Getting started with HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2 in a smaller Windows environment

White paper | HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2
16 | March, 2013
Note:
The default settings in Firefox block the First Time Wizard. You must disable the pop-up blocker in
Firefox to see the First Time Wizard.
The First Time Wizard includes several features, including the following options:
Introduction—This option describes the purpose of the First Time Wizard. You can cancel the First
Time Wizard and disable the wizard from automatically starting when an administrative user signs
in.
Managed Environment—Use the wizard to specify all operating systems to be managed by the
CMS. The selections made here configure Systems Insight Manager to show collections, tools, and
reports only for systems matching the selected OS. This page also collects required details for
each TDEF selection, such as IP address of the Ignite server, sign-in credential information, and so
on.
Discovery—Use the wizard to enable discovery, set up the discovery schedule, and enter the IP
address ranges or host names of the systems you want to discover. Discovery is the process that
Systems Insight Manager uses to find and identify systems on your network and populate the
database with that information. A system must be discovered to collect data and track system
health status.
Credentials—Use the wizard to set the sign-in credentials and the SNMP credentials for the
System Automatic Discovery task.
Configure Managed Systems—Use the wizard to configure managed systems as they are
discovered by configuring WBEM and WMI, SNMP, SSH access, and trust relationship.
WBEM/WMI Mapper Proxy—Use the wizard to retrieve managed system information on Windows
systems and enter the mapper proxy system host name and port number. In Windows CMS, it is
set automatically. This page does not appear if you are not managing Windows systems.
Privilege Elevation—Use the wizard to enable privilege elevation if, on HP-UX and Linux systems,
you are required to sign in as a non-root user and then request privilege elevation to run root-
level tools.
E-mail—Use the wizard to enter the e-mail settings that the CMS uses to send e-mail
notifications. You can set up Automatic Event Handling tasks that prompt Systems Insight
Manager to send e-mails when the CMS receives a specific event.
Summary—This option displays all First Time Wizard settings with the option to modify settings
or to finish the First Time Wizard.
Note:
The First Time Wizard configures only the basic settings of Systems Insight Manager.
Configuring the managed environment
From this page, select the operating systems that the CMS will manage. There are four options:
Windows, Linux, HP-UX, and Other. The selections made here configure Systems Insight Manager
to hide collections, tools, and reports for operating systems that you do not use. By default the
CMS operating system is selected on this page.
Note:
These settings can be changed at any time, and the hidden collections, tools, and reports can be
made visible again. To change these settings from the Systems Insight Manager menu, select
Options->Managed Environment.