HP Integrity rx1620 Installation Manual page 10

All connections and data are transferred using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) communications over
HTTP. Interactive users connect using a web browser (client) application. The specific security
depends on which web application they are browsing.
HP SIM uses operating systems authentication, based on the server where it is installed. Single
sign-on enables a user that browses to the HP SIM system to follow links from that system to
other managed systems without being prompted to login again.
When the same user browses directly to a managed server, they must authenticate through the
SMH, using an account and password that is valid on that system.
HP SIM communicates with web applications, such as the VCA and the VCRM, using Secure
Task Execution, which is enabled by configuring the SMH to trust that central management
server (CMS). Refer to the System Management Homepage Installation Guide for information regarding
configuring the SMH.
Finally, when the VCA communicates with a VCRM, it acts as a client application, and requires
the same kind of authentication information, such as an account and password, that an interactive
user needs to login to the SMH on which the VCRM is installed. The SMH requires a valid
operating system account and password. Refer to the VCA online help for more information
regarding configuring these settings for the VCA.
For more information regarding the SMH, refer to the System Management Homepage Installation
Guide. For more information regarding HP SIM, refer to the HP SIM User Guide.
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