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HP Systems Insight Manager Commands

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HP Systems Insight Manager commands are installed in the following locations on the CMS:

  • For HP-UX and Linux:

    /opt/mx/bin/

  • For Windows:

    C:\Program Files\HP\Systems Insight Manager\bin\

NOTE: The Windows path will vary if HP Systems Insight Manager was not installed in the default location.

To view the manpages from the command line on an HP-UX, Linux, or Windows system use the following manpage sections:

  • For HP-UX:

    • Administrative command manpages are section 1M.

    • Special file manpages are section 4.

  • For Linux:

    • Administrative command manpages are section 8.

    • Special file manpages are section 4.

  • For Windows:

    • HP\Systems Insight Manager\hpwebadmin\webapps\mxhelp\mxportal\en\manpages

The following table provides a complete list of HP Systems Insight Manager commands. For a detailed explanation of these commands, view the associated manpages from a command prompt or see the HP Systems Insight Manager online help.

Command

Functionality

Available manpages

mcompile

Compiles an Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management Information Base (MIB) file into an intermediate format (.CFG) file for importing into HP Systems Insight Manager using the mxmib command

mcompile(1M)

mxagentconfig

Configures the agent to work with a central management server (CMS)

mxagentconfig(1M)

mxauth

Adds, removes, or lists a toolbox-based authorization

mxauth(1M) and mxauth(4)

mxdomainmgr

Contains the object managers that interact with the database and the Distributed Task Facility (DTF)

mxdomainmgr(1M)

mxdtf

Contains the DTF that is used to remotely execute commands on managed systems that are equipped with Secure Shell (SSH)

mxdtf(1M)

mxexec

Executes HP Systems Insight Manager tools, with associated arguments, on specific HP Systems Insight Manager managed nodes and node groups as well as verifies the status of running tools and enables a full configuration rights user to kill or cancel a running task

mxexec(1M)

mxinitconfig

Performs initial configuration for the CMS

mxinitconfig(1M) and mxinitconfig(4)

mxmib

Adds, deletes, and processes a list of MIBs for HP Systems Insight Manager and lists registered MIBs and traps for a specific registered MIB

mxmib(1M)

mxngroup

Adds, modifies, removes, or lists system groups from HP Systems Insight Manager

mxngroup(1M) and mxngroup(4)

mxnode

Add, modify, identify, remove or lists nodes in the HP Systems Insight Manager management domain

mxnode(1M) and mxnode(4)

mxnodesecurity

Adds, modifies, or removes security credentials for SNMP and Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) protocols

mxnodesecurity(1M)

mxpassword

Adds, lists, modifies, or removes passwords stored in HP Systems Insight Manager

mxpassword(1M)

mxquery

Adds, lists, modifies, or removes lists in HP Systems Insight Manager

mxquery(1M) and mxquery(4)

mxrepositoryrestore (HP-UX and Linux only)

Restores the HP Systems Insight Manager database from a previously created backup

mxrepositoryrestore(1M)

mxrepositorysave (HP-UX and Linux only)

Backs up the HP Systems Insight Manager database

mxrepositorysave(1M)

mxserver

Starts, stops, and changes the SSL port number for the embedded Web server on the CMS

mxserver(1M)

mxstart

Starts daemons or processes used by the CMS

mxstart(1M)

mxstm

Adds, removes, and lists System Type Manager rules

mxstm(1M)

mxstop

Stops daemons or processes used by the CMS

mxstop(1M)

mxtask

Lists, executes, removes, creates, and changes ownership for the HP Systems Insight Manager scheduled tasks

mxtask(1M) and mxtask(4)

mxtool

Adds, modifies, and removes tools from HP Systems Insight Manager

mxtool(1M) and mxtool(4)

mxtoolbox

Adds, modifies, or removes toolboxes from the HP Systems Insight Manager system

mxtoolbox(1M) and mxtoolbox(4)

mxuser

Adds, modifies, removes, or lists users in HP Systems Insight Manager

mxuser(1M) and mxuser(4)

mxwbemsub

Performs WBEM indication subscription functions on a set of systems, such as adding, deleting, listing or moving subscriptions on each of the systems passed in as arguments

mxwbemsub(1M)

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