HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2 Technical Reference Guide

Procedure 78 Configuring global sign-in credentials

1. In the Sign-in Credentials Section, enter the user name and password pairs.

Enter as many default user names and passwords as needed by clicking Add. A maximum of

10 different usernames and passwords can be entered. To delete user name and password

pairs, click Delete beside the pair you want to delete.

NOTE: HP SIM tries each set of credentials until it finds a set that works, which can cause

server sign-in failures and possibly trigger a security event based on your local security policy.

For example, three failed sign in attempts can trigger an account lock-out.

2. In the SNMP Credentials section, enter the default read community strings. Click Add to add

additional strings or click Delete to delete existing strings.

3. In the SNMPv3 Credentials section, enter SNMPv3 protocol specific properties. Security Name

and the Security level are required fields and based on the Security Level selected, the

Authentication protocol, and Authentication Passphrases and simmilarly, the Privacy Protocol

and the Privacy Passphrases must be populated. Optional properties include the Engine ID,

Context Engine ID, and Context Name.

4. Click OK to save changes.

Procedure 79 Deleting global credentials

1. Click Delete beside the credential that you want to delete.

2. When a global credential is found to work for a system, a working credential is created for

the system that references the global credential. If you selected to delete a global credential,

select how you want to delete any working references to the global credentials.

• Delete the global credentials and any working references to them. This prevents HP SIM

from using the credential to communicate with the system.

• Copy the credentials to all systems referencing them, and then delete the global credentials.

This creates a copy of the global credentials as system credentials for any systems with

a working reference to the global credentials, enabling HP SIM to continue to use the

credentials to communicate with the system.