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Contents 1 Introduction to HP Insight Management.........................................................5 Insight Management overview....................................................................................................5 Summary of Insight Management components..............................................................................5 Recommendations for security policies and practices ....................................................................
Documentation feedback.........................................................................................................28 Related information.................................................................................................................28 Typographic conventions.........................................................................................................29 Index.........................................................................................................
1 Introduction to HP Insight Management This chapter provides an overview of HP Insight Management and summarizes the software that is delivered on the Insight Management distribution media.
Table 1 Software delivered on HP Insight Management DVD #1 and ISO file #1 Category Software name Systems insight management software • HP Systems Insight Manager • HP System Management Homepage • WMI Mapper • HP Version Control • HP Insight Remote Support Essential management software • HP Insight Control ◦ Insight Control licensing and reporting ◦ Insight Control performance management ◦ Insight Control power management ◦ Insight Control server deployment ◦ Insight Control server migration
The HP Systems Insight Manager User Guide describes communication between entities that help you design and configure your environment to ensure the maximum level of security, including deciding where firewalls are needed and which ports must remain open for management traffic. Most security policies and practices in a traditional environment are applicable in a virtualized environment. However, in a virtualized environment, these policies might require modifications and additions.
◦ Choose passwords that include at least three of these four characteristics: numeric characters, special characters, lowercase characters, and uppercase characters • Protect SNMP traffic. Although only read-only access through SNMP is used by the Insight Management components, HP recommends that administrators reset the community strings according to the same guidelines as administrative passwords.
2 Insight Management component descriptions This chapter provides descriptions of the software components delivered on the Insight Management distribution media, organized by software category. Systems Insight management software HP Systems Insight Manager HP Systems Insight Manager is the underlying foundation of the Insight Management components. Insight Management is installed on the Systems Insight Manager Central Management Server (CMS), the primary management console which runs Microsoft Windows.
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.
enabling easy version comparison and software update from the repository to the server on which the HP VCA is installed. The HP VCA provides version control and system update capabilities for a single HP server. The HP VCA determines server software status by comparing each component installed on the local system with the set of individual components or a specified HP ProLiant Support Pack or HP Integrity Support Pack listed in the HP VCRM.
Insight Control power management Insight Control power management software helps IT administrators optimize use of data center power and cooling resources. It accurately measures maximum and average power consumption and air temperature for select HP ProLiant and HP BladeSystem servers and allows IT administrators to establish power policies, including the option to establish power consumption limits, across user defined groups of systems.
Insight Management Advisor The Insight Management Advisor analyzes and tests your current software and hardware environment to ensure that it meets installation criteria before you begin an installation or upgrade process. The results identify issues or deficiencies with the target server that would cause issues with Systems Insight Manager and its integrated Insight Management components.
capabilities and is a key integration point for the broader portfolio of infrastructure management, service automation and IT operations solutions available from HP. The Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server vCenter Server console enables you to: • Receive pre-failure alerts when key hardware components and subsystems reach predefined thresholds.
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.
HP Storage Provisioning Manager The HP Storage Provisioning Manager (SPM) is a software tool that provides a service-centric management interface to storage, allowing storage requests to be fulfilled with storage services from a storage catalog. It securely automates storage management tasks alongside the Matrix OE visualization software.
3 Getting started This chapter describes how to obtain the Insight Management distribution media and the installation documentation, describes the Insight Management licensing model, and how to redeem your license keys. Step 1: Obtain the Insight Management distribution media Insight Management is distributed in a physical media kit or as downloadable ISO images from the HP Software Depot.
Each of the following Insight Management components requires a separate license.
Step 3: Read the Insight Management installation documentation The Insight Management installation documentation is where you begin your user experience with Insight Management. The installation documentation provides an overview of Insight Management components, preinstallation data gathering that needs to be done, supported hardware and software configurations, and step-by-step installation instructions.
4 Insight Management documentation This chapter provides links to the Insight Management Information Library and other websites where you can view or download PDF versions of the Insight Management user documentation. This chapter also describes the contents of all Insight Management documents so that you know where to find the information you need.
1 Insight Management installation documentation is also shipped on HP Insight Management DVD #1 and is accessible from the Documentation tab on the start-up screen of the Insight Management Installer. QuickSpecs Product QuickSpecs provide product specifications, hardware requirements, software requirements, software licensing information, service and support information, and warranty information. Table 5 provides links to the QuickSpecs for Insight Management components.
Table 6 Insight Management documentation titles (continued) Software name Document title Description all other required software meets the minimum requirements for Insight Management. HP Insight Management Installation and Upgrade Release Notes Describes the current release, lists known issues and corrective actions, and provides late breaking information about installing or upgrading Insight Management that is not documented elsewhere.
Systems Insight management documentation titles Systems Insight Manager Information Library: http://www.hp.com/go/insightmanagement/sim/ docs Table 7 Systems Insight management documentation titles Software name Document title Description Systems Insight Manager HP Systems Insight Manager Release Notes Provides information about what is new for the current release, links to related documentation, and any known issues and corrective actions.
Table 7 Systems Insight management documentation titles (continued) Software name Document title Description HP Version Control Agent User Guide Provides information about features, how to get started, how to navigate through the user interface, and troubleshooting hints and tips. HP Version Control Repository Manager User Guide Provides information about features, how to get started, how to navigate through the user interface, and troubleshooting hints and tips.
Table 9 Matrix Operating Environment documentation titles (continued) Software name Document title Description (CMS), including limitations and known issues for the Matrix Operating Environment software.
Table 9 Matrix Operating Environment documentation titles (continued) Software name Document title Description HP Operations Orchestration Software Concepts Guide Describes concepts that are basic to understanding how to create and use OO flows. HP Operations Orchestration Software Administrator's Guide Describes administrative and configuration tasks that are performed outside OO Central.
5 Support and other resources Information to collect before contacting HP Be sure to have the following information available before you contact HP: • Software product name • Hardware product model number • Operating system type and version • Applicable error message • Third-party hardware or software • Technical support registration number (if applicable) How to contact HP Use the following methods to contact HP: • To obtain HP contact information for any country, see the Contact HP worldwide
After creating your profile and linking your support agreements to your profile, see the Software Updates and Licensing portal at http://www.hp.com/go/hpsoftwareupdatesupport to obtain software, documentation, and license updates. Warranty information HP will replace defective delivery media for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase. This warranty applies to all Insight Management products.
Typographic conventions This document uses the following typographical conventions: Book title The title of a book. On the web, this can be a hyperlink to the book itself. Command A command name or command phrase, for example ls -a. Computer output Information displayed by the computer. ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE The name of an environment variable, for example, PATH. Term A term or phrase that is defined in the body text of the document, not in a glossary.
Index essential management software component descriptions, 11 performance management, 11 power management, 12 remote management, 13 server deployment, 12 server migration, 12 virtual machine management, 12 Insight Control for Microsoft System Center, 14 hardware and software requirements, 28 Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server hardware and software requirements, 28 Insight managed system setup wizard, 12 Insight Management component descriptions, 9 distribution media, 17 documentation, 20 installat
Q QuickSpecs, 21 iLO, 28 R recovery management, 15 remote server management, 13 S security administrator role, 7 directory service, 7 firewall, 6 recommended practices, 6 SNMP, 8 user accounts and passwords, 7 virtual environment, 7 WBEM, 8 white paper, 8 server deployment, 12 server migration, 12 software depot, 17 Storage Provisioning Manager, 16 support matrix for related products, 28 System Management Homepage, 9 Systems Insight management software component descriptions, 9 Systems Insight Manager CMS
