Application Discovery 7.2 User Guide

E Configuring the WBEM provider password
WBEM is a management information retrieval and command protocol. Application Discovery uses
a WBEM provider to allow the central management server (CMS) to send commands to agents
running on managed nodes. Sending a WBEM command to a managed node requires remote
login from the CMS to a managed node.
An authorized user name and matching password are used to log in. The users who are authorized
to access the Application Discovery WBEM provider on a managed system are the same users
who are registered with Systems Insight Manager to access system metrics.
Ensure that the following WBEM user IDs are registered with System Insight Manager: root, bin,
and amgr. Registering any one of these IDs enables the WBEM provider to be connected to from
the Application Discovery CMS. Every registered WBEM user must have a valid password.
To register a WBEM user ID and password with System Insight Manager, click the following menu
options to begin altering the credentials of one or more systems:
Options→Security→Credentials→System Credentials
For help on this action, see the following topics in the HP Systems Insight Manager Help online:
“System credentials” and “WBEM credentials”.
In case of failure
Any failed login attempts discovered by the Application Discovery user interface create an entry
in the System Insight Manager audit log. The WBEM provider on each managed system is
responsible for logging failed WBEM login attempts.
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