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

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notification of potential issues with server and storage components such as drives, CPU, and memory,
enabling him to fix issues before the lawyers noticed and phoned him. Answering fewer crisis phone
calls save Sam much more than the time he spent learning Systems Insight Manager. Systems Insight
Manager also helps Sam quickly locate information on his systems, such as serial numbers, model
numbers, and operating system , as well as enable him to track centrally and update server BIOS,
firmware, and agents. With the addition of the HP Insight Vulnerability and Patch Manager software,
he can even scan systems for security vulnerabilities, update operating system and application
patches, and ensure that patches remain installed on the systems.
Example 2
Wilma is an IT administrator in a small department within a large enterprise. She is responsible for
managing the 20 Windows® servers and one storage array in her local environment. She
understands the benefits of Systems Insight Manager for the larger IT environment, but she thinks that
it might be too complex and expensive for her small department. She prefers to use the old Windows
console even though she knows that it does not support the newest ProLiant servers. Systems Insight
Manager can be installed on a desktop running Microsoft Windows XP Professional, and she can use
Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE) as her database. MSDE ships with Systems Insight
Manager at no additional charge and can be installed with Systems Insight Manager. Because
Systems Insight Manager is browser-based, Wilma is not tied to her Windows management console
to get information on her servers and storage. She can sign in from any machine on the network and
get secure access to her systems. Even if Wilma is out of the office, she can still manage her servers
and storage. She can also easily update Systems Insight Manager. Instead of having to install a new
console with every agent release, she only has to update event definitions in the console. She will
save time and increase her efficiency as she learns how to make the best use of Systems Insight
Manager features for updating her system software, running regular inventory reports, and more.