HP Systems Insight Manager 6.3 Command Line Interface Guide

Description
The mxnodesecurity command enables a CMS user to add, list, or remove default/global and
node/system credentials in the CMS. All credentials are stored in the Systems Insight Manager
database. The difference between default and system type credentials are:
• Default (or Global)
Credentials that apply to all managed systems.
• Node (or System)
Credentials that apply to specific managed systems.
• mxnodesecurity -a -p protocol -c username:password [-t on or off ] [-n nodename
]
mxnodesecurity -a -p wbem -c username:password [-t on or off ] -n nodename
[ :Port# ]
mxnodesecurity -a -p snmp -c username:password [-t on or off ] -n nodename
mxnodesecurity -a -p signin -c username:password [-t onoroff ] [-n nodename
]
mxnodesecurity -a -p protocol -c username:password
mxnodesecurity -a -p protocol -c username:password -n @defaultN
mxnodesecurity -a -f filename
The add option lets you add a default or system credential. You can specify an input XML file
that describes credentials for one or more target systems, or you can declare credentials and
(optionally) a system name on the command line.
If you specify a file name on the command line, the file must be an XML file. See XML file
support section and the mxnodesecurity(4) manpage for details on the required XML file
format. You can also specify the credential characteristics on the command line with the system
name. If the system name is omitted, the default credentials are changed to the new credential
characteristics.
If the system name is included on the command line, mxnodesecurity tries to get the
fully-qualified name for the system. If the fully-qualified name is not available, the IP address
is requested. If an IP address is not available, the name supplied on the command line is used.
The mxnodesecurity application then searches for the system in the database. If the system
exists, the credentials for that system are updated. If the system is not found, a new line item
is added for the system with the credential characteristics.
• mxnodesecurity -r -p protocol -n nodename
mxnodesecurity -r -p wbem -n nodename [:Port#]
mxnodesecurity -r -p protocol -n @defaultN [-x fd or fcd ]
mxnodesecurity -r -p protocol [-x fd or fcd ]
mxnodesecurity -r -f filename
The remove option lets you delete a default or system credential. Like the add option, the
remove option enables you to supply a file name with the credentials and system name for
deletion. The remove option enables you to remove one credential at a time based on the
system name, or to remove all credentials of a specified protocol type.
If you enter a protocol and a system name on the command line, the remove option attempts
to resolve the system name to its fully-qualified name. If the fully-qualified name is not available,
the IP address is requested. If an IP address is not available, the name supplied on the command
line is used. After the system name is determined, the remove option scans for a matching
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