Hp Systems Insight Manager User Manual

HP Systems Insight Manager 7.3 Update 1User GuideHP Part Number: 601823-009Published: March 2014Edition: 1

Linux servers...183Enclosure tabl

NOTE: If the SQL database associated with the CMS is installed locally (on the same server),and you have changed the host name and/or IP address, you

used to logon to the database associated with Insight Management software must be changed,then this command must be used.Dependencies• CMS is installe

NOTE: If HP Capacity Advisor Data Service is not running after executing dbauth, you mustupdate the hosts file under Windows\System32\drivers\etc and

Procedure 24 Changing the database associated with the CMS1. Open a command prompt on the CMS and navigate to the install directory of HP SIM.2. Type

20 Understanding HP SIM securityThis chapter provides an overview of the security features available in the HP SIM framework. HPSIM runs on a CMS and

Web agent and be configured to trust by certificate to validate the digital signature. SSL canoptionally authenticate the system to HP SIM, using the

higher. In the case of fresh install scenarios, the HP SIM certificate will be a 2,048-bit self-signedcertificate.HP SIM SSO certificateFor Single Sig

Enabling or disabling certificate revocation checkHP SIM enables you to disable certificate revocation check for both server and client certificates.D

Warning or errorIf the certificate revocation check cannot be performed successfully, then HP SIM logs that as awarning, but it does not cease the con

The SSH keys of the trusted systems do not expire. These keys can be removed manually from thetrust store.PasswordsPasswords configured on the HP SIM

Remote Wake-Up...207Internet Control Mes

For WMI, the default Windows server install requires a local administrator account. However, thiscan be configured to allow access from any specific a

Browser sessionBy default, HP SIM does not time-out a user session while the browser is displaying the HP SIMbanner. This is known as monitor mode, an

IMPORTANT: If creating operating system accounts exclusively for HP SIM accounts, give usersthe most limited set of operating system privileges requir

Installing a certificate on a server with Microsoft Management Console (MMC)To use SSL encryption, you must install a certificate on the server where

2. Certificate requirement:For SQL Server to load an SSL certificate, the certificate must meet the following conditions:a. The certificate must be in

a. hp.Database.ssl=authenticateb. hp.Database.username=usernamec. hp.Database.password=password4. Append the following value at the end of the value s

NOTE: On a Windows system, the operating system account must have administrator-level accesson the CMS for all of the commands to work properly.How to

• The CMS requires a user name and password to access WMI data on Windows systems. Bydefault, a domain administrator account can be used for this, but

IMPORTANT: When using the Trust by certificate option, the HP SIM SSL certificate must beredistributed if a new SSL certificate is generated for HP SI

5. For SSH, turn on the option to accept SSH connections only from specified systems. SelectOptions→Security→Trusted Systems, click SSH Host Keys, and

HP SIM documentation...238Typographic conventions...

21 Privilege elevationPrivilege elevation enables users without root privileges to run tools requiring root privileges onHP-UX, Linux, and VMware ESX

Enable secure communicationHP SIM ensures that the user certificate contained in the smart card is trusted by a valid and knownCertificate Authority (

Administrators can still be able to access all CLIs (such as mxuser, mxnode, and so on) when HPSIM runs on two-factor authentication mode.Smart cards

22 HP SIM quiesceHP SIM Quiesce is an independent entity which performs the operation of pausing and resumingthe operations of HP SIM. It helps to all

23 Contract and warrantyThe Contract and Warranty Status is available when you have a Windows CMS, and the HPInsight Remote Support is installed. You

24 License ManagerLicense Manager enables you to view and manage product licenses within the HP SIM user interface.To access additional information ab

NOTE: The new management processor license collection is supported on management processorand management processor devices. Deployment is supported on

Table 11 License types (continued)DescriptionLicense TypeOffers full, unlimited functionality for a limited time and aspecific number of seats. The li

Table 12 License types reported by management processor products (continued)DescriptionLicense Typethe product to run. Demo keys can authorize use for

2Key. The license keys received from the target systems. Each key retrieved from a system ison a separate line. Some products have more than one licen

Part I Introduction

Assigning and Unassigning licensesHP SIM enables you to assign and Un assign product licenses for plug-ins, if applicable for thatplug-in, and to assi

Add License page1Select the complete key string and press Ctrl + C to copy it.Position the cursor in any of the five fields forming the input box and

Assigning or Applying Licenses page1System NameThe name of the system where the task was executed.2Serial NumberA number the licensing product chooses

License unlicensed systems (optional) page1System license statusDisplays the status of system licenses, such as Not licensed, or assigned duration lic

25 Storage integration using SMI-SAbout storage systemsStorage systems are SAN-attached Fibre Channel disk arrays, switches, tape libraries, or hosts(

• Receive storage system events and associate them with the system that generated the event(through Command View) running on a system, or from a tape

◦ Firmware version◦ Controller characteristics• RAID detailsRAID type◦◦ RAID configuration• SAN and NASNetwork addresses◦◦ Manufacturer◦ Model• IS and

WBEMWBEM is a set of management and Internet standard technologies developed to unify themanagement of enterprise computing environments. WBEM include

HP SIM displays storage systems as follows:• Internal drivesThese systems must appear in the Properties pages and the inventory database as components

Configuring the SNMP trap destination on Windows 2000Procedure 33 Configuring the SNMP trap destination on Windows 20001. Select Start→Settings→Contro

1 About this documentUser GuideHP Systems Insight Manager provides this user guide to help you understand management features.HP SIM User Guide layout

3. Select (4) to import the management server's certificate into the CVAE provider's truststore forevent indications. Enter the following:•

Viewing storage system collectionsHP SIM enables you to view storage system information for collections and individual storagesystems.Procedure 37 Vie

• Storage Ports—All Storage HostsLists port information for all storage host HBAs.• Storage Ports—All Storage SwitchesLists port information for all s

26 Managing MSCS clustersCluster Monitor is a core component of HP SIM, and adds the ability to monitor and managemulti-node clusters. Cluster Monitor

Cluster fieldsTable 13 Cluster fieldsDescriptionNameStatus of the cluster: Normal (the cluster condition is functioning normally, everynode condition

Resource fieldsTable 16 Resource fieldsDescriptionNamePhysical or logical entity that is capable of being owned by a node, broughtonline and taken off

the Major threshold value. It remains in the Major range until it falls to or below the Major resetvalue. The Minor and Major reset thresholds behave

Disk polling rateThe Disk polling rate determines how often Cluster Monitor checks the free disk space as reportedby the appropriate Insight Managemen

27 HP SIM Audit logHP SIM logs all tasks performed by all HP SIM users on all systems. The information is stored inthe Audit Log file on the CMS. Seve

from CMS cup12.hp.com 104611: 2008-04-24 11:17:45 PDT,JOB,PROGRESS,START,JOB,44641_cup12.hp.com,VERBOSE,partner,,, Running Tool:ls Expanded Comman

2 Product overviewHP SIM features• Automatic discoveryAutomatically discovers and identifies systems attached to the network. Use discovery filtersto

28 HP Version Control and HP SIMAbout the Version Control AgentThe HP VCA is an Insight Management Agents installed on a system that enables you to vi

About the Version Control Repository ManagerHP VCRM is an HP Insight Management Agents that manages a directory of HP software andfirmware components.

NOTE: HP SIM no longer requires the VCA to be installed on target systems. The new SW/FWBaselines feature performs this task.NOTE: SIM 7.3.1 users can

About multiple system managementThe Software Update capabilities of HP SIM includes the following features:• Install Software and Firmware. Use to aut

29 Compiling and customizing MIBsHP SIM provides the capability of managing systems through SNMP and by receiving incomingSNMP trap events. HP SIM shi

directory by default so any MIB that you intend to register should be copied to the <BASE>\mibsdirectory. While mcompile does provide some capab

In this example, TRAP-TYPE and sysName are readily resolved as in the example above.hpSwitchBladeType2-Mgmt is resolved by mcompile checking HP-SWITCH

The initial command to register the file uses the .cfg extension, but all subsequent commandsrefer to the file by its .mib extension.IMPORTANT: mxmib

--#CATEGORYThis provides a categorization of the trap for ease of viewing and use in forming HP SIM lists. Youcan use predefined categories or, if non

• SYSTEM AND ENVIRONMENTAL• Tandem EMS Events• TruCluster Events• Unassigned• Unisys Configuration Agent Events• UNKNOWN• WYSE Events• ZESA• ZHRM--#MS

Basic conceptsDiscovery and identificationHP SIM can automatically discover and identify systems attached to the network using informationfrom managem

--#SEVERITY CRITICAL--#TIMEINDEX 99--#MSG_FORMATTER "$V1V#Computer: # $V3V#Drive Status: # $V9V#Serial Number: #"::= 3029The e-mail or pager

Fields can be modified as follows:• The Description field is the long description stating the nature of the trap. The Description fieldis used on the

30 Proxy authenticatorHP SIM supports user authentication against the underlying operating system as well as LightWeight Directory Access Protocol (LD

HP SIM allows HTTP as well as HTTPS connections with the authenticator, HP highly recommendsyou provide support only through certificate-based authent

CommentsDefaultvalueOverride-able ViaURL parameterMandatory InSecuritySettings.propsPropertySerialNumber(S/N)HP recommendsyou ensure thisURL is not re

CommentsDefaultvalueOverride-able ViaURL parameterMandatory InSecuritySettings.propsPropertySerialNumber(S/N)authenticatorconnection forauthentication

Configuring trust check in HP SIM for Proxy authenticator serverPerform the following to enable trust check and mutual authenticator with the proxy au

In the above example, 10.1.1.1 is the host running HP SIM and 10.1.2.3 is the host running theauthenticator.Also note that if the value of “proxy.auth

A Important NotesSystem and object names must be uniqueSystem and object names must be unique in HP SIM.For example, the name of a Virtual Connect Dom

1. Select Start→Control Panel→Windows Firewall.2. Click Turn Windows Firewall on or off.Annotating the portal UIAnnotation refers to adding a small am

generated and e-mailed on a scheduled basis. The type of data collected depends on themanagement software (SNMP agents or WBEM/WMI providers) that is

HP has a well defined process when a security defect is found that culminates with the publicationof a security bulletin. The security bulletin provid

Central Management ServerResource-intensive applications such as HP Insight Control performance management have sometimesencountered problems working

SIM About pageWhen HP SIM 7.3 and 7.3.1 versions are installed on a Windows Small Business Server 2011Standard system, the About page in HP SIM shows

B TroubleshootingAdobeHP recommends you use Adobe 11.Agentless Management ServiceHP Agentless Management Service may exhibit slow performance on SLES

in Onboard Administrator is refreshed. The time taken could be lesser than this at times, but 60seconds is a conservative time interval which could be

Solution: Enable Play Animations in Web Pages in Internet Explorer. To access this, selectTools→Internet Options→Advanced, and then select Play Animat

4. Be sure both the Register this connection's address in DNS and the Use this connection'sDNS suffix in DNS registration checkboxes are sel

case. Therefore, you must provide case sensitive Sign-In credentials during discovery or whilerunning the Configure or Repair Agents task.For example:

How do I push an SSH key through Configure or Repair Agents on Windows 2008?Solution: HP recommends disabling User Account Control on Windows 2008 sys

When more than one credential is not specified on the Edit System Credentials page, ESXi 5.0 willbe discovered with multiple WBEM credentials.• If an

Signing in and using the graphical user interfaceHP SIM provides a browser-based GUI. Supported browsers include:• For Windows:Microsoft Internet Expl

HP SIM might report duplicate entries for array controllers if the data is collected using both WBEMand SNMP protocols on a HP Insight Management WBEM

The folders listed above are the default folders and should be used unless you have changedthe installation folder location.• You might have failed to

Solution: If this occurs, HP SIM will not add the cluster and the cluster nodes will not be associatedin HP SIM with the cluster. To work around this,

Solution: To prevent orphans from appearing in the future, review events and remove the systemthat you have migrated to a new system type before redis

1. Be sure to make the changes similar to the following in the /etc/hosts file on the discoveredsystem before installing agents:#Do not remove the fol

To enable non-administrative users to delete or clear events, you can create a toolbox with theClear Events and Delete Events tools.1. Select Options→

operation completes. If the restore operation exceeds 4 minutes on Onboard Administrator,a message appears stating that the save/restore operation cou

on the hosts, the updated name does not reflect on the 'All Systems Page". However, the changeis updated in the host system page after few m

NOTE: This applies to both x86 and x86_64 if the user elects to install the XWindows support.NOTE: These must be the 32-bit version even under x86_64

• Ensure the user ID being used to connect to the target IP address server is part of theadministrator's group. If it is not, HP Smart Update Man

Configuring the CMS• HP SIM must be running on a Windows CMS that is a member of a Windows domain. Thebrowsing system must be a member of the same dom

IdentificationThe new SSH identification method cannot be used to form associations between DL100 seriessystems; such as the DL160 G5 and DL180 G5 and

Data Collection..Solution: Go to http://communities.vmware.com/message/914939#914939. Note that the fixabove references /var/pegasus/vmware/install_qu

1. HP SIM installation• Create a database user with DBA Role privilege on the Oracle database server.• Install HP SIM with the database user created f

Solution: To bypass this problem, modify the Ignite tools from the CLI using the tools' original tdefs,as follows:Procedure 53 Issue with changin

MX_JOB_MAX_COMPLETED_JOBS_PER_TASK=3Recommended value is 3 for greater than 1500 systemsMX_JOB_MAX_COMPLETED_JOB_AGE=7Recommended value is 7 for great

3. Right-click the Systems Insight Manager service in Windows Services API, and click restartfrom the dropdown menu.Privilege elevationWhen “DISPLAY_L

2. Disable the Log On Policy and try to run the problematic reports.3. If the policy cannot be disabled or if the security policy is already disabled

System PageWhen WBEM protocol is enabled, incorrect drive information is displayed in the Logical Volumesection in the Performance tab for a blade ser

If a user is created with the operator template, then the user is automatically given authorizationsto run any CMS tool created with the Run as option

Dmidecode displays:00010203-0405-0607-0809-101112131415UniqueIdentifier in SIM03020100-0504-0706-0809-101112131415Virtual Connect Enterprise ManagerUn

© Copyright 2010, 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Legal NoticesConfidential computer software. Valid license from HP required for posses

Configuring the browser in Firefox:Firefox must be configured with a list of sites (for example, the CMS) where automatic sign-in canbe performed, and

Table 19 Minimal versions (continued)VersionProduct1.6Integrated Lights-Out(see supported server matrix for Virtual Connect)Server ROM8.1Service Pack

WBEM Indication for Windows IPv6 TargetWindows system does not support the indications that are discovered only with automaticallyconfigured 6to4 tunn

C HP SIM Dynamic PortsThere are three main processes in HP SIM:• mxdomainmgr• mxdtf• mxinventoryThese processes communicate with each other using Secu

Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 2008 and AboveTo comply with Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) recommendations, Microsoft increase

D Protocols used by HP SIMHP SIM uses many different management protocol standards. This capability enables HP SIM toprovide management support for a

From a standards perspective, Microsoft SNMP supports only SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c. Microsoftdoesn’t support SNMPv3 and has no plans to support it. Since t

NOTE: HP SIM does not receive traps from the application using port 162 unless the applicationis configured to forward traps to the port assigned to H

Remote Method Invocation (RMI)Java RMI is used within the CMS only for inter-process communication.Remote Wake-UpRemote Wake-Up refers to the ability

Functionality when enabledDescriptionManagement standardsome routers block ICMP messages soHP SIM provides an alternative pingusing TCP.System identif

Functionality when enabledDescriptionManagement standardwhich in turn, uses RPC. For Windowssystems behind a firewall, HPrecommends installing the WMI

1. Banner areaThe banner provides a link to the Home page, a link to Sign Out of HP SIM, and displays theuser that is currently signed in. Click the m

E Data CollectionAfter HP SIM collects data initially during the identification process, you can schedule a DataCollection task to specify systems and

Bi-weekly data collectionThe Bi-Weekly Data Collection task runs the Overwrite existing data set (for detailed analysis)option on all systems in the s

F Default system tasksPolling tasks track the health status of systems in associated collections. Hardware status pollingmust occur periodically to de

NOTE: If you discover more than 500 systems, HP suggests you change the interval tosomething greater than 10 minutes (for example, 15 minutes for ever

Old Noisy EventsIncludes events that are transient and happen frequently, but do not generally indicate hardwarefailures. For example, link up, link d

Version Status Polling for Systems no Longer DisabledThis task runs the software version tool when a system changes from a disabled state to an enable

G Host file extensionsHosts files are used during discovery to manually add multiple systems to the HP SIM database.Hosts files typically contain IP a

# Sorted by: IP address# Date: 28-Mar-00 2:29:31 PM# Author: administratorThe system EngProliant uses all current defaults. There are no additional co

Default valuesIf a parameter is missing in the hosts file, the default is applied. The following lists the parametersthat can be used in hosts files:T

Table 25 Hosts file default parameters (continued)DescriptionValueKeywordRead only (Default)PublicSNMP_MON<Community String >No default<Commu

Part II Setting up HP SIM

H System Type Manager rulesSystem Type Manager enables you to extend HP SIM's SNMP-based discovery so that it is ableto identify new types of sys

I Custom tool definition filesCustom tool definition files are XML files that describe how HP SIM should run tasks based on aprogram, script, or UTL a

Table 27 MSA-specific attributesDescriptionSyntax1AttributeSpecifies an MSA command, theparameters for the command, and anexecution node on which the

Table 28 WLA-specific attributes (continued)DescriptionSyntax1AttributeAn optional parameterized string thatprovides a way for web-launch<target-fo

Table 30 Global attribute parametersDescriptionParameterJob ID for the task being executed%tName of the user running this task%uName of the user this

Table 32 Multiple selected target parameters (not supported for Custom Command Tools)DescriptionParameterRepeated pattern (only repeats if a current s

Table 34 Defined name valuesDescriptionNames values32 character stringproduct-name24 character numberProduct-versionInsert a separator line in the men

Tool Filtering attributesCommon filtering values available to use for TDEFs.Table 37 Tool filtering attributesDescriptionFilter nameAcceptable values

In addition to these "automatic" EV's, user-defined environment variables may be set as part ofscripting in the TDEFs.Table 38 Environm

Table 38 Environment Variables (continued)DescriptionNames valuesPath variable received from the operating system (receivedin context of the windows s

3 Setting up managed systemsSetting up managed systems involves installing the required Management Agents software andconfiguring the supported protoc

Table 39 New Command Line Tool parameter entry guidelines (continued)Entry guidelinesParameter string assignmentData entry required?Parameter fieldcom

J Out-of-the-box MIB support in HP SIMThe following table represents the key MIBs that ship with HP SIM. Those MIBs that are marked aspreloaded are re

Table 40 MIBs supported in HP SIM (continued)Pre-loadedSupportsMIB nameXcisco productscisco-port-security-mib.mibXcisco productscisco-process.mibXcisc

Table 40 MIBs supported in HP SIM (continued)Pre-loadedSupportsMIB nameXSAN Appliancecpqsanapp.mibXSAN Appliancecpqsanevent.mibXHP Proliant Storagecpq

Table 40 MIBs supported in HP SIM (continued)Pre-loadedSupportsMIB nameXSWCChs_agent.mibXLSF productlsf001.mibXMSA2000 Array(HPMSA)msa2000traps.mibXHP

Table 40 MIBs supported in HP SIM (continued)Pre-loadedSupportsMIB nameXTandem's Subsystem Control Facility(SCF)zsmp.mibXTandem SNMP Trap Multipl

K Support and other resourcesInformation to collect before contacting HPBe sure to have the following information available before you contact HP:• So

• If the question is related to HP Insight Remote Support (HP Insight RS), then HP SIM will besupported as it pertains in Insight RS with a Hardware W

• Videos that showcase HP SIM and the Essentials at http://h20621.www2.hp.com/video-gallery/us/en/d61b72a4341ac0ad1e67d9d76ea8b4e7e53bd53a/r/video• HP

GlossaryAadministrativerights userA user who is authorized for the All Tools toolbox on all systems, including the CMS. This typeof user has been give

Select Quick Setup for HP Insight Remote Support to configure the server settings. Select one ofthe following options:• Select Register this server di

cluster A parallel or distributed computing system made up of many discrete systems that form a single,unified computing resource. Clusters vary in th

event Information sent to certain users that something in the managed environment has changed. Eventsare generated from SNMP traps. HP SIM receives a

to manage all HP server platforms. HP SIM can also be extended to deliver unparalleled breadthof system management with plug-ins for HP storage, power

managementprotocolA set of protocols, such as WBEM, HTTP, or SNMP, used to establish communication withdiscovered systems.Minor status Status informat

The server deployment is installed separately from HP SIM. It requires a license for each servermanaged. You must register your server deployment prod

faster to deploy, and easier to adapt to growth and change than traditional rack-mounted ortower servers.See also enclosure.Shared ResourceDomainA col

storage systems SAN-attached Fibre Channel disk arrays, switches, tape libraries, or hosts (with Fibre Channelhost bus adapters).subnet On TCP/IP netw

system search Logical grouping of systems into a collection based on information in the HP SIM database. Aftera search is defined, you can display the

user A network user with a valid login on the CMS that has been added to HP SIM.user accounts Accounts used to sign-in to HP SIM. These accounts assoc

IndexAabout, 151, 152default polling tasks, 212searches, 52storage solutions (SNMP), 134, 137version control agent, 150accessingautomatic event handli

Configure or Repair AgentsManaged systems must be able to communicate status to the HP Systems Insight Manager CMSin order to launch commands to the m

discovery, 140communicatingwith systems, 37communicationerrors, 174community strings, 55complexdeleting, 176discovering, 176System Page, 176Configure

XP P9500, 181discovery filtersaccessing, 42disabling, 42editing, 42discovery taskscreating, 40deleting, 40disabling, 40editing, 40enabling, 40general

HP Insight Control power management24-hour graph, 185incompatible server, 185license, 185temperature graph, 185HP Insight Control virtual machine mana

management protocols, 23managingautomatic event handling tasks, 61cluster collections, 57CMS communications, 44custom tools, 83, 221discovery task, 40

views, 68reports, 68data collection, 16inventory, 16storage systems, 141requirementsGUI, 18resourcescluster monitor, 145, 146thresholds, 145response t

viewing array capacity, 142WBEM event indications, 140subscribingWBEM indication events, 140support, 237systemstatus, 55WBEM status, 57system collecti

managed systems, 23Windows 2000, 197Windows 2008, 176Windows 2008 64-bit, 198Windows VistaConfigure or Repair Agents, 176User Account Control features

5. Select Install SNMP Agent (Insight Management Agent) for Windows to install the SNMP agenton Windows managed systems. This Insight Management Agent

◦ Send a sample WBEM / WMI indication to this instance of HP SIM to test that eventsappear in HP SIM in the Event List or All Event User Interface for

NOTE: If you configure only HP-UX systems with default SNMP installations, youdo not need to set this option. HP-UX enables read by default (get-commu

NOTE: For this option to work, the user name and password provided in Step 4:Enter credentials must be an administrative level account. For Linux or H

ContentsI Introduction...131 About this document...

NOTE: Do not set this option if you have Insight Management Agents 7.2 or laterinstalled.NOTE: If the remote system is running HP-UX, this option is n

14. Click Run Now or click Schedule to run this task at a later time. The Task Results page appears.If the Management HTTP Server is installed on targ

Setting up HP-UX servers to be managed by HP SIMProcedure 3 Setting up HP-UX managed systems1. Understand the basic managed system software for HP-UX.

Manually setting up an HP-UX managed systemAlthough chapters 4-7 explain how to finish configuring managed systems from the HP SIM GUI,this section de

2. Verify that SysFaultMgmt provider is installed.Depending on the System Fault Manager configuration, run the following:cimprovider –lm SFMProviderMo

Table 3 HP SUM Linux network ports (continued)DescriptionPortsUpdates are passed to the node and retrieved through an internal secure web server that

2. On the CMS, copy the SSH-generated public key from the CMS to the managed system, andplace it in the authorized keys file of the execute-as user (r

4 CredentialsIn HP SIM, credentials are used to enable the CMS to communicate with managed systems, throughWBEM/WMI, WS-MAN, SSH, SNMP, and SNMPv3. Ho

However, when a credential is overwritten, instead of deleted and then re-added, the credentialis changed and each system referencing it uses the new

5 WMI Mapper ProxyWindows systems use a variation on the WBEM management protocol called WMI. For HP SIMto communicate with Windows systems, the WBEM

Configuring Configure or Repair Agents through a discovery task...42Viewing discovery task results...

6 DiscoveryDiscovery is the process of finding systems in the management domain so that they can be managedfrom the CMS by HP SIM. HP SIM can automati

4. Physical ServersThis discovery task is for discovery of physical servers (blade servers and standalone servers).The management processors for these

• Enable or disable a discovery taskSelect a task and click Disable to disable the schedule of an enabled task. If a task is disabled,the button chang

matches the current filter. If discovery filters are disabled, automatic discovery discovers systemsaccording to the General Settings for All Discover

7 Manage CommunicationsUse the Manage Communications feature to troubleshoot communication problems between theCMS and targeted systems. For each fail

Configuring the managed system software using the Configure or RepairAgents feature from the CMSThe HP SIM Configure or Repair Agents tool is a quick

8 Automatic event handlingAutomatic event handling enables you to define an action that HP SIM performs when an event isreceived. Users who want to ac

Example automatic event handling tasksHP SIM ships with three example automatic event handling tasks that are disabled by default.When the Automatic E

NOTE: If the Target holds only IPv4 address, then no changes are required and the forwardedtrap is not encapsulated into OpenViewTrap.Forward OtherEve

9 Users and AuthorizationsHP SIM enables you to configure authorizations for specific users or user groups. Authorizationsgive the user access to view

Snapshot Comparison...69Enhanced Reports...

10 Managed environmentThe Managed Environment feature enables you to select the operating systems that you will manage.There are four options: Windows

Part III HP SIM basic features

11 Basic and advanced searchesBasic searchThe Search feature enables you to quickly retrieve details about a system using its name or commonsystem att

Save asWhen you click Save As Collection, the Save As Collection section displays. Enter a name for thesearch in the Name field, and then select where

12 Monitoring systemsViewing system collectionsIn HP SIM monitoring systems involves HP SIM polling Insight Management Advisor or firmwareon the manag

• Property pagesThe Property page Status tab displays WBEM properties that help determine the status of thetarget system, such as determining memory s

Table 4 Health status types (continued)DescriptionStatus typeStatus iconThe system has a potential problem or is in a state that might becomea problem

WBEM operational status typesHP SIM reports WBEM operational status for storage and server elements, such as storage switchports and filled memory slo

shared cluster collections from the cluster collection view. Users can manage their own privatecollections, as well as:• Save collectionsClick Save As

After setting the Ignore status on the components, the change will not be reflected until after thenext status polling task runs.Disabling NIC on ESXi

Reconfiguring the CMS host name and primary IP address...100Reconfiguring the CMS database credentials...

Example of setting system propertiesSetting customer company and contact information individuallyIf the customer company or contact information is dif

13 Event managementEvents are typically sent to the CMS from agents running on the managed systems. However, someevents are generated directly from th

• Status Change Event SettingsEnables you to control if a status change event is generated when health status changes. Toaccess, select Options→Events

13. Select Send e-mail.a. In the To address field, enter the e-mail address to which you want the notification sent(multiple addresses can be added so

User Action: Replace the storage system side panel.Status: sidePanelRemovedExample of a Pager/SMS pageFrom: Doe, JohnSent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 5

Where quanit1 is the system name.Example - Creating a task to send an e-mail when a system reaches acritical stateThe following instructions set up an

d. In the Message Format field, select from the following formats based on the encodingpreference of the recipient:• Standard. This default message fo

10. Click OK to save the collection.11. Then select systems from the Search dropdown list.12. From the first selection box (criteria selection), selec

14 Reporting in HP SIMStandard reportsStandard reports are shipped with HP SIM. The reports are based on common user scenarios anddo not need any addi

Format for generated report:◦ HTML (Recommended for viewing)Enables viewing an existing report in HTML format.◦ XMLEnables viewing an existing report

HP-UX and Linux...112HP SIM database...

The reporting engine main page contains the Reports by Product table that displays the productsregistered with HP SIM along with the available reports

New Enhanced reportsA report configuration is a customer-defined set of preferences that pulls specified criteria from thedatabase tables and places i

If you click OK, the report is deleted and the product and report page is refreshed to show thecorrect status of the reports.72 Reporting in HP SIM

15 HP SIM toolsTarget selectionTargets are systems that a tool acts upon. Targets can be single systems, collections, or groups ofsystems that are cho

• Delete a task• Stop an executing task• Track task statusTask information is available by selecting one of the following:• Tasks & Logs→View All

Part IV HP SIM advanced features

16 Collections in HP SIMCollections in HP SIMSystems and events are grouped into collections based on information from the HP SIM database.After a col

• Run a system search and save the search criteria as the attributes defining a collection.Saving a collection from the Advanced Search pageFor more i

Because collections by attribute use a database query, collections that are complex take moresystem resources every time they are accessed. Keeping co

On the Customize Collections page, some collections show their contents and others do not. Forexample, in the above image, All Systems, HP BladeSystem

Storage events...135Storage inventory de

If CollectionB is copied to CollectionF, the hierarchy would look like the following:The new instance of CollectionB receives a new name, but its cont

◦ The All Systems and All Events collections cannot be deleted.◦ After a collection is deleted, it cannot be recovered.• Set PropertiesCollections hav

In the System and Event Collections panel, where the status is displayed, the status will"bubble up" to the higher levels of the hierarchy (

17 HP SIM custom toolsGeneral conceptsCustom tools are tools that can be created by the user to run on the CMS or on target systems. Forexample:• Remo

Table 9 Tool types (continued)DescriptionNameCMS uses SSH to send one or more files to the targetsystem, which then executes the tool. An example of a

• 5, Critical• 100, InformationalNOTICEQUERYNAME. The collection name based on how the notice was generated. This valuecan say one of the following:•

IF, RELATEDDEVICECOUNT = 2 Then, RELATEDDEVICEIP0=111.111.111.111 RELATEDDEVICEIP1=222.222.222.222RELATIONSHIP%d. The relationship string with

You can substitute any number of selected targets by using the repeat block construct, %( ... %).Anything inside the repeat block delimiters is repeat

View tool definitionUse to display the XML code for the tool. This tool is not enabled if you select more than one tool.Run Now/ScheduleUse to run the

NOTE: Your text editor must be able create a text-only file with no embedded formatting.4. Following the leading XML version and tool-list tags, type

28 HP Version Control and HP SIM...150About the Version Control Agent...

8. Type the following attribute element code, which states where the tool will be located in theHP SIM menu.9. To finish the TDEF, enter the final too

Example Web launch toolA web launch tool launches an application requiring a URL. The example below launches theapplication WebJetAdmin for a device s

For more information about specific MSA tool requirements and attributes, see “MSA-specificattributes” (page 221).Example Enabling Remote Desktop tool

Adding a TDEF to HP SIMAfter you create a custom TDEF, to function, you must add it into HP SIM. Add a TDEF to HP SIMusing the mxtool -a command, as d

Modifying a TDEFModifying a TDEF allows users to customize the XML to align with their business. Each TDEF includedcan be modified to fit with each cu

18 Federated SearchSelect Reports→Federated Search...Federated Search is a web-based HP SIM plug-in that enables you to search quickly across anumber

4. Configure the remote CMS.The main CMSs SSL certificate is exported to the secondary CMS, and the secondary CMSis configured to trust the main CMS.

19 CMS Reconfigure ToolThe CMS Reconfigure Tool feature provides a set of commands that enable you to quickly makecommon reconfiguration changes to HP

When this command is run, and the new password is typed and confirmed, all services are stopped.The password entered is then updated on services that

2. Update the gwlmdb.properties file by executing the following command from the commandprompt:vseinitconfig -a3. Open the Windows command prompt and