HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux *418811-003* Printed in the US HP Part Number: 418811-003 Published: February 2008 Edition: 5.
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Table of Contents 1 Product overview........................................................................................7 Features.................................................................................................................................................7 HP SIM management.........................................................................................................................7 Security...................................................................................
Automatically installing HP Systems Insight Manager ...........................................................................23 Manually installing HP Systems Insight Manager..................................................................................23 After installing HP Systems Insight Manager........................................................................................24 Next steps...........................................................................................................
11 Using the command line interface.............................................................62 Logging in to the CLI.............................................................................................................................62 Logging in to the CMS directly..........................................................................................................62 Using an SSH client to log in remotely.......................................................................................
1 Product overview HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) is the foundation for the HP unified server-storage management strategy. HP SIM is a hardware-level management product that supports multiple operating systems on HP ProLiant, Integrity and HP 9000 servers, HP StorageWorks MSA, EVA, XP arrays, and third-party arrays.
Discovery HP SIM can automatically discover and identify systems attached to the network. Discovery filters enable you to limit discovery to specific network segments or IP address ranges. Use discovery filters to prevent discovery of unwanted system types. Custom tools HP SIM defines tools using simple XML documents that enable you to integrate off-the-shelf or custom tools. These tools can be command line tools, web-based applications, or scripts.
What's new? Installation • Added Central Management Server (CMS) and managed system support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 for x86 with Update 1 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for x86 with Service Pack 1 • Automatic installation of HP SIM is now supported for x64 bit operating systems • Replaced Postgres SQL with HPSMDB First Time Wizard • Streamlined the application by enabling you to specify the operating systems that are managed in your environment, resulting in collections, reports, and tool
NOTE: Currently, there is limited SNMP support in HP Insight Management WBEM Providers for Windows Server 2003/2008. When data collection prefers over to HP Insight Management WBEM Providers for Windows Server 2003/2008, a few of the items in the report that were collected from SNMP earlier would be blank. NOTE: The iCAP provider is available on HP-UX 11i v3 (11.31), HP-UX 11i v2 (11.23) and HP-UX 11i v1 (11.11) which can only be installed on HP 9000 and Integrity servers.
Miscellaneous features • You can search software and firmware installed on HP-UX systems. • Property pages are implemented for HP Insight Management WBEM Providers for Windows Server 2003/2008 and for OpenVMS providers. HP-UX Property pages have been updated to reflect new HP-UX providers. • Support on Property pages for HP-UX 11i.x, Linux Itanium Processor Family (IPF), Windows Server 2003 and 2008, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Longhorn, and OpenVMS.
Consider all the capabilities given by a tool, above and beyond the capabilities it is designed for, before you associate it with a toolbox. Default toolboxes The All Tools toolbox is a default toolbox installed with HP SIM. The All Tools toolbox provides complete access to all tools for the authorized system or system group. When a tool is added to HP SIM, the tool is automatically added to this toolbox.
Command line tools Command line tools include applications, commands, and scripts. They can reside on the CMS or another managed system. They can be launched directly from the CLI or GUI. Information storage HP SIM uses an audit log and a database to track activity and store your management domain information. HP SIM audit log HP SIM logs all tasks performed by all HP SIM users on all systems. The information is stored in the audit log on the CMS.
http://download-east.oracle.com/docs/html/A96167_01/post-inst.htm#sthref548. Access to this link requires registration, which is free. The Oracle DBA who manages the Oracle installation must perform this task. NOTE: You must install the Oracle JDBC driver, version 10.1.0.2.0. You can download this driver from the Oracle website at http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/java/sqlj_jdbc/index.html. Secure access HP SIM utilizes several technologies to provide secure access.
Secure data transmission The security of the transaction depends on your networking environment and the management protocol that each tool is using. Management protocols The basic supported management protocols and applications are SSH, Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM), Secure HTTP (HTTPS), and SNMP. Tools are not limited to these protocols, and they can provide a custom management protocol. SSH is the only protocol that must be installed on every managed system.
section in the HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 User Guide at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/ servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html. HP SIM does not use SNMP SetRequests. By default, the supported operating system platforms have SNMP SetRequests disabled. For improved security, do not enable SNMP SetRequests on the CMS or the managed systems. Even SNMP GetRequest responses can be spoofed, so all information from SNMP should be regarded as insecure.
2 Installation overview and requirements This chapter provides an overview of the HP SIM installation process, and it identifies the system requirements for a Linux CMS, a managed system, and a network client. First time install process overview Perform these steps for a first time install of HP SIM on your CMS: 1. Install and configure the CMS. The procedure to complete this step is in the installation chapters of this guide. Follow the appropriate chapter based on the operating system of your CMS.
Operating system Hardware Software swap space For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9: ▲ 3 GB minimum total swap space for Itanium-based systems Networking ▲ MIT Kerbros krb5-1.4-16 • Firefox 1.5.0.12 • Firefox 2.0.0.4 NOTE: Many Linux distributions automatically install security layers such as a firewall and/or Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) that can interfere with the operation of HP SIM. Configurations in the support matrix are tested without these options enabled. NOTE: HP SIM 5.
HP-UX managed systems • HP-UX 11i v3 (IA/PA) • HP-UX 11i v2 Update 2 (IA/PA) • HP-UX 11i v2 (IA only) • HP-UX 11i • Integrity Virtual Machine HP-UX running guest on HP-UX 11i v2 and v3 Linux managed systems • Red Hat Linux 9 • Red Hat Linux 8 • Red Hat Linux 7.
For Windows: • Any HP x86 system • Any HP x64 system For Linux: • Any HP x86 system • Any HP x64 system • Any HP Itanium-based system Software For Linux: • SSH • ProLiant Support Pack for Linux 7.
3 Installing HP SIM on the CMS for the first time Preparing the system Perform step 1 for a first time install of HP SIM on your CMS. 1. Install and configure the CMS. The procedure to complete this step is in this chapter. 2. Install and configure the required management software on the systems that will be managed by the CMS. For more information on this step, see Chapter 4 “Setting up managed systems” for details. 3. Configure HP SIM for your environment.
If SSH is not installed, the previous command does not return any results. Install SSH from your Linux operating system CD before continuing with the HP Systems Insight Manager installation. b. Verify that SNMP is installed by executing the following command: rpm -qa | grep snmp If SNMP is not installed, the previous command does not return any results. Install SNMP from your Linux operating system CD before continuing with the HP Systems Insight Manager installation. c.
unpack files and install hpsmdb and HP SIM. If you are installing HP SIM with an Oracle database, HP recommends the manual install. Installation of HP Systems Insight Manager includes the hpsmdb software dependency. Automatically installing HP Systems Insight Manager To install HP Systems Insight Manager with hpsmdb, execute the following command: ./HPSIM-Linux*.bin Note: Refer to Step 4 for information on setting the permission on the file. The HPSIM-Linux*.
4. Verify that the hpsmdb status reads running. • For Red Hat Enterprise Linux (all versions): Note: By default, the hpsmdb service is configured to run in INIT 3 and 5 level. a. Execute the serviceconf command. The Service Configuration window appears. Note: Use the ntsysv command instead of serviceconfif you are running from a CLI prompt. b. c. d. Scroll down to the hpsmdb entry. Select the checkbox, save the changes, and start the service.
mxoracleconfig You will be prompted for individual information for your Oracle database. Host: Enter the IP address or host name of the Oracle server. Port [1521]: Enter the same port number, then press Enter. Database name: Enter your database name. Username: Enter the username of your database. Password: Enter the password of your database. Oracle driver jar file: Enter the full location of the Oracle jar file. Force [N]: Press Enter.
Note: After upgrading from a previous version of HP SIM, if you notice a pre-existing collection returning an unexpected result, and HP SIM has not been restarted since the upgrade, then stopping and restarting the HP SIM service should resolve this problem. 5. Verify that the mxdomainmgr, mxinventory and mxdtf daemons are running by executing the following command: ps -ef | grep mx If they are not running, start them by executing the following command: /opt/mx/bin/mxstart 6.
e. Edit the snmpd.conf file using any text editor. For Red Hat Linux, run the following command for opening this file in the vi editor: vi /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3, run the following command for opening this file in the vi editor: vi /etc/snmpd.conf For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 1, run the following command for opening this file in the vi editor: vi /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf i.
Wizard configures only the basic settings of an initial setup for HP SIM. Refer to the HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 User Guide at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/ infolibrary.html for more information.
4 Setting up managed systems Perform step 2 to install and configure the required management software. 1. Install and configure the CMS. The procedure to complete this step is in Chapter 3 “Installing HP SIM on the CMS for the first time”. 2. Install and configure the required management software on the systems that will be managed by the CMS. The procedure to complete this step is in this chapter. 3. Configure HP SIM for your environment.
For example, if two CIMOMs exist on the same host, you must configure them to use different ports to communicate with the CMS. Configuring HP SIM to discover storage systems After verifying that each storage system’s SMI-S provider is installed and configured, configure HP SIM to discover the storage systems by performing the following steps: 1. Enter the user name and password for each provider’s SMI CIMOM in the Default WBEM settings section on the Setting Global Protocols page. 2.
5 Configuring HP SIM using the First Time Wizard Perform step 3 to configure HP SIM for your environment by using First Time Wizard or proceed to Chapter 6 “Configuring HP SIM using the Options menu”. 1. Install and configure the CMS. The procedure to complete this step is in Chapter 3 “Installing HP SIM on the CMS for the first time”. 2. Install and configure the required management software on the systems that will be managed by the CMS.
• 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 HP SIM 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.
The system identification process attempts each user name and password pair until a successful response is obtained. Future WBEM requests to a system will use the user name and password that succeeded the system identification process. For Windows-based systems, the user name must include the domain name, for example, domainname\username. Enter the user name and password pairs such that root and administrator passwords are listed first and user and guest passwords are listed second.
Names (FQDN) host names. However, you cannot enter a range of host names. To use an existing hosts file, enter the hosts file name in the following format: $HostsFileName . To discover SMI-S storage systems, you must add the IP address of each SMI CIMOM to the System Automatic Discovery task. Alternatively, you can create a separate discovery task for your SMI CIMOMs. See the HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 User Guide at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/ hpsim/infolibrary.
4. 5. To authenticate your SMTP server, select Server Requires Authentication. Enter the account user name and password in the corresponding boxes. Note If you did not enter a valid Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) host, HP SIM notifies you that it cannot send e-mail notifications. If you do not want to enter e-mail settings now, click OK, or to enter a valid SMTP host, click Cancel.
* - Located under All VSE Resources. Operating-system-specific reports The following reports are specific to HP-UX and are added or removed depending on whether HP-UX is selected or not. There are no reports that are specific to Windows or Linux.
HP-UX • Configure→HP-UX Configuration and all tools listed here (Kernal Configuration, Disks and File Systems, Accounts for Users and Groups, Auditing, System Security Policies, Authenticated Commands, Cards, Printers and Plotters, System Properties, Cards and Devices - pdweb, Kernal Configuration kcweb). • Deploy→Software Distributor and all tools listed here (View Installed Software, View Depot Software, CLI List Software, CLI Preview Install, CLI Verify Software).
6 Configuring HP SIM using the Options menu Perform step 3 to configure HP SIM for your environment or you can use First Time Wizard in Chapter 5 “Configuring HP SIM using the First Time Wizard”. 1. Install and configure the CMS. The procedure to complete this step is in Chapter 3 “Installing HP SIM on the CMS for the first time”. 2. Install and configure the required management software on the systems that will be managed by the CMS.
Manager\config\globalsettings.props for Windows and in /etc/opt/mx/config/globalsettings.props for HP-UX and Linux. 3. 4. Set the Default timeout and the Default retries. If some systems are managed over a WAN or satellite link, use a larger time-out (for example, five seconds) with at least one retry. For a LAN, you can use a shorter time-out. You can configure this setting on a single-system basis.
To create a new user: 1. Select Options→Security→Users and Authorizations→Users, and then click New. The New User section appears. 2. (Required) In the Sign-in name [on central management server(CMS)] field, enter the operating system login account name to be used to sign-in to HP SIM. This field is required. Note: The user cannot sign-in to HP SIM if the account is not a valid login. The account is not validated until the user attempts to sign-in to HP SIM. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
6. Under the Sign-In IP Address Restrictions section, in the Inclusion ranges field, enter the IP addresses of the systems you want this user to be able to use as a client browsing this CMS. If you list multiple IP addresses, separate them with a semicolon (;). Each range is a single IP address or two IP addresses separated by a dash (-). The IP addresses must be entered in the standard dotted decimal notation, for example, 15.1.54.133. Any spaces surrounding the semicolons or dashes are ignored.
3. In the Enter authorizations for the selected user(s) section, select one of the following options: • Copy all authorizations of this user or [template] Select a user or template from the dropdown list. • Manually assign toolbox and system/system group authorizations a. In the Select Toolbox(es) section, select the toolboxes to include. b. c. In the Select Systems list box, the two default system groups (All Managed Systems and CMS) are displayed.
You can continue to add systems and collections and can enable automatic updates for each selected collection. Since automatic updates for any authorization apply to all authorizations using the same selected collection, changing the setting for one affects any other authorization using the same collection. Therefore, during system selections, if you select a group already associated with an automatically updating authorization, the option Automatically track changes.
5. 6. Enter the account user name and password in the corresponding boxes. Note If you did not enter a valid Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) host, HP SIM notifies you that it cannot send e-mail notifications. If you do not want to enter e-mail settings now, click OK, or to enter a valid SMTP host, click Cancel. If you are changing the e-mail settings from the Options→Events→Automatic Event Handling→Email Settings page, click OK to save changes.
4. Select one of the following options: a. Use this system collection i. From the dropdown list, select a system collection. ii. Click View Definition to view the collection attributes or the members of the system collection that is selected. iii. Click Next. The Select action page appears. b. Use system attributes that I will specify i. Click Next. The Select systems page appears. ii.
In the Message Format field, select from the following formats based on the encoding preference of the recipient: • Standard. A default message format that sends a text e-mail message to the recipients. • Pager/SMS. An e-mail message format that sends a message to the recipients with the same information and format as a pager message. • HTML. An e-mail message format that sends a message to the recipients that looks like the HTML Event Details page.
8. (Optional) Click Edit modem settings to edit the modem settings, or click Edit email Settings to edit the SMTP settings. Note: The event and system search criteria appear at the bottom of the page. This information can be extremely complex and long. Therefore, you might need to scroll down to view all of the criteria. 9. Click Finish to create the new task.
5. 6. Select Enable discovery filters. In the section, Discover the following system types, select the type of systems to be discovered. Important: When discovering clusters, you must include the server system type, so that the cluster members are not filtered out. Note: This option is available only when you select Enable discovery filters. 7.
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• • Specify additional system properties to use only if Identification fails on this system. Includes: • System type • System subtype Click the down arrow and select the appropriate System subtype. You can input up to eight different system subtypes. • Product model Click the down arrow and select the appropriate System type. Enter the system model number here. This field is free form.
However, if systems are connected through a WAN, try a higher value, for example, 10 seconds. • Retries The number of additional times after the first attempt is made to communicate with a system before the attempts stop. • Read-only community string and Write community string Note: The Write community string is optional and is required only for firmware updates on a GbE switch.
7 Configuring managed systems Perform step 4 to configure the protocols for the managed systems 1. Install and configure the CMS. The procedure to complete this step is in Chapter 3 “Installing HP SIM on the CMS for the first time”. 2. Install and configure the required management software on the systems that will be managed by the CMS. For more information on this step, see Chapter 4 “Setting up managed systems” for details. 3. Configure HP SIM for your environment.
Note: If the HP Server Management Drivers and Agents daemon is not installed, omit this step and step F. c. Stop the SNMP daemon: /etc/init.d/snmpd stop d. Edit the snmpd.conf file using any text editor. For Red Hat Linux, run the following command for opening this file in the vi editor: vi /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3, run the following command for opening this file in the vi editor: vi /etc/snmpd.
8 Upgrading from HP Systems Insight Manager 4.x or later This chapter provides the steps to upgrade HP SIM 4.x to HP SIM 5.x NOTE: line. The "\" at the end of each command line indicates that the rest of the command is on the next Upgrading HP SIM 4.x or later to HP SIM 5.x in Linux NOTE: Migration from SCM 3.0 to HP SIM 5.x on a Linux CMS is not supported. HP SIM can be upgraded automatically or manually. Automatic install executes the .
c. d. Select the checkbox, save the changes, and start the service. To start hpsmdb by using the command line, execute the following command: /etc/rc.d/init.d/hpsmdb start Or /etc/init.d/hpsmdb start • For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 with Service Pack 3 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 1: a. View the status by executing the following command: /etc/init.d/postgresql status b. Configure hpsmdb to run during startup by executing the following command: chkconfig hpsmdb 345 c.
See Chapter 10 “Using the graphical user interface” for details. 8. After upgrading to HP SIM 5.x, sign in to HP SIM, and run the Daily Device Identification task to ensure that all your associations are updated correctly. Note: Before running the Daily Device Identification task, if there is a WMI Mapper Proxy node configured from the previous release, you must first re-identify the WMI Mapper node and verify that the Properties page for the WMI Mapper is working properly.
9 Uninstalling HP Systems Insight Manager Uninstalling HP Systems Insight Manager from a Linux system CAUTION: Removing HP Systems Insight Manager permanently deletes the information in the database unless you back it up before removing the software. 1. Stop the HP Systems Insight Manager daemons: /opt/mx/bin/mxstop 2.
10 Using the graphical user interface HP Systems Insight Manager provides a browser-based GUI. Accessing the GUI The graphical user interface (GUI) can be accessed from http://localhost:280/ with any network client that is running a supported web browser. ▲ Required web browsers • For Linux: • Firefox 1.5 or later To download, refer to http://www.hp.com/go/firefox. • For HP-UX: • • Firefox 1.
The GUI includes the following six regions: 1. Banner The banner provides a link to the Home page, a link to Sign Out of HP SIM, and displays the user that is currently signed-in. Click the minimize icon in the top right corner to minimize the banner. To maximize the banner, click the maximize icon. 2. System Status panel This panel provides uncleared event status, system health status information, and an alarm to notify you of certain events or statuses.
NOTE: To maximize the workspace, click the Maximize link next to the Help icon ( the workspace to its original size, click Restore Size. ). To restore The four default sections on the introductory page include the following: • Do this now to finish the installation: met: This section only appears if the following conditions are • The user has administrative rights. • The user has not disabled this section from the Home Page Settings page.
Customizing the System Status Panel Customize the System Status panel to display the following status information: • Uncleared Event Status A count that indicates the number of uncleared event statuses that are Critical, Major, Minor, and Normal for any given system collection. Each number is a hyperlink to a detailed list of events with that particular status. By clicking the number, an event collection appears with those particular events and their corresponding systems.
11 Using the command line interface HP Systems Insight Manager provides a command line interface (CLI) in addition to the graphical user interface (GUI). Many functions available in the GUI are also available through the CLI. Logging in to the CLI Access the HP Systems Insight Manager CLI directly on the CMS or from any network client using SSH client software. NOTE: Only administrators have command line access to HP Systems Insight Manager on a Windows CMS.
12 Configuration options Several configurable parameters in HP SIM that are not available from the GUI. These parameters can only be configured by editing a configuration file on the CMS. NOTE: All HP SIM parameters have been set to predefined values that are appropriate for most situations. These parameters should only be changed if you are experiencing issues with the default values. There are two main default locations where configuration files are stored.
session alive. The user is timed-out either by inactivity, closing the browser, or navigating to another site. The default time-out period is 20 minutes. Implementation • To configure the time-out policy, edit the globalsettings.props file. You can switch between these modes or change the time-out period. The default time-out policy is the monitor policy. The monitor policy is enabled when: EnableSessionKeepAlive=true To enable the active time-out policy, change this value to false.
A roll-over will not occur until a task running is completed. However, after one hour of exceeding the maximum file size, if the task is not finished, then the audit log file will roll over to another file. To configure the location of the Audit Log: 1. Create a file named path.properties under /etc/opt/mx/config. 2. Restart the HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) daemons (mxstop and mxstart). After restarting the service, a new log file named mx.log resides in the directory specified in path.
NOTE: The limit of 10 task results applies to scheduled tasks with the "job-log" flag enabled in the tool definition. Scheduled tasks for the tools with the "job-log" flag disabled have a limit of 1. This value is not configurable. • By default, the last task results for a scheduled task is kept indefinitely. If you want to keep more than 1 job, edit: MX_JOB_MIN_COMPLETED_JOBS_PER_TASK=1 NOTE: This many job instances per task is kept regardless of the MX_JOB_MAX_COMPLETED_JOB_AGE setting.
13 Troubleshooting Browser issues Accessing some of the menu items on a Linux CMS causes the page to go blank. Solution: If using Firefox and this happens, click back on the displayed page, and the menus will be refreshed. GUI issues Parts of the GUI do not show up on my Linux system, such as the devices in the system list, or the System and Events Lists area on the left. Solution: Remove everything and re-install.
The postmaster and PostgreSQL start. 4. Run mxinitconfig -a. Initial configuration completes successfully and service starts. Sign in issues I cannot sign in to HP SIM on my 64-bit Red Hat Linux 4 with Update 4 installed. I installed the operating system supplied 64-bit PostgreSQL separately as described, but after the service started, I could not sign in to HP SIM as root.
directly to a managed system, it is considered a first-party site. When navigating to a managed system through HP SIM, the system is considered a third-party site. • Customize the handling of cookies by clicking Advanced and enabling Override automatic cookie handling. Then select the appropriate radio buttons for first-party and third-party cookies to Accept or Prompt. If you select Prompt, the browser prompts you on how to handle a cookie each time a cookie is received.
glossary A administrative rights user A user who is authorized for the All Tools toolbox on all systems, including the Central Management Server. This type of user has been given special privileges to administer the HP SIM software. agent A program that regularly gathers information or performs some other service without the user's immediate presence.
certificate authority (CA) A trusted third-party organization or company that issues digital certificates used to create digital signatures and public-private key pairs. The role of the CA in this process is to guarantee that the individual who has been granted the unique certificate is the individual they claim to be. certificate key A value used alone or with an encryption decoder (corresponding public or private key) for cryptography.
custom tools Custom tools are tools that can be created by the user to run on the Central Management Server or on target systems. For example: • Remote tool A tool that runs on selected target systems. It might copy files to the target systems or run specific X-Window applications on the target systems. This tool can be scheduled. • CMS tool A tool that runs on the CMS. It is usually a script or batch file and can pass in environment variables.
enclosure A physical container for a set of server blades. It consists of a backplane that routes power and communication signals and additional hardware for cabling and thermal issues. It also hosts the CPU or server power supplies. event Information sent to certain users that something in the managed environment has changed. Events are generated from SNMP traps. HP SIM receives a trap when an important event occurs. Events are defined as: • Warning. • Informational. information. • Normal.
HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack The all-in-one vulnerability assessment and patch management tool integrated into HP SIM, simplifying and consolidating the proactive identification and resolution of issues that can impact server availability into one central console. HP Systems Insight Manager System management software that is capable of managing a wide variety of systems, including HP systems, clusters, desktops, workstations, and portables.
managed systems Any system managed by HP SIM, such as servers, desktops, storage systems, and Remote Insight Boards (RIBs). management agent A daemon or process running on a managed system. It receives and executes requests from the Central Management Server on the managed system. management domain A collection of resources called managed systems that have been placed under the control of HP SIM. Each Central Management Server is responsible for a management domain.
N network clients Any computer system connected to your network with a compatible browser used to connect to the HP SIM GUI. O Onboard Administrator The Onboard Administrator is the central point for controlling an entire c-Class rack. It offers configuration, power, and administrative control over the rack, and its associated blades (Compute Servers), blade management processors (iLOs), network switches (depending on the models of switches used) and storage components (such as SAN or SATA).
remove all disk thresholds A task provided by HP SIM to remove disk thresholds for systems in an associated collection. This task only removes disk thresholds that were set by HP SIM or by browsing directly to the Web Agent. Any thresholds set by HP SIM for Windows 32, including disk thresholds, are not removed by this task. Replicate Agent Settings A tool that can be used to copy web-based agent settings to a group of systems.
server blade visual locator A feature designed to provide visual representation of ProLiant BL e-Class, p-Class and c-Class servers within their respective enclosures and racks. See also enclosure. Service Advertising Protocol (SAP) A NetWare protocol used to identify the services and addresses of servers attached to the network. set disk thresholds A task provided by HP SIM to set a disk threshold for systems in an associated collection. This threshold is set on all disk volumes on the target systems.
standard output (stdout) The default place to which a program writes its output. The default is the terminal display. status message list A list created by Cluster Management Resources to collect entries found in the bottom left area of the Cluster Monitor page to bring your attention to cluster attributes that are in an abnormal state.
system information Information that is provided on the System Page under the System tab. The system information includes: • Network address • Network name • Description • Contact • Location • System links system information using DMI Agents that conform to the DMI V2 standard and have passed testing. The list of compliant DMI V2 agents can be found on http://www.dmtf.org. system information using SNMP Agents that conform to SNMP MIB-2 standards.
Tomcat An open source implementation of Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies that is used by HP SIM as a web server. tool An application, command, or script that can be executed by HP SIM on one or more systems to perform a task. toolbox A defined set of tools that a user might need for a particular task, such as database administration or software management. Each HP SIM toolbox is associated with a set of tools and authorizations.
Virtual Server Environment (VSE) An integrated server virtualization offering for HP-UX, Linux, and Windows servers that provides a flexible computing environment maximizing usage of server resources. VSE consists of a pool of dynamically sizeable virtual servers; each can grow and shrink based on service level objectives and business priorities. For more information, see http://hp.com/go/vse.
Index A accessing the graphical user interface, 58 active time-out, 63 add authorizations, 41 add toolboxes, 41 add users, 39 administrative rights user, 12 All Tools toolbox, 12 audit log, 13 configure, 64 authorizations, 11 add, 41 automatic discovery, 32–33, 47 automatic event handling, 31, 35, 44 e-mail settings, 34 B banner customize, 60 C Central Management Server Linux system preparation, 21 central management server installing HP Systems Insight Manager on Linux, 22 overview, 7 requirements, 17 ce
G getting started, 29, 38 global protocol settings, 32–33 graphical user interface customize, 60 logging in, 58 overview, 58 security, 14 GUI (see graphical user interface) H health status section, 58 Home page customize, 60 overview, 58 HP Systems Insight Manager commands, 62 features, 7 HP Systems Insight Manager database, 13 HTTPS, 15 I initial setup, 29, 38 add authorizations, 41 add toolboxes, 41 add users, 39 automatic discovery, 47 automatic event handling, 44 configuring email settings, 43 discove
repository (see database) requirements central management server, 17 managed system, 18 S search, 58 Secure HTTP, 15 Secure Shell , 15 security access, 14 certificate authority, 16 command line interface, 14 firewalls, 16 graphical user interface, 14 ports, 16 self-signed certificates, 16 Web server, 16 X applications, 16 self-signed certificates, 16 Servicecontrol Manager 3.
