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

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 Insight Management component descriptions.................................................9
Systems Insight management software.........................................................................................9
HP Systems Insight Manager.................................................................................................9
HP System Management Homepage.......................................................................................9
Windows Management Instrumentation Mapper....................................................................10
HP Version Control.............................................................................................................10
HP Insight Remote Support Advanced software......................................................................11
HP Insight Remote Support Standard software........................................................................11
Essential management software................................................................................................11
HP Insight Control..............................................................................................................11
HP Insight mxsync utility......................................................................................................12
Insight managed system setup wizard...................................................................................12
Insight Management Advisor...............................................................................................13
Insight Control remote management.....................................................................................13
HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager................................................................................13
HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server.......................................................................13
HP Insight Control for Microsoft System Center.......................................................................14
Advanced infrastructure management software...........................................................................15
HP Matrix Operating Environment........................................................................................15
3 Getting started.........................................................................................17
Step 1: Obtain the Insight Management distribution media...........................................................17
Step 2: Redeem license keys....................................................................................................17
License redemption process.................................................................................................18
Adding and applying licenses to managed systems................................................................18
Obtaining a trial license.....................................................................................................18
Step 3: Read the Insight Management installation documentation..................................................19
You are ready to begin............................................................................................................19
4 Insight Management documentation............................................................20
Insight Management documentation on the World Wide Web......................................................20
Documentation website quick reference.....................................................................................20
QuickSpecs...........................................................................................................................21
Online help...........................................................................................................................21
Insight Management documentation titles...................................................................................21
Systems Insight management documentation titles.......................................................................23
Insight Control documentation titles...........................................................................................24
Matrix Operating Environment documentation titles.....................................................................24
HP Insight Remote Support documentation titles..........................................................................26
HP Integrated Lights-Out and iLO4 documentation titles................................................................26
5 Support and other resources......................................................................27
Information to collect before contacting HP.................................................................................27
How to contact HP..................................................................................................................27
Registering for software technical support and update service.......................................................27
How to use your software technical support and update service...............................................27
Warranty information.........................................................................................................28
HP authorized resellers............................................................................................................28
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