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HP Part Number: 5991-4498

Edition: 4.0

Published: December 2005

© Copyright 2003-2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

Revision History
Revision 3.0October 2005

Part Number 5991-2791. Documentation for software version 5.0.

Revision 2.0July 2005

Part Number 5991-2833. Documentation for software version 5.0.

Revision 1.3January 2005

Part Number 5991-0710. Documentation for software version 4.2.

Revision 1.2May 2004

Part Number 5990-8181. Documentation for software version 4.2. Addition of information to support migrating data from Insight Manager 7 SP 2.3 to HP Systems Insight Manager 4.1; upgrading from HP Systems Insight Manager 4.0 to HP Systems Insight Manager 4.1; Upgrading from ServiceControl Manager to HP Systems Insight Manager.

Revision 1.1February 2004

Part Number 5990-7221. Documentation for software version 4.00.01. Addition of information to support Linux as a central management server.

Revision 1.0December 2003

Part Number 5990-6691. 

Documentation for software version 4.0. Original release.

Table of Contents

1 Product overview
Features
What's new for HP SIM 5.0
Product architecture
Central management server
Managed systems
Network clients
Authorizations
Default toolboxes
User privileges
Tools
Information storage
HP SIM audit log
Database
Secure access
Command line interface
Graphical user interface
Secure data transmission
Management protocols
Web server security
Self-signed certificates
X application security
Managing servers behind a firewall
2 Installation overview and requirements
Process overview
System requirements
CMS requirements
Managed System Requirements and Recommendations
SSH Requirements
3 Installing on Windows
Preparing the System
Typical install
Custom install
Next Steps
4 Installing on HP-UX 11i
Preparing the System
Installing and Configuring the Software
Tuning HP SIM (Optional)
Next Steps
5 Installing on Linux
Preparing the System
Installing and Configuring the Software
Automatically Installing HP Systems Insight Manager
Manually Installing HP Systems Insight Manager
After Installing HP Systems Insight Manager
Next Steps
6 Upgrading from Insight Manager 7 Service Pack 2.3 to HP Systems Insight Manager 4.2
Types of Migration
Performing an In-Place Migration
Performing a Remote Migration
7 Upgrading from HP Servicecontrol Manager to HP Systems Insight Manager
Upgrading from SCM 3.0 to HP Systems Insight Manager 4.2
Upgrading Existing Managed Systems
8 Upgrading HP SIM 4.x to HP SIM 5.0
Upgrading HP SIM 4.x to HP SIM 5.0 - Windows
Typical Install
Custom Install
Upgrading HP SIM 4.x to HP SIM 5.0 - HP-UX
Upgrading HP SIM 4.x. to HP SIM 5.0 - Linux
9 Uninstalling HP Systems Insight Manager
Uninstalling HP Systems Insight Manager from a Windows System
Uninstalling HP Systems Insight Manager from an HP-UX System
Uninstalling HP Systems Insight Manager from a Linux System
10 Using the Graphical User Interface
Accessing the GUI
Graphical user interface features
Customizing the GUI
Customizing the Home Page
Customizing the System Status Panel
11 Using the Command Line Interface
Logging Into the CLI
Logging in directly on the CMS
Remotely Using an SSH Client
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12 Initial Setup
Setting Up Managed Systems
Overview
Installing required and optional managed system software
Configuring the Managed System Software
Setting up managed systems manually
Configuring Protocol Settings
Configuring and Executing Discovery
Adding Users
Configuring Email Settings
Configuring Paging Settings
Setting Up Automatic Event Handling
Adding Toolboxes
Adding Authorizations
Setting Up Managed Storage Systems
Installing SMI-S Providers
Verifying SSL
Configuring SMI-S providers
Configuring HP SIM to discover storage systems
13 Configuration Options
CPU Utilization During Data Collection
Overview
Implementation
GUI Time-Out Policy
Overview
Implementation
HP SIMAudit Log Configuration
Overview
Implementation
Lifetimes for Entries on the Task Results Page
Overview
Implementation
14 Troubleshooting
GUI Issues
Installation Issues
Login Issues
Servicecontrol Manager and HP SIM Issues
Servicecontrol Manager and HP-UX 11i Issues
Upgrade Issues
glossary
Index
   


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