HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

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WBEM-based tools
Several Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM)-based tools are available in HP Systems Insight Manager
(HP SIM), including the following:
• Property pages
• System Fault Management
Note: If System Fault Management is not installed, HP SIM cannot recognize or see WBEM indications.
• WBEM providers
Related topics
• Property Pages
• System Fault Management overview
• WBEM providers overview
Property Pages
The Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) name and password pairs entered under
Options→Protocol Settings→Global Protocol Settings also control the amount of data displayed on
the Property pages. If the root name and password pair is not available, many of the properties are omitted
because the target system providers require root access. The Property pages are used to view WBEM
properties on remote target systems (HP-UX, HP-UX IPF, Linux Itanium Processor Family (IPF), Linux x86,
Windows, and Dec Alpha) and can be accessed in two ways:
• From the System Page on the System tab, click Properties. The Property pages display for the
target system.
• Select Tools→System Information→Properties. Select the target system and click Run now. The
Property pages display for the target system.
The supported versions for indications on Linux IPF include:
• RHEL4
• RHEL5
• SLES9
• SLES10
Also, the HP ProLiant Support Pack 3.90 or later should be installed on the system.
The Property pages open in a new window if launched from the Systems Page or from the Tools menu.
The Property pages include three tabs:
• Identity. Displays WBEM properties that help describe the target system on the network. These properties
can include such physical aspects as location, local time, operating system characteristics, and owner
information. The computer system status is based on the status returned from the WBEM Computer
System provider.
• Status. Displays WBEM properties that help determine the status of the system. At a minimum, you
can determine the memory status and process status. Depending on the target system installation of
WBEM, you might be able to determine status on all of the major computer subsystems. A status icon
for each component appears next to each of the status properties. The computer system status is
determined by information collected through the WBEM protocol and the information provided by the
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider. See “System status types” for more information
about the hardware status icons that can be displayed.
NOTE: When you click the FC HBA link on the Property Pages Status tab, you will receive an error
message. The reason for this, is that even though FC control is not present on the system the FC HBA
hot link might be displayed on the Status tab. For an FC HBA, HP SIM cannot anticipate if there will
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