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

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.
However, you can install and run the Insight Management Advisor at any time after installation to
provide diagnostic information on conditions that might affect the performance of Systems Insight
Manager and any Insight Management component.
Insight Control remote management
HP Insight Control remote management provides HP Integrated Lights-Out Advanced and HP iLO
Advanced for BladeSystem remote management.
HP iLO Advanced provides a no-installation, comprehensive Lights-Out remote management
capability for HP ProLiant servers. Everything you can do if you are physically at the server you
can do remotely with HP iLO Advanced regardless of server or operating system condition.
HP iLO Advanced capabilities include: graphical KVM remote access (Virtual Keyboard, Video,
and Mouse), team collaboration, server boot and fault video footage, on-demand video
record/playback, virtual media, and virtual folders, and more. With dramatic new performance
improvements, HP iLO Advanced is more than a tool used for emergencies; it also helps with
day-to-day routine administration, giving you a single-tool for remote management control.
See the following website to download the latest HP iLO firmware and obtain more information
about HP iLO Advanced:
http://www.hp.com/go/ilo
HP iLO Advanced for BladeSystem provides a cost-effective upgrade to HP BladeSystem servers
equipped with the iLO 2 management processor. Capabilities include: graphical remote access
(Virtual KVM), team collaboration, server boot and fault video footage, on-demand video
record/playback, virtual media and virtual folders. HP iLO Advanced for BladeSystem gives you
a single-tool for remote management control.
See the following website to download the latest HP iLO firmware and get more information about
HP iLO Advanced for BladeSystem:
http://www.hp.com/go/ilo
HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager
HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) centralizes network connections and workload
mobility for thousands of HP BladeSystem servers that use HP Virtual Connect to access LANs,
SANs and converged networks. VCEM enables organizations to increase productivity, respond
faster to workload and infrastructure changes, and reduce operating costs. VCEM also provides
the foundation for physical server deployment and workload reprovisioning capabilities delivered
with Matrix Operating Environment software.
HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server
If you have chosen a VMware vCenter Server as your primary console, you can install HP Insight
Control for VMware vCenter Server, which adds several extensions to make the HP ProLiant
management information available through the VMware vCenter Server console, enabling
comprehensive monitoring, remote control, and power optimization directly from the vCenter
console.
Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server provides powerful HP hardware management capabilities
for virtualization administrators. It enables comprehensive monitoring, remote control, and power
optimization directly from the vCenter console. In addition, Insight Control delivers robust deployment
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