HP SIM V5.1 User Guide (356920-009, January 2007)

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Hardware status polling

HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) tracks

system health status

, using a predefined hardware status polling

task. This

task

polls for updates on hardware status through the different protocols. The following example

describes how to set up a task to poll

systems

using hardware status polling.

NOTE: One instance of this task is created by default when HP SIM is installed. It runs when new systems

or events meet the search criteria. Create this task only if it has been deleted.

To create a Hardware Status Polling Task:

1. Select Options→Status Polling→Hardware Status Polling.

2. Select the target systems. See “Creating a task” for more information.

3. Click Next. The Select Protocol Settings section appears.

4. Select from the following protocols:

•

DMI

Note: DMI is only available on Windows systems.

•

HTTP

•

SNMP

•

WBEM

Note: By default, all protocols are selected. If all protocols are unselected, then the Schedule and Run

Now buttons are disabled.

Note: WBEM hardware status polling can be bypassed if all of the following conditions are met:

• The

WBEMStatusPollingBypass

flag is set to enabled in the globalsettings.props file.

• The target system type is set to Server. See “Editing system properties for a single system” for more

information on setting system properties for a single system.

• The target system sub type is set to ProLiant. See “Editing system properties for a single system”

for more information on setting system properties for a single system.

• The SNMP Insight Agents are installed on the target.

After all of these conditions are met, the WBEM status is cleared.

5. Select Timeout (in seconds):

• Use default (currently "4")

• Use custom. Timeout maximum is 120 seconds, with a minimum of one second.

6. Select the retry value:

• Use default (currently "1")

• Use custom. The retries maximum is 10 retries, with a minimum of 0 retries.

7. Select one of the following options to execute the task:

• Schedule. Click Schedule to schedule when the task should run. See “Scheduling a task” for

information on scheduling a task.

• Run Now. Click Run Now to run the task now. The Task Results Page appears. See “Task

results list” for information on the Task Results Page.

• Previous. Click Previous to return to the previous page.

Related procedure

▲ Software status polling