HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2 Technical Reference Guide

6. Configure WBEM / WMI. This section enables you to configure the target Linux, Windows, or
HP-UX system to send WBEM indications or events to Systems Insight Manager.
7. Click Next. The Step 4: Enter credentials page appears.
8. Enter the following credentials.
The credentials used in this step must work for all selected target systems. HP recommends
using domain administrator credentials. Credentials entered here are not saved by HP SIM
except to run a scheduled task later.
If you select Configure secure shell (SSH) access for a Windows target system, the account you
specify must be a member of the local Administrators group. For Windows targets using a
domain account, the account is automatically added to this group.
a. Select one of the following options:
• Use sign-in credentials These credentials must be a privileged account on the managed
system. The sign-in credentials option is available if the following options are selected:
◦ Install WBEM/WMI Provider (HP Insight Management WBEM Provider) for
Windows
◦ Install Simple Network Management Protocol Agent (HP Insight Management
Agents) for Windows
◦ Install Linux PSP or ESX Agents
◦ Install the HP Version Control for Windows
• Use the following credentials for all systems.
b. In the User name field, enter the system administrator name.
c. In the Password field, enter the system administrator password.
d. In the Password (Verify) field, re-enter the system administrator password.
e. In the Domain (Optional) field, if you are using a domain account, enter the Windows
domain.
9. Click Run Now or click Schedule to run this task at a later time. The Task Results page appears.
Subscribing to WBEM indications
Procedure 312 Subscribing to WBEM indications
1. Select Options→Events→Subscribe to WBEM Events. The Step 1: Select Target Systems page
appears.
2. Select the target systems, and then click Apply. The Step 1: Verify Target Systems page appears.
3. Click Next. The Step 2: Task Confirmation page appears and provides details about the task
that was created.
4. Click Run Now to add subscriptions for WBEM events on the target systems. The Task Results
page appears.
Secure Shell and HP SIM
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 secure 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
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.
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