Hardware Management Console Installation and Operations Guide


Installing and Using the Remote Client

You can access your HMC remotely by installing and configuring the remote client on your PC.

Note:
Remote management does not allow you to do the following:

This chapter discusses how to install the remote client and Remote Client Security.


Installation Requirements to Support Remote Client and Remote Client Security

If you are going to use a PC to run the Remote Client, your computer must have the following:


Installing the Remote Client on a Microsoft Windows System

To install the Remote Client on a Microsoft Windows system, do the following:

  1. Uninstall any previous version of Web-based System Manager Remote Client. For more information, see Uninstalling the Remote Client from a Microsoft Windows System.
  2. Type the following address in your machine's Web browser:
     hostname/remote_client.html 
    

    where hostname is the name of the HMC.

  3. Click the Windows link that appears on the Web page. This will download the setup.exe file to your machine.
  4. Run the setup.exe file to begin the installation process.
  5. When the Remote Client Installer panel displays, click Next to continue.
  6. To install using the default location, click Next. Otherwise, type the desired location and click Next.
  7. A confirmation panel displays, showing you the installation location, the package being installed, and the approximate size of the installation package. Click Next to start the installation. If any of the information shown is incorrect, click Back to make corrections.
  8. A status panel displays a message that says the installation completed successfully or error messages if errors occurred during the installation. Click Finish to close the panel.

Uninstalling the Remote Client from a Microsoft Windows System

To uninstall the Remote Client from a Microsoft Windows system, do the following:

  1. From the taskbar, select Start --> Settings --> Control Panel.
  2. In the Control Panel, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
  3. Select Web-Based System Manager Remote Client from the list of programs on the Install/Uninstall tab, then click Add/Remove to start the Uninstall wizard.
    Note:
    Earlier versions of Remote Client may display as Web-based System Manager PC Client.
  4. Click Next in the initial panel.
  5. Click Next in the Confirmation panel to uninstall Remote Client.
  6. A status panel displays, showing either that the installation completed successfully, or any messages if errors occurred during the installation. Click Finish to close the panel.

Installing the Remote Client on a Linux System

To install the Remote Client on a Linux system, do the following:

  1. Uninstall any previous version of Linux Client on your machine. For more information, see Uninstalling Remote Client from a Linux System.
  2. Type the following address in your machine's Web browser:
    hostname/remote_client.html
    

    where hostname is the name of the HMC.

  3. Click the Linux link on the Web page to download the wsmlinuxclient.exe file to your machine.
  4. Run the wsmlinuxclient.exe file to begin the installation process. If the file will not run, modify the permissions on the file so that you have execute permissions. At a command prompt, type the following:
     chmod 755 wsmlinuxclient.exe
    
  5. When the Remote Client Installer panel displays, click Next to continue.
  6. To install using the default location, click Next. Otherwise, type the desired location and click Next.
  7. A confirmation panel displays, showing you the installation location, the package being installed, and the approximate size of the installation package. Click Next to start the installation. If any of the information shown is incorrect, click Back to make corrections.
  8. A status panel displays a message that says the installation completed successfully, or error messages if errors occurred during the installation. Click Finish to close the panel.
    Note:
    If changes do not take effect immediately, either log out of your current session and log in again, or source your . /etc/profile file.

Uninstalling Remote Client from a Linux System

To uninstall the Remote Client from a Linux system, run the following command:

installdir/_uninst/uninstall 

where installdir is the name of the directory in which your Remote Client resides.


Installing the Remote Client Security

This section describes how to install the Remote Client Security.

Installing Remote Client Security on the Microsoft Windows System

To install Remote Client Security on the Microsoft Windows system, do the following:

  1. Type the following Web address in your machine's Web browser:

    hostname/remote_client_security.html

    where hostname is the name of the HMC.

  2. Click the Windows link on the Web page to download the setupsec.exe file to your machine.
  3. Run the setupsec.exe file to begin the installation process.
  4. When the Remote Client Security Installer panel displays, click Next to continue.
  5. To install using the default location, click Next. Otherwise, type the desired location and click Next.
    Note:
    Be sure that the location you select in this step is the same location you selected in Installing the Remote Client on a Microsoft Windows System.
  6. A confirmation panel displays, showing you the installation location, the package being installed, and the approximate size of the installation package. Click Next to start the installation. If any of the information shown is incorrect, click Back to make corrections.
  7. A status panel displays a message that says the installation completed successfully, or error messages if an error occurred during the installation. Click Finish to close the panel.

Uninstalling Remote Client Security from a Microsoft Windows System

To uninstall the Remote Client from a Microsoft Windows system, do the following:

  1. From the taskbar, select Start --> Settings --> Control Panel.
  2. In the Control Panel, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
  3. Select Remote Client Security from the list of programs on the Install/Uninstall tab, then click Add/Remove to start the Uninstall wizard.
    Note:
    Earlier versions of Remote Client Security may display as Web-based System Manager PC Client Security.
  4. Click Next in the initial panel.
  5. Click Next in the Confirmation panel to uninstall Remote Client Security.
  6. A status panel displays, showing either that the installation completed successfully, or any messages if errors occurred during the installation. Click Finish to close the panel.

Installing the Remote Client Security on a Linux System

To install the Remote Client Security on a Linux system, do the following:

  1. Uninstall any previous version of Remote Client Security on your machine. For more information, see Uninstalling Remote Client Security from a Linux System.
  2. Type the following address in your machine's Web browser:
    hostname/remote_client_security.html
    

    where hostname is the name of the HMC.

  3. Click the Linux link on the Web page to download the setupsecl.exe file to your machine.
  4. Run the setupsecl.exe file to begin the installation process. If the file will not run, modify the permissions on the file so that you have execute permissions. At a command prompt, type the following:
     chmod 755 setupsecl.exe
    
  5. When the Remote Client Security Installer panel displays, click Next to continue.
  6. To install using the default location, click Next. Otherwise, type the desired location and click Next.
    Note:
    Be sure the location you select in this step is the same location you selected in Installing the Remote Client on a Linux System.
  7. A confirmation panel displays, showing you the installation location, the package being installed, and the approximate size of the installation package. Click Next to start the installation. If any of the information shown is incorrect, click Back to make corrections.
  8. A status panel displays a message that says the installation completed successfully, or error messages if errors occurred during the installation. Click Finish to close the panel.
    Note:
    If changes do not take effect immediately, either log out of your current session and log in again, or source your . /etc/profile file.

Uninstalling Remote Client Security from a Linux System

To uninstall the Remote Client from a Linux system, run the following command:

installdir/_uninstssl/uninstallssl 

where installdir is the name of the directory in which your Remote Client resides.

Configuring Remote Client Security

To establish secure connections in PC Client mode, copy the Certificate Authority's SM.pubkr public key file to the codebase directory in the location where you installed PC Client.

For more information about copying this key file, see Distribute the Certificate Authority's Public Key to Your Clients.


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