HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

a. In the Name field, enter the command name. Custom tool names must be at least one character in
length, and no more than 255 characters in length. The first character of the name must be
alphabetic. Subsequent characters can be letters, digits, spaces, or any of the following: "-", ".",
"(", ")" or "_".
b. In the Description field, enter the necessary information for the application.
c. In the Help comments field, enter any comments for the application.
d. In the Menu placement field, enter the full path (from the root of the HP SIM console) and the file
name of the application. For example:
c:\custom code\romflash.bat
4. Specify the user account on the target system that will be used for the tool. Select one of the following
options:
• Logged-in user
• Special user ("root" for UNIX and Linux systems, and "Administrator" for Windows systems)
• Specific user
5. Specify the maximum number of targets the tool can select when creating the task. Select from the
following:
• None
If none is selected, the target selection page is not displayed.
• One
• Unlimited
6. Enter the URL to the site or application to launch.
7. Click OK to add the new tool to the Custom Tools menu and access the Manage Custom Tools
page, or click Previous to return to the previous page to select another type of custom tool.
8. Enter the format of how target systems are passed to the URL.
NOTE: New custom tool tools are located under Tools→Custom Tools.
Related procedures
• Creating a new web page tool
• Deleting a custom tool
• Viewing tool definition files
Related topics
• Custom tools
• Managing custom tools
Deleting a custom tool
Deleting a custom tool removes it from the Manage Custom Tools page, from the Custom Tools menu,
and from the system. If a tool being deleted is dependent on a task, an alert is displayed with the list of tasks
associated with the command
To delete a custom tool:
1. Select Tools→Custom Tools→Manage Custom Tools. The Manage Custom Tools page appears.
2. Select a tool to delete, and then click Delete. A confirmation box is displayed.
3. Click OK to delete the tool or click Cancel to cancel the deletion process.
Related topics
• Custom tools
• Managing custom tools
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