HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Technical Reference Guide

Using the Replicate Agent Settings feature
NOTE: This section assumes agents are already configured to trust the source CMS.
NOTE: This process configures the agents to trust only the new target CMS. If trust for the original source
CMS is still necessary, perform steps 5, 6, and 13 (or 16) using the source CMS.
1. Log in to the HP SMH on the target CMS.
2. Select Settings→Security→Trust Mode.
3. Select Trust by Certificate, and then click Save Configuration.
4. Select Settings→Security→Trusted Management Servers.
5. Enter the IP address of the target CMS in the field adjacent to Add Certificate From Server.
6. Click Add Certificate From Server.
7. Sign in with administrative rights to HP SIM on the source CMS.
8. Select Configure→Replicate Agent Settings.
9. From the Select Target Systems page, select all managed systems that are configured to trust the
source CMS.
10. Click Apply Selections, and then click Next.
11. Select the target CMS as source and click Next.
Note: If the source system does not have HP SIM installed, proceed to step 15.
12. In the source configuration settings page, click HP System Management
Homepage→Settings→Configuration Options Properties, and then select Trust Mode.
13. Click HP System Management Homepage→Settings→Trusted Certificate Properties, and then
select Trusted Certificatefor the target CMS.
14. In the source configuration settings page, click HTTP Server→Configuration→Options Properties,
and then select Trust Mode.
15. Click HTTP Ser ver→Trusted Certificates Properties, and select Trusted Certificate for the target
CMS.
16. Click Run Now. The CMS certificates are replicated on the selected managed systems.
Related procedures
• Creating a Replicate Agent Settings task
• Exporting a server certificate
• Editing a server certificate
• Creating a server certificate
• Importing a server certificate
• Synchronizing certificates
• Creating a certificate signing request
• Submitting a certificate signing request
• Importing a CA-signed certificate
Related topics
• Networking and security
• Installing OpenSSH
• Managing SSH keys
Possible certificate errors
Possible certificate error messages include:
Server certificates 179