HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 with Update 1 Installation and Configuration Guide for HP-UXHP Part Number: 418810-005 Published: April 2009 Edition: 5.3.1

7 Configuring managed systems
Perform step 4 to configure the protocols for the managed systems
1. Install and configure the CMS. The procedure to complete this step is in "Chapter 3, Installing HP SIM
on the CMS for the first time."
2. Install and configure the required management software on the systems that will be managed by the
CMS. For more information on this step, see "Chapter 4, Setting up managed systems" for details.
3. Configure HP SIM for your environment. See chapter "Chapter 5, Configuring HP SIM using the First
Time Wizard" or "Chapter 6, Configuring HP SIM using the Options menu" for the recommended tasks.
4. Configure the protocols for the managed systems. The procedure to complete this step is in this chapter.
Running the Configure or Repair Agents feature from the CMS
To run Configure or Repair Agents remotely against multiple systems simultaneously, you must have
authorizations to run the Configure or Repair Agents tool.
You must have full CMS administrative privileges to modify the HP SIM community strings in the system
security file. In addition, you must enter root level user credentials for the target system.
Setting up managed systems manually
To configure an HP-UX system manually:
• Configure SNMP settings
Configure SNMP to send traps to the CMS:
1. Add the full host name or IP address of the CMS as a trapdest in the following file:
/etc/SnmpAgent.d/snmpd.conf
trap-dest: hostname_or_ip_address
2. Stop the SNMP Master agent and all subagents with the command:
/sbin/init.d/SnmpMaster stop
3. Restart the SNMP Master agent and all subagents with the command:
/usr/sbin/snmpd
• Trust relationship: Set to "Trust by Certificate." See System Management Homepage Online Help at
http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/agents/documentation.html.
• Configure secure shell (SSH) access.
On the CMS, copy the SSH-generated public key from the CMS to the managed system using the
mxagentconfig:
Use one of the following commands:
• mxagentconfig -a -n <hostname> -u root -f <file_with_root_password>
or
• mxagentconfig -a -n <hostname> -u root -p <root_password>
NOTE: Using the -p option exposes the password through ps output, so use of the -f option
(with a file only readable by root, and containing only the managed system root password) is
highly recommended when using mxagentconfig -a. If the -p option is used, enclose the
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