HP Systems Insight Manager - Manual (Page 9)

1 Product overview
HP System Management Homepage (HP SMH) is a web-based interface that consolidates and simplifies
single system management for HP servers running the HP-UX, Linux, and Microsoft Windows operating
systems. HP SMH aggregates and displays data from Web Agents and other HP Web-enabled System
Management Software that include:
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HP Insight Diagnostics
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Array Configuration Utility
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HP Software Version Control Agents
HP SMH enables you to view detailed hardware configuration and status data, performance metrics, system
thresholds, diagnostics, and software version control information using a single interface.
Product features
HP SMH provides the following enhanced security and streamlined operations for HP servers running HP-UX,
Linux, and Windows operating systems:
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Browser access using operating system-based Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)-secure authentication.
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Common HTTP and HTTPS service for HP Insight Management Agents and utilities, for reduced complexity
and system resource requirements.
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Simplified architecture for implementing HTTP security and HP management updates.
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Access control through Network Interface Card (NIC) binding and advanced configuration features for
individual and groups of users.
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Broad operating system and browser support.
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Automated log collection via smhassist.
This feature is available only on HP-UX 11i v2 and HP-UX 11i v3 systems.
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Command Line Interface (CLI) - smhconfig - provides users with administrator rights access to set
values through the command line.
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Facility to disable port 2301.
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Logging into syslog the activities related to login and logout performed on HP SMH.
This feature is available only on HP-UX 11i v2 and HP-UX 11i v3 systems.
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Consolidated API logging for HP SMH and WebApps: Provides an option to log the critical and major
events of both the HP SMH and its WebApps to the system log for viewing and auditing.
HP SIM
HP SMH is tightly integrated with HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM). You can easily navigate to HP SMH
from the System Lists and System Pages in HP SIM.
NOTE: Accepting the HP SIM certificate is the default behavior.
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