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

The Sign In page components include:


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NOTE: 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.

Single sign-on from HP SIM to HP SMH

When a CA certificate is used, you might be unable to do an SSO from HP SIM to HP SMH v7.0.0 onwards. The following error message is displayed on the SMH login page Trusted certificate used for SSO is either revoked or SMH failed to verify it against CRL. In such a case, you have to manually log in to SMH.

To use a CA Certificate for SSO, follow the prerequisites listed here to:

Create a certificate request:

Get the signed certificate from CA:


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NOTE: You can also set up local certificate services such as Microsoft Certificate Services to get the signed certificate.


Get the Root Certificate and the CRL from CA:


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NOTE: You can also set up local certificate services such as Microsoft Certificate Services to get the Root Certificate and the CRL.


Import the signed certificate in SIM:

Set up SMH:

Configure on SMH system:

After SMH is configured to use the CA, SMH accepts SSO requests from SIM.

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.


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    NOTE: 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.



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    NOTE: To implement 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.


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    NOTE: HP SMH initially allows access to the root user only.


    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:

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).


    [NOTE: ]

    NOTE: 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.



    [NOTE: ]

    NOTE: To implement 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 Tools → System Information → System 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.

Related Topics

Getting started
Configuring firewall settings
Automatically importing certificates
Signing out
HP SMH pages