HP Systems Insight Manager 6.0 Command Line Interface Guide

operating systems, and 8 for Linux operating systems. The CLI XML usage manpage section number is 4 for
all operating systems.
Available manpagesFunctionalityCommand
mcompile(1M, 8)Compiles a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management
Information Base (MIB) file into an intermediate format configuration
(CFG) file for importing into HP SIM using mxmib.
mcompile
mxagentconfig(1M, 8)Configures Secure Shell (SSH) on a managed node by copying the central
management server (CMS) public key to a user's SSH key directory, and
mxagentconfig
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)Enables 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, lists certificates, generates a certificate signing request,
mxcert
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.
Note: mxcollection XML file components and tags are case sensitive.
mxcollection
mxexec(1M, 8)Executes HP SIM tools with associated arguments on specific HP SIM
managed nodes or node groups, verifies the status of running tools, and
enables administrative rights user to kill or cancel a running task.
mxexec
mxexport(1M, 8)Enables you to perform the data migration export function, creating a
zip file to migrate entire configuration data from an installation of HP
mxexport
SIM 5.3.x or later to a new version of HP SIM 6.0 running on another
CMS.
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 command lists global protocol settings in detailed or XML format.
mxglobalprotocolsettings
mxglobalsettings(1M, 8)Used to manage the global settings in HP SIM.mxglobalsettings
mximport(1M, 8)Enables you to perform the data migration import functionality, by
importing the zip file created during mxexport, which will migrates entire
mximport
data from HP SIM 5.3.x or later to a new copy of HP SIM 6.0 running
on a different CMS
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
mxngroup(1M, 8),
mxngroup(4)
Enables you to create, modify, remove, and list system groups in HP SIM.mxngroup
mxnode(1M, 8), mxnode(4)Adds, modifies, identifies, removes, or lists systems in HP SIM.mxnode
mxnodesecurity(1M, 8),
mxnodesecurity(4)
Adds, modifies, or removes security credentials for sign-in, SNMP, SSH,
WS-MAN, and WBEM protocols.
mxnodesecurity
mxoracleconfig(1M, 8)Enables you to configure HP SIM to use an Oracle database. This
command does not initiate the database.
mxoracleconfig
mxpassword(1M, 8)Adds, lists, modifies, or removes passwords stored in HP SIM. The
passwords are displayed in clear text for readability.
mxpassword
mxquery(1M, 8), mxquery(4)Adds, lists, modifies, or removes queries in HP SIM.mxquery
NOTE: Using mxcollection is preferred over using category with
mxquery. Using cat will still work for mxquery, but you should switch
10 About the HP SIM command line interface