Editing systems in SIM

[Petr_9]

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.

[Dan Lynch]

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?

[Petr_9]

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).

[Louis Urlings]

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.

[Latif Yahya_1]

Where is the hosts file that HPSIM uses exactly?

[Craig McKellar]

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

[Jeremy Lawrence_2]

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.

[Petr_9]

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

[Latif Yahya_1]

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?

[Joel Rubenstein]

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.

[Latif Yahya_1]

Very useful, thanks Joel!

[Latif Yahya_1]

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!

[Joel Rubenstein]

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.

[Craig McKellar]

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..)