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Installing the HP Insight Providers

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2 Installing the HP Insight Providers The Insight Providers-server, storage, network and software inventory-are packaged as one Smart Component, cp008945.exe. This enables you to install, uninstall, and version-control the Insight Providers as a single entity. Installing the Insight Providers Smart Component To install the Insight Providers Smart Component: 1. Perform the following tasks: 2. Log in as an administrator on the target server. a. Verify that the target server is on the supported hardware list. b. Verify that the target server has a supported OS installed. 3. Execute the cp008945.exe Smart Component by double-clicking or by invoking it in a script. You can find information on the installation progress in the log file. Security requirements for the Insight Providers IMPORTANT: The standard user accounts that are used to access HP WBEM Providers management information must have access rights and security group memberships to allow remote access by HP SIM or other clients querying WMI data. An administrator account has sufficient rights and security group memberships to access HP WBEM Providers management information. To enable remote access of the Insight Providers via WMI for non-administrator user accounts: 1. Add the standard user account to the "Distributed DCOM Users" group. 2. Add the standard user account to namespace security for the following namespaces: • root\HPQ • root\HPQ\default • root\HPQ\TestEvent • root\Interop • root\CIMv2 To add the standard user account to namespace security, complete the following steps for each name space: a. Right-click My Computer→Manage→Services and Applications. b. Right-click WMI Control. c. Select Properties. d. Select the Security tab. e. Select the namespace. f. Click the Security button. Verify that permissions are set as follows for the standard user: • Execute Methods • Full Write • Partial Write • Provider Write • Enable Account • Remote Enable • Read Security • Edit Security Installing the Insight Providers Smart Component 11

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2 Installing the HP Insight Providers
The Insight Providers—server, storage, network and software inventory—are packaged as one
Smart Component,
cp008945.exe
. This enables you to install, uninstall, and version-control
the Insight Providers as a single entity.
Installing the Insight Providers Smart Component
To install the Insight Providers Smart Component:
1.
Perform the following tasks:
2.
Log in as an administrator on the target server.
a.
Verify that the target server is on the supported hardware list.
b.
Verify that the target server has a supported OS installed.
3.
Execute the
cp008945.exe
Smart Component by double-clicking or by invoking it in a
script. You can find information on the installation progress in the log file.
Security requirements for the Insight Providers
IMPORTANT:
The standard user accounts that are used to access HP WBEM Providers
management information must have access rights and security group memberships to allow
remote access by HP SIM or other clients querying WMI data. An administrator account has
sufficient rights and security group memberships to access HP WBEM Providers management
information.
To enable remote access of the Insight Providers via WMI for non-administrator user accounts:
1.
Add the standard user account to the “Distributed DCOM Users” group.
2.
Add the standard user account to namespace security for the following namespaces:
root\HPQ
root\HPQ\default
root\HPQ\TestEvent
root\Interop
root\CIMv2
To add the standard user account to namespace security, complete the following steps for
each name space:
a.
Right-click
My Computer
Manage
Services and Applications
.
b.
Right-click
WMI Control
.
c.
Select
Properties
.
d.
Select the
Security
tab.
e.
Select the namespace.
f.
Click the Security button. Verify that permissions are set as follows for the standard
user:
Execute Methods
Full Write
Partial Write
Provider Write
Enable Account
Remote Enable
Read Security
Edit Security
Installing the Insight Providers Smart Component
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