HP Systems Insight Manager User Manual
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The amount of time HP SIM waits for an SNMP response when it
sends a request to the system. The default timeout value appears.
If a response is not received within the time interval, HP SIM might
determine that the system does not support SNMP. Decreasing
this value can result in increased network traffic because the rate
of retry attempts is increased. Use caution when changing this
value. A value of three seconds usually works for a LAN. However,
if systems are connected through a WAN, try a higher value, for
example, 10 seconds.
timeout
The number of additional times after the first attempt is made to
communicate with a system before attempts stop.
retries
A community string sets up authentication that enables or prohibits
communication between the managed system and the CMS. The
community string of the CMS must match the community string of
the managed system. Use the read-only community string to read
variables. Use the write community string to modify variables.
Although only one community is valid for a communication attempt,
a system can belong to multiple communities. However, HP SIM
only uses one community string when communicating to a system.
community strings
NOTE:
If an IP address is used, it must be properly resolved to a name for the name to be displayed in
the GUI.
See
for the steps to add a single system to the database.
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Creating a new discovery template file
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Adding systems in a hosts file to the HP SIM database
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Discovery and identification