HP Insight Dynamics- VSE for ProLiant Installation and Configuration Guide
Using the First Time Wizard
The First Time Wizard is automatically launched the first time a user with administrative privileges signs in
to HP SIM. The administrative account used to install HP SIM is the initial administrative account. If the wizard
is canceled before completion, it restarts each time an administrative user signs in. You can cancel and
disable the wizard from starting automatically by selecting the Do not automatically show this wizard
again checkbox and clicking Cancel. The wizard can be started manually by selecting Options→First
Time Wizard.
The First Time Wizard provides step-by-step instructions for performing the initial configuration of HP SIM.
Additional configuration options are available in the HP SIM
GUI
.
The First Time Wizard provides step-by-step instructions for performing the initial configuration of HP SIM.
Additional configuration options are available in the HP SIM
GUI
. The wizard can be started manually by
selecting Options→First Time Wizard.
The First Time Wizard helps you configure the following settings on the CMS. After configuring a setting,
click Next to continue the First Time Wizard setup procedure. The First Time Wizard does not apply any
changes until you click Finish on the Summary page.
NOTE: The default settings in Firefox block the First Time Wizard. You must disable the pop-up blocker in
Firefox to see the First Time Wizard.
The First Time Wizard includes the following options:
• Introduction Describes the purpose of the First Time Wizard. You can cancel the First Time Wizard
and disable the wizard from automatically starting when an administrative user signs in.
• Managed Environment Specifies all operating systems managed by the CMS. The selections made
here configure HP SIM to show collections, tools, and reports only for managed environments that are
selected.
This page also collects required details for each TDEF selection, such as IP address of the Ignite server,
sign in credential information, and so on.
• Discovery Use the wizard to enable discovery, set up the discovery schedule, and enter the IP address
ranges or host names of the systems you want to discover. Discovery is the process HP SIM uses to find
and identify systems on your network and populate the database with that information. A system must
be discovered to collect data and track
system health status
.
• Credentials: System Automatic Discovery Use the wizard to set the sign-in credentials and the SNMP
credentials for the System Automatic Discovery task.
• Configure Managed Systems Configure managed systems as they are discovered, by configuring
WBEM and WMI, SNMP, SSH access, and trust relationship.
• WMI Mapper Proxy To retrieve managed system information on Windows systems, enter the mapper
proxy system host name and port number.
NOTE: This page does not appear if you are not managing Windows systems.
• Privilege Elevation Enable privilege elevation if, on HP-UX, Linux, and ESX managed systems, you
are required to sign in as a non-root user and then request privilege elevation to run root-level tools.
• E-mail Enter the e-mail settings that the CMS will use to send e-mail notifications. You can set up
Automatic Event Handling tasks that prompt HP SIM to send e-mails when the CMS receives a specific
event.
• Summary Displays all First Time Wizard settings with the option to modify settings or to finish the
First Time Wizard.
The First Time Wizard configures only the basic settings of HP SIM.
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