View node General properties

Properties for nodes in the console tree Nodes folder are configured by your administrator. HPOM administrator rights are required to modify the general properties of nodes.

To view General properties for a selected node

1. Right-click the name of the node in the console tree to open the shortcut menu.
2. Select Properties to open the properties dialog box for the selected node, which displays the General tab by default.
   • Unique ID: Displays the automatically generated unique ID for the selected node.
   • Display Name: Displays the name of the selected node.
   • Description: Displays a description of the selected node if your administrator has provided one.
   • Owner Name: Displays the name of the critical contact, usually the node owner or administrator.
   • Contact Details: Phone number, pager number, or email address for the person entered in the Owner Name box.
   • Manufacturer: Displays the hardware maker's name, as configured by your administrator.
   • Model: Displays the model name or number of the selected node (for example, Kayak XA for an HP system.
   • Advanced Configuration: Opens the Advanced Configuration dialog box, which displays the following information:
     • Modify Agent ID: The GUID of the agent that resides on this node.
     • Modify Certificate State: Shows whether the HTTPS node has the certificates it requires to communicate securely with the management server.

       View certificate states

       Installed

       The certificate is installed on this node.

       Denied

       The management server received a certificate request and has informed the node that it is not going to grant it.

       Failed

       Tthe management server tried to grant or deny the request, but was not able to do it (because the node could not be reached, for example).

       Pending

       A certificate request has been received for this node, but not yet granted, denied, or discarded.

       Granted

       The certificate request has been granted on the management server, but the node does not have the certificate yet. You may see this state if you are granting many certificate requests at once.

       Undefined

       No certificate request has been received for the node.