HP Systems Insight Manager 7.
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Contents About this document......................................................................................4 Publishing History.....................................................................................................................4 1 What's new in Systems Insight Manager 7.0..................................................5 2 Important notes..........................................................................................6 Central Management Server.............................
About this document Publishing History 4 Manufacturing Part Number Supported Operating Systems Supported Versions Edition Number Publication Date 601822-005 HP-UX, Windows XP, Linux Current C.07.00.00.00 March 2012 601822-004 HP-UX, Windows XP, Linux Current C.06.03.00.00 April 2011 601822-003 HP-UX, Windows XP, Linux Current C.06.02.00.00 October 2010 601822-002 HP-UX, Windows XP, Linux Current C.06.01.00.00 June 2010 601822-001 HP-UX, Windows XP, Linux Current C.06.00.00.
1 What's new in Systems Insight Manager 7.0 • • New hardware support ◦ ProLiant Servers Gen8 initial release ◦ Superdome 2 SR2 W3, rx2800 SR2 W3 ◦ HP networking products A-Series (3COM), 7502 and 5120 switches only ◦ x enclosure identification Software Support ◦ • • KVM hypervisor support on RHEL 6.1, SLES 11 Continue integration with HP Smart Update Manager ◦ Offline firmware upgrade ◦ SW/FW baselining Data Migration support for: ◦ HP SIM 6.1 to 7.
2 Important notes Central Management Server Use careful planning if you want to deploy new drivers, firmware agents, or other software to the local CMS because you might receive unexpected results, such as a mandatory reboot of the CMS. Configure or Repair Agents Configure or Repair Agents fails on Linux systems if the HP Insight Management WBEM providers are already installed on the system.
Discovering ESXi 5.0 and above with lockdown enabled in HP SIM 7.0 When discovering ESXi 5.0 and above HP WBEM providers must be installed on the system for DC, hardware status polling, and indications to work. To discover ESXi 5.0 and above with lockdown enabled in HP SIM 7.0: 1. Check the option Automatically discover Vmware ESX host server in lockdown enabled mode in Options→Discovery→Configure Global Settings. 2. Discover the Virtual Center first to which the ESXi 5.0 Host is registered.
5. 6. Click Close. Click OK. HP Systems Insight Manager service When shutting down HP-UX, sometimes a message indicating HP SIM is being stopped will be missing. Software/Firmware The SW column on the system view page indicates both the availability of software updates and if they are critical. If you click SW status, HP SIM displays the Track Software and Firmware Versions page.
HP Version Control Agent When installing HP VCA through HP SIM, ignore the following error message: error while loading shared libraries: libncurses.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Starting HP Version Control Agent: OK. ------------------------------------------------------------Often, while installing an SPP to a Linux system, the install attempts to install components that are not applicable to the system. These components will fail without harm, but will be logged.
3 Support and other resources Information to collect before contacting HP Be sure to have the following information available before you contact HP: • Software product name • Hardware product model number • Operating system type and version • Applicable error message • Third-party hardware or software • Technical support registration number (if applicable) How to contact HP Use the following methods to contact HP technical support: • See the Contact HP worldwide website: http://www.hp.
Warranty information HP will replace defective delivery media for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase. This warranty applies to all Insight Management products. HP authorized resellers For the name of the nearest HP authorized reseller, see the following sources: • In the United States, see the HP U.S. service locator website: http://www.hp.com/service_locator • In other locations, see the Contact HP worldwide website: http://www.hp.
Command A command name or command phrase, for example ls -a. Computer output Information displayed by the computer. Ctrl+x or Ctrl-x A key sequence that indicates you must hold down the keyboard key labeled Ctrl while you press the letter x. ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE The name of an environment variable, for example, PATH. Key The name of a keyboard key. Return and Enter both refer to the same key. Term A term or phrase that is defined in the body text of the document, not in a glossary.
Index Symbols 3PAR array, 9 C Configure or Repair Agents, 6 configuring, 6 failing, 6 Install OpenSSH, 6 Install Software and Firmware, 6 installing agents, 6 ProLiant Support Pack Install, 6 configuring Configure or Repair Agents, 6 D data collection, 6 database credentials, 6 drivers deploying, 6 E ESXi, 6, 7 F firmware deploying, 6 H HP SIM service, 8 HP Smart Update Manager, 6 M menus, 7 MSA2000 systems, 6 R related documents, 11 related information , 11 S Single Sign On, 6 Software/Firmware dep
