Http, Wbem, Http wbem – HP Systems Insight Manager User Manual
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community string specified for that system in HP SIM match. The community string, "public," is a
commonly used default. However, you can specify any community string needed for your security
requirements.
NOTE:
Community strings on the managed system and the HP SIM community strings for the
system must match to manage the system through SNMP. Some SNMP management agents also
provide IP address filtering. Be sure the HP SIM IP address is in the allow list for any given SNMP
agents.
The operating system of the managed system can provide additional security capabilities for SNMP
such as IP address restrictions for valid requests.
HTTP
HP SIM also takes advantage of the industry standard HTTP protocol (used to transfer information
over the World Wide Web) for transportation of management information. Many systems support
some kind of configuration "home page" that is supported over HTTP or the secure HTTPS protocol.
HP SIM attempts to find HTTPS servers running on systems if the Global Protocol Settings page has
this enabled.
If you have changed the http or https port number on a managed system, then perform the following
steps to enable HP SIM to identify the port correctly. For management processors, data from
http/https is used for identification.
Procedure 50 Enabling HP SIM to identify ports correctly
1.
Open the additionalWsDisc.properties file located under <SIM_INSTALL_DIR>\
config\identification
on Windows systems, and /etc/opt/mx/config/
identification
on Linux and HP-UX systems.
2.
Add the following entries for systems other than management processors (management
processors include iLO and Onboard Administrator):
<PORT_NO>=Secure Web Server Interface, ,true,false, ,https
<PORT_NO>=Web Server Interface, ,true,false, ,http
Where <PORT_NO> is the http/https port number that is configured on the managed system.
For example: If the http port number is configured to 83, then following entry will be added
83=Web Server Interface, ,true,false, ,http
3.
If the managed system is a management processor, like iLO or Onboard Administrator, then
add the following entry:
<ORT_NO>=Web Server Interface,
,true,false,com.hp.mx.core.tools.identification.mgmtproc.MgmtProcessorParser,http
For example: If the http port number of the iLO is changed to 83, then following entry will be
added 83= Web Server Interface,
,true,false,com.hp.mx.core.tools.identification.mgmtproc.MgmtProcessorParser,http
WBEM
is one of the newest management protocols. This protocol leverages the industry-standard
CIM as defined by the DMTF. HP SIM can communicate to systems directly using the WBEM
protocol or to the Windows WMI systems using the WMI Mapper Proxy. HP SIM uses WBEM to
communicate with storage system
and HP-UX providers. HP has been
leading this effort through its association with the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF).
WBEM is an initiative supported by HP, Microsoft, Intel, BMC, Cisco, and 120 other platform,
operating system, and application software suppliers.
When WBEM is enabled, the management console can obtain information from any system that
supports WBEM. For WBEM to work, you must provide the correct user name and password for
the given system. WBEM enables a larger set of server and storage manageability data to be
collected and displayed on the System Page and in reports. The presence of WBEM enables the
Properties pages and enables WBEM indications (events) to be displayed in event collections.
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