How do I configure HP-UX WBEM monitoring?

Supported devices

To create a monitoring user account

Configuration details to specify when adding the asset to Entuity

Entuity supports hardware monitoring on HP-UX servers through the HP-UX Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) Services/Common Information Model (CIM) implementation. Entuity discovers the enclosure, processors, disks, disk controllers, memory, fans, power supplies, and various environmental sensors on each server. To do so, the Entuity collector uses port 5989 (which must be open bidirectionally between the Entuity server/agent and the CIM server) and a monitoring user account. 

Supported devices

• HP 9000 Servers
• HP Integrity Servers
• HP Integrity Superdome Servers

To create a monitoring user account:

1. From the Run dialog on the HP-UX server, verify that the WBEM Assist software is installed.

   # wbemassist

2. If the WBEM Assist software is installed, skip to the next step. Otherwise, install the WBEM Assist software.

   # swinstall -s /WBEMMgmtBundle

3. Verify that all products of the WBEM Assist software are successfully installed.

   # swverify WBEMservices

4. If a successful message is displayed in the output, skip to the next step. Otherwise, check the log files for errors, fix any errors, and then reinstall the product.
   For example, to check the log file: 

   # grep -i error /var/adm/sw/swagentlog

5. Once successfully installed, use the cimprovider -l command to confirm that each WBEM module is running and has a status of OK. If not, use the cimprovider -e -m [module-name] command to start the specified module. 

   # cimprovider -l
   # cimprovider -e -m [module-name]

6. Create a user account with read and write authorizations on the HP-UX CIM (WBEM) server.
   Note, -R in the following example specifies a read authorization.

   # useradd -m [username] 
   # passwd [password]
   # cimauth -a -u [username] -n [namespace] -R

    

Configuration details to specify when adding the asset to Entuity

When you add the server to Entuity from the Asset Management page, specify the following information on the Add Asset form:

• In the Management Level section, select Server from the Asset Category drop-down field, and HP Superdome from the Asset Type drop-down field.
• In the Asset Details section, enter the HP-UX CIM (WBEM) server IP address in the Polled Name/IP Address field.
• In the Hardware Monitoring section, select HP Superdome (WBEM) from the Connection Method drop-down field.
• On the Credential form (accessed by clicking the Credential field in the Hardware Monitoring section), enter the newly created user account name and password in the appropriate fields.