HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

Security
• Role-based security HP SIM enables effective delegation of management responsibilities by giving
system administrators granular control over which users can perform specific management operations
on specific systems.
• Manage Secure Shell (SSH) keys The SSH Keys feature enables you to view and manage, from the
CMS, the public SSH keys stored in the known_hosts file. The SSH keys enable the CMS to authenticate
a secure connection with a managed system.
• Secure remote management HP SIM leverages operating system security for user authentication and
uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Secure Shell (SSH) to encrypt management communications.
• Configure or Repair Agents This feature enables you to repair credentials for SNMP settings, System
Management Homepage, or Management HTTP Server trust relationships on Windows, Linux, and
HP-UX systems supported by HP SIM. See “Configuring or repairing agents” for more information.
Installation
• Easy and rapid installation. HP SIM can be installed, quickly and easily, on HP-UX 11i v1, HP-UX
11i v2, or HP-UX 11i v3 on PA-RISC/Integrity server platforms, or on ProLiant platforms running Windows
or Linux.
• First Time Wizard HP SIM provides you with step-by-step, online instructions for performing the initial
configuration of HP SIM. The wizard helps you configure HP SIM settings on the Central Management
Server (CMS).
Discovery
HP SIM can automatically discover and identify systems attached to the network. Discovery filters enable
you to limit discovery to specific network segments or IP address ranges. Use discovery filters to prevent
discovery of unwanted system types.
Custom tools
HP SIM defines tools using simple XML documents that enable you to integrate off-the-shelf or custom tools.
These tools can be command line tools, web-based applications, or scripts. Access to these integrated tools
is governed by role-based security.
Reporting
• Data collection and inventory reports HP SIM performs comprehensive system data collection and
enables you to quickly produce detailed inventory reports for managed systems. Reports can be generated
in HTML, XML, or CSV format. Data collection and reporting has been added for HP Superdome systems
and other cellular complexes. Data that can be collected includes information on enclosures, cabinets,
cells, memory, Integrity virtual machines, non-Integrity virtual machines, virtual partitions (vPars), and
hard partitions (nPars). The type of data collected depends on what filters are selected, or what
WBEM providers are installed.
• Snapshot comparisons HP SIM enables you to compare configuration snapshots of up to four different
servers, or compare configuration snapshots of a single server over a period of time. This functionality
assists IT staff in pinpointing configuration issues that can contribute to system instability. Snapshot
comparisons can also be used to save a picture of a standard configuration for comparisons to other
systems.
Partner applications
• HP Version Control HP SIM automatically downloads the latest BIOS, driver, and agent updates for
HP ProLiant and HP Integrity servers running Windows and Linux, identifies systems running outdated
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