HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Command Line Interface reference guide

NOTE: The manpage section numbers for CLI command line usage manpages are different for each
operating system (OS). The CLI command line usage manpage section number is 1M for HP-UX and Windows,
and 8 for Linux. The CLI XML usage manpage section number is 4 for all operating systems.
Table 2-1 HP SIM CLI commands
Available manpagesFunctionalityCommand
mcompile(1M, 8)Compiles a Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP) Management Information
mcompile
Base (MIB) file into an intermediate format
configuration (CFG) file for importing into
HP SIM using mxmib.
mxagentconfig(1M, 8)Configures Secure Shell (SSH) on a
managed node by copying the central
mxagentconfig
management server (CMS) public key to a
user's SSH key directory, and then
appending that key to the authenticated
keys file. The user must be a valid SSH user
on the managed node before running this
command.
mxauth(1M, 8), mxauth(4)Allows administrative rights users to
manage HP SIM authorizations.
mxauth
mxcert(1M,8)Creates a new certificate, imports a signed
or trusted certificate, removes a certificate,
mxcert
lists certificates, generates a certificate
signing request, notes whether or not to
require trusted certificates, upgrades the
certificate from HP SIM 4.x, and
synchronizes the public certificate with the
System Management Homepage share
directory.
mxcollection(1M, 8), mxcollection(4)Adds, modifies, removes, and lists
collections.
mxcollection
Note: mxcollection XML file
components and tags are case sensitive.
Verifies and fixes HP SIM database errors.mxconfigrepo
mxexec(1M, 8)Executes HP SIM tools with associated
arguments on specific HP SIM managed
mxexec
nodes or node groups, verifies the status
of running tools, and enables administrative
rights user to kill or cancel a running task.
mxgetdbinfo(1M, 8)Displays information about the HP SIM
database.
mxgetdbinfo
mxgethostname(1M, 8)Prints the name, IP address, or information
about the local host in HP SIM.
mxgethostname
mxglobalprotocolsettings(1M, 8),
mxglobalprotocolsettings(4)
Used to manage global protocol settings
from an XML file or the command line. This
mxglobalprotocolsettings
command lists global protocol settings in
detailed or XML format.
mxglobalsettings(1M, 8)Used to manage the global settings in HP
SIM.
mxglobalsettings
mxinitconfig(1M, 8)Performs initial configuration for the CMS.mxinitconfig
NOTE: For best performance, running
mxinitconfig is not recommended after
HP SIM is configured.
mxlog(1M, 8)Logs an entry to the log file or standard
out.
mxlog
mxmib(1M, 8)Adds, deletes, and processes a list of MIBs
for HP SIM and lists registered MIBs and
traps for a specific registered MIB.
mxmib
12 About the HP SIM Command Line Interface