HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

means of reporting client system problems. DMI-compliant computers can send status information to a
central management system over a network.
For HP-UX and Linux-based systems, you can download DMI from the HP Software Depot (http://
www.software.hp.com/).
• OpenSSH A set of network connectivity tools providing encrypted communication sessions over a
computer network using SSH. It was created as an open source alternative to the proprietary SSH
software suite offered by SSH Communications Security.
You can download OpenSSH from the HP Software Depot (http://www.software.hp.com/).
To install OpenSSH from the Manage Communications page, select Quick Repair+Install Providers
and Agents→Install OpenSSH. To configure OpenSSH from the Manage Communications page,
select Quick Repair+Install Providers and Agents→Install OpenSSH→Configure secure shell
(SSH) access.
NOTE: OpenSSH can also be installed from the HP SIM menu by selecting Deploy→Deploy Drivers,
Firmware and Agents→Install OpenSSH.
• Secure Shell (SSH) SSH is used to log in to another system over a network and execute commands
on that system. It also enables you to move files from one system to another, and it provides authentication
and secure communications over insecure channels.
You can download SSH from the HP Software Depot (http://www.software.hp.com/).
To install the SSH provider from the Manage Communications page, select Quick Repair+Install
Provider s and Agents→Install OpenSSH. To configure OpenSSH from the Manage Communications
page, select Quick Repair+Install Providers and Agents→Install OpenSSH→Configure secure
shell (SSH) access.
Related procedures
• Setting protocols and credentials for a system or groups of systems
• Setting protocols for a single system
• Setting global protocols
• Adding a WMI Mapper Proxy
• Deploying OpenSSH to multiple systems using RDP
• Installing OpenSSH
• Creating an OpenSSH task through the CLI
• Configuring DMI access
• Configuring SNMP access
Related topics
• Global protocols
• WMI Mapper Proxy
• Configuring or repairing agents
Trusted certificates
Trusted certificates provide the highest level of security. Users with administrative rights can import certificates
from other systems into the HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) Trusted System Certificates List.
The purpose of the Trusted System Certificates List in HP SIM is to maintain a list of certificates in the HP SIM
keystore . Certificates include the HP SIM system certificate and the certificates of managed systems that are
trusted by the HP SIM system. These imported certificates are placed in the keystore and are displayed in
the Trusted System Certificates List.
There are two options for accepting managed system certificates; Always Accept and Require. Always
Accept is the default option, but is vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks. With this option selected, as you
browse to each managed system, their certificate is added to the HP SIM Trusted System Certificate List. If
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