HP SIM : Discovery Credentials not using Global Credentials
When configuring a Discovery, you can select what credentials to use. I have configured Global Credentials to use so if a password gets changed, I can do it in one location. Selecting the check box "If...
View ArticleConfirmation of supported OS for Systems Insight Manager 7.2 install
HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2 Installation and Configuration Guide advises that installation of Windows CMS is supported on "Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter, SP1" yet attempting to install from...
View ArticleHP-SIM Install on older B.11.11 U 9000/800 Server
Hello,I have to install on older HPUX Systems the HP-SIM Agent, on Linx I found and had allready install the SIM-Agents.But on HPUX never done. Found only SIM 6.0 and 7.0 for 11.23 Is older HP Sim for...
View ArticleWBEM Severities
I know this has been asked a few times - just refreshing the topic. Can you change the WBEM severity levels, as you can for SNMP? Some events I would like to downgrade to minor as they can be noisy...
View ArticleSystem Management Homepage Vulnerability Question
Greetings, I hope this is the correct location for this query. HP Support has failed to reply to this question (the Security Ops guys were more helpful, but unable (correctly) to answer the question)....
View ArticleSMH and email alerts instead of SNMP traps
Hi,Using HPSMH on Solaris and Linux with SIM Have SNMP all setup with read/write/trap community strings, egtrapcommunity mytraptrapsink mysimIPWhen I pull a NIC or power cable to test the system I get...
View ArticleFoundation Agents warn of a missing SQL Instance each time every node restarts.
I deinstalled an instance of SQL2K8 SP1 from a node on December 7, 2012. Every time after that, when I reboot a server, its Foundation Agents warn me that the missing instance's network name and the...
View ArticleManual association
Hello, We did an upgrade from SIM 7.1.2 to 7.2 and at the same time, we moved the remote database from a SQL 2008 to a SQL 2012. Since then, the association between OA and Enclosure doesn't seams to...
View ArticleSIM continues to flag problems after they are fixed (false positive alerts)
Hi All,Since upgrading to HP Insight Control 7.1.2 recently, we have alerts which we cannot clear from SIM. They are nearly always related to genuine issues that have occurred and been fixed, but...
View ArticleTwo Hp Version Control Repository Manager
Hi, I've installed only one HP Version Control Repository Manager, but when I try to deploy Software from Insight Manager appear TWO servers. How can I uninstall the other server if Hp Version Control...
View ArticleRegenerate existing conditions (SNMP event)
Is there a way to regenerate an snmp event for an existing condition?Example: Server gets discovered (HP hardware) and it has a failed HD. The event that a disk has failed has already occured so SIM...
View ArticleAgentless Monitoring for GEN 7/8 Servers.
Dear all, I am trying configure agentless monitoring for hp DL380P Gen 8 server. I didn't install any of the HP agents on the machine. The server is running RHEL 6.x. I have configured the ILO SNMP...
View ArticleHP Insight Control for vcenter installation error
Installed HP Insight Control 7.2 for vcenter, but it failed and now I am in the situation that the installation do not work and I am not able to uninstall the software since the the uninstaller hangs....
View ArticleCan't see firmware versions
Hi Everyone. I feel like I must clearly be doing something wrong here but here's the situation. I'm wanting to monitor hardware health and firmware versions of the blade enclosures in our estate, so I...
View Articlecannot install HP Insight Management Agents on VMWare 2008 R2
I am setting up HP SIM on a VMware instance running Windows Server 2008 R2. This virtual machine is the CMS, as well as the repository for VCRM. Having lots of issues getting information from this...
View ArticleiLO snmp pass-thru for firewalled hosts
Hi,Following the guide "Managing HP servers through firewalls with Insight Software" I enabled SNMP pass-thru on the ILO and (from the guide, case 2 separate management network section): For best...
View ArticleVCA shows wrong ACU version?
My VCA tells me that the installed "HP ProLiant Array Configuration Utility for Windows" version is v9.20.9.0 and the lastest version is 9.30.15.0.In fact v9.30.15.0 is already installed (if I start...
View ArticleWBEM 9.3.0.0 installation issues
I struggle to update WBEM providers from 9.2.0.0. to 9.3.0.0 on two different servers (ML150-G5 / ML350-G6), both are running W2008R2 and SMH 7.2.0.14. cp017534 says"The software is installed but is...
View ArticleHP SIM instalation DB issue
Hi I 've a problem installing HP SIM. I already installed SQL Server 2008 R2 Express i am able log on via Management studio (localy or remotely), but when i try to set creditials for HP SIM DB i am...
View ArticleFimware update via SIM fails
I tried to push the firmware update via SIM, there was no error messages displayed. The installation failed. SIM v 7.2 (Windows) not sure, where to check for errors. I checked the target hosts messages...
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