First Time Wizard

The First Time Wizard starts the first time a full configuration rights user signs in to HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM). The administrative account used to install HP SIM is the initial full configuration rights account. If the wizard is canceled before completion, it restarts each time a user with full configuration rights 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 graphical user interface (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.




	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.For more detailed information on each item below, see the detailed information later in the chapter.

Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) . Enter the default WBEM user names and passwords. This information is used to discover systems that use the WBEM management protocol.
SNMP . Enter the read community strings to use for all newly discovered systems. Community strings set up the authentication that enables communication between HP SIM and a managed system. This information is used to discover systems that use the SNMP management protocol.
See the HP Systems Insight Manager 5.1 User Guide at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html for more information about WBEM and SNMP.
Automatic discovery. Use the wizard to enable discovery, set up the discovery schedule, and enter the IP address ranges that include the systems you want to discover. Discovery is the process HP SIM uses to find and identify the systems on your network and populate the database with information. A system must be discovered to collect data and track system health status.
User settings. Add the operating system user accounts that will be used to sign in to HP SIM. These accounts associate a user account with privilege levels in HP SIM.
E-mail settings. Enter the e-mail settings the CMS will use to send e-mail notifications. You can set up Automatic Event Handling tasks that cause HP SIM to send e-mails when the CMS receives a specific event.
Automatic Event Handling. Define a task that will cause the CMS to send e-mail notifications based on the selected event criteria or event collection.




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

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