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1. From HP SIM, select Configure > Configure or Repair Agents.
If the targets are selected, the Step 1: Select Target Systems page appears.
2. Click Next.
The Step 2: Enter credentials page appears.
3. The credentials you specify on this page are for a privileged account on the target system. In
addition, the credentials must work for all selected target systems. HP recommends using
domain administrator credentials. HP SIM only saves these credentials to run a scheduled task
later.
a. In the User name field, enter the system administrator name.
b. In the Password field, enter the system administrator password.
c. In the Password (Verify) field, re-enter the system administrator password.
d. If you are using a domain account, enter the Windows domain in the Domain field.
4. Click Next.
The Step 3: Install Providers and Agents (Optional) page appears.
5. Select the Install WBEM / WMI Provider (HP Insight Management WBEM Provider) for Windows
box.
6. Click Next.
The Step 4: Configure or Repair Agents page appears.
7. (Optional) Select the Configure a non-administrative account for HP SIM to access WMI data
option.
This option applies to Windows® systems with the Insight Providers. The configuration of the
managed system is updated to allow users to access WMI information over the network. This
user account is used by HP SIM to read inventory and configuration information from the
system, and is configured as the WBEM user in the System Protocol Settings.
This configuration step is not necessary if HP SIM is configured with a user with Windows®
administrator rights. HP SIM does not create this user. The user must exist as a domain user
or one local to the managed system.
Users are added to the Distributed COM Users group on the managed system and given
read-only access to WMI information in addition to read-write permissions to the HPQ name
space.
This user does not need to be an administrator of the managed system and does not need
login rights. HP recommends that the domain administrator create a special-purpose domain
account.
8. Enter the credentials for HP SIM to access the managed systems:
a. In the User name field, enter a user name.
b. In the Password field, enter the password for the user.
c. In the Password (Verify) field, re-enter the password.
d. If the user account is a domain account, enter the Windows domain in the Domain field.
If configuring a nonadministrative user is successful, these credentials are saved as the System
Protocol settings for WBEM access in HP SIM.
9. Choose one of the following options:
• Click Run Now.
• Click Schedule, and then set up a schedule to run this task at a later time.
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