HP Systems Insight Manager 6.2 User Guide

Configuring SSH access

On the CMS, copy the SSH-generated public key from the CMS to the managed system using the

mxagentconfig:

Use one of the following commands:

• mxagentconfig -a -n <hostname> -u root -f <file_with_root_password>

• mxagentconfig -a -n <hostname> -u root -p <root_password>

NOTE: Using the -p option exposes the password through ps output, so using the -f option (with a

file only readable by root, and containing only the managed system root password) is highly

recommended when using mxagentconfig -a. If you use the -p option, enclose the password in

single quotes if the password has any special characters, such as & or $. For more information and

options, see the mxagentconfig manpage with man mxagentconfig.

Subscribing to WBEM indications/events:

NOTE: For more information about HP-UX WBEM events, see the Systems Insight Manager online help.

Procedure 3-3 Subsribing to WBEM indications/events

1. From the managed system, be sure WBEM is installed.

swlist -l bundle B8465BA

2. Verify that SysFaultMgmt provider is installed.

Depending on the System Fault Manager configuration, run the following:

cimprovider –lm SFMProviderModule

The EMSWrapperProvider appears.

cimprovider –ls

The EMSWrapperProvider appears.

NOTE: For more information regarding System Fault Manager, see HP System Fault Management

Diagnostics.

3. From the CMS:

To subscribe to WBEM Events, you must have root access. You can verify what credentials are used for

WBEM access by running the following command line:

mxnodesecurity –l –p wbem –n <systemname>

If the managed system does not have a root level user credential configured, you can add it for the

individual system.

NOTE: You can use the Configure or Repair Agents tool in the Systems Insight Manager UI to perform

this step without permanently recording a root password.

• To change the individual system:

mxnodesecurity -a -p WBEM -c \

<username:password> -n <systemname>

4. From the CMS, run the WBEM Indications/Events command line:

mxwbemsub -l -n <systemname>

24 Setting up managed systems