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HP Systems Insight Manager Technical Reference Guide

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Setting Global Protocols

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»Examples of Event Tasks
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Setting Global Protocols
»Setting Protocols for a System or Groups of Systems
»Setting Protocols for a Single System
»Global Protocols
»Data Collection
»System Properties
»Version Control Repository
»PMP Administrative Options
»Setting Up Managed Systems
»Managing SSH Keys
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»Configuring SSH Bypass Properties
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Set global protocols to configure default, system-wide protocol settings. These defaults apply to all newly discovered systems. For the passwords or community strings, the default list is iterated over until one of the strings works (if at all). HP recommends putting the most often used passwords or community strings first in the list.

In the following procedure, all sections are optional but highly recommended for proper management of systems.

If the Global Protocol Settings page is accessed from the Automatic Discovery - General Settings page, click Automatic Discovery at the top of the page to return to the Automatic Discovery - General Settings page. Otherwise, this option is not available.

To set global management protocol settings:

  1. Select OptionsProtocol SettingsGlobal Protocol Settings. The Global Protocol Settings page appears.

  2. In the Default ping settings section, select Use the ICMP protocol for system reachability (ping) check or Use the TCP protocol for system reachability (ping) check port number 80. The Use the ICMP protocol for system reachability (ping) check is the default and recommended setting.

    Select Use the TCP protocol for system reachable (ping) check. port number 80 if your company has disabled ICMP on the corporate network or the corporate policy mandates system firewall software to filter out ICMP requests. For example, Windows XP has this feature built in and can result in systems not being automatically discovered. This option enables you to run HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) and ping all available systems.

    Note: This option only applies to IP-based systems and is available for global, system-wide settings that are used when managing all systems in HP SIM. It is used by automatic discovery, hardware status polling, the ping tool, and any other tool that must verify system availability. This option is not available on a single-system basis.

    Note: If you select Use the TCP protocol for system reachable (ping) check. port number 80, even though HP SIM attempts a connection request to the current system, that system does not need any additional software running on it for this option to work. For example, HP does not require that a Web server be running on port 80. Some networking systems might not respond to the TCP request, which is typically seen in low end networking equipment. Manual additions can be made if it is necessary. However, this system displays as Critical if hardware status polling is run.

  3. Also in the Default ping settings section, set the Default timeout and the Default retries. If some systems are managed over a WAN or satellite link, use a larger timeout (for example, 5 seconds) with at least one retry. For a LAN, a shorter time-out can be used. This can be configured on a single-system basis. Refer to Protocols - Setting Protocols for a System or Groups of Systems for more information on setting single-system protocols.

  4. In the Default WBEM settings section, select Enable WBEM to allow Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) requests to be sent. Enabled is the default setting. Enter as many default user names and passwords as needed. If your network includes storage systems, enter the user name and password of each SMI CIMOM in this section. The identification process attempts each of these user name and password pairs until a successful response is obtained. Future WBEM requests to that system use the user name and password that succeeded. For Windows-based systems, the user name should include the domain name, for example, domainname\username.

    Note: Order the name and password pairs such that root and administrator passwords are listed first and user and guest passwords are listed second. This order minimizes the search time.

  5. In the Default HTTP settings section, select Enable HTTP and HTTPS if it is necessary to allow Web-based agents and other HTTP port scans to be identified. HP recommends leaving this option enabled for proper management and discovery of systems.

  6. In the Default SNMP settings section, select Enable SNMP, which is the system default, and set the Default timeout and Default retries. If some systems are managed over a WAN or satellite link, use a larger timeout (for example, 5 seconds) with at least one retry. For a LAN, a shorter timeout can be used. These settings can also be configured on a single-system basis.

  7. Enter the Default write community string. This value is case-sensitive. Only a few tools need this option set. Community strings are case-sensitive.

  8. Enter the Read community string. This value is case-sensitive. Enter as many as needed. The identification process attempts communication to the system, using each of these communities in succession until a successful response is obtained. Future SNMP requests then use the community string that provided a successful response.

  9. In the Default DMI settings section, select Enable DMI, which is the default setting, to enable Desktop Management Interface (DMI) identification to run on systems. DMI is used to manage some older desktops, HP-UX servers, and some third-party servers. If you do not need to manage these kinds of systems, DMI can be disabled to improve discovery performance.

    Note: DMI is not currently supported on Linux systems and is not shown in the user interface.

    Note: If DMI is disabled and some systems no longer have a correct system type or product name, re-enable DMI.

    Note: DMI identification is only supported on Windows and HP-UX-based central management server (CMS) installs. In addition, only like operating systems can be identified. For example, Windows-based CMSs can identify Windows-based DMI, and HP-UX-based CMSs can only identify HP-UX-based DMI systems.

  10. Click [OK] to accept the settings.

If you accessed this page from the Discovery page, click automatic discovery to return to the Discovery page after making changes.

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