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HP SIM uses an audit log and a database to track activity and store your management domain information. On HP-UX the audit log is always located at: /var/opt/mx/logs/mx.log.

HP SIM audit log

HP SIM logs all tasks performed by all HP SIM users on all systems. The information is stored in the audit log on the CMS. HP SIM logs all tasks with the following information:

  • Time stamp

  • User name

  • Systems

  • Event

  • Tool result

For command tools, the verbose level of stdout and stderr is frequently large and time-sensitive, so it is only logged by default for the ps command. You can configure the option to log this output for the ps and other commands, as well as other aspects of the audit log, such as maximum file size. Information about configuring the audit log is available in Chapter 13 “Configuration options” and in the "Administering the Software" section of the HP SIM User Guide at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html.

Database

HP SIM uses a database to store vital management domain information. The database contains the following information:

  • Authorizations

  • Systems

  • System lists

  • System group definitions

  • Users

  • Passwords

  • Toolbox definitions

  • Tool definitions

  • Events

  • Inventory data

Database software

HP SIM supports the use of several databases:

  • A local PostgreSQL is supported on HP-UX CMS.

  • Oracle 9i Release 2 is supported on all platforms.

    NOTE: You must create the Oracle database before installing HP SIM. You must also specify the thin client .jar file location. HP SIM requires Oracle database and Transparent Network Substrate (TNS) listener services to be up and running when system is restarted. Oracle by itself does not start the Oracle database and TNS listener automatically. An Oracle database administrator (DBA) must set these services to be restarted when the server is reset. See the Oracle documentation for details on how to auto start these services at http://download-east.oracle.com/docs/html/A96167_01/post-inst.htm#sthref548. Access to this link requires registration, which is free. The Oracle DBA who manages the Oracle installation must perform this task.

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