HP Matrix Operating Environment 7.2 Getting Started Guide

Configuring user authorizations
Users must be authorized in HP SIM to use Matrix OE tools and features. Information about Matrix
OE user authorizations is available in the Matrix Operating Environment online help, with additional
information provided in the Matrix OE component help.
Configuring data collection credentials
Systems that are to be managed using Matrix OE or simulated for capacity planning and analysis
must be configured to allow data collection from the CMS. In general, data collection can be
enabled either through the Utilization Provider (UP) installed on the managed system, or through
native data collection. For a description of the two methods, see the section “Comparison of
agentless and UP data collection” in the HP Capacity Advisor User Guide.
Authentication is required to enable data collection. The required credentials are summarized in
Table 9 (page 28). You can verify or modify the WBEM or SSH credentials for a system that has
been discovered in HP SIM by selecting Options→Security→Credentials→System Credentials...
from the top menu bar.
Table 9 Data collection credentials requirements
Required access levelRequired access credentials
Managed system OS / Data Collection
Method
Non-root or rootWBEM credentials must be configured
(or discovered) in HP SIM for these
systems
HP-UX/Utilization Provider
Does not require Administrator level
access
WBEM credentials must be configured
(and discovered or identified) in HP
SIM for these systems
Integrity Windows, (physical server or
VM), from an HP-UX CMS/Utilization
Provider
WBEM login must be a member of the
Administrators group on these systems
WBEM credentials must be configured
(or discovered) in HP SIM for these
systems
Windows physical server from a
Windows CMS/Agentless
Non-root or root credentials, or
certificate-based authentication may be
used
SSH credentials or certificate-based
SSH authentication must be configured
(or discovered) in HP SIM for these
systems
x86 Linux physical server or Integrity
Linux (physical server or
VM)/Agentless
Note
On a Windows CMS, any VMware ESX and Microsoft Hyper-V hosts must be properly registered in Insight Control
virtual machine management to allow data collection from these hosts and their virtual machines. For information about
registering the hosts in Insight Control virtual machine management, see HP Insight Control Virtual Machine Management
User Guide.
About the HP Capacity Advisor Data Collection Service
In Capacity Advisor, collection of resource usage data is managed by a service. The service gathers
data provided by the Utilization Provider and native data collectors and normalizes it into five-minute
data points. The service starts automatically on installation and runs constantly unless
stopped—providing data for visualizing resource use on discovered systems and workloads and
for capacity planning. When needed, the service can be stopped or restarted on the CMS.
Procedure 2 Windows CMS: Stopping the Capacity Advisor Data Collection Service
1. Select Start→Administrative Tools→Services.
2. In the Name column, look for “HP Capacity Advisor Data Service.” Right-click on this name
and select Stop.
Procedure 3 Windows CMS: Starting the Capacity Advisor Data Collection Service
1. Select Start→Administrative Tools→Services.
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