HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2 Technical Reference Guide

8. In the SSH settings section, select Enable SSH to enable SSH identification to run on managed
systems.
9. Click OK to accept the settings.
If you accessed this page from the Discovery page, click automatic discovery to return to the
Discovery page after making changes.
Setting protocols and credentials for a system or group 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 does not appear if you selected a single system.
NOTE: Since the System Protocol Settings page 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.
Procedure 170 Setting protocol settings for a single system or group of systems
1. Optional: To set system credentials, click System Credentials. The System Credentials page
appears.
2. In the Ping (ICMP) settings section, select Update values for this protocol to enable updating
the ICMP settings. If this is not selected, the settings are not updated. This option is disabled
by default. Select from the following:
• Use global defaults.
• Use values specified below. Enter the Timeout (seconds) and the Retries.
3. In the SNMP settings section, select Update values for this protocol to enable updating the
SNMP settings. If this is not selected, the settings are not updated. This option is disabled by
default. Select from the following:
• Use global defaults.
• Use values specified below. Enter the Timeout (seconds), Retries.
4. Click Previous to return to the previous screen without saving any changes, click Schedule to
schedule the task, or click Run Now to run the task immediately. See Scheduling a task for
more information about scheduling tasks.
NOTE: If the Schedule and Run Now buttons are disabled, look for bold red error messages
and correct all of the problematic entries, to enable these buttons.
Related procedures
Protocol settings
Setting protocols for a single system
Setting protocols for a single system
Configure single-system protocol settings to fine-tune settings for an individual system. This page
is accessed from the Tools & Links tab on the System Page.
Procedure 171 Setting protocol settings for a single system
1. Go to System page→Tools and links, and then click System Protocol Settings. The System
Protocol Settings page appears.
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