HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Technical Reference Guide

credentials for a system or groups of systems” for more information about setting single-system protocols.

4. In the WBEM settings section, verify that Enable WBEM (the default) is selected to allow

WBEM

requests to be sent.

To access the Global Credentials page, select Go to the Global Credentials page to set global

WBEM credentials.

OpenWBEM is not supported.

5. In the HTTP settings section, select Enable HTTP and HTTPS if you need web-based agents and

other HTTP port scans to be identified. HP recommends leaving this option enabled for proper

management and discovery of systems.

6. In the SNMP settings section, verify that Enable SNMP (the default) is selected and specify values for

Default time out and Default retries. For systems managed over a WAN or satellite link, use a larger

time-out (for example, five seconds) with at least one retry. For a LAN, a shorter time-out can be used.

You can configure these settings on a single-system basis.

To access the Global Credentials page, select Go to the Global Credentials page to set global

SNMP community strings.

7. In the Read community string field, enter up to 10 read community strings. This value is case-sensitive.

The identification process attempts communication with a system, using each of these communities in

succession until a successful response is obtained. Future SNMP requests then use the community string

that provided a successful response.

If you have SNMP systems and no read community string that match the systems entered into HP SIM

through Global Protocol Settings or System Settings, the systems are not discovered.

8. In the WS-MAN settings section, verify that WS-MAN is enabled and enter a Default identity timeout.

9. In the SSH settings section, select Enable SSH to enable SSH identification to run on managed

systems.

10. (Optional) In the DMI settings section, select Enable DMI, to enable DMI identification to run on

managed systems. DMI is used to manage some older desktops, HP-UX 11.0 servers, and some third-party

servers. If you do not need to manage these kinds of systems, you can disable DMI to improve discovery

performance. DMI is not enabled by default.

For HP-UX, HP recommends disabling DMI.

DMI is not currently supported on Linux systems and does not appear in the user interface.

If DMI is disabled and some systems no longer have a correct system type or product name, re-enable

DMI.

11. Click OK to accept the settings.

If you accessed this page from the Discovery page, click automatic discovery to return to the Discovery

page after making changes.