HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2 Technical Reference Guide

Upgrading management processor firmware
Executing internal control actions through management processors
Cycling on the power on an HP ProLiant management processor
Powering off a system managed by an HP ProLiant management processor
Powering on a system managed by an HP ProLiant management processor
Turning off the UID for a system managed by an HP ProLiant management processor
Turning on the UID for a system managed by an HP ProLiant management processor
Configuring LAN access on management processors
Configuring LDAP settings on management processors
Controlling the system locator LED through management processors
Controlling system power options through management processors
Managing Communications
Use the Manage Communications feature to troubleshoot communication problems between the
CMS and targeted systems. For each failed communication function, troubleshooting information
is available. You can reconfigure communication settings, launch agents, and push certificates to
target systems. This feature is available from the Configure→Manage Communications menu and
includes the following information:
Table 46 Managing Communications
AccessDescriptionName
Manage communications quick repair.Includes a tabbed interface with a tab
for each functional column
Advising and repairing managed
system settings
(Identification, Events, Run Tools, and
Version Control). Each tab displays
the diagnostic results and includes
troubleshooting tips and advise for
fixing communication problems.
Identification tab.Includes status information on the state
of an identification process.
Identification tab
Identification attempts to determine
what the system type is, what
management protocol a system
supports, using credentials from the
Global Protocol Settings page, and
attempts to determine the operating
system and version loaded, along with
other basic attributes about the system.
Finally, it determines if the system is
associated with another system.
Events tab.Indicates if the CMS can receive
events from the target systems. This
Events tab
status considers the setting of SNMP
traps and WBEM indications.
Run Tools tab.Indicates if the CMS can run tools
locally on target systems. For example,
Run Tools tab
HP SMH. Communication issues in this
column usually relate to security and
trust relationships.
Version Control tab.Indicates the availability of software
and firmware inventory data for target
Version Control tab
systems. The status is collected and
stored during data collection.
Repairing managed system settings.Launches the Configure or Repair
Agents tool. Configure or Repair
Repairing managed system settings
Agents enables you to quickly and
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