HP Systems Insight Manager User Manual

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Entry guidelines

Parameter string assignment

Data entry required?

Parameter field

This is the new command used
to call the tool, and it may
include parameters.

%2

Yes

Tool command

If the Tool command includes the
%1 parameter, then this field

%3

No

Prompt

entry is required to specify the
destination prompt.

Use this entry to specify the
location of the tool in the menu.

%4

No

Tool menu category

If left blank, the new tool will be
added to the
Tools

Command Line Tools

menu.

Description of what the new tool
does.

%5

No

Tool description

Description of how to use
(invoke) the new tool.

%6

No

Tool help comment

If left blank, the new tool will run
as the Systems Insight Manager

%7

No

Enter “root” to execute as root

user whose SSH public key must
be configured on the managed
system using the
mxagentconfig

command.

Refer to the Systems Insight
Manager Installation and User
Guide for more information.

CAUTION!

If “root” is specified, any user
authorized to run this tool may
gain full access to the managed
system depending on the
definition of the command and
its capabilities.

Path name of new tool.

%8

No

File path to save tool

Example:
/var/opt/mx/tools/mytool.xml

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