topic Re: install management agents in Server Management - Systems Insight Manager

install management agents

Andrew_298 — Thu, 27 Jan 2005 06:10:57 GMT

Hi

We didn't install the management agents as part of the Smartstart install process. How can we go back and install it after Windows 2003 is already installed?

Re: install management agents

Alexander Haugk — Thu, 27 Jan 2005 07:38:51 GMT

you can deploy them by clicking DEPLOY -> DEPLOY FIRMWARE, DRIVERS AND AGENTS -> INITIAL PROLIANT SUPPORT PACK INSTALL.

Re: install management agents

Andrew_298 — Thu, 27 Jan 2005 19:41:41 GMT

okay cool....so the version control depository catalog is empty - how should i populate it?

Re: install management agents

Rob Buxton — Thu, 27 Jan 2005 20:25:55 GMT

Go to:
http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/index.html

Download the Softpaq, you may want to set up a directory structure that's easy to work with for the VCRM. I have a top level directory that I point the vcrm to, eg. d:\vcrm and then below that directories for Softpaqs and another for non-softpaq stuff, eg. online ROM Updates.

Re: install management agents

Andrew_298 — Fri, 28 Jan 2005 00:07:18 GMT

thanks downloading now

Re: install management agents

Andrew_298 — Fri, 28 Jan 2005 01:01:38 GMT

okay got this package now and can see it. I am now getting the below when I try to deploy the agents or configure or repair agents

EXCEPTION CLASS: com.hp.mx.exceptions.MxFailedAuthenticationException
EXCEPTION: Authentication failed.

any ideas?

Re: install management agents

Andrew_298 — Sun, 30 Jan 2005 00:03:01 GMT

EXCEPTION CLASS: com.hp.mx.exceptions.MxFailedAuthenticationException
EXCEPTION: Authentication failed.

Still getting this msg when trying to deploy the deploy the pack. I uninstalled all hp software as well. Any ideas?

Re: install management agents

David Claypool — Sun, 30 Jan 2005 14:48:16 GMT

HP SIM "shells out" locally to run commands via SSH. See http://www.hp.com/wwsolutions/misc/hpsim-helpfiles/hpsim-ssh-wp.pdf for more information.

Re: install management agents

Rob Buxton — Sun, 30 Jan 2005 15:49:54 GMT

Another way is to run the Setup.exe that comes with the Softpaq.
This brings up the Remote Deployment Screen. From this you can configure the Agents with passwords, trusts etc. and then push the Softpaq to a target Server.
The target Server will require a reboot.