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

The following warning is displayed on the login screen whenever the certificate or the keys or both are modified:

The certificate and keys used by HP SMH to establish SSL (https) connection have been replaced. This can happen due to any one the following reasons: the previous version is deleted (accidentally or maliciously), the previous version is replaced by another application (HP SIM replaces the certificate and keys when installed on top of HP SMH), or the location information in self-signed certificate is changed. Take the appropriate action after verifying the status of the previous version.

The Sign In page components include:

  • Two fields to input your user name and password from an account that is part of a valid group configured in the SMH users groups configuration article.

    HP SMH verifies the revocation status of the trusted certificate used for SSO against the root certificate, intermediate certificate, and the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) of the certificate. If the certificate is found to be revoked or if an error is encountered during verification, HP SMH logs a critical error as: Trusted certificate used for SSO is either revoked or HP SMH failed to verify it against CRL.

    HP SMH loads both root and intermediate CA certificates from PATH_TO_CAFILES\cacerts\ and loads CRLs from PATH_TO_CAFILES\cacrls\ to verify the status of the trusted certificate.

    To modify the PATH_TO_CAFILES, a CLI option -W|| –cafiles is available in HP SMH. Run the following command to change the PATH_TO_CAFILES: smhconfig -W|| --cafiles[=] DIR where, cafiles is the complete path to the CA files directory.

  • Two buttons under the input fields:

    • [Sign In]   Validates the values in the user name and password. If both values are valid, the HP SMH Home page appears.

    • [Clear]   Erases the input values.

  • The question mark icon, [?], when clicked, displays or hides the tooltip box that displays information about the authentication mechanism and sign-in process.

Table 1 Tooltip box

NameDescription
User NameUser must be part of a user group accepted by HP SMH
PasswordUser name and password must match a valid user
Sign InValidates user name sign-in to HP SMH
ClearErases user name and password input fields
?Show/hide tooltip box
CheckboxAutomatically imports the management server certificate when selected. This is applicable when using SSO from HP SIM and the trust mode is set to TrustByCert.

 

If an error occurs on a sign-in attempt, you are returned to the Sign In page.

A configuration mechanism enables the administrator to customize the image and the message in the Sign In page. The administrator can use a custom logo and warning message. As the pages load, HP SMH verifies if the personalized content is enabled and available. If the content is not available, HP SMH uses the standard image and warning message.

Starting HP SMH from Internet Explorer

To sign in to HP SMH with Internet Explorer:

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

    The first time you browse to this URI, the Security Alert dialog box appears, prompting 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.

    For more information about procedures on changing the configuration variables, see the HP System Management Homepage Installation and Configuration Guide available at the HP SMH web page at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/agents/documentation.html.

    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 a Root Certificate is implemented, the Security Alert dialog box does not appear. If the alert appears, you might have browsed to the wrong system. For more information about installing the certificate authority Root Certificate, see the online help in your browser.

  2. Click [Yes].

    The Sign In page appears. If you have enabled Anonymous access during installation, then System Management Homepage appears.

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

    • Linux  HP SMH initially allows access to users belonging to the root operating system group.

    • Windows  HP SMH allows access 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 an initially allowed user, use the Security Settings to grant access to users in other operating system groups.

    Administrator on Windows and root on Linux have administrator access on HP SMH.

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

  5. Click [Sign In].

    The System Management Homepage appears.

Starting HP SMH from Mozilla or Firefox

To sign in to HP SMH with Mozilla or Firefox:

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

    For more information about procedures on changing the configuration variables, see the HP System Management Homepage Installation and Configuration Guide available at the HP SMH web page at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/agents/documentation.html.

  2. Click [OK].

    The Sign In page appears. If you have enabled Anonymous access during installation, then System Management Homepage appears.

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

    • Linux  HP SMH initially allows access to users belonging to the root operating system group.

    • Windows  HP SMH allows access to users belonging to the Administrators operating system group.

    Administrator on Windows and root on Linux have administrator access on HP SMH.

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

  5. Click [Sign In].

    The System Management Homepage appears.

Starting HP SMH from HP SIM

To start HP SMH by signing 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 appears, asking if you want to trust the server. If you do not import the certificate, the Security Alert appears each time you browse to HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM).

    To implement a custom 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 a Root Certificate is implemented, the Security Alert dialog box does not appear. If the alert appears, you might have browsed to the wrong system. For more information about installing the certificate authority Root Certificate, see the online help in your browser.

  2. Click [Yes].

    The Sign In page appears.

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

  4. Enter the 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 check box next to a target system, and then click [Apply].

  9. Verify the target system by selecting a check box next to the system, and then click [Run Now].

    The Security Alert dialog box appears, prompting you to trust the server. If you do not import the certificate, the Security Alert appears each time you browse to HP SMH.

    The System Management Homepage appears.

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