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

4 Getting started
If you are getting started with HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM), first you must familiarize yourself with
the software and set it up for your environment by reviewing the information in the “Product overview”
section. Then, complete the following steps:
• Sign in to the GUI . See “Signing in” for details.
• Familiarize yourself with the HP SIM Home page. See “Navigating the Home page” for details.
• Perform the initial setup, if this is a new installation.
The First Time Wizard starts the first time a full configuration rights user signs in to HP SIM. The wizard
provides step-by-step instructions for performing the initial configuration of HP SIM. Additional
configuration options are available in the HP SIM GUI. See “First Time Wizard” and “Performing initial
setup” for details. Only full configuration rights users can configure HP SIM.
• Familiarize yourself with how to schedule and execute tasks. See “Managing with tasks” for details.
• Familiarize yourself with the HP SIM reporting features. See “Reporting” for details.
• Review the HP SIM commands if you intend to use the command line interface (CLI). See “Using command
line interface commands” and the HP SIM 5.1 Command Line Interface Reference Guide at http://
h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html for details.
• Customize the Home page and the System Status panel. See “Customizing the Home page” and
“Customizing the System Status panel” for details.
Related procedures
• Signing in
• Signing out
• Navigating the Home page
• Performing initial setup
• Using command line interface commands
• Customizing the Home page
• Customizing the System Status panel
Related topics
• Product overview
• Monitoring systems, clusters, and events
• Managing with tasks
• Administering systems and events
Product registration
HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) provides the option to register the software with HP. Registration
includes the following benefits:
• Notification of software updates
• Product support alerts
• Optional newsletters containing tips and tricks for using HP SIM
NOTE: You must be connected to the Internet to register HP SIM.
1. The Registration window appears automatically during installation on Windows systems, and when
you sign in to HP SIM if you have not already registered. If the Registration window is not already
open, select Options→Registration.
2. Click Register Now. The HP Systems Insight Manager License page appears.
3. Click receive for free. The trial/free product registration page appears.
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