Setting up managed systems manually

The steps to manually configure HP-UX managed systems are detailed below.

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 password in single quotes if the password has any special characters, such as & or $. For more information and options, see the mxagentconfig manpage with man mxagentconfig.
- Install SSH on the managed system if not previously installed.
  swinstall -s /directory/depot T1471AA where directory is the path to the depot file and depot is the name of the depot file. For example:
  swinstall -s /tmp/HPSIM_download.depot T1471AA
Create subscriptions for WBEM events.
To subscribe to WBEM Indications/Events:
Note: For more information about HP-UX WBEM events, go to the WBEM Event Subscriptions for HP-UX systems managed by HP SIM 5.0 white paper at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html.
- From the managed system, be sure WBEM is already installed.
  Note: Subscribing to WBEM Indications/Events on managed systems is optional.
Verify that SysFaultMgmt provider is installed:
cimprovider –ls
From the CMS:
To subscribe to WBEM Events, you must have root access. If the Global Protocol Setting does not match the managed system or does not contain root access, the subscription for WBEM Indications fails. You can verify what access WBEM has by running the following command line:
mxnodesecurity –l –p wbem –n <systemname>
If the managed system does not have a root level user credential configured, you can add it for the individual system.
Note: You can use the Configure or Repair Agents tool to perform this step without permanently recording a root password.
To change the individual system:
mxnodesecurity -a -p WBEM -c \
<username:password> -n <systemname>

From the CMS, run the WBEM Indications/Events command line:

mxwbemsub -l -n <systemname>

See HP SIM User Guide at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html for more information.

Install WBEM on the managed system if not previously installed.

swinstall -s /directory/depot B8465BA

where directory is the path to the depot file and depot is the name of the depot file. For example:

swinstall -s /tmp/HPSIM_download.depot B8465BA

Configure DMI on HP-UX 11.0 systems
Configure DMI on the managed system by adding the DNS host name of the CMS.
NOTE: DMI must only be configured for HP-UX 11.0.
Stop the DMI daemon on the managed system:
/sbin/init.d/Dmisp stop
Edit /var/dmi/dmiMachines by adding the host name of the CMS to the end of this file.
Save the file.

Start the DMI daemon:
/sbin/init.d/Dmisp start

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