Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 171)

Linux Management Application Installation: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57XX User Guide
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CIM server must be started before running cimconfig, and must be restarted for configuration changes to take effect.
Enable Authentication
The following OpenPegasus properties have to be set as described in this section. Otherwise, the Broadcom CIM Provider will
not work properly. Ensure the following are set before launching BACS and connecting to the provider.
Start CIM server if it is not already started. Then, set the following:
cimconfig -s enableAuthentication=true -p
cimconfig -s enableNamespaceAuthorization=false -p
cimconfig -s httpAuthType=Basic -p
cimconfig -s passwordFilePath=cimserver.passwd -p
cimconfig -s forceProviderProcesses=false -p
If you want root user to connect remotely:
cimconfig -s enableRemotePrivilegedUserAccess=true -p
User configuration with privilege: The Linux system users are used for OpenPegasus authentication. The systems users have
to be added to OpenPegasus using cimuser to connect via BACS:
cimuser -a -u
<username> -w <password>
Example: cimuser -a -u root -w linux1
Enable HTTP
1. If CIM server is not started, start it.
2. Use the following command to set up an HTTP port (optional):
cimconfig -s httpPort=5988 -p
This property is not available for Inbox OpenPegasus.
3. Use the following command to enable HTTP connection:
cimconfig -s enableHttpConnection=true -p
4. Use the cimserver -s and cimserver commands, respectively, to stop and restart CIM server for the new
configuration to take effect.
Enable HTTPS
1. If CIM server is not started, start it.
2. Set up HTTPS port with the following command (optional):
cimconfig -s httpsPort=5989 -p
This property is not available for inbox OpenPegasus.
1. Enable HTTPS connection with 'the following command:
cimconfig -s enableHttpsConnection=true -p
2. Use the cimserver -s and cimserver commands, respectively, to stop and restart CIM server for the new
configuration to take effect.
Step 4: Install Broadcom CMPI Provider
Ensure that OpenPegasus is installed properly before installing CMPI Provider.
Install
Enter following command to install Broadcom CMPI Provider.
% rpm -i BRCM_CMPIProvider-{version}.{arch}.rpm