README - HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 with Update 1

password. WS-Management is accessed through port 443 by default, but other ports can be configured by
editing the wsmanportlist.xml file in the config/identification directory.
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When trying to discover a WBEM protocol supported system (target), you must have a root user credential
entered in the Global Protocol Settings page in HP SIM of the target system before discovery is started.
Otherwise, WBEM subscriptions fail, WBEM identification does not collect proper information from the target
system, and WBEM status icon updates are not set properly because the data has not been discovered and
collected successfully. This does not apply to HP-UX, OpenVMS, and Linux Integrity systems. The following
lists the access level needed for each CIMOM that is supported in HP SIM.
Table 2-3 CIMOM access level
Write CIM objects (e.g. Create
Subscription
Read CIM Objects (e.g. SIM
Identification)
Operating systemCIMOM
Non-super userNon-super userNSKNSK (T0682ABP and later)
Super userSuper userNSKNSK (pre ABP)
Non-rootNon-rootVMWare ESXiSFCB
Root or AdministratorNon-rootX86 Linux, Windows StorageOpenPegasus*
Root**Non-rootHP-UX, OpenVMSHP WBEM Services
Admin***Admin***WindowsWMI (Windows ProLiant
Providers
* If using root to access the OpenPegasus CIMOM you must configure root access in
/etc/Pegasus/access.conf
** Override the default behavior by setting the configuration parameter
enableSubscriptionsForNonprivilegedusers to true in the cimserver using the cimconfig command. See
the cimconfig man page for details.
*** Use Configure or Repair Agents in HP SIM to configure the non-administrator account with sufficient
privileges to access the WMI CIMOM.
WBEM Indications
When HP SIM subscribes to NSK WBEM Indications, the indications are listed in the Events log. Over time
the NSK CIMOM deletes the subscription and HP SIM no longer receives indications.
You must periodically check to see if the subscription is still valid by running the mxwbemsub command for
the NSK managed system. If the mxwbemsub command does not list any subscriptions, you must resubscribe
for WBEM indications on the NSK managed system.
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For ProLiant iLO2's to be properly identified with WS-MAN functionality, the iLO2 credentials must be the
first credentials specified in either the discovery credential list or the global credential list when discovery is
run. Otherwise, system credentials can be set directly for the system after it is discovered.
WBEM Providers
HP Insight Management WBEM Providers and SNMP agents must not be installed on a guest operating
system. Installing the providers or agents on a guest operating system causes HP SIM to have excessive
timeouts when data is requested or WBEM Indication Subscriptions are created.
The installer for HP Insight Management WBEM Providers 2.2.x and earlier does not prevent installation on
a guest operating system. The installer for version 2.3 and beyond automatically prevents the installation of
the providers on a guest operating system.
If the WBEM providers or SNMP agents have been installed on a guest operating system, uninstall and
re-identify the managed system in HP SIM.
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