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

• At least one machine with Management Integration Framework software as a member.
• At least one OS security domain designated as an authenticator.
Best practices
• In Management Groups that include multiple 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.
Management Group machines
The term Management Group machine refers to a device that has discovery and security logical
components. The Single Pane of Glass interface logical component can also be present but is not
required.
Examples of Management Group machines include:
• A server with server-based HP P6000 Command View installed
• HP P6000 EVA storage systems with array-based HP P6000 Command View installed
• A server with HP P6000 Performance Advisor installed
General guidelines
• A machine can be a member of only one Management Group at a time.
Management Group names
Management Group naming guidelines:
• Names must be unique in a given Management Integration Framework environment.
• Names can only include alphabetical and numeric characters, underscores _ and dashes -.
Automated names
Name formats in automatically created Management Groups:
Naming eventFormat / ExampleHP Product
First Installation<machine name>_MGHP P6000 Command
View
(server based)
SVR01_MG
Manufacture *<machine-name>_<time-stamp>_MGHP P6000 EVA storage
systems with
7FTBM104139_1254171264_MG
array-based HP P6000
Command View
* The time stamp characters ensure uniqueness in Management Group names when array-based
HP P6000 Command View is factory installed.
Management Group security certificates
Each Management Group uses a unique self-signed security certificate to manage login access.
When browsing to a Management Integration Framework interface, if there is no trusted certificate
authority in the Management Integration Framework environment to attest to the certificate, then
connection to Management Group member machines is blocked.
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