topic Re: Editing systems in SIM in Server Management - Systems Insight Manager

Editing systems in SIM

Petr_9 — Fri, 28 May 2004 07:17:11 GMT

Hi all,
I have one problem. In CIM I can edit discovered devices (modify and lock names and types of devices). If I discover (automaticaly or manualy) device in SIM, I do not know where I can change name or type of this device.

For example:
I discovered new system. This system was discovered with 10.10.10.10 as name and 10.10.10.10 as IP address. I necessarily need to change name from 10.10.10.10 to SERVER011.
How can I do it?
Please help.

Re: Editing systems in SIM

Dan Lynch — Fri, 28 May 2004 13:02:57 GMT

In hpSIM it has to be in DNS, I believe. You cannot edit the name like in SIM. I thought that was bogus, but when you think about it, why wouldn't a device be in DNS?

Re: Editing systems in SIM

Petr_9 — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 01:53:37 GMT

I know this, but if I have systems in DMZ and I have disabled DNS resolution for this serveres to public LAN, I necessarily need edit information about this system. I need permanently change name of thys system from IP address (whis was discovered) to NAME.

In CIM 7 it was posslible without any problems. Is it possible in HP SIm 4.1? It is very much important for me. I have many systems in DMZ and I can not remember all their IP.

And secon question. On many systems I have older CIM agents (older then 6.4 or 6.1) and SIM discovered me this systems as unmanaged. I need manualy change type of this systems from Unmanaged to Server. Again, in CIM 7 it was possible (lock name and type for device).

Re: Editing systems in SIM

Louis Urlings — Thu, 03 Jun 2004 07:18:27 GMT

Hi,

It may be a bit to static for most people, but you can always add the ip-address and desired node-name to the host-file on your SIM-server.

Louis.

Re: Editing systems in SIM

Latif Yahya_1 — Fri, 04 Jun 2004 04:49:49 GMT

Where is the hosts file that HPSIM uses exactly?

Re: Editing systems in SIM

Craig McKellar — Fri, 04 Jun 2004 05:38:12 GMT

You can specify the hosts file to use from Manual Discovery - Hosts files

Re: Editing systems in SIM

Jeremy Lawrence_2 — Fri, 04 Jun 2004 10:15:03 GMT

My servers are all in DNS, but some of the Servers in SIM still show up as an IP instead of the actual server name.

Re: Editing systems in SIM

Petr_9 — Mon, 07 Jun 2004 02:54:23 GMT

I resolve this by using system host file in C:\Winnt\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts

Re: Editing systems in SIM

Latif Yahya_1 — Mon, 07 Jun 2004 12:15:37 GMT

Sorry to be pain. I am already using the DNS. Could I possibly export the DNS listings to the hosts file in C:\Winnt\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts and get HPSIM to use that rather then the DNS, so this way I can edit the names?

Re: Editing systems in SIM

Joel Rubenstein — Mon, 07 Jun 2004 12:53:38 GMT

Yes, if you put entries in the file C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts and then delete and rediscover the systems HP SIM will use the names from the hosts file instead of from DNS.

If you want to see how SIM does name resolution you can use the CLI command "mxgethostname -n (IP address)". This will display the name that SIM will use for that IP address.

Re: Editing systems in SIM

Latif Yahya_1 — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 02:45:22 GMT

Very useful, thanks Joel!

Re: Editing systems in SIM

Latif Yahya_1 — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 09:33:57 GMT

Hi me again....I can't figure out how to get SIM to read from C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts ?
I have added some IPs with hostnames to test it out, I am wondering if it is supposed to do it automatically, if it is, it is not reading my current entries!

Re: Editing systems in SIM

Joel Rubenstein — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 09:48:23 GMT

To have the new names displayed in HP SIM you will need to delete/rediscover the servers.

mxgethostname -n (IP address) should display the new names as soon as they are added into the hosts file.

Re: Editing systems in SIM

Craig McKellar — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 09:51:17 GMT

You would have to add in the hosts file from HPSIM by clicking Options - Discovery - Manual Discovery, then click the Hosts Files page link. From here you can specify which hosts file to use (remember to give it a specific name too..)