HP Insight Control for Linux 6.0 User Guide

Table 1-2 HP Insight Control for Linux commands
ManpageDescriptionCommand
console(8)Enables access to the serial consoles of all managed systems.
console
headnode(1)Returns the name of the CMS.
headnode
nodename(1)Displays the Insight Control for Linux internal name for the
CMS or managed system on which it is run.
nodename
nrg(8)Uses data collected by Nagios to generate reports, including an
analysis of the state of all HP Insight Control for Linux
collections.
nrg
pdsh(1)Runs a command or commands across multiple managed
systems in parallel.
NOTE: You can run this command only on the CMS.
pdsh
shownode(1)This command has a variety of subcommands that provide
information about managed systems. Enter shownode --help
for a list of the subcommands.
shownode
For more information about an individual command, see the corresponding manpage, if one is
available. Use the man command to view manpages from the command line, as follows:
# man command_name
1.6 Using the HP SIM quick launch feature
You can access the HP SIM Quick Launch feature from the main HP SIM System Details page
as follows:
1. Select a server from the HP SIM system navigation panel on the left pane of the main HP
SIM page.
2. Move the mouse pointer over the Quick Launch link.
A list of available Insight Control for Linux, HP SIM, and other tools that are appropriate
to launch on a single managed system appears.
3. Select a tool to launch, and it will launch, focused on the server you selected.
1.7 Internal task queuing and management
Because some HP Insight Control for Linux tasks, especially OS installation tasks, might take a
long time to complete, HP Insight Control for Linux uses an internal task engine for task queueing
and load balancing. The task engine provides the following benefits:
• Only one Insight Control for Linux task is run against a given target managed system at any
one time.
• Insight Control for Linux tasks are run against a given target managed system in the order
in which you started them.
• Regardless of the number of selected target managed system, the load imposed on the CMS
by the Insight Control for Linux tasks is controlled so that performance and usability of the
CMS is not affected.
You might notice that when you run an Insight Control for Linux tool against multiple target
managed systems, the task is completed on some managed systems before the task is started on
other managed systems. You might also notice that tasks proceed at a faster or slower rate on
some target managed systems. This is considered normal behavior.
All output, logging, and control of Insight Control for Linux tasks is integrated into the Tasks
& Logs→View Task Results… screen.
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