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»Using Help
» Starting HP System Management Homepage (HP SMH) from Internet Explorer
» Starting HP SMH from Mozilla
» Starting HP SMH from HP SIM
» Starting from the HP-UX Command Line
» HP SMH Management Server
» Related Topics

The Login page enables you to access the Home page, which contains the available HP Insight Management Agents.

Starting HP System Management Homepage (HP SMH) from Internet Explorer

To log in to the HP SMH with Internet Explorer:

  1. Navigate to https://hostname:2381/.

    If you are browsing to an HP-UX server, by default you must instead use the URI: http://hostname:2301/.

    By default, HP-UX is installed with the autostart feature enabled. A daemon listens on port 2301 and only starts HP SMH on port 2381 when requested, then stops it again after a timeout period. You can also configure HP SMH to always be running on port 2381. See the smhstartconfig(1M) command for more information. If the Start on Boot feature is enabled (instead of autostart) a message window explains the security features. You can wait a few seconds to be redirected to port 2381 or click the link at the bottom of the message. The System Management Homepage Login page will appear.

    You can find procedures on how to change the configuration variables in the HP System Management Homepage Installation Guide on the HP Technical Documentation Web site at http://docs.hp.com.

  2. The first time you browse to this URI, the Security Alert dialog box appears, asking you to indicate whether to trust the server. If you do not import the certificate, the Security Alert appears every time you browse to HP SMH.

    If you want to implement your own Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) or install your own generated certificates into each managed system, you can install a certificate authority Root Certificate into each browser to be used for management. If this is implemented, the Security Alert dialog box does not appear. If the alert appears when you do not expect it, you might have browsed to the wrong system. You can refer to the online help in your browser for more information about installing the certificate authority Root Certificate.

    If you are accessing HP SMH through a link from HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) and the [Trust By Certificate] option is enabled in HP SMH, the Automatically Import Management Server Certificate option appears if trust has not been previously configured. For more information regarding automatically importing the HP SIM certificate, refer to Getting Started - Automatically Importing Certificates.

  3. Click [Yes].

    The Login page appears. If you have enabled Anonymous access, then HP SMH appears.

  4. Enter your user name that is recognized by the operating system.

    On HP-UX, HP SMH initially only allows access to the root user, on Linux access is initially allowed to users belonging to the root operating system group, and on Windows to users belonging to the Administrators operating system group. If the user credentials cannot be authenticated, the user is denied access. After logging into HP SMH as one of the initially allowed users, you can use the Security Settings to grant access to users in different operating system groups.

    In most cases, the administrator on Windows and root on HP-UX or Linux have administrator access on HP SMH.

  5. Enter the password that is recognized by the operating system.

  6. On HP-UX, click [Sign In]. On Linux and Windows, click [Login]. HP SMH appears.

Starting HP SMH from Mozilla

To log in to HP SMH with Mozilla:

  1. Navigate to https://hostname:2381/.

    If you are browsing to an HP-UX server, by default you must instead use the URI: http://hostname:2301/.

    By default, HP-UX is installed with the autostart feature enabled. A daemon listens on port 2301 and only starts HP SMH on port 2381 when requested, then stops it again after a timeout period. You can also configure HP SMH to always be running on port 2381. See the smhstartconfig(1M) command for more information. If the Start on Boot feature is enabled (instead of autostart) a message window explains the security features. You can wait a few seconds to be redirected to port 2381 or click the link at the bottom of the message. The System Management Homepage Login page will appear.

    You can find procedures on how to change the configuration variables in the HP System Management Homepage Installation Guide on the HP Technical Documentation Web site at http://docs.hp.com.

    The first time you browse to the URI, the Website Certified by an Unknown Authority dialog box appears, asking you to indicate whether to trust the server. If you do not select Accept this certificate permanently, the Website Certified by an Unknown Authority dialog box appears every time you use a browser.

  2. Click [OK].

    The Login page appears. If you have enabled Anonymous access, then HP SMH appears.

  3. Enter your user name that is recognized by the operating system.

    On HP-UX, HP SMH initially only allows access to the root user, on Linux access is initially allowed to users belonging to the root operating system group, and on Windows to users belonging to the Administrators operating system group. If the user credentials cannot be authenticated, the user is denied access. After logging into HP SMH as one of the initially allowed users, you can use the Security Settings to grant access to users in different operating system groups.

    In most cases, the administrator on Windows and root on HP-UX and Linux have administrator access on HP SMH.

  4. Enter the password that is recognized by the operating system.

  5. On HP-UX, click [Sign In]. On Linux and Windows, click [Login].

    HP SMH appears.

Starting HP SMH from HP SIM

To start HP SMH by logging in to HP SIM with a Web browser:

  1. Navigate to https://hostname:50000/.

    The first time you browse to this link, the Security Alert dialog box is displayed, asking you to indicate whether to trust the server. If you do not import the certificate, the Security Alert is displayed every time you browse to HP SMH.

    If you want to implement your own Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) or install your own generated certificates into each managed system, you can install a certificate authority Root Certificate into each browser to be used for management. If this is implemented, the Security Alert dialog box does not appear. If the alert is displayed when you do not expect it, you might have browsed to the wrong system. You can refer to the online help in your browser for more information about installing the certificate authority Root Certificate.

    If you are accessing this page through a link from HP SIM and the Trust By Certificate option is enabled in HP SMH, the Automatically Import Management Server Certificate option is displayed if trust has not been previously configured. For more information regarding automatically importing the HP SIM or HP SMH certificate, refer to automatically importing certificates in the HP SIM Online Help or the HP SMH Online Help.

  2. Click [Yes].

    The Login page is displayed.

    If you have enabled Anonymous access, the System Management Homepage is displayed.

  3. Enter a user name that is recognized by the operating system.

  4. Enter a password that is recognized by the operating system.

  5. Click [Sign In].

  6. Select ToolsSystem InformationSystem Management Homepage.

  7. Select a target system from the list.

  8. Select a checkbox next to a target system. Click [Apply].

  9. Verify the target system by selecting a checkbox next to the system. Click [Run Now].

    The Security Alert dialog box is displayed, asking you to indicate whether to trust the server. If you do not import the certificate, the Security Alert is displayed every time you browse to HP SMH.

    The System Management Homepage is displayed.

Starting from the HP-UX Command Line

When you run either the sam or smh command and the DISPLAY environment variable is set, HP SMH opens in the default web browser. If the DISPLAY environment variable is not set, HP SMH opens in the TUI. Most of the applications for performing administration tasks are now available through the web-based GUI interface and an enhanced TUI. However, few applications continue to open in ObAM based X-windows or ObAM based TUI.

You are recommended to use the smh(1M) command. However, the sam(1M) command will continue to be available and behave just as the smh(1M) command. Some of the functional areas previously available for system administration are obsoleted. These areas are listed in the HP-UX 11i v3 Release Notes available on the HP Technical documentation web site at http://docs.hp.com.

HP SMH Management Server

By default, the HP SMH management server under HP-UX only starts on demand. It does not run continually. A daemon listens on port 2301 to start an instance of the management server.

Related Topics

» HP System Management Homepage - Getting Started
» Getting Started - Configuring Firewall Settings
» Getting Started - Automatically Importing Certificates
» Getting Started - Logging Out
» Navigating the Software - HP SMH Pages