Topics: HMC, Red Hat / Linux

Installing Linux websm client from HMC version 3.3.6

How do you install the Linux Web Based System Manager (websm) client from an HMC version 3.3.6, if your only access to the system is through ssh? The following procedure can be used:

First, get the Linux websm software of the HMC to the Linux system:

# ssh -l hscroot hmc ls -als /usr/websm/pc_client/*
# cd /tmp
# scp hscroot@labhmc1:/usr/websm/pc_client/*linux* .
Install the java2 runtime environment:
# rpm -ihv *rpm
Install websm:
# ./wsmlinuxclient.exe -silent
Install some additional software required:
# yum install libXp compat-libstdc*
Run websm:
# /opt/websm/bin/wsm




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