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HP Systems Insight Manager Technical Reference Guide

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»Table of Contents
»Index
»Notices
»Introduction
»Product Overview
»Getting Started
Signing In
»Signing Out
»First Time Wizard
»Performing Initial Setup
»Navigating the Home Page
»Customizing the Home Page
»Customizing the System Status Panel
»Setting Language Locale
»Using Command Line Interface Commands
»Resource Library
»Discovery and Identification
»Users and Authorizations
»Networking and Security
»Monitoring Systems, Clusters, and Events
»Storage Integration
»Managing with Tasks
»Tools that Extend Management
»Partner Applications
»Reporting
»Administering Systems and Events
»Troubleshooting
»Reference Information
»Printable version
»Glossary
»Using Help
» Signing into the GUI
» Logging into the CLI
» Related Topics

Access the graphical user interface (GUI) using a Web browser or the command line interface (CLI) using a Secure Shell (SSH) client.

When you first sign into HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) the First Time Wizard popup window appears. The First Time Wizard provides information and procedures for getting started with HP SIM. Click [Close] to exit the window. If you do not want this window to display each time you sign into HP SIM, select Do not automatically show this wizard again and then click [Close]. Refer to Getting Started - First Time Wizard for more information.

Signing into the GUI

Access the HP SIM GUI from any network client using a Web browser. For information about which browsers are supported, refer to the HP Systems Insight Manager Installation and User Guide at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html.

After accessing HP SIM, if you open additional windows in the same browser process and navigate to the same HP SIM URL you navigated to previously, you do not need to sign back into HP SIM. Any time you start a new instance of the browser process and navigate to HP SIM, you must sign in.

If you sign into HP SIM and then navigate to a different site entirely, the HP SIM session begins to time out. If you use the same browser process to return to HP SIM in under 20 minutes, you are not required to sign back in. Otherwise, you must sign in again.

If you browse to the central management server (CMS) from a Windows 2003 system and you have problems browsing, you may need to configure your browser to trust the CMS. To do this:

  1. On the system browsing to the CMS, select StartSettingsControl PanelInternet OptionsSecurityTrusted Sites, and then click [Sites].

  2. In the Add this Web site to the zone, enter the CMS, or click [Add]. Add the system as https://<cms name>:50000.

  3. Click [OK] to add the CMS.

To sign into the GUI:

  1. Open a supported Web browser on any network client, and enter the address for the sign in page by navigating to http://hostname:280/, where hostname is the hostname of the CMS.

    Note: If you are signing in directly on a Windows CMS, you can use the HP SIM desktop icon to access the sign in page, or you can select StartProgramsHP Systems Insight ManagerHP Systems Insight Manager.

  2. Enter your User name, Password, Domain, and Time zone if requested.

    Note: If the browser can determine its time zone with certainty, then the Time zone selection field is not displayed.

  3. Click [Sign In].

Signing In Using SSL

If your browser is not configured with the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) system certificate of the HP SIM system, a Security Alert regarding a certificate of untrusted origin might appear when first browsing to HP SIM using SSL. If a Security Alert appears, perform one of the following procedures:

  • Import the certificate into your browser now, using the browser. View the certificate by double-clicking the lock icon, and then install it. Refer to Server Certificates - Importing a Server Certificate for more information.

  • Export the HP SIM System Certificate to a file by first browsing from a local browser on the HP SIM system. Then, manually import it into the remote browser. Refer to Server Certificates - Exporting a Server Certificate for more information.

  • Sign into the HP SIM system this time without a trusted certificate, but resolve to import the certificate in the future. Your data is still encrypted.

If you cannot ensure that the HP SIM system to which you are browsing is, in fact, the HP SIM system you believe it is, do not select of the last two SSL options. You could be giving your sign in credentials to a rogue system disguised as your HP SIM system, or you could be importing a certificate from a rogue system disguised as your HP SIM system and subsequently giving your sign in credentials to that rogue system.

After you have an SSL session established with HP SIM, all communications between the browser and HP SIM are secure through SSL.

Logging into the CLI

Access the HP SIM CLI directly on the CMS or from any network client using SSH client software.

On a Windows CMS, some commands require that the user be a member of the local Administrators group. This list of commands includes:

  • mxagentconfig

  • mxauth

  • mxcert

  • mxcollection

  • mxexec

  • mxgetdbinfo

  • mxglobalprotocolsettings

  • mxglobalsettings

  • mxlog

  • mxmib

  • mxngroup

  • mxnode

  • mxnodesecurity

  • mxoracleconfig

  • mxpassword

  • mxquery

  • mxreport

  • mxstm

  • mxtask

  • mxtool

  • mxtoolbox

  • mxuser

  • mxwbemsub

Logging in Directly on the CMS

  1. Log into the CMS using a valid user name and password (SSH system name).

    HP SIM grants authorizations based on your OS user login.

  2. Open a terminal window or a command prompt window to execute HP SIM commands.

Remotely Using an SSH Client

The preferred way to log in remotely is using an SSH client. Telnet or rlogin work, but neither provides a secure connection.

  1. Open an SSH client application on any network client.

  2. Log into the CMS through the SSH client software, using a valid user name and password.

    HP SIM grants authorizations based on your OS user login.

Related Topics

» HP Systems Insight Manager Technical Reference Guide - Getting Started
» Getting Started - Signing Out
» Getting Started - Using Command Line Interface Commands
» HP Systems Insight Manager Technical Reference Guide - Networking and Security