HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

To run Configure or Repair Agents remotely against multiple systems simultaneously, you must have
authorizations to run the Configure or Repair Agents tool.
You must have full CMS configuration privileges to modify the HP SIM community strings in the system security
file. In addition, you must enter administrator level user credentials for the target system.
To configure agents remotely:
1. Select Configure→Configure or Repair Agents. The Step 1: Select Target Systems page appears.
Note: The Step 1: Verify Target Systems page appears if the targets are selected before selecting a
tool.
2. Select target systems. See “Creating a task” for more information.
3. Click Next. The Step 2: Enter credentials page appears. The credentials specified on this page are
for a privileged account on the target system.
Note: If you plan to Configure secure shell (SSH) access on a Windows target system, the account
specified must be a member of the local Administrators group. For Windows targets using a domain
account, the account is automatically added to this group if applicable.
4. From the Step 2: Enter credentials page:
a. In the User name field, enter the system administrator name.
b. In the Password field, enter the system administrator's password for the user name previously
entered.
c. In the Password (Verify) field, re-enter the system administrator's password exactly as it was
entered in the Password field.
d. In the Domain field, enter the Windows domain if you are using a domain account.
Note: The credentials used in this step must work for all target systems that have been selected. HP
recommends using domain administrator credentials. Credentials entered here are not saved by
HP SIM except to run a scheduled task later.
5. Click Next. The Step 3: Install Providers and Agents (Optional) page appears.
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