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Automatically Importing Certificates

The Automatically Import Management Server Certificate feature enables you to automatically import the HP
SIM

certificate

when accessing the HP SMH from an HP SIM system.

NOTE:

Your login must have administrative access to HP SMH to automatically import the HP SIM certificate.

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Question mark. Show/hide tooltip
box.

Sign In. Validates user name
sign-in to HP SMH.

User Name. The user must be
part of a user group accepted
by HP SMH.

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Automatically import management
server certificate. Imports certificate
data if checked when the sign in
button is pressed.

Clear. Erases user name and
password input fields.

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Password. The user name and
password must match a valid
user.

To automatically import the HP SIM certificate:

1.

From an HP Systems Insight Manager or HP Insight Manager 7 system, select a link to a system.

If the Trust By Certificate option is selected in HP SMH Settings, click the Security link, and then
click the Trust Mode , and a certificate for the HP SIM system you are accessing has not been imported
into the Trusted Certificates List, the Sign In page displays the Automatically Import Management
Server Certificate

option. The Certificate Information retrieved from SERVER NAME displays the HP

SIM certificate details.

2.

If you do not want to add the HP SIM certificate to the Trusted Certificates List; deselect
Automatically Import Management Server Certificate

. Deselecting this option still requires you to

enter login credentials. However, administrator credentials are not required to login.

If you enable HP SMH to automatically import the HP SIM certificate, future access to the system is
seamless. You are not prompted for your login credentials.

3.

Leave Automatically Import Management Server Certificate selected, enter your HP SMH credentials,
and then click Sign In to automatically import the certificate.

The certificate is added to the Trusted Certificates List.

Signing Out

You can sign out of HP SMH, using either of the following options:

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