Discovery and Identification - Adding a System Manually

Select OptionsDiscovery and select the Manual tab. The System Information section appears.
Select the System name radio button and enter the system name.
or
Select the IP address radio button and enter the IP address.
Click [Add System] to add the system to the database, or click [More Settings] to enter additional information.
- Specify additional system properties to use only if Identification fails on this system. Includes:
  System type
  System subtype
  There are eight available System subtype fields that can later be changed on System Attributes page. Refer to System Properties - Editing System Properties for a Single System for more information on editing the System subtypes for one system. Refer to System Properties - Editing System Properties for Multiple Systems for more information on editing the System subtypes for multiple systems.
  Product model
- WBEM Settings. Includes:
  User name
  Password
- SNMP Settings. Includes:
  Timeout (in seconds)
  Retries
  Read-only community string
  Write community string
If you clicked [More Settings], click [Add System] to add the system immediately or click [Fewer Settings] to return to the previous brief display. If you clicked [Fewer Settings], click [Add System] to add the system to the database.

Use the mxnode command to perform this task from the command line interface (CLI). For assistance with this command, refer to the HP-UX or Linux manpage by entering man mxnode at the command line. Refer to Getting Started - Using Command Line Interface Commands for more information on the command and a link to the manpage.

HP Systems Insight Manager Technical Reference Guide

Adding a System Manually

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