HP Systems Insight Manager User Manual
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The OpenSSH task uses six parameters, even though the user is only asked for three parameters during the
task creation from the GUI. The first three parameters must follow the example provided. For example:
•
driveLetter
Must be the drive on which HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) is installed
•
path
Must be full path to openssh dir\dir name,
where dir name is any name you select
•
component
Must be CP005309.EXE
•
username
Is a user account with administrative rights on the target systems
•
password
Is the password to the administrative account specified by user name
•
domain
Is the domain of the administrative user (leave this blank if the administrative user is a local
account on the target systems)
Creating an OpenSSH task from the command line with an XML file
Execute:
mxtask -cf ssh.xml
Creating an OpenSSH task from the command line without an XML file
Execute:
mxtask -c taskname -q queryname -w schedule -t
toolname -A toolparams
where taskname is the name you are giving the task, queryname is the name of an existing collection,
schedule
is Tmanual, toolname is the tool (installing OpenSSH), and toolparams are those listed
previously.
For example:
mxtask -c “ssh1” -q “All Systems” -w Tmanual -t “Install OpenSSH”
-A “
OpenSSHInstall.MxOpenSSHInstallCommandToolParameters"
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