Getting started with HP SIM 5.3 in a smaller Windows environment (417431-005, January 2008)

Getting started with HP SIM 5.3 in a smaller Windows
environment
Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 3
HP SIM basics ..................................................................................................................................... 4
Product architecture.......................................................................................................................... 4
Central management server ........................................................................................................... 4
Managed systems......................................................................................................................... 5
Network clients ............................................................................................................................ 5
Systems and event collections ........................................................................................................ 5
Setting up custom collections ............................................................................................................. 6
Credentials...................................................................................................................................... 6
Authorizations ................................................................................................................................. 6
Secure access using a web browser ................................................................................................... 6
Managing HP ProLiant 100 series servers............................................................................................... 6
Managing storage ............................................................................................................................... 7
Managing HP printers .......................................................................................................................... 7
Managing clients................................................................................................................................. 8
Managing systems running HP-UX or Linux.............................................................................................. 8
Additional HP SIM capabilities.............................................................................................................. 8
Version Control................................................................................................................................ 8
Reporting ........................................................................................................................................ 9
Tool Definition Files .......................................................................................................................... 9
HP SIM plug-ins ............................................................................................................................... 9
Installation overview and requirements in a Windows environment.......................................................... 10
System requirements....................................................................................................................... 10
Windows Central Management Server ......................................................................................... 11
Managed system requirements and recommendations..................................................................... 12
Installing HP SIM on the CMS for the first time....................................................................................... 16
Installing HP SIM............................................................................................................................ 17
Populating the HP VCRM ................................................................................................................ 18
Signing in to HP SIM ...................................................................................................................... 18
Using the First Time Wizard ............................................................................................................ 19