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With Application Discovery, you can perform the following tasks:
• Check the progress of discovery.
• Define an application for discovery.
• Modify the behavior of agents running on managed systems.
• Set attributes that determine what events to display, where to display them, and the priority
they should have.
Starting Application Discovery
1. Enter your user name and ID into the HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) interface.
2. Accept the certificate required by HP SIM.
3. Select Tools→Integrated Consoles→HP Application Discovery.
HP Application Discovery opens in the main display panel of the Applications view.
Modifying Agent Behavior
Use the information in this section to control the HP Application Discovery agent from the
command line and to adapt its behavior to your environment. For ways to manage and monitor
the agent from the user interface, see these sections:
• “Setting Data Polling Interval” (page 28)
• “Checking Agent State” (page 22)
Install the HP Application Discovery Agent on a Managed Node
See "Installing VSE Agent Software on Managed Systems" in the VSE Management Software:
Installation and Update Guide for instructions on how to install the HP Application Discovery
agent via the HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) menus or manually. The VSE Management
Software: Installation and Update Guide is available with the software and on http://docs.hp.com/.
Start the HP Application Discovery Agent
You can start the agent from the HP SIM top menu or from the command line.
Using HP SIM to Start the Agent
1. Initiate this task by selecting Configure →Configure VSE Agents→Start AD Agents from
the HP SIM top menu.
2. Using the HP SIM system list, select the HP-UX systems where you want to start an agent.
Click Apply.
3. Verify the system selection and click Next.
4. A description of the action about to take place is displayed. When you are sure that you
want to complete the action, click Run now to start the agent.
Starting the Agent from the Command Line
To start the agent from the command line on the managed node, enter the following command:
/opt/amgr/bin/amgrd
For the full description of the options available for modifying agent behavior, see “Commands
for Controlling HP Application Discovery Agent and Certificates” (page 55).
Stop a Running Agent
You can stop the agent from the HP SIM top menu bar or from the command line.
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