Default toolboxes

The All Tools toolbox is a default toolbox installed with HP SIM. The All Tools toolbox provides complete access to all tools for the authorized system or system group. When a tool is added to HP SIM, the tool is automatically added to this toolbox. Tools cannot be removed from the All Tools toolbox, and the All Tools toolbox cannot be deleted from HP SIM. If you do not want a user to have access to all available tools for a specific system or system group, they should not be authorized for the All Tools toolbox on that system or system group.

	CAUTION: Users assigned to the All Tools toolbox on the Central Management Server can execute commands as any user. Therefore, these users could grant the administrative rights user privilege to themselves.

The Monitor Tools toolbox contains tools that display the state of managed systems but not tools that change the state of managed systems.

HP SIM can have up to 32 defined toolboxes, including the default toolboxes. All toolboxes other than All Tools, Monitor Tools, Full rights, and Limited rights can be enabled, disabled, or deleted. You cannot edit All Tools. You can edit Monitor tools.

Toolboxes

The Toolboxes section enables you to configure groups of tools. The following toolboxes are created during the installation process:

• The All Tools toolbox contains all tools in the Central Management Server (CMS).

• The Monitor Tools toolbox contains tools that display the state of the managed systems but not tools that change the state of the managed systems. For example, the Monitor Tools toolbox permits viewing installed software but does not permit installing software.

• The Full Rights toolbox contains all tools in the Central Management Server (CMS).

• The Limited Rights toolbox contains only the create and edit both reports and tools.

• When HP Storage Essentials is installed, a Toolbox for Storage Essentials tools is added to this page. See your HP Storage Essentials documentation for more information.

Tools

Tools are applications, commands, or scripts that are launched from within HP SIM. You can add custom tools into HP SIM and execute them across multiple systems simultaneously. Three types of tools are supported in the HP SIM environment: web tools, X Window tools, and command line tools.

web tools	Web tools must reside on a web server. The web server can be running on the CMS or a managed system. HP SIM launches the URL from a CLI or GUI. When a web tool is launched from the command line, HP SIM opens a browser to display the tool. When a web tool is launched from the HP SIM GUI, it opens in the workspace or in a separate browser window.
X Window tools	X Window tools require that an X server is running. These tools can reside on the CMS or on a managed system. When accessing HP SIM from a network client, you must have X server software running on the network client to execute an X Window tool. From the CLI or GUI, HP SIM invokes the X Window application using the command line and passes the location of the X server by requesting the device for display from the user.
Command line tools	Command line tools include applications, commands, and scripts. They can reside on the CMS or another managed system. They can be launched directly from the CLI or GUI.