HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Technical Reference Guide

6. Select from:
• Replace each selected system's SNMP community string with the following Use this option to
replace sign-in credentials for selected systems.
a. Enter the Read community string.
b. To use other credentials if the assigned credentials fail, check If these credentials fail, try
other credentials that may apply. Click the Learn more link for additional information.
By default this box is not selected, unless you have upgraded HP SIM.
• Replace the selected system's SNMP community string) individually as follows Use this option to
specify sign-in credentials individually for selected systems.
a. Enter the Read community string for the individual systems.
b. To use other credentials if the assigned credentials fail, check Try others.
To delete SNMP credentials, you must leave the read community string blank.
7. To enable the write community string, select Enable write and enter the Write community string. This
is disabled by default.
This option is not available from the New Discovery Task page.
8. To save changes and start identification in the background, click OK. To cancel changes, click Cancel.
Related procedures
• Sign-in credentials
• SSH credentials
• WBEM credentials
• WS-Man credentials
Related topic
▲ System credentials
SSH credentials
The SSH tab enables you to configure SSH access. It is required that Configure or Repair Agents run after
a credential is configured using host-based or user-based authentication. Host-based authentication refers
to the SSH key of the host that is trusted by the target system. User-based authentication refers to the SSH
key of the user that is trusted by the target system. In the list of individual systems, if either the host-based or
user-based authentication is selected, the user name and password boxes are disabled. By default the
specified user option appears first.
1. Select Options→Security→Credentials→System Credentials.
2. Select target systems. See “Creating a task” for more information.
3. Click Run Now. The System Credentials page appears.
4. To edit system credentials, select systems and click Edit system credentials.
5. Click Show advanced protocol credentials.
6. Select the SSH tab.
7. To configure SSH access authentication, select Configure Secure Shell (SSH) access authentication.
Select from:
• Select Configure SSH for each selected system as follows, and then select from:
Host-based key authentication Requires that Configure or Repair Agents be run on the
target systems.
Select credentials to configure the managed system:
a.
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