Instruction Manual

Logging in directly on the CMS
1. Log in to the CMS using a valid user name and password ( SSH system name ).
HP SIM grants authorizations based on your operating system user login.
2. Open a terminal window or a command prompt window to execute HP SIM commands.
Using an SSH client remotely
The preferred way to log in remotely is using an SSH client. Telnet and rlogin work, but neither provides a
secure connection.
1. Open an SSH client application on any network client.
2. Log in to the CMS through the SSH client software, using a valid user name and password.
HP SIM grants authorizations based on your operating system user login.
Related topics
• Getting started
• Signing out
• Using command line interface commands
• Networking and security
Signing out
Sign out from HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) to prevent someone from accessing your active session
if you walk away.
If you are monitoring HP SIM, your session remains active and continually refreshes, unless you close the
browser or navigate to another website. In this case, HP SIM signs you out after 20 minutes.
As long as you are actively working in HP SIM, your session stays alive. HP SIM will end your session and
sign you out after 20 minutes of inactivity. See “Configuring browser timeout options” for more information
on keeping sessions alive.
Signing out from the GUI
1. Click Sign Out in the HP SIM banner.
2. Close the web browser.
Logging out from the Command Line Interface (CLI)
Log off of the CMS or the Secure Shell (SSH) client application.
Related topics
• Getting started
• Signing in
First Time Wizard
The First Time Wizard starts the first time a full configuration rights user signs in to HP Systems Insight Manager
(HP SIM). The administrative account used to install HP SIM is the initial full configuration rights account. If
the wizard is canceled before completion, it restarts each time a user with full configuration rights 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 graphical user interface (GUI).
The First Time Wizard helps you configure the following settings on the Central Management Server (CMS).
After configuring a setting, click Next to continue the First Time Wizard setup procedure.
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