Insight Control for Linux 7.0 Release Notes Abstract This document describes the new features in this release of HP Insight Control for Linux, lists issues and suggested actions, and provides any last-minute updates to the Insight Control for Linux documentation. This document is intended for use by system engineers, system administrators, support personnel, and others interested in this release of requirements for Insight Control for Linux.
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Contents 1 Release description.....................................................................................4 1.1 Description.........................................................................................................................4 1.1.1 Release overview..........................................................................................................4 1.1.2 How to obtain the ISO image........................................................................................4 1.1.
1 Release description 1.1 Description Insight Control for Linux is a Linux-hosted management product for HP ProLiant servers in enterprise environments and high performance workgroups. Insight Control for Linux is designed as a plug-in to HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM).
1.4 Operating systems and servers Supported operating systems and servers are listed in the HP Insight Control for Linux Support Matrix, available from the Insight Control for Linux Information Library: http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/docs 1.5 Enhancements This release includes support for new servers, operating systems, and virtualization operating systems. 1.5.
Table 1 lists the issues that were fixed in this release. Table 1 Items fixed in Insight Control for Linux 7.0 QXCR number Description QXCR1001112807 Nagios Load Average service not going stale when monitoring agents get removed QXCR1001137040 Rename "Boot to SmartStart Toolkit "menu item to "Boot to IC-Linux RAM disk" QXCR1001138878 Nagios FULLSENSORS=1 fails on ILO3 servers QXCR1001168988 Added retries to RAM disk around rsync operations QXCR1001173380 HP Graph on RHEL6.
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• HP Insight Control for Linux Installation Guide • HP Insight Control for Linux User Guide These documents are also available in Japanese and Simplified Chinese: 1. Open a web browser to the product website: http://www.hp.com/go/ic-linux/ 2. 3. 4. On the right side of the page, click Product Documentation (All Versions). Select Japanese or Chinese (Simplified) from the Manual language drop-down menu.
2 Issues and suggested actions 2.1 Insight Control for Linux installation and upgrade notes 2.1.1 Custom or Other menu item not deleted when upgrading from Version 2.11 When upgrading to Insight Control for Linux Version 7.0, only the following two Custom or Other menu items should exist: • Deploy→Operating System→Custom or Other (Unattended)... • Deploy→Operating System→Custom or Other Interactive... However, when upgrading from Version 2.
2.4.1 Sensor collection monitor Nagios service might time out on hub when /hptc_cluster is exported When the /hptc_cluster file system is NFS exported, the Collection Sensor Monitor service on the hub might time out. Additionally, the shownode metrics command hangs. Corrective action: Perform the procedure titled Procedure 2 Opening ports on SLES operating systems in the HP Insight Control for Linux Installation Guide. 2.
2.7.2 Capturing and deploying Linux images This section contains notes about capturing and deploying Linux images. 2.7.2.1 Partitioning fails on SLES 11 SP1 image deployment An invalid partition captured in a SLES 11 SP1 image might cause Insight Control for Linux to fail to partition a server during a deployment. The partition will have no filesystem type, no mount point or other valid information.
3 Documentation notes This chapter contains notes that affect the Insight Control for Linux user documentation and online help. 3.1 HP Insight Control for Linux User Guide 3.1.1 Clarification on Note in Section 9.2 The following clarifies the second bullet item under the NOTES in Section 9.2. Replace the current text with the text provided: Current text: • The AutoYaST templates that HP supplies use DHCP for hostname/DNS configuration.
