Communication protocols, Installation summary – HP StoreFabric Converged Network Adapters User Manual
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BACS is designed to run on the following Linux platforms:
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Red Hat Enterprise 5, 32-bit, 64-bit Intel x86, Intel 64, AMD 64
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Red Hat Enterprise 6, 32-bit, 64-bit Intel x86, Intel 64, AMD 64
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SuSE Enterprise, SLES, 10, 32-bit, 64-bit Intel x86, Intel 64, AMD 64
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SuSE Enterprise, SLES, 11, 32-bit, 64-bit Intel x86, Intel 64, AMD 64
The Linux OS requires specific software components. For more information, see "Installing BACS components
on Microsoft and Linux operating systems (on page
)."
Communication protocols
Broadcom provides the following communication protocols that are used to connect server and client
systems:
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Microsoft Windows clients and servers can use WMI and WS-MAN/WinRM.
Linux systems that connect to Microsoft Windows servers can use the WS-MAN/WinRM protocol to
connect to the Microsoft Windows server.
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Linux clients and servers can use CimXML/Open Pegasus and WS-MAN/Open Pegasus.
Microsoft Windows clients that connect to Linux servers can use the CimXML/Open Pegasus and
WS-MAN/Open Pegasus protocols to connect to the Linux server.
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If Microsoft Windows and Linux clients both access Windows and Linux servers on a network, use the
WS-MAN protocol.
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If Linux is the only OS installed on the servers, use the CimXML protocol.
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If the network only has Microsoft Windows clients and servers, use the WMI protocol. WMI does not
require as much configuration as other protocols but is only supported on Microsoft Windows systems.
Installation summary
Install BACS on either, or both, Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems.
Installation summary for Microsoft Windows operating systems
Microsoft Windows Server
Use the following items to install BACS on a Microsoft Windows Server. For the complete installation
instructions, see "Installing BACS components on Microsoft and Linux operating systems (on page
)."
To install BACS on a Microsoft Windows server:
1.
Install WinRM software component on the server.
2.
Perform Basic configuration on the server.
3.
Perform User configuration on the server.
4.
Perform HTTP configuration on the server.
5.
Perform HTTPS configuration on the server.
a.
Generate a self-signed certificate for Microsoft Windows server.
b.
Install a self-signed certificate on a Microsoft Windows server.