Using the First Time Wizard

The First Time Wizard is automatically launched the first time a user with administrative privileges signs in to HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM). The administrative account used to install HP SIM is the initial administrative account. If the wizard is canceled before completion, it restarts each time an administrative user signs in. You can cancel and disable the wizard from starting automatically by selecting the Do not automatically show this wizard again checkbox and clicking Cancel. The wizard can be started manually by selecting OptionsFirst Time Wizard.

The First Time Wizard provides step-by-step instructions for performing the initial configuration of HP SIM. Additional configuration options are available in the HP SIM GUI.

The First Time Wizard helps you configure the following settings on the Central Management Server (CMS). After configuring a setting, click Next to continue the First Time Wizard setup procedure. The First Time Wizard does not apply any changes until you click Finish on the Summary page.




	NOTE: The default settings in Firefox block the First Time Wizard. You must disable the pop-up blocker in Firefox to see the First Time Wizard.The selections you make in the First Time Wizard are not applied until you click Finish on the summary page.

The First Time Wizard includes the following options:

Introduction. Describes the purpose of the First Time Wizard. You can cancel the First Time Wizard and disable the wizard from automatically starting when an administrative user signs in.
Managed Environment. Specifies all operating systems to be managed by the Central Management Server (CMS). The selections made here configure HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) to show collections, tools, and reports only for managed environments that are selected.
WBEM. . Enter the default Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) user names and passwords. This information is used to discover systems that use the WBEM management protocol.
Enter the mapper proxy system host name and port number to communicate with Windows systems using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).
SNMP. Enter the read community strings to use for all newly discovered systems. Community strings establish the authentication that enables communication between HP SIM and a managed system. This information is required to discover systems that use the SNMP management protocol.
See the HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 User Guide at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html for more information about WBEM and SNMP.
Discovery. Use the wizard to enable discovery, set up the discovery schedule, and enter the IP address ranges or host names of the systems you want to discover. Discovery is the process HP SIM uses to find and identify systems on your network and populate the database with that information. A system must be discovered to collect data and track system health status.
Configure Managed Systems. Configure managed systems as they are discovered, by configuring WBEM and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), SNMP, Secure Shell (SSH) access, and trust relationship.
E-mail. Enter the e-mail settings that the CMS will use to send e-mail notifications. You can set up Automatic Event Handling tasks that prompt HP SIM to send e-mails when the CMS receives a specific event.
Summary. Displays all First Time Wizard settings with the option to modify settings or to finish the First Time Wizard.




	NOTE: The First Time Wizard configures only the basic settings of HP SIM.

Using the First Time Wizard

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