HP Insight Management 7.0 Getting Started Guide (7.0 and 7.1)

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.
HP Insight Remote Support Advanced software
Insight Remote Support Advanced software enhances Systems Insight Manager event monitoring
capabilities by sending automatic hardware event notification securely to HP, including entitlement,
acknowledgement and status returns. It extends the intelligent analysis and diagnosis of events,
optimizing availability and reducing manual intervention. It is available at no extra cost for systems
under warranty, HP Care Pack Service or an HP support contract obligation, and is required to
enable the contract and warranty feature of Systems Insight Manager.
Insight Remote Support Advanced software also enables HP to deliver higher levels of proactive
support to align with HP Mission Critical Services support agreements.
HP Insight Remote Support Standard software
HP Insight Remote Support Standard software provides a centralized, standalone remote monitoring
solution targeted toward small network infrastructures (less than 100 devices). This includes intelligent
event diagnosis and the automatic, secure submission of hardware event notifications to HP for
small customer environments where the comprehensive functionality of Systems Insight Manager
is not required. This technology has been optimized for environments with 1-50 servers and requires
only a shared Windows ProLiant hosting device. It will support server and storage devices and is
available at no extra cost as part of your warranty, HP Care Pack Service, or contractual support
agreement with HP.
NOTE: To compare the features offered by Insight Remote Support Advanced software and Insight
Remote Support Standard software, see the following website:
http://www.hp.com/go/insightremotesupport
Essential management software
HP Insight Control
HP Insight Control is an integrated management solution for HP ProLiant servers, delivering essential
management capabilities that include server deployment and migrations, health and performance
monitoring, remote server management, power management, and virtual machine management.
Insight Control delivers the following features and functionality:
Insight Control licensing and reporting
The licensing software is required to apply Insight Control licenses to any supported device. Installing
this licensing software component is not optional.
The reports software adds enhanced Insight Control inventory reports that extend the reports shipped
with Systems Insight Manager.
Insight Control performance management
Insight Control performance management detects, analyzes, and explains hardware configuration
issues and performance bottlenecks on HP ProLiant servers, virtual machines, and MSA shared
storage. It provides the tools you need to receive proactive notification of building bottleneck
conditions and to debug existing performance issues.
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