HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2 Installation and Configuration Guide for Microsoft Windows

Required web browsers
• For Windows:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0◦
◦ Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0
◦ Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 (Compatibility mode)
◦ Mozilla Firefox Extended Support Release 17.0
◦ Mozilla Firefox 3.x, Mozilla Firefox 6.x, Mozilla Firefox 9.x, Mozilla Firefox 10.x
NOTE: For optimum performance, the minimum supported resolution for the browser must
be 1024 x 768.
• For HP-UX:
Mozilla Firefox 3.5 (3.5.09.00)◦
◦ Mozilla Firefox 6.x
◦ Mozilla Firefox 9.x
◦ Mozilla Firefox 10.x
◦ Mozilla Firefox Extended Support Release 17.0
• For Linux:
Mozilla Firefox 3.5 (3.5.09.00)◦
◦ Mozilla Firefox 6
◦ Mozilla Firefox 9
◦ Mozilla Firefox 10
◦ Mozilla Firefox Extended Support Release 17.0
NOTE: For all Internet Explorer browsers, you must have the SSL 3.0 or TLS 1.0 browser
security options enabled for HP SIM to work properly.
Managed storage system
To view the latest information regarding HP SIM support for a particular storage system, including
Fibre Channel disk arrays, switches, tape libraries, or hosts (with Fibre Channel host bus adapters),
see the HP SIM SMI-S Provider web page at http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim/providers.
This web page also offers information on obtaining and installing SMI-S providers.
SSH requirements
SSH is locally configured during HP SIM local installation on the CMS.
Custom tools on the Tools menu require SSH on the CMS to run properly. These commands run on
the CMS with environment variables set to the context of specific events or devices.
You can install and configure SSH on each of the managed systems and have HP SIM exchange
keys with the managed systems (through the mxagentconfig command or for Windows, through
the Install OpenSSH task). If you do this, then the Command Line Tools option on the Tools menu
works for these managed systems. If you choose not to configure it to work with remote SSH clients,
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