HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

Learn More - Configuring SSH
If you select Configure secure shell (SSH) access, you must select one of the following:
• Host based authentication for SSH
Note: For this option to work, the user name and password provided in step 2 must be an administrative
level account. For Linux or HP-UX targets, it must be the "root" account and password.
• Each user has to be authenticated on the managed system
Note: If you do not want all users that have login access to HP SIM to run the tool and you would like
to control which users need to have access, this option is more secure.
Note: SSH can be configured only if the OpenSSH service is running on the managed systems. OpenSSH
can be installed on Windows systems, by running the Install Open SSH as done in step three or by
selecting the tool under Deploy→Deploy Drivers→Firmware and Agents→Install Open SSH.
Related topics
• Global protocols
• Configuring or repairing agents
Learn More - Configuring VCA
Configure Version Control Agent (VCA). Select this option to configure the VCA to point to the HP Version
Control Repository Manager (VCRM), where the repository of software and firmware is located, enabling
version comparison and software updates. This option is available only for Windows systems. This section
can be accessed in the Configuration section of all CMS systems including Windows, Linux and HP-UX.
Related topics
• Version Control
• About the Version Control Agent
• Configuring or repairing agents
Learn More - Setting the administrator password for Insight Management Agents
Set administrator password for Insight Management Agents version 7.1 or earlier. Select this option to repair
the administrator password on all Insight Management Agents installed on the target systems as applicable
for Windows and Linux systems.
Note: Do not set this option if you have Insight Management Agents 7.2 or later installed.
Note: If the remote system is running HP-UX, this option is not executed on the remote system because it is
not applicable on HP-UX systems. If only HP-UX target systems are being configured at this time, you do not
need set this option.
Related topic
▲ Configuring or repairing agents
Custom tools
Custom tools are executed on the Central Management Server (CMS) and on target systems. They are
intended to be scripts, batch files, or executables that can reference environment variables set by the tool
in order to access system or event information. For example, creating a custom tool to launch Notepad.
322 Tools that extend management