HP Insight Control for Linux 6.0 User Guide

Use the Import button to import the iLO’s self-signed certificate. You can obtain the iLO’s
self-signed certificate by connecting to the iLO using your browser. In Microsoft Internet Explorer
for Windows Vista, for example:
1. Select Page→Security Report.
2. Select View Certificates.
3. Select the Details tab.
4. Select the Copy to File... button.
5. In the Certificate Export Wizard, select the Base-64 encoded X.509 (.CER) radio button
and proceed to save your file. This is the file that you specify in HP SIM when you select
the Importbutton.
You must repeat this procedure for every iLO whose certificate you want to add to the HP SIM
trust storage.
The following is an example of a script that accepts a series of iLO certificates and adds them to
the HP SIM trust store.
#!/bin/sh
#
# Get certificate for each iLO passed in as an argument
# and add it to the HP SIM trust store.
#
for i in $@
do
echo |\
openssl s_client -connect ${i}:443 2>&1 | \
sed -ne '/-BEGIN CERTIFICATE-/,/-END CERTIFICATE-/p' | mxcert -t -
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
echo "Unable to retrieve certificate for $i"
exit 1
else
echo "Added certificate for $i"
fi
done
1.15 Connecting to HP SIM
To log in and connect to HP SIM, follow these steps:
1. Open a browser window.
2. Enter the web address of the Central Management Server (CMS) using any one of the
following address formats:
• http://CMS_fully_qualified_host_name:280/
• https://CMS_fully_qualified_host_name:50000/
• http://CMS_IP_address:280/
The web address consists of the following:
• The fully qualified host name of the CMS or the IP address of the CMS management
interface. The CMS management interface is the Ethernet adapter (the NIC) that is used
for communication between the CMS and the managed systems.
• The default HP SIM port, port 280
For example, if the fully qualified host name of the CMS is mercury.example.com, enter
the following web address:
http://mercury.example.com:280/
3. When the login screen appears, enter the HP SIM administrator user name or root and the
associated password to log in to HP SIM.
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