HP SIM V5.1 User Guide (356920-009, January 2007)

• Delete a hosts file Select the hosts file to delete, and click Delete. A confirmation box appears. See
“Deleting a hosts file” for more information.
• Add a hosts file to the HP SIM database Select the hosts file to add, and click Add system now.
See “Adding systems in a hosts file to the HP SIM database” for more information.
Related procedures
• Creating a new hosts file
• Editing a hosts file
• Deleting a hosts file
• Adding systems in a hosts file to the HP SIM database
• Creating a task to import a hosts file for HP SIM integration
• Batch adding systems through the CLI
Related topic
▲ Discovery and identification
Creating a new hosts file
This procedure enables you to create a new hosts file for use in HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM).
NOTE: For a keyword that contains more than one word, such as "management processor," enclose the
full keyword in double quotation marks. Quotation marks are optional for single keywords like "server."
NOTE: For clusters, be sure that the cluster and its members are defined in the hosts file.
To create a hosts file:
1. Select Options→Discovery, and click the Hosts Files tab.
2. Click New to create a new hosts file. The New Hosts File section appears.
3. In the Hosts file name field, enter a name for the new hosts file. This field is required.
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