Getting Started with HP Systems Insight Manager 7.0 or Greater in a Smaller Windows Environment

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Glossary
central management
server (CMS)
A system in the management domain that executes the Systems Insight Manager software. All
central operations within Systems Insight Manager are initiated from this system.
HP VCRM (Version
Control Repository
Manager)
An HP agent that enables a customer to manage HP provided software stored in a user-defined
repository.
HTTPS (Hyper Text
Transfer Protocol)
The underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web. HTTPS is HTTP over SSL, a protocol that
supports sending data securely over the Web. HTTPS is used to access WBEM data and ProLiant
agent information. Digital certificates are used instead of user names and passwords to establish
trust between the agent and the CMS. The certificate of the CMS should be loaded into each
agent to be managed by that CMS.
SNMP (Simple
Network
Management
Protocol)
SNMP is one of the management protocols supported by Systems Insight Manager. Traditional
management protocol used extensively by networking systems and most servers. MIB-2 is the
standard information available consistently across all vendors.
SSH (Secure Shell) SSH is a program that enables you to log into another system over a network and execute
commands on that system. It also enables you to move files from one system to another, and it
provides authentication and secure communications over insecure channels. SSH uses a
public/private key pair to provide a secure mechanism to authenticate and encrypt
communication. The private key is kept secure on the CMS, while the public key is installed on
each managed system.
SSL (Secure Sockets
Layer)
Secure Sockets Layer is a protocol for enabling secure communications over an HTTP session. It
uses public/private key algorithms to authenticate and encrypt data communication across the
network.
SMI-S provider An industry-standard WBEM provider that implements a well defined interface for storage
management. The manufacturers of host bus adapters (HBAs), switches, tape libraries, and
storage arrays can either integrate SMI-S providers with their systems, or provide them as separate
software packages.
system collection System collections provide a way to search the Systems Insight Manager database for systems that
share common attributes, such as operating system type or hardware type. System collections can
also be arbitrary collections of systems. Systems can belong to one or more system collections.
WBEM (Web-Based
Enterprise
Management)
WBEM is an Industry initiative to provide management of systems, networks, users, and
applications across multiple vendor environments. WBEM simplifies system management,
providing better access to both software and hardware data that is readable by WBEM compliant
applications.
WMI (Windows
Management
Instrumentation)
An API in the Windows operating system that enables systems in a network, typically enterprise
networks, to be managed and controlled.