HP Insight Dynamics 6.0 software without OpenSSH on HP ProLiant and Integrity Servers Running Microsoft® Windows®

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Troubleshooting communications
There are three areas of troubleshooting which can be affected when OpenSSH is not configured on
HP ProLiant and Integrity servers running Microsoft® Windows®.
Communication link verification
HP Insight Dynamics provides a troubleshooting tool for diagnosing communication issues between the
central management server and the managed system. It can be found under the HP Systems Insight
Manager menu Diagnose ->Troubleshoot Insight Dynamics -> Check CMS to Managed
Node Communication... This tool will report failures for the SSH port open and SSH
authentication verification checks. In addition, the vseassist command line interface on the central
management server when executed with the syntax vseassist –l –n <system name> will
report failures for SSH port open and SSH authentication verification checks. These can be ignored
providing the HP Insight Dynamics functionality limitations are understood when OpenSSH is not
installed.
Managed system configuration verification
HP Insight Dynamics provides a troubleshooting tool for diagnosing configuration issues directly on
managed systems. It can be found under the HP Systems Insight Manager menu Diagnose ->
Troubleshoot Insight Dynamics -> Check Managed Node Configuration... This tool will not
work because the SSH protocol is used to copy a troubleshooting utility to the managed system
and perform verifications directly on the managed system. In addition, the vseassist co mmand line
interface on the central management server when executed with the syntax vseassist –r –n
<system name> will not work when OpenSSH is not installed. To execute these checks manually,
perform the following actions:
1. Copy the file <VSE Install dir>\bin\vseassist.exe (Default install
directory is C:\Program Files\HP\Virtual Server Environment\) to the
managed system in a temporary location such as C:\temp.
2. On the managed system, open a command window and change to the directory where the file
was copied, such as C:\temp.
3. Execute vseassist –s –h <hostname of central management server>.
HP SIM communications
HP Systems Insight Manager offers a tool to configure and diagnose communication between the
central management server and managed systems. It can be found under HP Systems Insight Manager
menu Configure -> Manage Communications... This tool will report an inability to run tools on
the managed systems, which is expected when OpenSSH is not configured.