Creating Subscriptions and Viewing Indications Using HP SIM

To view instances and events generated on a managed system, you must create subscriptions. When you create subscriptions on the Central Management Server (CMS) using HP SIM, indications are delivered to the CMS whenever an event occurs on the managed system.

This section discusses the following topics:




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Creating Subscriptions

To create subscriptions using HP SIM, complete the following steps:

Enter the following URL to launch HP SIM on your browser:
http://<system name>:<port number>/
The system name is the name of the CMS.
For example:
http://abc.com:280/
The HP SIM home page is launched.
To create subscriptions, select Options-->Protocol Settings-->Global Protocol Settings in the HP SIM Home page, as shown in Figure 3-1.
Figure 3-1 HP SIM Home Page
The Global Protocol Settings window is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-2.
Figure 3-2 Global Protocol Settings
In Figure 3-2 “Global Protocol Settings”, under Default WBEM settings, select Enable WBEM. Click OK to save your settings.
Select Configure->Configure or Repair Agents, as shown in Figure 3-3.
Figure 3-3 Configuration
The Configure or Repair Agents window is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-4.
Figure 3-4 Configure or Repair Agents
From the Add targets by selecting from: list in Figure 3-4, select All Systems to view and select the systems. Selecting the name of the system enables you to view indications occurring on the selected system. The list of systems is displayed in the Select Target Systems window, as shown in Figure 3-5.
Figure 3-5 Select Target Systems
To select all the systems in the network, select the Select “All Systems” itself check box, as shown in Figure 3-5. Click Apply. The Verify Target Systems window is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-6.
Figure 3-6 Verify Target Systems
Select the appropriate check box to verify the target systems and click Next, as shown in Figure 3-6. The Enter Credentials window is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-7.
Figure 3-7 Enter Credentials
Enter your credentials in the given fields, as shown in Figure 3-7. Click Next. The Configure or Repair Settings window is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-8.
Figure 3-8 Configure or Repair Settings
On the Configure or Repair Settings window, click Run Now. The Task Results window is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-9. The Task Results window states that the Indication Subscription is successfully created.
The next time an event is generated on the selected system, you can view the event in the events list.
Figure 3-9 Task Results
To obtain a printable report of the indication subscription details, click View Printable Report. The report is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-10.
Figure 3-10 Printable Report of the Indication Subscription




	NOTE: For more information, see the HP Systems Insight Manager Installation and User’s Guide at: http://docs.hp.com/en/netsys.html

Viewing Indications

To view the list of events generated on the selected systems, complete the following steps:

Select All Events in the left pane of the HP SIM window. The list of events is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-11.
Figure 3-11 Events list
To view the details of an event, select the event. The details are displayed at the bottom of the same window, as shown in Figure 3-12.
Figure 3-12 Event Details
To obtain the printable version of the event details, click View Printable Details at the bottom of the window. The printable report is displayed in a new window, as shown in Figure 3-13.
Figure 3-13 Printable Event Details

To create subscriptions and view indications using the CLI, see “Creating Event Subscription Using the CLI”“Creating Event Subscription Using the CLI” on page 79.

The ProviderName in the Event Details window indicates the monitor that generated the event. Table 3-1 “Representation of Monitors” maps the monitors and providers.

Table 3-1 Representation of Monitors

Monitor	Provider
`cmc_em`	`CMC_IndicationProviderIA`
`cpe_em`	`CPE_IndicationProviderIA`
`dm_core_hw`	`CoreHardwareIndicationProviderPA`
`dm_chassis`	`ChassisIndicationProviderPA`
`dm_memory`	`MemoryIndicationProviderPA`
`disk_em`	`DiskIndicationProvider`
`fpl_em`	`FPL_IndicationProvider`
`ia64_corehw`	`CoreHardwareIndicationProviderIA`
`lpmc_em`	`LPMC_IndicationProviderPA`
`ha_disk_array`	`HA_DiskArrayIndicationProvider`

Table 3-2 “Property Representation” compares the EMS Hardware Monitors properties with the equivalent EMS Wrapper Provider properties.

Table 3-2 Property Representation

EMS Hardware Monitors	EMS Wrapper Provider
`Event Time`	`EventTime`
`Severity`	`PerceivedSeverity`
`Event`	`EventID`
`System`	`SystemName`
`Summary`	`Summary`
`Description of Error`	`Description`
`Probable Cause/ Recommended Action`	`ProbableCauseDescription` and `RecommendedAction` (these two are separate fields)
`System Serial Number`	`SystemSerialNumber`
`InquiryVendorID`	`HWManufacturer`
`Physical Device Path`	`HWLogicalLocation`
`InquiryProductID`	`DeviceModel`
`PhysicalDevicePath`	`DeviceControllerLogicalLocation`




	NOTE: For more information, see the HP Systems Insight Manager Installation and User’s Guide at: http://docs.hp.com/en/netsys.html

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