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HP Systems Insight Manager Technical Reference Guide

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Using Command Line Interface Commands

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HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) provides a command line interface (CLI) in addition to the graphical user interface (GUI). Many functions available in the GUI are also available through the CLI. This topic provides a list of the HP SIM commands available, a brief explanation of the command functionality, and a link to the associated manpages.

HP SIM Commands

HP SIM commands are installed in the following locations on the CMS:

  • For HP-UX and Linux:

    /opt/mx/bin/

  • For Windows:

    C:\Program Files\HP\Systems Insight Manager\bin\

The Windows path will vary if HP SIM was not installed in the default location.

To view the manpages from the command line on an HP-UX and Linux use the following manpage sections:

  • For HP-UX:

    • Commands manpages are section 1M.

    • Commands that are using XML file manpages are section 4.

  • For Linux:

    • Command that are using XML file manpages are section 4.

  • For Windows:

    • Manpages are found in the following folder on Windows sytems:

      HP\Systems Insight Manager\hpwebadmin\webapps\mxhelp\mxportal\en\manpages

The following table provides a complete list of HP SIM commands. For a detailed explanation of these commands, click the manpage link to view an associated manpage. Use your browser's back arrow to return to this page.

Command FunctionalityAvailable manpages
mcompile

Compiles a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management Information Base (MIB) file into an intermediate format (.CFG) file for importing into HP SIM using the mxmib command

mcompile(1M)

mxagentconfig

Configures the agent to work with a central management server (CMS)

mxagentconfig(1M)

mxauth

Adds, removes, or lists a toolbox-based authorization, and copies authorizations from an existing user to another user

mxauth(1M)

mxauth(4)

mxcert

Creates a new certificate, imports a signed or trusted certificate, removes a certificate, lists certificates, generates a certificate signing request, notes whether or not to require trusted certificates, upgrades certificate from HP SIM 4.x, and synchronizes public certificate with the System Management Homepage share directory

mxcert(1M)

mxcollection

Adds, modifies, removes, and lists collections

Note: mxcollection XML file components and tags are case sensitive.

mxcollection(1M)

mxexec

Executes HP SIM tools, with associated arguments, on specific HP SIM managed systems, as well as verifies the status of running tools and enables a full-configuration-rights user to kill or cancel a running task

mxexec(1M)

mxgetdbinfo

Displays information about the HP Systems Insight Manager database.

mxgetdbinfo(1M)

mxgethostname

Prints the name of the local host in HP SIM

mxgethostname(1M)

mxglobalprotocolsettings

Used to managed global protocol settings, and sets global protocol settings from XML and lists global protocol settings in detailed format or XML format

mxglobalprotocolsettings(1M)

mxglobalsettings

Used to manage the global settings in the globalsettings.props file

mxglobalsettings(1M)

mxinitconfig

Performs initial configuration for the CMS

mxinitconfig(1M)

mxinitconfig(4)

mxlog

Logs an entry to the log file or standard out.

mxlog(1M)

mxmib

Adds, deletes, and processes a list of MIBs for HP SIM and lists registered MIBs and traps for a specific registered MIB

mxmib(1M)

mxngroup

Adds, modifies, removes, or lists system groups from HP SIM, and adds and removes systems from system list, and copies systems from one system group to another

mxngroup(1M)

mxngroup(4)

mxnode

Adds, modifies, identifies, removes, or lists systems in the HP SIM management domain

mxnode(1M)

mxnode(4)

mxnodesecurity

Adds, modifies, or removes security credentials for SNMP and Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) protocols

mxnodesecurity(1M)

mxoracleconfig

Configures HP SIM to use a newly created Oracle database after validating that HP SIM can connect to the Oracle database using the provided hostname for the Oracle server, port number of the Oracle database listener, database name, user name, password, and location of the oracle thin driver jar file. This command should be executed after the Oracle database administrator creates an instance of an Oracle database set to use Unicode (AL32UTF8) character set for exclusive use by HP SIM and provides a user name and password to access the database after granting database administrator rights to the user name. The NSL Length setting of BYTE must be used.

mxoracleconfig(1M)

mxpassword

Adds, lists, modifies, or removes passwords stored in HP SIM

mxpassword(1M)

mxquery

Adds, lists, modifies, or removes lists in HP SIM

mxquery(1M)

mxquery(4)

mxreport

Lists report types, categories, and generates default and generic reports

mxreport(1M)

mxstart

Starts daemons or processes used by the CMS

mxstart(1M)

mxstm

Adds, removes, and lists System Type Manager rules

mxstm(1M)

mxstop

Stops daemons or processes used by the CMS

mxstop(1M)

mxtask

Lists, executes, removes, creates, and changes ownership for the HP SIM scheduled tasks

mxtask(1M)

mxtask(4)

mxtool

Adds, modifies, and removes tools from HP SIM

mxtool(1M)

mxtool(4)

mxtoolbox

Adds, modifies, or removes toolboxes from the HP SIM system

mxtoolbox(1M)

mxtoolbox(4)

mxuser

Adds, modifies, removes, or lists users in HP SIM

mxuser(1M)

mxuser(4)

mxwbemsub

Performs WBEM indication subscription functions on a set of systems, such as adding, deleting, listing, or moving subscriptions on each of the systems passed in as arguments

mxwbemsub(1M)

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