HP System Management Homepage-Software - Manual (Page 6)

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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