Windows, Installing managed host on Windows
- installing through Solaris JumpStart, Installing managed host through Solaris JumpStart
- package, Packages included in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- removing, Removing managed hosts from the Management Server domain
- uninstalling on UNIX, Uninstalling managed host on UNIX
- uninstalling on Windows, Uninstalling managed host on Windows
- upgrading, About upgrading managed hosts to Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager 9.0
- upgrading on UNIX, Upgrading managed host on UNIX/Linux using operating system commands
- upgrading on Windows, Upgrading managed host on Windows using the installer package
- verifying installation on UNIX, Verifying managed host installation on UNIX
- verifying installation on Windows, Verifying managed host installation on Windows
- managed hosts
- refresh host details, Refreshing the details of the managed host
- upgrade using console, Upgrading managed host using the console
- verifying version using the console, Verifying the version of a managed host in the console
- Management Server
- advance authorization settings, Viewing the Management Server settings
- alert log retention period settings, Setting the period for retaining the alert and the task logs in the database
- analytics gathering, Viewing the Management Server settings
- configuring, Configuring Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager on Linux and Windows
- configuring a new installation in HA environment, Configuring a new Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager installation in high availability environment
- configuring an existing installation in HA environment, Configuring an existing Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager installation in high availability environment
- configuring HA, Configuring the high availability feature in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- configuring HADR, Configuring Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager in high availability and disaster recovery environment
- configuring proxy server, Configuring the proxy server settings
- configuring settings, Configuring the Management Server settings
- configuring SNMP trap, Configuring SNMP trap settings for alert notifications
- database retention policy, Viewing the Management Server settings
- editing agentless hosts, Editing the agentless host configuration
- installation files for Linux, Installing Management Server on Linux (on premises and cloud)
- installation files for Windows, Installing Management Server on Windows (on premises and cloud)
- installing, About installing Management Server
- installing on Linux, Installing Management Server on Linux (on premises and cloud)
- installing on Windows, Installing Management Server on Windows (on premises and cloud)
- LDAP based authentication, Adding Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory-based authentication on Management Server
- package, Packages included in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- proxy settings, Viewing the Management Server settings
- remove managed host, Removing managed hosts from the Management Server domain
- report subscription settings, Viewing the Management Server settings
- SMTP settings, Viewing the Management Server settings
- SMTP settings for email, Configuring SMTP settings for email notifications
- SNMP trap settings, Viewing the Management Server settings
- task log retention period settings, Setting the period for retaining the alert and the task logs in the database
- uninstalling on Linux, Uninstalling Management Server on Linux
- uninstalling on Windows, Uninstalling Management Server on Windows
- upgrading, About upgrading the Management Server
- upgrading in HA DR environment, Upgrading Management Server in high availability and disaster recovery environment
- upgrading in HA environment, Upgrading Management Server in high availability environment
- upgrading on Linux, Upgrading Management Server on Linux
- upgrading on Windows, Upgrading Management Server on Windows
- verifying installation on Linux, Verifying Management Server installation on Linux
- verifying installation on Windows, Verifying Management Server installation on Windows
- verifying version using the console, Verifying the version of Management Server in the console
- Web server settings, Configuring Web server settings
- web server settings, Viewing the Management Server settings
N
- network requirements, Network and firewall requirements
O
- OpenSSH
- about, About installing OpenSSH on a UNIX host
- installing on AIX, Installing OpenSSH on AIX
- installing on Linux, Installing OpenSSH on Linux
- operating system requirements, Operating system requirements
- organization, About Organizations, objects, and roles in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
P
- package
- base release, About deploying base release packages
- cancel deployment request, Canceling deployment request for a hot fix, package, or patch
- deploying, About deploying base release packages
- installing, Installing a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager hot fix, package, or patch
- removing, Removing a hot fix, package, or patch from the repository
- uploading, Uploading a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager hot fix or package to the repository
- packages or patches
- deploying, About deploying maintenance release packages and patches
- maintenance release, About deploying maintenance release packages and patches
- patch
- cancel deployment request, Canceling deployment request for a hot fix, package, or patch
- installing, Installing a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager hot fix, package, or patch
- removing, Removing a hot fix, package, or patch from the repository
- uploading, Uploading a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager hot fix or package to the repository
- performance metering
- disable for VMware vCenter server, Disable performance metering for a VMware vCenter server
- permissions
- assigning for perspective, Assigning permissions to user groups for a perspective
- deleting on perspective, Deleting permissions assigned to user groups on a perspective
- modifying for perspective, Modifying permissions assigned to user groups for a perspective
- perspective
- assigning permissions, Assigning permissions to user groups for a perspective
- deleting permissions, Deleting permissions assigned to user groups on a perspective
- modifying permissions, Modifying permissions assigned to user groups for a perspective
- policy checks
- enabling or disabling signatures for data center, Enabling or disabling policy signatures for the data center
- exporting signatures, Viewing or exporting a list of available policy signatures
- pop-up blockers, Web browser requirements
- Proxy server requirements, Proxy server requirements
- proxy server settings, Configuring the proxy server settings
R
- removing
- report scheduling, Setting the generation time for subscribed reports
- resolv.conf, Network and firewall requirements
- restoring Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- on Linux, Restoring backed up data on Linux
- on Windows, Restoring backed up data on Windows
- roles, About predefined roles in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- rules
- about, About alerts and rules
- creating, Creating rules in the Management Server perspective
- deleting, Deleting rules in the Management Server perspective
- disabling, Disabling rules in the Management Server perspective
- editing, Editing rules in the Management Server perspective
- enabling, Enabling rules in the Management Server perspective
S
- security level, Web browser requirements
- signatures
- signatures for data center
- enabling or disabling, Enabling or disabling policy signatures for the data center
- SNMP trap settings, Configuring SNMP trap settings for alert notifications
- Solaris JumpStart installation, Installing managed host through Solaris JumpStart
- solaris zones discovery
- prerequisites, Requirements for discovering the Solaris zones
- requirements, Requirements for discovering the Solaris zones
- space estimation data logs, About space estimation for data logs
- SSL, Web browser requirements
- system resource requirements, System resource requirements
T
- task information for the data center, Viewing task information for the data center
- task log retention period, Setting the period for retaining the alert and the task logs in the database
- TCP, Network and firewall requirements
- toolbars, Web browser requirements
U
- UC, Host considerations for installing Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- UDP, Network and firewall requirements
- uninstalling
- add-on, Uninstalling a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on
- managed host on UNIX, Uninstalling managed host on UNIX
- managed host on Windows, Uninstalling managed host on Windows
- Management Server on Linux, Uninstalling Management Server on Linux
- Management Server on Windows, Uninstalling Management Server on Windows
- upgrading
- HA, About upgrading the high availability configurations
- HA-DR, About upgrading the high availability and disaster recovery configurations
- managed host, About upgrading managed hosts to Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager 9.0
- managed host on UNIX, Upgrading managed host on UNIX/Linux using operating system commands
- managed host on Windows, Upgrading managed host on Windows using the installer package
- managed host using installer package, Upgrading managed host on Windows using the installer package
- managed host using operating system commands, Upgrading managed host on UNIX/Linux using operating system commands
- managed hosts using console, Upgrading managed host using the console
- Management Server, About upgrading the Management Server
- Management Server in HA DR environment, Upgrading Management Server in high availability and disaster recovery environment
- Management Server in HA environment, Upgrading Management Server in high availability environment
- Management Server on Linux, Upgrading Management Server on Linux
- Management Server on Windows, Upgrading Management Server on Windows
- upload
- user
- user group permissions
- assigning for perspective, Assigning permissions to user groups for a perspective
- deleting on perspective, Deleting permissions assigned to user groups on a perspective
- modifying for perspective, Modifying permissions assigned to user groups for a perspective
- restricting, Restricting users or user groups from accessing the Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager console
- UTC, Host considerations for installing Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
V
- verifying
- managed host installation on UNIX, Verifying managed host installation on UNIX
- managed host installation on Windows, Verifying managed host installation on Windows
- managed host version using the console, Verifying the version of a managed host in the console
- Management Server installation on Linux, Verifying Management Server installation on Linux
- Management Server installation on Windows, Verifying Management Server installation on Windows
- Management Server version using the console, Verifying the version of Management Server in the console
- viewing
- alert log, Viewing details of alert logs
- authentication broker, Viewing the details of the authentication broker and the domains associated with the broker
- authentication domains, Viewing the details of the authentication broker and the domains associated with the broker
- extended attributes, Viewing the list of extended attributes
- virtual machines
- cloning, About cloning virtual machines
- migrating, About migrating virtual machines
- virtualization discovery
- editing configuration, Editing a virtualization discovery configuration
- refreshing configuration, Refreshing a virtualization discovery configuration
- refreshing ESX Server, Refreshing an ESX Server discovery
- removing configuration, Removing a virtualization discovery configuration
- virtualization server
- adding, Adding a virtualization server
- virtualization technology
- kernel-based virtual machine, About the virtualization technologies supported
- LPAR, About the virtualization technologies supported
- Microsoft Hyper-V, About the virtualization technologies supported
- Solaris LDom, About the virtualization technologies supported
- Solaris zones, About the virtualization technologies supported
- VMware, About the virtualization technologies supported
- VMware discovery
- near real-time update of virtual machine states, About near real-time discovery of VMware events
- prerequisites, Requirements for discovering vCenter and ESX servers using Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- requirements, Requirements for discovering vCenter and ESX servers using Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- VRTSsfmcs package, Packages included in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
- VRTSsfmh package, Packages included in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager, About installing managed host, Installing managed host on UNIX/Linux, Upgrading managed host on UNIX/Linux using operating system commands
W
- Web browsers requirements, Web browser requirements
- Web console, Web browser requirements
- web server
- CLI command, Restarting the web server
- restart, Restarting the web server
- Web server
- settings, Configuring Web server settings
- Web UI framework
- starting and stopping, Stopping and starting the Web application