HP Management Integration Framework Administrator Guide (T5494-96539, October 2012)

5 Using the configuration interface
Best practices
• Avoid simultaneous configuration sessions for a given machine.
Although Management Integration Framework software supports simultaneous browser sessions,
communication errors can result when multiple sessions simultaneously attempt to configure
the same machine.
Example. Assume that two administrators simultaneously have sessions running to make changes
for machine A. One administrator changes port numbers on machine A, saves the changes
and restarts the Management Integration Framework service. When the service is restarted
with the changed port numbers, a communication error could occur in the session for the other
administrator.
• Plan and coordinate restarting Management Integration Framework services.
IMPORTANT: To avoid the possibility of interrupting storage related operations, HP
recommends that you carefully plan and coordinate restarting the Management Integration
Framework service.
• In a Management Group which includes multiple member machines, configure more than one
machine as an OS security domain authenticator. This practice prevents losing single sign-on
functionality for the Management Group should an authenticator machine become unavailable.
Changing a machine's configuration
In most cases the default settings are adequate and should not be changed. Guidelines for settings
are included in the online help, documentation, and in the interface. See Viewing configuration
guidelines.
Considerations
• Plan and coordinate restarting Management Integration Framework services.
IMPORTANT: To avoid the possibility of interrupting storage related operations, HP
recommends that you carefully plan and coordinate restarting the Management Integration
Framework service.
1. Log in to the Management Integration Framework configuration interface for the machine.
2. On the Configuration page, change the applicable configuration settings.
3. Click Save Changes. Wait until the changes are saved.
4. Click Restart Service. The changed settings are applied when the service restarts.
Configuring a multi-home machine
On a multi-homed (multiple NICs) machine, Management Integration Framework software binds
to the first IP address which is reported by the OS. If this is not the desired IP address, you can
specify the address by setting the Management Integration Framework Web Service IP Address.
Procedure
1. Browse to the Management Integration Framework configuration interface for the machine
and log in. The Configuration page opens.
2. Expand the General panel.
3. In the Web Service IP Address box, enter the desired IP address.
4. Click Save Changes. Wait until the change is saved.
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