HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

Repairing managed system settings
The Quick Repair tool enables you to repair communication problems with managed systems by launching
the Configure or Repair Agents tool. Managed systems must be able to communicate status to the HP Systems
Insight Manager (HP SIM) Central Management Server (CMS) in order for commands to be launched to the
managed systems. To configure the managed systems to communicate with the CMS, common configurations
and trust relationships must be configured. The Configure or Repair Agents feature enables you to configure
or repair agents in Windows, Linux, and HP-UX.
This tool is very helpful when you want to repair communication problems between the Central Management
Server (CMS) and managed systems.
To repair communication problems on selected systems:
1. Select Configure→Manage Communications. The Select Target Systems page appears.
2. Select target systems. See “Creating a task” for more information.
3. Click Run Now. The System List appears.
4. Select the systems to be repaired from the list.
5. Click Quick Repair. The Step 2: Enter Credentials section appears below the System List.
6. From the Step 2: Enter credentials page:
a. In the User name field, enter the system administrator name.
b. In the Password field, enter the system administrator's password for the user name previously
entered.
c. In the Password (Verify) field, re-enter the system administrator's password exactly as it was
entered in the Password field.
d. In the Domain field, enter the Windows domain if you are using a domain account.
Note: The credentials used in this step must work for all target systems that have been selected. HP
recommends using domain administrator credentials. Credentials entered here are not saved by
HP SIM except to run a scheduled task later.
7. Click Next. The Step 3: Install Providers and Agents (Optional) page appears.
8. You can install Insight Management Agents or providers, either Web-Based Enterprise Management
(WBEM)or SNMP, on managed systems so HP SIM can collect inventory and status information from
these systems and receive event notifications from the systems. Installation is supported only on ProLiant
or Itanium-based servers with Windows operating system.
From the Step 3: Install Providers and Ag ents (Optional) page:
a. Select Install WBEM / WMI Provider (HP Insight Management WBEM Provider) for Windows
to install WBEM or WMI providers on Windows managed systems.
b. Select Install SNMP Agent (HP Insight Management Agents) for Windows to install the SNMP
agent on Windows managed systems. This Insight Management Agent allows network monitoring
and control.
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