System Management Homepage 7.1 User Guide

1. Navigate to https://hostname:2381/.

The first time you browse to this URI, the Security Alert dialog box appears, prompting you to

indicate whether to trust the server. If you do not import the certificate, the Security Alert

appears every time you browse to HP SMH.

For more information about procedures on changing the configuration variables, see the HP

System Management Homepage Installation Guide on the HP Technical Documentation Web

site at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/agents/

documentation.html.

NOTE: To implement your own Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) or install your own generated

certificates into each managed system, you can install a certificate authority Root Certificate

into each browser to be used for management. If a Root Certificate is implemented, the Security

Alert dialog box does not appear. If the alert appears, you might have browsed to the wrong

system. For more information about installing the certificate authority Root Certificate, see the

online help in your browser.

2. Click Yes.

The Sign In page appears. If you have enabled Anonymous access during installation, then

System Management Homepage appears.

3. Enter your user name that is recognized by the operating system.

• Linux

HP SMH initially allows access to users belonging to the root operating system group.

• Windows

HP SMH allows access to users belonging to the Administrators operating system group.

If the user credentials cannot be authenticated, the user is denied access.

After logging into HP SMH as an initially allowed user, use the Security Settings to grant

access to users in other operating system groups.

Administrator on Windows and root on Linux have administrator access on HP SMH.

4. Enter the password that is recognized by the operating system.

5. Click Sign In.

The System Management Homepage appears.

Starting HP SMH from Mozilla or Firefox

To sign in to HP SMH with Mozilla or Firefox:

1. Navigate to https://hostname:2381/.

For more information about procedures on changing the configuration variables, see the HP

System Management Homepage Installation Guide on the HP Technical Documentation website

at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/agents/documentation.html.

2. Click OK.