HP Virtualization Manager and HP Capacity Advisor: an introduction

users tailor the discovery process according to the requirements of an environment. For example,
the protocols used to discover systems and gather system information can be tuned according to
each environment’s requirements. In general, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and
WBEM are the two services used to gather system information.
When the discovery process is complete, the HP SIM database will contain information for
each of the systems found. The contents of the database are then reflected in the System Lists fold-
ers. Opening a folder in the System Lists pane displays the discovered systems that match the cri-
teria for the selected folder, as shown in Figure 17-5.
Selecting the All Systems list from the left-hand pane changes the workspace and shows a de-
tailed table view of all the systems in the HP SIM management domain. The screen shown in Fig-
ure 17-5 illustrates a table view of all systems found by the HP SIM discovery. This System view
shows the status, name, type, address, and additional information for each system in the selected
system list. From this list, users may select a system and invoke an action by choosing a tool from
the actions menu.
The default system lists provided by HP SIM are adequate for many environments. Among
the default set of lists are queries for All Servers, All Clients, All VSE Resources, and All Printers.
In addition, system lists that group systems by operating system type, by status, and by function
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Figure 17-4 Setup of HP Systems Insight Manager Automatic Discovery