HP Insight Management 7.3 Getting Started Guide

Contents
1 Introduction to HP Insight Management.........................................................5
Insight Management overview....................................................................................................5
Summary of Insight Management components..............................................................................5
Recommendations for security policies and practices ....................................................................6
2 HP Insight Management component descriptions............................................9
HP Systems Insight management software....................................................................................9
HP Systems Insight Manager.................................................................................................9
HP System Management Homepage.......................................................................................9
Pegasus Windows Management Instrumentation Mapper........................................................10
HP Version Control.............................................................................................................10
HP Insight Remote Support Advanced software......................................................................11
Insight Remote Support Standard ........................................................................................11
HP Insight Remote Support Standard software is being replaced by Insight Remote Support
7.0.5 or later................................................................................................................11
Essential management software................................................................................................11
HP Insight Control..............................................................................................................11
HP Insight mxsync utility......................................................................................................13
HP Insight managed system setup wizard..............................................................................13
Insight Management Advisor...............................................................................................13
Insight Control remote management.....................................................................................13
HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager................................................................................14
HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server.......................................................................14
HP Insight Control for Microsoft System Center.......................................................................14
Advanced infrastructure management software...........................................................................15
HP Matrix Operating Environment........................................................................................15
3 Getting started.........................................................................................18
Step 1: Obtain the Insight Management distribution media...........................................................18
Step 2: Redeem license keys....................................................................................................18
License redemption process.................................................................................................19
Adding and applying licenses to managed systems................................................................19
Obtaining a trial license.....................................................................................................19
Step 3: Read the Insight Management installation documentation..................................................19
You are ready to begin............................................................................................................20
4 Insight Management documentation............................................................21
Insight Management documentation on the World Wide Web......................................................21
Documentation website quick reference.....................................................................................21
QuickSpecs...........................................................................................................................22
Online help...........................................................................................................................22
Insight Management documentation titles...................................................................................22
Systems Insight management documentation titles.......................................................................23
Insight Control documentation titles...........................................................................................25
Matrix Operating Environment documentation titles.....................................................................26
HP Insight Remote Support documentation titles..........................................................................27
HP iLO and iLO4 documentation titles.......................................................................................28
5 Support and other resources......................................................................29
Information to collect before contacting HP.................................................................................29
How to contact HP..................................................................................................................29
Security bulletin and alert policy for non-HP owned software components......................................29
Subscription service............................................................................................................29
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