GUI time-out policy

Overview

HP SIM provides two alternative time-out policies. The first time-out policy is for environments in which HP SIM is used to monitor system status, which is called the monitor time-out policy, and it is similar to the policy used by Insight Manager 7. The second time-out policy is more strict and will time-out inactive users. This is called the active time-out policy and it is similar to the policy, used by Servicecontrol Manager.

Monitor time-out policy. The monitor time-out policy keeps sessions alive, provided the user has a web browser window open displaying the HP SIM GUI. Closing the browser or navigating to another web page starts the timer for the time-out period. The default time-out period is 20 minutes. Users must use some other means to protect an unattended session from illegal use, such as password-protected screen savers.

Active time-out policy. The active time-out policy only keeps sessions alive if the user is actively using the GUI, such as clicking on links and buttons. Display and refresh of the banner is not sufficient to keep the session alive. The user is timed-out either by inactivity, closing the browser, or navigating to another site. The default time-out period is 20 minutes.