HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Technical Reference Guide

1. Open the globalsettings.props file located at
/etc/opt/mx/config/globalsettings.props.
2. Locate the SnmpTrapPortAddress property: SnmpTrapPortAddress=162 .
3. Modify this property by changing the port value to a different port number.
4. Restart HP SIM.
NOTE: HP SIM does not receive traps from the application using port 162 unless the application is
configured to forward traps to the port assigned to HP SIM.
NOTE: If the SnmpTrapPortAddress entry is deleted, HP SIM defaults to port 162.
prodA; attempts SNMP communications based on the number of SNMP retries you specify and only stops
when the communication is successful or the number of retries is exceeded. HP SIM also waits for SNMP
responses between retries based on the timeout period. Finally, HP SIM can communicate only through
SNMP when the community string specified on the system and the community string specified for that system
in HP SIM match. The community string, "public," is a commonly used default. However, you can specify
any community string needed for your security requirements.
NOTE: Community strings on the managed system and the HP SIM community strings for the system must
match to manage the system through SNMP. Some SNMP management agents also provide IP address
filtering. Be sure the HP SIM IP address is in the allow list for any given SNMP agents.
DMI
The DMTF, formed in 1992 and composed of leading PC industry vendors and corporations, established a
common, platform-independent process for specifying methods of managing desktop hardware and software
components. HP is a Steering Committee member of the DMTF and helped to define the task force's two
pieces of technology: the DMI software and the MIF language. DMI software serves as the liaison between
desktop-resident management programs, manageable hardware, and software components on the computer.
DMI is most commonly used for obtaining information from desktops, but some HP servers and workstations
do support DMI.
HTTP
HP SIM also takes advantage of the industry standard HTTP protocol (used to transfer information over the
World Wide Web) for transportation of management information. Many systems support some kind of
configuration "home page" that is supported over HTTP or the secure HTTPS protocol. HP SIM attempts to
find HTTPS servers running on systems if the Global Protocol Settings page has this enabled. See “Setting
global protocols” for more information.
WBEM
WBEM is one of the newest management protocols. This protocol leverages the industry-standard CIM as
defined by the DMTF. HP SIM can communicate to systems directly using the WBEM protocol or to the
Windows WMI systems using the WMI Mapper Proxy. HP SIM uses WBEM to communicate with storage
system SMI-S WBEM providers . HP has been leading this effort through its association with the WBEM
initiative. WBEM is an initiative supported by HP, Microsoft, Intel, BMC, Cisco, and 120 other platform,
operating system, and application software suppliers.
When WBEM is enabled, the management console can obtain information from any system that supports
WBEM. For WBEM to work, you must provide the correct user name and password for the given system.
WBEM enables a larger set of server and storage manageability data to be collected and displayed on the
System Page and in reports. The presence of WBEM enables the Properties pages and enables WBEM
indications (events) to be displayed in event collections. Without HTTP enabled, HP SIM does not discover
any web-based features on a system.
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