HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

8. The Step 4: Configure or Repair Agents page enables you to select options to configure the target
system.
The following options are available:
• Configure WBEM / WMI. This section enables you to configure the target Linux, Windows, or
HP-UX system to send WBEM indications or events to HP SIM.
For this section, the following must be considered:
• Create subscription to WBEM events so that WBEM events will be sent to the CMS.
• Send a sample WBEM / WMI indication to this instance of HP SIM to test that events
appear in HP SIM in the Event List> or All Event User Interface for the selected system.
Note: This indication will appear as an Informational Event in the Event List of HP SIM.
If you do not receive test WBEM indications in the Event List, see “Troubleshooting”.
Note: This indication is supported only on HP-UX and Windows managed systems with WBEM
provider installed.
• Use an HP SIM WBEM certificate (good for 10 years) rather than username/password
to manage the system.. This option deploys a WBEM certificate to the managed system
and is only valid for HP-UX systems.
• Configure a non-administrative account for HP SIM to access WMI data. This option is
applicable to Windows systems with HP WBEM providers. The configuration of the managed
system will be updated to allow the specified user to access WMI information over the network.
This user will be used by HP SIM to read inventory and configuration information from the
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