SSH Requirements

SSH is locally configured during HP SIM installation locally on the CMS. Additional steps to complete the configuration on the CMS can be provided in the HP Systems Insight Manager Read Me at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html. Custom commands on the Tools menu require SSH on the CMS to run properly. These commands run on the CMS with environment variables set to the context of specific events or devices. SSH on the CMS is also used by the Initial ProLiant Support Pack Install on the DeployDeploy Drivers, Firmware and Agents menu.

You can optionally install and configure SSH on each of the managed systems and have HP SIM exchange keys with the managed systems (through the mxagentconfig command or for Windows, through the Install SSH task). If you do this, then the Command Line Tools option on the Tools menu works for these managed systems. If you choose not to configure it to work with remote SSH clients, then these commands fail. There is no other loss of functionality without SSH.