HP Insight Management 7.3 Getting Started Guide

record/playback, virtual media and virtual folders. HP iLO Advanced for BladeSystem gives you
a single-tool for remote management control.
See the following website to download the latest HP iLO firmware and get more information about
HP iLO Advanced for BladeSystem:
http://www.hp.com/go/ilo
HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager
HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) centralizes network connections and workload
mobility for thousands of HP BladeSystem servers that use HP Virtual Connect to access LANs,
SANs and converged networks. VCEM enables organizations to increase productivity, respond
faster to workload and infrastructure changes, and reduce operating costs. VCEM also provides
the foundation for physical server deployment and workload reprovisioning capabilities delivered
with Matrix Operating Environment software.
HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server
If you have chosen a VMware vCenter Server as your primary console, you can install HP Insight
Control for VMware vCenter Server, which adds several extensions to make the HP ProLiant
management information available through the VMware vCenter Server console, enabling
comprehensive monitoring, remote control, and power optimization directly from the vCenter
console.
Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server provides powerful HP hardware management capabilities
for virtualization administrators. It enables comprehensive monitoring, remote control, and power
optimization directly from the vCenter console. In addition, Insight Control delivers robust deployment
capabilities and is a key integration point for the broader portfolio of infrastructure management,
service automation and IT operations solutions available from HP.
The Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server console enables you to:
• Receive pre-failure alerts when key hardware components and subsystems reach predefined
thresholds. With this insight, you can proactively address potential hardware failures before
they impact virtual machine performance
• Remotely manage and troubleshoot HP ProLiant and HP BladeSystem servers using HP Integrated
Lights Out Advanced capabilities directly from the vCenter console
• Get the most out of your existing power envelope by comprehending and pro-actively managing
power for hosts and pools of virtual machines across hosts
The Insight Control extensions for VMware vCenter Server are not included on the Insight
Management distribution media. You can download the extensions for Insight Control for VMware
vCenter Server, along with installation instructions, from the following website:
http://www.hp.com/go/insightupdates
For more information and to obtain user documentation, see the following website:
http://www.hp.com/go/icvcenter
HP Insight Control for Microsoft System Center
If you have chosen Microsoft System Center as your primary console rather than Systems Insight
Manager, you can install HP Insight Control for Microsoft System Center which adds several
extensions to make the HP ProLiant management information available through the System Center
consoles and also adds monitoring, alerting, proactive virtual machine management, and HP
ProLiant OS deployment and update capabilities to the System Center consoles.
Insight Control for Microsoft System Center enables you to optimize deployment, virtualization,
and configuration of your HP servers being managed by Microsoft System Center from almost
anywhere. Insight Control for Microsoft System Center delivers Operating System Deployment
(OSD) capability, Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO), enhanced inventory, the HP
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