HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Technical Reference Guide

Security
• Role-based security HP SIM enables effective delegation of management responsibilities by giving
system administrators granular control over which users can perform specific management operations
on specific systems.
• Manage SSH keys The SSH keys feature enables you to view and manage, from the CMS, the public
SSH keys stored in the known_hosts file. The SSH keys enable the CMS to authenticate a secure
connection with a managed system.
• Secure remote management HP SIM leverages operating system security for user authentication and
uses SSL and SSH to encrypt management communications.
• Configure or Repair Agents This feature enables you to repair credentials for SNMP settings, HP
System Management Homepage, or Management HTTP Server trust relationships on Windows, Linux,
and HP-UX systems supported by HP SIM. See “Configuring or repairing agents” for more information.
Installation
• Easy and rapid installation. You can install HP SIM quickly and easily, on HP-UX 11i v1, HP-UX 11i
v2, or HP-UX 11i v3 on PA-RISC/Integrity server platforms, or on ProLiant platforms running Windows
or Linux.
• First Time Wizard HP SIM provides you with step-by-step, online instructions for performing the initial
configuration of HP SIM. The wizard helps you configure HP SIM settings on the CMS .
Discovery
HP SIM can automatically discover and identify systems attached to the network. Discovery filters enable
you to limit discovery to specific network segments or IP address ranges. Use discovery filters to prevent
discovery of unwanted system types.
Custom tools
HP SIM defines tools using simple XML documents that enable you to integrate off-the-shelf or custom tools.
These tools can be command line tools, web-based applications, or scripts. Role-based security governs
access to these integrated tools.
Reporting
• Data collection and inventory reports HP SIM performs comprehensive system data collection and
enables you to quickly produce detailed inventory reports for managed systems. Reports can be generated
in HTML, XML, or CSV format. Data collection and reporting has been added for HP Superdome systems
and other cellular complexes. You can collect information about:
• Enclosures
• Cabinets
• Cells
• Memory
• Integrity virtual machines
• Non-Integrity virtual machines
• Virtual partitions (vPars)
• Hard partitions (nPars)
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