HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Command Line Interface reference guide

Available manpagesFunctionalityCommand
mxngroup(1M, 8), mxngroup(4)Allows you to create, modify, remove, and
list system groups in HP SIM.
mxngroup
mxnode(1M, 8), mxnode(4)Adds, modifies, identifies, removes, or lists
systems in HP SIM.
mxnode
mxnodesecurity(1M, 8), mxnodesecurity(4)Adds, modifies, or removes security
credentials for sign-in, SNMP, SSH,
WS-MAN, and WBEM protocols.
mxnodesecurity
mxoracleconfig(1M, 8)Allows you to configure HP SIM to use an
Oracle database. This command does not
initiate the database.
mxoracleconfig
mxpassword(1M, 8)Adds, lists, modifies, or removes passwords
stored in HP SIM. The passwords are
displayed in clear text for readability.
mxpassword
mxquery(1M, 8), mxquery(4)Adds, lists, modifies, or removes queries
in HP SIM.
mxquery
NOTE: Using mxcollection is
preferred over using category with
mxquery. Using cat will still work for
mxquery, but you should switch to
mxcollection for creating and
manipulating collections (previously known
as categories).
mxreport(1M, 8), mxreport(4)Allows users with sufficient privileges to run
reports and add, delete, and list reports
and report categories.
mxreport
mxstart(1M, 8)Starts the HP SIM daemons.mxstart
mxstm(1M, 8)Adds, removes, and lists System Type
Manager rules.
mxstm
mxstop(1M, 8)Stops the HP SIM daemons.mxstop
mxtask(1M, 8), mxtask(4)Lists, executes, removes, creates, and
changes ownership for HP SIM scheduled
mxtask
tasks via the command line or an external
XML file.
mxtool(1M, 8), mxtool(4)Allows users to add, list, modify, or remove
HP SIM tools.
mxtool
mxtoolbox(1M, 8), mxtoolbox(4)Allows administrative rights users to add,
rename, describe, disable, enable, remove,
and list toolboxes.
mxtoolbox
mxuser(1M, 8), mxuser(4)Adds, modifies, removes, or lists users.
mxuser also allows you to assign
mxuser
authorizations for created users and user
groups.
mxwbemsub(1M, 8)Allows you to add, list, delete, or move
WBEM event subscriptions from nodes
mxwbemsub
managed by the CMS. This command
requires access to a file that allows only
administrative rights user access.
Logging in to the CLI
Access the HP SIM CLI directly on the CMS or from any network client using SSH client software.
Logging in directly on the CMS
1. Log in to the CMS using a valid user name and password (SSH system name ).
HP SIM grants authorizations based on your OS login.
2. Open a terminal window or a command prompt window to execute HP SIM commands.
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