HP Systems Insight Manager 7.0 Command Line Interface Guide

Return values
MeaningValue
Required configuration files were updated correctly.0
Command line syntax error.1
Error in a file operation or parsing a file.2
Invalid name.21
Remote exception.250
Examples
Example 1
To add a WBEM credential to the Systems Insight Manager credentials database for the node
mycomputer.ak.hp.com, enter mxnodesecurity -a -p wbem -c username:password
-n mycomputer.ak.hp.com. The username and password are defined uniquely for specified
node. since no port number is specified, the credential will use a default port assigned by the CMS.
Although the Try Others option is not explicitly specified, it will be turned on by default for this
particular credential. If this credential already exists in the Systems Insight Manager credentials
database (based off protocol and nodename), then a modify operation is automatically performed
on the credential and the user name and password will be updated.
mxnodesecurity -a -p wbem -c username:password -n mycommputer.ak.hp.com
Example 2
The command below adds a WBEM node/system type credential to the Systems Insight Manager
credentials database for the specified node named mycomputer.ak.hp.com and for a specified
port number of 5990. Only WBEM and VME type node credentials allow for a port number to be
specified along with the nodename in the form of nodename:port#. The user name and *password
are defined uniquely for the specified node. Although the Try Others option is not explicitly
specified, it is turned on by default for this particular credential. If this credential already exist in
the Systems Insight Manager credentials database (based off protocol and nodename), then a
modify operation is automatically performed on the credential and the user name and password
will be updated.
mxnodesecurity -a -p wbem -c username:password -n
mycomputer.ak.hp.com:5990
Example 3
The command below adds a VME node/system type credential to the Systems Insight Manager
credentials database for the VME protocol vCenter and specified node named
mycomputer.ak.hp.com and for a specified port number of 5990. Note that only VME and WBEM
type node credentials allow for a port number to be specified along with the nodename in the
form of nodename:port#. The username and *password are defined uniquely for the specified
node. Although the Try Others option is not explicitly specified, it will be turned off by default
for this particular credential. If this credential already exist in the Systems Insight Manager credentials
database (based off protocol and nodename), then a modify operation is automatically performed
on the credential and the usernodename:port#name and password is updated.
mxnodesecurity -a -p vme:vcenter -c username:password -n
mycomputer.ak.hp.com
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