Installing, Uninstalling, and Upgrading Device Packs for CA Mediation Manager for Infrastructure Management 2.0, Release 2.2.1 › Install or Upgrade Device Packs

Install or Upgrade Device Packs

The device pack installation process supports console mode only. You can install multiple device packs and multiple vendor certifications with one installation.

Note: Some content may not applicable for CA Mediation Manager 2.1.2.

Follow these steps:

1. Log in to the host where CA Performance Center is installed.

   Note: You must be logged in as an administrator to perform this task.

2. To get following files or folders, unzip the ems_installer.zip file:

   core

   This folder contains important libraries and plugins.

   devicepacks

   This folder contains device packs.

   conf.properties

   This configuration file is used for installation.

   ems-installer-bin.jar

   This file is the installer file.

3. To start the installation, execute java –jar ems-installer-bin.jar.
4. Press Enter repeatedly to scroll through the license agreement. At the end of the agreement, type yes and press Enter to accept the license agreement.
5. Provide the Data Aggregator IP address.
6. Provide the Data Aggregator HTTP port or press Enter to accept the default port.
7. Type one of the following options and press Enter:
   • Type 1 to install the certification on Data Aggregator.
   • Type 2 to install the device pack on Data Collector.
   • Type 3 to install views on CA Performance Center.
   • Type 1,2,3 to install all three options. Separate the options using a comma.
8. Select the certifications that you want to install on Data Aggregator. To install multiple certifications, separate the options by commas. For example, to install options 1, 3, and 4, type 1,3,4 and press Enter.
9. Select the Data Collector from the list that you want to install or upgrade the device pack on.
10. Provide the Data Collector HTTP port or press Enter to accept the default port.
11. Select one or more device packs for installation on Data Collector. To install multiple device packs, separate the options by commas.
12. Select the device pack views you want to install. To install multiple options, separate the options by commas.
13. Stop the EMS profiles that the installer notifies you about (applies only to upgrades). Write down the names of the profiles so you can restart them after the installation.

    Note: Stop and restart EMS profiles using the Data Aggregator Admin user interface.

14. Confirm the pre-installation summary and then type yes to continue and start the installation or type no to exit.

    The installer runs. The selected device packs are installed in the following locations:

    • Vendor certifications:

      $DATA_AGGREGATOR/opt/IMDataAggregator/apache-karaf-2.3.0/deploy
      

    • Device packs:

      $DATA_COLLECTOR/opt/IMDataAggregator/apache-karaf-2.3.0/deploy
      

    • Libraries:

      $DATA_COLLECTOR/opt/IMDataAggregator/apache-karaf-2.3.0/MediationCenter/lib
      

    • Plugins:

      $DATA_COLLECTOR/opt/IMDataAggregator/apache-karaf-2.3.0/MediationCenter/plugins
      

Note: After a device pack is installed, create an EMS integration profile to start polling. If you are upgrading, restart any profiles that you previously stopped.

Uninstall a Device Pack

You can uninstall a device pack when you do not want to poll data for that device. This procedure completely removes the device pack from your system when followed sequentially.

Note: You must be logged in as an administrator to perform this task.

Follow these steps:

1. Select and delete the EMS integration profile that you plan to uninstall from the EMS Integration Profiles list.
2. Delete the corresponding device pack jar file from:

   $DATA_COLLECTOR/apache-karaf-2.1.3/deploy folder
   

3. Delete the corresponding vendor certification jar file from:

   $DATA_AGGREGATOR/apache-karaf-2.1.3/deploy
   

Note: To reinstall a device pack, run the EMS Installer again.