SmartStart 8.70 Release Notes

Operating systems 19
HP Insight Management WBEM Providers for
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003/2008
These providers have the following features:
• Emulate industry standard technologies for accessing management information in an enterprise
environment
• Supply system management data through the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
framework for ProLiant server platforms and options
• Serve as an alternative to SNMP-based management agents
• Support by HP-SIM 5.2
• Extend the Common Information Model (CIM) defined by the DMFT to provide a rich set of
standards-based management data that is specific to ProLiant systems
• Leverage the rich set of base level instrumentation provided by the system management controllers and
drivers
• Deliver in-depth hardware management, inventory, system state, and event notifications
For more information, see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/HPwbem).