HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux

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. Remove the comment symbol (#) from the trapsink line, and add the IP address of the CMS.
This system has HP Systems Insight Manager application running:
trapsink IPaddress
where IPaddress is the IP address of the CMS.
Note: If snmpd is already installed, type man snmpd and read the manpage to determine
how to configure the trapsink parameter.
Note: If the trapsink entry is not available in the snmpd.conf, enter it manually using the
following command:
trapsink CMS IP
where CMS IP is the location you want to send the traps from the managed nodes.
ii. If the following line exists in the read-only community:
community CommunityName IPaddress
Change it to:
rocommunity CommunityName IPaddress
If the line is not present, enter the CMS to the read-only community manually by adding the
line:
rocommunity CommunityName IPaddress
where CommunityName is the SNMP community string used by the CMS and IPaddress
is the IP address of the CMS.
iii. Save the changes to the file. To save and close this file using the vi editor, press the Esc key,
enter :wq!, and press the Enter key.
f. Start the SNMP daemon by executing the following command:
/etc/init.d/snmpd start
g. Start the HP Server Management Drivers and Agents daemon if it is installed on your system:
/etc/init.d/hpasm start
Next steps
Install and configure the required Management Agents on the systems that will be managed by the CMS.
Next, complete the initial setup of HP Systems Insight Manager. Initial setup involves adding managed
systems , adding users , setting up authorizations , and configuring event handling. Refer to Chapter 4 “Setting
up managed systems” for details.
Start the HP Systems Insight Manager graphical user interface (GUI) using Firefox or Internet Explorer at
http://localhost:280/. Refer to Chapter 10 “Using the graphical user interface” for details.
NOTE: The HP Systems Insight Manager Registration window and First Time Wizard appear when a user
with full configuration rights logs in to HP SIM for the first time. Follow the onscreen instructions to register
HP SIM or click the Register Later button to register at another time. If your HP SIM system is not connected
to the internet, you can go to a system that has internet access and navigate to http://h20293.www2.hp.com/
portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=HPSIM-LIC to register and retrieve a code to confirm
to the HP SIM application that it is registered and to discontinue the registration prompt. The First Time
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