HP Insight Management 7.3 Getting Started Guide

System Management Homepage consolidates system management data for a single-server, which
differs from Systems Insight Manager which offers a multi-server view of system management data.
For HP ProLiant and HP Integrity servers, System Management Homepage enables direct access
to the system health and in-depth configuration information through Insight Management Agents.
For ProLiant servers, System Management Homepage is installed as a part of the HP Service Pack
for ProLiant (SPP) on the SmartStart CD or from the ProLiant Software Update CD. For Integrity
servers, System Management Homepage is installed as a part of the HP Integrity Support Pack
(ISP) or from the Integrity Management DVD.
Features offered by the System Management Homepage include:
• Enhanced security and streamlined operations for Windows and Linux servers
• Browser access using OS-based SSL secure authentication
• Common HTTP service for HP Insight Management Agents and utilities for reduced complexity
and system resource requirements
• Simplified architecture for implementing HTTPs security and HP management updates
• Greater access control through NIC binding and advanced configuration features for individual
and group users
• Broad operating system and browser support
• A command line interface (CLI) option for configuration
Pegasus Windows Management Instrumentation Mapper
Pegasus Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is the infrastructure for management data
and operations on Windows-based operating systems. The WMI mapper converts WBEM queries
into WMI and WMI responses into WBEM.
HP Version Control
HP Version Control enables an IT administrator to quickly identify and update HP ProLiant and HP
Integrity servers running out-of-date BIOS, drivers, and management agents. This saves time and
increases efficiency by allowing administrators to update groups of systems remotely as opposed
to updating individual servers from within the data center.
The Version Control software consists of the HP Version Control Repository Manager and the HP
Version Control Agent.
• The Version Control Repository Manager (HP VCRM) is an application within the System
Management Homepage that manages the software repository, a folder that contains installable
software components that can be parsed and accessed by the HP VCRM.
The repository stores the software and firmware components installed on HP ProLiant servers
on Windows and Linux platforms. By default, the HP VCRM is installed on the Systems Insight
Manager CMS. The HP VCRM does not need to be in the same directory as the repository,
but the HP VCRM and the repository must be on the same server. You can use the HP VCRM
as a central point to define software baselines and to automate the installation and change
management of HP software and firmware updates to production systems. The HP VCRM
catalogs system software and firmware that is stored where the HP VCRM is installed.
You can download the software and firmware from http://www.hp.com/servers/swdrivers
directly to the file system, or you can use the HP VCRM to automatically download software
or manually upload software from any web client. The HP VCRM also enables you to create
customized groupings of software, which can then serve as a system software baseline for
the entire managed environment or a subset of your environment.
• The HP Version Control Agent (HP VCA) is an Insight management agent that is installed on
a server to enable you to view the HP software and firmware that is installed on that server.
You can configure the HP VCA to point to a repository being managed by the HP VCRM,
10 HP Insight Management component descriptions