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HP SIM uses an audit log and a database to track activity and store your management domain information.

HP SIM audit log

HP SIM logs all tasks performed by all HP SIM users on all systems. The information is stored in the audit log on the CMS. HP SIM logs all tasks with the following information:

  • Time stamp

  • User name

  • Systems

  • Event

  • Tool result

For command tools, the verbose level of stdout and stderr is frequently large and time-sensitive, so it is only logged by default for the ps command. The option to log this output for the ps and other commands is configurable. In addition, other aspects of the audit log, such as maximum file size, is also configurable. Information about configuring the audit log is available in Chapter 13 “Configuration Options” and in the "Administering the Software" section of the HP Systems Insight Manager Technical Reference Guide at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html.

Database

HP SIM uses a database to store vital management domain information. The database contains information about:

  • Authorizations

  • Systems

  • System lists

  • System group definitions

  • Users

  • Passwords

  • Toolbox definitions

  • Tool definitions

  • Events

  • Inventory data

Database software

HP SIM supports the use of several databases:

  • PostgreSQL is supported on HP-UX or Linux CMS.

  • Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE) or Microsoft SQL Server 2000 is supported on a Windows CMS. HP SIM ships with MSDE, but you can choose to use Microsoft SQL Server 2000, which provides more advanced enterprise features.

  • Oracle 9i Release 2 is supported on all platforms.

    NOTE: The Oracle database must be created before installing HP SIM. The thin client jar file location must be specified. HP SIM requires Oracle database and TNS listener services to be up and running when system is restarted. Oracle by itself does not start the Oracle database and TNS listener automatically. An Oracle DBA must set these services to be restarted when the server is reset. Refer to Oracle Documentation for details on how to auto start these services.

    http://download-east.oracle.com/docs/html/A96167_01/post-inst.htm#sthref548

    Under the section: "Automating Database Startup and Shutdown for HP, Linux and Solaris (Optional). " Access to this link requires registration, which is free. The Oracle DBA who manages the Oracle installation must perform this task.



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