HP Matrix Operating Environment 7.0 Getting Started Guide

3 Getting Started
Installing the software
This document does not cover installation of the software or upgrade from previous versions of the
software. For installation and upgrade on a CMS running Microsoft Windows, see HP Insight
Management 7.0 Preinstallation Worksheet, HP Insight Management 7.0 Quick Installation Guide,
and HP Insight Management 7.0 Installation and Configuration Guide. For installation and upgrade
on a CMS running HP-UX, see HP Matrix Operating Environment for HP-UX 7.0 Installation and
Configuration Guide.
Configuring privilege elevation
Some Matrix OE management functions require privileged (root) access from the CMS to HP-UX,
Linux, and VMware ESX managed systems. Privilege elevation allows you to use your preferred
mechanism for acquiring root permissions as needed (for example, using sudo or PowerBroker),
without having to allow login through the root account.
Procedure 1 Configure privilege elevation for use with Matrix OE
1. Select Options→Security→Privilege Elevation... from the top menu.
2. Select Enable privilege elevation for Linux & HP-UX (or VMware ESX, according to the type
of managed system OS).
3. Select the elevation tool type from the menu.
IMPORTANT: Matrix OE does not support the option A password is required for this privilege
elevation tool. Make sure this option is not checked.
4. Select use this user and enter a user name that will be used to access all managed systems
with this type of operating system. You will need to enable the selected user login on the
managed systems.
Additional configuration might also be needed. For example, you might need to configure SSH
access using Configure→Configure or Repair Agents..., and you might need to configure the
managed system to allow host authentication for non-root users. For more information, see the HP
Systems Insight Manager Help, mxagentconfig(1M), and the Insight Management and Matrix OE
installation and configuration guides. Links to these documents can be found in “Related information”
(page 36).
Using the Insight managed system setup wizard
Insight managed system setup wizard configures systems to enable them to be managed by Systems
Insight Manager and its plug-in applications, including Matrix Operating Environment. Use the
managed system setup wizard for initial configuration or re-configuration of any selected set of
systems. After you specify which management features you want to use on the selected systems,
the wizard will analyze the current configuration of each system and perform the following functions:
• Install any agents necessary to enable the selected management features
• Apply any required licenses from the set of licenses available in the License Manager database
• Complete additional configuration steps required by the features that you selected
After initial configuration, you can run the managed system setup wizard again at any time to
modify the selected management features and change the configuration.
For more information about the managed system setup wizard, see the HP Insight Managed System
Setup Wizard Getting Started Guide, available at http://www.hp.com/go/matrixoe/docs
20 Getting Started