HP UX vPars and Integrity VM v6 manual Setting WBEM credentials in HP Systems Insight Manager

The method for setting WBEM credentials depends on whether you are using HP Systems Insight Manager or HP SMH.

Setting WBEM credentials in HP Systems Insight Manager

Any virtual machines that are not managed nodes do not have any credentials available, and VM Manager cannot contact them. These machines are displayed, but some of the information that can be gathered from the managed nodes is not displayed for non-managed nodes.

You can set credentials in HP Systems Insight Manager for a global configuration across multiple systems by selecting Options→Protocol Settings→Global Protocol Settings...; for a single managed node, set credentials by selecting Options→Protocol Settings→System Protocol Settings.... VM Manager requires that the proper WBEM credentials (a valid user name and password) be set in those option pages. Without WBEM, the HP Matrix OE visualization and HP Capacity Advisor functionality will not be available; only Global Workload Manager (gWLM) is functional.

With HP Systems Insight Manager, you can set the credentials when you first launch HP Systems Insight Manager after installation by using the HP Systems Insight Manager First Time Wizard. For information about setting credentials, see the HP Matrix Operating Environment for HP-UX 7.0 Installation and Configuration Guide.

Setting WBEM credentials in HP SMH

You must set WBEM credentials for virtual machines in HP SMH. This allows VM Manager to collect utilization data and operating system information on the virtual machine. Stored credentials are specific to the user logged in to HP SMH. Two users who are logged in with different user names do not share credentials.

When you log into SMH without having already set the WBEM credentials and saving them in the file system, the Set WBEM Credentials for Virtual Machines page is displayed. When you create a new virtual machine, you must add credentials for that virtual machine by selecting Modify→WBEM Credentials... from the VM Manager menu bar, which displays the same page. Figure 3 shows an example of the Set WBEM Credentials for Virtual Machines page.

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