HP Systems Insight Manager 7.3 Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux

4 Configuring HP SIM
Perform step 3 to configure HP SIM for your environment.
1. Install and configure the CMS. For more information, see “Installing HP SIM on the CMS for
the first time” (page 27).
2. Install and configure the required Insight Management Agents on the systems that will be
managed by the CMS. For more information, see “Setting up managed systems” (page 36).
3. Configure HP SIM for your environment. For more information, see “Configuring HP Systems
Insight Manager using the First Time Wizard” (page 39), “Configuring HP SIM using the Options
menu” (page 40), or “Setting up Linux managed systems manually” (page 41).
Configuring HP Systems Insight Manager using the First Time Wizard
The initial setup of HP SIM uses the First Time Wizard to provide step-by-step instructions for
performing the initial configuration of HP SIM CMS as well as steps for setting up managed systems,
configuring discovery, configuring event handling, adding users, and defining authorizations. To
perform the initial setup, you must complete the installation of your CMS as described in “Setting
up managed systems” (page 36).
The First Time Wizard is automatically launched the first time a user with administrative privileges
signs in to HP SIM. The administrative account used to install HP SIM is the initial administrative
account. If the wizard is canceled before completion, it restarts each time an administrative user
signs in. You can cancel and disable the wizard from starting automatically by selecting the Do
not automatically show this wizard again checkbox and clicking Cancel. You can start the wizard
manually by selecting Options→First Time Wizard.
The First Time Wizard helps you configure settings on the CMS. After configuring a setting, click
Next to continue the First Time Wizard setup procedure. The First Time Wizard does not apply
any changes until you click Finish on the Summary page.
NOTE: The default settings in Firefox block the First Time Wizard. You must disable the pop-up
blocker in Firefox to see the First Time Wizard.
The following is an overview of the First Time Wizard configuration screens:
• Introduction
Describes the purpose of the First Time Wizard. You can cancel the First Time Wizard and
disable the wizard from automatically starting when an administrative user signs in.
• Managed Environment
Specifies all operating systems managed by the CMS. The selections made here configure HP
Systems Insight Manager to show collections, tools, and reports only for managed environments
that are selected.
This page also displays required details for each TDEF selection, such as IP address of the
Ignite server, sign in credential information, and so on.
• Discovery
Use the wizard to enable discovery, set up the discovery schedule, and enter the IP address
ranges or host names of the systems you want to discover. Discovery is the process HP SIM
uses to find and identify systems on your network and populate the database with that
information. A system must be discovered to collect data and track system health status.
• Credentials
Use the wizard to set the sign-in credentials and the SNMP and SNMP v3 credentials for the
Discovery task.
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