HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

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Related topics
• Protocols
• Global protocols
• Protocol functionality
• Using the First Time Wizard
• Entering WBEM settings
Setting protocols and credentials for a system or groups of systems
Configure single-system protocol settings to fine-tune settings for individual systems or a group of similar
systems. This option is especially useful if some of your systems are accessed through a LAN, while others
are accessed through a WAN. Configure systems accessed through the WAN with longer timeouts and
increased retries.
If you selected a collection when first using this tool, you can click the collection link at the top of the page.
A window appears, showing all systems in the collection chosen. Click OK to close the window. This link is
not displayed if you selected a single system.
NOTE: Since the System Protocol Settings page is intended for a group of similar systems, it is initially
filled with default settings based on the corresponding values from the Global Protocol Settings page.
The initial settings might not match current values from an individual system.
To set protocol settings for a single system or a group of similar systems:
1. Select Options→Protocol Settings→System Protocol Settings.
2. In the WBEM settings section, select Update values for this protocol to enable updating the WBEM
settings. If this is not selected, the settings are not updated. This option is disabled by default.
OpenWBEM is not supported.
3. In the WBEM settings section, select:
• Use global defaults.
• Use values specified below. Enter the User name and password fields or select corresponding
Use certificate instead.
Specify whether a specific WBEM port is to be authenticated through a set of credentials or a certificate.
To authenticate through a set of credentials, enter the Port #,User name, Password, and Confirm
Password information. To authenticate through a certificate, enter the Port # and select Use certificate
instead. Enter as many sets of these values as needed.
Note: The user name should include the domain name. For example, domainname/username .
Note: The Port # can be blank for a set if appropriate.
Note: Since each port number can only be associated with a user name and password, when the same
port number (including a blank entry) is specified in more than one set (row) of WBEM credentials, only
the last set with that port number value will be retained. In other words, when several sets of WBEM
credentials sharing the same port number are specified, the last set with that same port number replaces
all previous entries.
4. In the SSH settings section, select Update values for this protocol to enable updating the SSH
settings. If this is not selected, the settings are not updated. This option is disabled by default.
5. In the SSH settings section, select from the following options:
• Not applicable.
• Use values specified below. Enter the User name, Password, and Confirm password.
Note: Information should be included in this section if your target Secure Shell (SSH) server does
not support public key authentication.
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