HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 with SP1 Installation and Configuration Guide for Microsoft Windows

4 Configuring HP SIM using the First Time Wizard
At this point, step 1 below is complete. Perform step 2 to configure HP SIM for your environment by using
First Time Wizard or proceed to Chapter 5 “Configuring HP SIM using the Options menu”.
1. Install and configure the CMS. The procedure to complete this step is in Chapter 3 “Installing HP SIM
on the Central Management Server (CMS) for the first time”.
2. Configure HP SIM for your environment. The procedure to complete the First Time Wizard is in this
chapter or Chapter 5 “Configuring HP SIM using the Options menu”.
3. Install and configure the required management software on the systems that will be managed by the
CMS. For more information on this step, see Chapter 6 “Setting up and configuring managed systems”
for details.
4. Configure the remaining protocols for the managed systems. See Chapter 6 “Setting up and configuring
managed systems” for details.
The initial setup of HP SIM uses the First Time Wizard to provide step-by-step instructions for performing the
initial configuration of HP SIM Central Management Server as well as steps for setting up managed systems ,
configuring discovery , configuring event handling, adding users , and defining authorizations . To perform
the initial setup, you must complete the installation of your Central Management Server (CMS) as described
in an earlier chapter.
Using the First Time Wizard
The First Time Wizard is automatically launched the first time a user with administrative privileges signs in
to HP SIM. The administrative account used to install HP SIM is the initial administrative account. If the wizard
is canceled before completion, it restarts each time an administrative user signs in. You can cancel and
disable the wizard from starting automatically by selecting the Do not automatically show this wizard
again checkbox and clicking Cancel. The wizard can be started manually by selecting Options→First
Time Wizard.
The First Time Wizard provides step-by-step instructions for performing the initial configuration of HP SIM.
Additional configuration options are available in the HP SIM GUI .
The First Time Wizard helps you configure the following settings on the CMS. After configuring a setting,
click Next to continue the First Time Wizard setup procedure. The First Time Wizard does not apply any
changes until you click Finish on the Summary page.
NOTE: The default settings in Firefox block the First Time Wizard. You must disable the pop-up blocker in
Firefox to see the First Time Wizard.
The First Time Wizard includes the following options:
• Introduction Describes the purpose of the First Time Wizard. You can cancel the First Time Wizard
and disable the wizard from automatically starting when an administrative user signs in.
• Managed Environment Specifies all operating systems managed by the CMS. The selections made
here configure HP SIM to show collections, tools, and reports only for managed environments that are
selected.
This page also collects required details for each TDEF selection, such as IP address of the Ignite server,
sign in credential information, and so on.
• System Automatic Discovery Use the wizard to enable discovery, set up the discovery schedule, and
enter the IP address ranges or host names of the systems you want to discover. Discovery is the process
HP SIM uses to find and identify systems on your network and populate the database with that
information. A system must be discovered to collect data and track system health status .
• Credentials: System Automatic Discovery Use the wizard to set the sign-in credentials and the SNMP
credentials for the System Automatic Discovery task.
• Configure Managed Systems Configure managed systems as they are discovered, by configuring
WBEM and WMI, SNMP, SSH access, and trust relationship.
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