Technical Reference for the Configuration Manager Client for Linux and UNIX
Updated: May 14, 2015
Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1
Note
The information in this topic applies to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 or later, and System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager or later.
This topic contains technical information for the Configuration Manager client for Linux and UNIX.
Component Services of the Configuration Manager Client for Linux and UNIX
The following table identifies the client component services of the Configuration Manager client for Linux and UNIX.
Note
Beginning with cumulative update 1, the client for Linux and UNIX replaces the CIM Server in use on the client with the open source omiserver, version 1.0.6 from the Open Group.
When you use the initial release of the client for Linux and UNIX and reference the documentation in this section, replace each reference of omiserver.bin with nwserver.bin.
File name |
More information |
|---|---|
ccmexec.bin |
This service is equivalent to the ccmexc service on a Windows-based client. It is responsible for all communications with Configuration Manager site system roles, and also communicates with the omiserver.bin service to collect hardware inventory from the local computer. For a list of supported command line arguments, run ccmexec -h |
omiserver.bin |
This service is the CIM server. The CIM server provides a framework for pluggable software modules called providers. Providers interact with Linux and UNIX computer resources and collect the hardware inventory data. For example, the process provider for a Linux computer collects data associated with the Linux operating system processes. |
The following tables list commands that you can use to start, stop, or restart the client services (ccmexec.bin and omiserver.bin) on each version of Linux or UNIX. When you start or stop the ccmexec service, the omiserver service also starts or stops.
Commands for the initial release of the Configuration Manager client for Linux and UNIX:
Operating system |
Commands |
|---|---|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) |
Start: /etc/init.d/ccmexecd start Stop: /etc/init.d/ccmexecd stop Restart: /etc/init.d/ccmexecd restart |
Solaris 9 |
Start: /etc/init.d/ccmexecd start Stop: /etc/init.d/ccmexecd stop Restart: /etc/init.d/ccmexecd restart |
Solaris 10 |
Start: svcadm enable -s svc:/application/management/ccmexecd Stop: svcadm disable -s svc:/application/management/ccmexecd |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) |
Start: /etc/init.d/ccmexecd start Stop: /etc/init.d/ccmexecd stop Restart: /etc/init.d/ccmexecd restart |
Commands for the cumulative update 1 release of the Configuration Manager client for Linux and UNIX:
Operating system |
Commands |
|---|---|
Universal Agent RHEL 4 and SLES 9 |
Start: /etc/init d/ccmexecd start Stop: /etc/init d/ccmexecd stop Restart: /etc/init d/ccmexecd restart |
Solaris 9 |
Start: /etc/init d/ccmexecd start Stop: /etc/init d/ccmexecd stop Restart: /etc/init d/ccmexecd restart |
Solaris 10 |
Start: svcadm enable –s svc:/application/management/omiserver svcadm enable –s svc:/application/management/ccmexecd Stop: svcadm disable –s svc:/application/management/ccmexecd svcadm disable –s svc:/application/management/omiserver |
Solaris 11 |
Start: svcadm enable –s svc:/application/management/omiserver svcadm enable –s svc:/application/management/ccmexecd Stop: svcadm disable –s svc:/application/management/ccmexecd svcadm disable –s svc:/application/management/omiserver |
AIX |
Start: startsrc –s omiserver startsrc –s ccmexec Stop: stopsrc –s ccmexec stopsrc –s omiserver |
HP-UX |
Start: /sbin/init.d/ccmexecd start Stop: /sbin/init.d/ccmexecd stop Restart: /sbin/init.d/ccmexecd restart |