HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

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NOTE: STE requires a Trusted Management Servers List at each managed system to ensure that only

specified HP SIM systems can execute tasks on the system.

NOTE: On the managed system, only a Trust by Certificate ensures that the request came from the specified

HP SIM system. Other options, such as Trust by Name or Trust All, do not verify the

digital signature

of the

HP SIM system and; therefore, these options cannot reliably verify the sender of the request.

NOTE: Tasks using STE, such as Replicate Agent Settings and Install Software and Firmware, cannot be

executed on a Virtual Cluster System. However, they can be executed directly on each individual system in

the

cluster

Related topics

• Exporting a server certificate

• Setting up trust relationships

• Requiring trusted certificates

• Creating a server certificate

• Installing OpenSSH

• Managing SSH keys

Configuring the system link

To choose the name format used when creating links to

managed systems

. The System Link Configuration

setting defines how HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) creates browser links to remote systems and how

it communicates with remote systems for certain requests.

NOTE: When you are browsing to

systems

using

Secure Sockets Layer

(SSL), the system name should match

the name in the system

certificate

to prevent browser warnings.

To configure the system link:

1. Select Options→Security→System Link Configuration. The System Link Configuration page

appears.

2. Select from the following options:

• Use the system name. Select this option to use the system name.

• Use the system IP address. Select this option to use the system IP address. For systems with

multiple addresses, multiple links can be entered.

• Use the system full DNS name. Select this option to use the full system

Domain Name Service

(DNS) name.

Note: On an HP-UX or Linux Central Management Server (CMS), the default value is Use the system

full DNS name on new HP SIM installations. New installations on Windows defaults to Use the system

name and upgrades maintain the existing setting regardless of the operating system.

Note: During

discovery

, the full system DNS name is used as the primary lookup key (if it is available).

Otherwise, the IP address is used.

Note: In the case of systems with multiple network interfaces, selecting the Use the system name

provides only one link per destination to the system, whereas Use the system IP address provides

multiple links to the system.

3. To save and apply the changes, click OK.