HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux

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. For more information on this step, see Chapter 4 “Setting up managed systems” for details.
3. Configure HP SIM for your environment. The procedure to complete the First Time Wizard is in this
chapter or Chapter 6 “Configuring HP SIM using the Options menu” for the recommended tasks.
The initial setup of HP SIM uses the First Time Wizard to provide step-by-step instructions for performing the
initial configuration of HP SIM Central Management Server as well as steps for setting up managed systems ,
configuring discovery , configuring event handling, adding users , and defining authorizations . To perform
the initial setup, you must complete the installation of your Central Management Server (CMS) as described
in the previous chapter.
NOTE: All the information in this section is also available in the HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 User
Guide at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html.
Using the First Time Wizard
The First Time Wizard is automatically launched the first time a user with administrative privileges signs in
to HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM). The administrative account used to install HP SIM is the initial
administrative account. If the wizard is canceled before completion, it restarts each time an administrative
user signs in. You can cancel and disable the wizard from starting automatically by selecting the Do not
automatically show this wizard again checkbox and clicking Cancel. The wizard can be started manually
by selecting Options→First Time Wizard.
The First Time Wizard provides step-by-step instructions for performing the initial configuration of HP SIM.
Additional configuration options are available in the HP SIM GUI .
The First Time Wizard helps you configure the following settings on the Central Management Server (CMS).
After configuring a setting, click Next to continue the First Time Wizard setup procedure. The First Time
Wizard does not apply any changes until you click Finish on the Summary page.
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.
NOTE: The selections you make in the First Time Wizard are not applied until you click Finish on the
summary page.
The First Time Wizard includes the following options:
• Introduction. 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 Specifies all operating systems to be managed by the Central Management
Server (CMS). The selections made here configure HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) to show
collections, tools, and reports only for managed environments that are selected.
• WBEM . Enter the default Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) user names and passwords.
This information is used to discover systems that use the WBEM management protocol .
Enter the mapper proxy system host name and port number to communicate with Windows systems
using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).
• SNMP Enter the read community strings to use for all newly discovered systems. Community strings
establish the authentication that enables communication between HP SIM and a managed system. This
information is required to discover systems that use the SNMP management protocol.
See the HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 User Guide at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/
servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html for more information about WBEM and SNMP.
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