HP Intelligent Management Center v5.2 Application Performance Manager Administrator Guide

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 Monitor Type—Select the protocol (SSH or Telnet) through which APM monitors the FreeBSD
application, and then click the Configure link to configure related parameters.
SSH parameters
 Edit SSH Parameters—Select this option if you want to manually configure SSH parameters
for APM. Make sure the SSH settings are the same as those on FreeBSD.
 Select an Existing Template—Select this option if you want to select an existing SSH
template for APM. For information about setting SSH parameter templates, see HP IMC
Base Platform Administrator Guide.
 Authentication Mode—Select the authentication mode for SSH users. Options include
Password, Private Key, Password + Private Key, Password + Super Password, Private Key +
Super Password, and Password + Private Key + Super Password. The following parameters
to be configured vary with authentication modes.
 Username—Enter the SSH username. The user must have the FreeBSD administrator's
privilege.
 Password—Enter the password of the SSH user.
 Private Key File—Enter the directory of the SSH private key file or browse to the file.
 Private Key Password—Enter the password to decrypt the SSH private key file.
 Super Password—Enter the super password with which an SSH user can elevate privileges
after login.
 Port—Enter the SSH port on FreeBSD.
 Timeout (1-120 seconds)—Enter the maximum time period that APM waits for an SSH
response from FreeBSD. The value range is 1 to 120 seconds and the default is 10 seconds.
If no SSH response is received from FreeBSD within the timeout time, APM considers that the
interaction has failed.
 Retries (1-5)—Enter how many times APM retries to send SSH packets to the FreeBSD host.
Telnet parameters
 Edit Telnet Parameters—Select this option if you want to manually configure Telnet
parameters for APM. Make sure the Telnet settings are the same as those on FreeBSD.
 Select an Existing Template—Select this option if you want to select an existing Telnet
template for APM. For information about setting Telnet parameter templates, see HP IMC
Base Platform Administrator Guide.
 Authentication Mode—Select the authentication mode for Telnet users. Options include
Password (No Operator or Super/Manager), Username + Password, Super/Manager
Password, Password + Super/Manager Password (No Operator), Username + Password +
Super/Manager Password, No Username + No Password, and Username + No Password.
The following parameters to be configured vary with authentication modes.
 Username—Enter the Telnet username. The user must have the FreeBSD administrator's
privilege.
 Password—Enter the password of the Telnet user.
 Super Password—Enter the super password with which a Telnet user can elevate privileges
after login.
 Timeout (1-60 seconds)—Enter the maximum time period that APM waits for a Telnet
response from FreeBSD. The value range is 1 to 60 seconds and the default is 4 seconds. If
no Telnet response is received from FreeBSD within the timeout time, APM considers that the
interaction has failed.