Disable/Remove HP System Management Homepage

When the installed version of the HP System Management Homepage (SMH) is earlier than 7.0, such systems are reportedly affected by multiple critical security vulnerabilities.

Two possible option to resolve the above vulnerability:

• Upgrade to HP System Management Homepage to latest stable version
• Disable/Remove HP System Management Homepage 

In order to disable HP System Management Homepage in Windows OS, below steps can be followed. To disable this, we need to disable the port 2301-www.

Consider the following before user disables port 2301.

If user disables port 2301 when HP SMH is in autostart URL mode, the start mode automatically changes to start on boot mode.

To disable Port 2301, complete the following steps:

• Select Settings from the menu.
• In the System Management Homepage box, click the Security link.
• Click the Port 2301 link.
• In the Configuration box, clear the Enable Port 2301 check box.
• Click Apply.

To enable Port 2301, complete the following steps:

• Select Settings from the menu.
• In the System Management Homepage box, click the Security link.
• Click the Port 2301 link.
• In the Configuration box, select the Enable Port 2301 check box.
• Click Apply.

To Uninstalling HP SMH on a Windows operating system, use the Add/Remove Programs feature in Windows, and complete the following steps to remove HP SMH:

• Select Start , Control Panel , Add or Remove Programs.
• Select HP System Management Homepage.
• Click Remove. 

Uninstalling from a Itanium-based Linux, x86 or x86_64 operating system
To uninstall HP SMH: Run the following command:

• rpm -e hpsmh