HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2 Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux

• Configure Managed Systems
Configure managed systems as they are discovered, by configuring WBEM and WMI, SNMP,
SSH access, and trust relationship.
• WBEM/WMI Mapper Proxy
To retrieve managed system information on Windows systems, enter the mapper proxy system
host name and port number.
NOTE: This page only appears if you selected to manage a Windows operating system.
• Privilege Elevation
Enable privilege elevation if, on HP-UX, Linux, and ESX managed systems, you are required
to sign in as a non-root user and then request privilege elevation to run root-level tools.
• E-mail
Enter the e-mail settings that the CMS will use to send e-mail notifications. You can set up
Automatic Event Handling tasks that prompt HP Systems Insight Manager to send e-mails when
the CMS receives a specific event.
• Summary
Displays all First Time Wizard settings with the option to modify settings or to finish the First
Time Wizard.
The First Time Wizard configures only the basic settings of HP SIM. When you are finished entering
information in the HP SIM First Time Wizard, review your selections on the Summary Page, and
then click Finish to save them. For more information on the First Time Wizard, see the HP SIM help
system.
Configuring HP SIM using the Options menu
To configure HP SIM using the Options menu, you must configure the following for the managed
systems.
1. Configure the protocol settings.
Protocol settings define how HP SIM communicates with the managed systems. To configure
these settings, Select Options→Protocol Settings →Global Protocol Settings.
2. Add users and user groups.
NOTE: Users that have been added to the (CMS) cannot view or manage systems until
authorizations have been configured for them.
NOTE: HP-UX and Linux-provided command line tools, such as ls and df, are run as root
by default. For security reasons, you might want them to run as a specific user to avoid
permitting unintended capabilities to a user.
To add users, select Options→Security→Users and Authorizations→Users, and then click New.
To add user groups, select Options→Security→Users and Authorizations→Users, and then
click New Group.
3. Add toolboxes.
Toolboxes, define the set of tools to which a user has access. To add toolboxes, select
Options→Security→Users and Authorizations→Toolboxes, and then click New.
4. Add authorizations.
Authorizations give the user access to view and manage systems. Each authorization specifies
a user or user group, a toolbox, and a system or system group. The specific set of tools that
can be run against a system is specified in the assigned toolbox.
38 Configuring HP SIM