HP Insight Management 7.3 Getting Started Guide

Server Updates Catalog, and HP ProLiant and BladeSystem management packs for System Center
Operations Manager.
Insight Control for Microsoft System Center is ideal for enterprise data centers that depend on an
HP ProLiant and BladeSystem infrastructure managed by Microsoft System Center because it:
• Brings the native manageability of HP hardware to System Center environments with deep
insight into HP ProLiant and BladeSystem hardware
• Prevents problems from occurring by proactively monitoring and managing the health of HP
ProLiant servers and BladeSystem enclosures and intelligently responding to hardware events
• Quickly and reliably deploys bare metal servers, including pre-deployment hardware and
BIOS configuration, and post-OS driver and agent installation and updates
• Reduces unplanned downtime by proactively automating movement of virtual machines based
upon pre-failure hardware alerts
The Insight Control for Microsoft System Center is licensed as part of Insight Control, but it is not
included on the Insight Management distribution media.
You can download the software, along with installation instructions, from the following website:
http://www.hp.com/go/insightupdates
For more information about Insight Control for Microsoft System Center, see the following website:
http://www.hp.com/go/icsc
Advanced infrastructure management software
HP Matrix Operating Environment
The components of the HP Matrix Operating Environment analyze and optimize your adaptive
infrastructure to accelerate complex IT projects and simplify daily operations. Matrix Operating
Environment software supports select HP ProLiant servers, HP Integrity servers, and non-HP servers
(x86).
For more information about Matrix Operating Environment software, see the following website:
http://www.hp.com/go/matrixoe
Matrix Operating Environment features are integrated into the Systems Insight Manager GUI.
HP Matrix OE visualization and Configuration Management
These components of Matrix Operating Environment visualize the physical and virtual infrastructure
for HP ProLiant, BladeSystem, and HP Integrity servers and allow you, through logical server
management, to manage physical and virtual servers in the same way. A logical server is a set of
configuration information that you create, activate, and move across physical and virtual machines.
It contains the logical server definition and description, including the server compute resources
and the server connections to storage fabric and networks.
Matrix OE also includes support for HP Storage Provisioning Manager, which improves the storage
provisioning process between the SAN administrator and the server administrator.
Capacity Advisor
Use Capacity Advisor to understand resource use and to plan for changes in server capacity and
power demand. With the usage data collected by Capacity Advisor, and using its automated
Smart Solver technology, you can quickly evaluate potential solutions for server consolidation and
rebalancing of existing workloads on virtual and physical servers.
HP Matrix Operating Environment infrastructure orchestration
Matrix infrastructure orchestration enables rapid and consistent infrastructure provisioning. It uses
a drag-and-drop visual design tool to easily design simple or complex infrastructure templates that
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