112 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual53-1002144-01Installing HCM to a host from the HCM Agent3Installing HCM to a host from the HCM AgentYou can install HCM to any host system from a functioning HCM Agent on a server system. Thefollowing are prerequisites for the server system:• The adapter and driver package must be installed.• The HCM agent must be running.Use the following steps to install HCM:1. Enter the following URL into your host system’s web browser:https://server-host:34568/index.htmlwhere:server-host Is the IP address of a server system with the Brocade adapter and driverinstalled and HCM Agent running.34568 Is the TCP/IP port where the HCM Agent communicates with HCM.2. Respond to prompts as required during HCM installation, and the HCM GUI will launch.3. Log in to HCM when prompted.To launch HCM in the future, use the HCM shortcut icon. On Windows, the shortcut is located underStart menu > Brocade > Host Connectivity Manager. For Solaris, launch HCM from the commandprompt using the following command.sh /opt/brocade/fchba/client/Host_Connectivity_ManagerHCM Agent operationsThis section outlines the commands used to perform the following actions. The commands aregrouped and presented by operating system.• Verifying that the HCM Agent is running• Starting the agent• Stopping the agent• Changing the agent’s default communication portNOTEThe HCM Agent will not start automatically if it stops unexpectedly during operation. You must restartthe agent.Managing the HCM Agent on Linux and VMware systemsUse the following commands:• Determining agent operation./usr/bin/hcmagentservice status• Starting the agent (agent will not restart if system reboots or agent stops unexpectedly)./usr/bin/hcmagentservice start
