HP Matrix Operating Environment 7.3 Update 1 Getting Started Guide

3 Getting started
Installing the software
This document does not cover installation of the software or upgrade from previous versions of the
software. For installation and upgrade on a CMS running Microsoft Windows, see HP Insight
Management Preinstallation Worksheet, HP Insight Management Quick Installation Guide, and
HP Insight Management Installation and Configuration Guide. For installation and upgrade on a
CMS running HP-UX, see the HP Matrix Operating Environment Integrity CMS Installation and
Configuration Guide.
Configuring privilege elevation
Some Matrix OE management functions require privileged (root) access from the CMS to HP-UX,
Linux, and VMware ESX managed systems. Privilege elevation allows you to use your preferred
mechanism for acquiring root permissions as needed (for example, using sudo or PowerBroker),
without having to allow login through the root account.
Procedure 1 Configuring privilege elevation for use with Matrix OE
1. Select Options→Security→Privilege Elevation... from the top menu.
2. Select Enable privilege elevation for Linux and HP-UX (or VMware ESX, according to the type
of managed system OS).
3. Select the elevation tool type from the menu.
IMPORTANT: Matrix OE does not support the option A password is required for this privilege
elevation tool. Make sure this option is not selected.
4. Select Use this user and enter a user name to be used to access all managed systems with this
type of operating system. You also must enable the selected user login on the managed systems.
Additional configuration might also be needed. For example, you might need to configure SSH
access using Configure→Configure or Repair Agents..., and you might need to configure the
managed system to allow host authentication for non-root users. For more information, see the HP
Systems Insight Manager Help, mxagentconfig(1M), and the Insight Management and Matrix OE
installation and configuration guides. Links to these documents can be found in “Related information”
(page 44).
Using the HP Insight managed system setup wizard
Insight managed system setup wizard configures systems to enable them to be managed by HP
SIM and its plug-in applications, including Matrix OE. Use the managed system setup wizard for
initial configuration or re-configuration of any selected set of systems. After you specify which
management features you want to use on the selected systems, the wizard analyzes the current
configuration of each system and performs the following functions:
• Installs any agents necessary to enable the selected management features.
• Applies any required licenses from the set of licenses available in the License Manager
database.
• Completes additional configuration steps required by the features that you selected.
After initial configuration, you can run the managed system setup wizard again at any time to
modify the selected management features and change the configuration.
For more information about the managed system setup wizard, see the HP Insight Managed System
Setup Wizard Getting Started Guide, available at http://www.hp.com/go/matrixoe/docs.
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