HP Integrity rx2800 System Management Homepage User Guide - Page 16

Starting HP SMH from HP SIM, Starting from the HP-UX Command Line, HP SMH Management Server, Sign

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Administrator on Windows and root on HP-UX or Linux have administrator access on HP SMH. 4. Enter the password that is recognized by the operating system. 5. Click Sign In. The System Management Homepage appears. Starting HP SMH from HP SIM To start HP SMH by signing in to HP SIM with a Web browser: 1. Navigate to https://hostname:50000/. The first time you browse to this link, the Security Alert dialog box appears, asking if you want to trust the server. If you do not import the certificate, the Security Alert appears each time you browse to Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM). NOTE: To implement a custom Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) or install your own generated certificates into each managed system, you can install a certificate authority Root Certificate into each browser to be used for management. If a Root Certificate is implemented, the Security Alert dialog box does not appear. If the alert appears, you might have browsed to the wrong system. For more information about installing the certificate authority Root Certificate, see the online help in your browser. NOTE: To implement or install your own generated certificates into each managed system, you can install a certificate authority Root Certificate into each browser to be used for management. If a Root Certificate is implemented, the Security Alert dialog box does not appear. If the alert appears, you might have browsed to the wrong system. For more information about installing the certificate authority Root Certificate, see the online help in your browser. 2. Click Yes. The Sign In page appears. 3. Enter your user name that is recognized by the operating system. 4. Enter the password that is recognized by the operating system. 5. Click Sign In. 6. Select Tools→System Information→System Management Homepage. 7. Select a target system from the list. 8. Select a check box next to a target system, and then click Apply. 9. Verify the target system by selecting a check box next to the system, and then click Run Now. The Security Alert dialog box appears, prompting you to trust the server. If you do not import the certificate, the Security Alert appears each time you browse to HP SMH. The System Management Homepage appears. Starting from the HP-UX Command Line When you run the sam or smh command and the DISPLAY environment variable is set, HP SMH opens in the default Web browser. If the DISPLAY environment variable is not set, HP SMH opens in the TUI. Most applications for performing administration tasks are available through the Web-based GUI interface and an enhanced TUI. However, some applications continue to open in ObAM based X-windows or ObAM based TUI. HP recommends using the smh(1M) command. However, the sam(1M) command continues to be available and behave just as the smh(1M) command. Some functional areas previously available for system administration are obsolete. These areas are listed in the HP-UX 11i Release Notes, available on the HP Technical documentation web site at http://docs.hp.com. HP SMH Management Server By default, the HP SMH management server for HP-UX starts only on demand. It does not run continually. A daemon listens on port 2301 to start an instance of the management server. On Linux, HP SMH is started on boot. 16 Getting Started

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Administrator
on Windows and
root
on HP-UX or Linux have administrator access on HP SMH.
4.
Enter the password that is recognized by the operating system.
5.
Click
Sign In
.
The System Management Homepage appears.
Starting HP SMH from HP SIM
To start HP SMH by signing in to HP SIM with a Web browser:
1.
Navigate to
https://
hostname
:50000/
.
The first time you browse to this link, the
Security Alert
dialog box appears, asking if you want to trust
the server. If you do not import the
certificate
, the
Security Alert
appears each time you browse to
Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM).
NOTE:
To implement a custom
Public Key Infrastructure
(PKI) or install your own generated certificates
into each managed system, you can install a certificate authority Root Certificate into each browser to
be used for management. If a Root Certificate is implemented, the
Security Alert
dialog box does not
appear. If the alert appears, you might have browsed to the wrong system. For more information about
installing the
certificate authority Root Certificate
, see the online help in your browser.
NOTE:
To implement or install your own generated certificates into each managed system, you can
install a certificate authority Root Certificate into each browser to be used for management. If a Root
Certificate is implemented, the
Security Alert
dialog box does not appear. If the alert appears, you
might have browsed to the wrong system. For more information about installing the
certificate authority
Root Certificate
, see the online help in your browser.
2.
Click
Yes
.
The
Sign In
page appears.
3.
Enter your user name that is recognized by the operating system.
4.
Enter the password that is recognized by the operating system.
5.
Click
Sign In
.
6.
Select
Tools
→
System Information
→
System Management Homepage
.
7.
Select a target system from the list.
8.
Select a check box next to a target system, and then click
Apply
.
9.
Verify the target system by selecting a check box next to the system, and then click
Run Now
.
The
Security Alert
dialog box appears, prompting you to trust the server. If you do not import the
certificate
, the
Security Alert
appears each time you browse to HP SMH.
The System Management Homepage appears.
Starting from the HP-UX Command Line
When you run the
sam
or
smh
command and the DISPLAY environment variable is set, HP SMH opens in
the default Web browser. If the DISPLAY environment variable is not set, HP SMH opens in the TUI. Most
applications for performing administration tasks are available through the Web-based GUI interface and
an enhanced TUI. However, some applications continue to open in ObAM based X-windows or ObAM
based TUI.
HP recommends using the
smh
(1M) command. However, the
sam
(1M) command continues to be available
and behave just as the
smh
(1M) command. Some functional areas previously available for system
administration are obsolete. These areas are listed in the
HP-UX 11i Release Notes
, available on the HP
Technical documentation web site at
ht
tp://doc
s
.hp
.com
.
HP SMH Management Server
By default, the HP SMH management server for HP-UX starts only on demand. It does not run continually. A
daemon listens on port 2301 to start an instance of the management server. On Linux, HP SMH is started
on boot.
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Getting Started