HP Systems Insight Manager 6.2 Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux

HP Insight Control
power
management
An integrated power monitoring and management application that provides centralized control
of server power consumption and thermal output at the datacenter level. It extends the capacity
of datacenters by enabling the user to control the amount of power and cooling required for
ProLiant servers. Built on ProLiant Power Regulator Technology, it extends new server energy
instrumentation levers into HP Systems Insight Manager for greater Unified Infrastructure
Management.
HP Insight Control
virtual machine
management
Provides central management and control of Virtual Machines on Microsoft Virtual server, Vmware’s
GSX and ESX. Integrated with HP Systems Insight Manager, virtual machine management provides
unified management of HP ProLiant host servers and virtual machines.
HP Insight
Vulnerability and
Patch Manager
software
The all-in-one vulnerability assessment and patch management tool integrated into HP Systems
Insight Manager, simplifying and consolidating the proactive identification and resolution of
issues that can impact server availability into one central console.
HP Version Control
Agent (VCA)
An agent that is installed on a server to enable you to see the HP software installed on that server.
The VCA can be configured to point to HP Version Control Repository Manager, enabling easy
version comparison and software update from the repository.
HP Version Control
Repository
Manager (VCRM)
An HP agent that enables a customer to manage HP provided software stored in a user-defined
repository.
HyperText Transfer
Protocol (HTTP)
The underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web.
Insight
Management
Agents
A program that regularly gathers information or performs some other service without the user's
immediate presence.
I
identification While discovery finds systems, identification attempts to determine what the system type is. In
addition, it determines what management protocol a system supports, using credentials from the
Global Protocol Settings page, and attempts to determine the operating system and version
loaded, along with other basic attributes about the system. Finally, it determines if the system is
associated with another system. For example, a management processor in a server.
infrastructure
service
A running configuration of infrastructure resources that is designed to run a business application
such as a multi-tier web application. It is also referred to as a service or service instance.
installed version A particular HP software component that is installed on the server.
Internet Protocol
(IP)
Specifies the format of datagrams (packets) and the addressing scheme on a network. Most
networks combine IP with Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), which establishes a virtual
connection between a destination and a source.
IP range Systems with an IP address that falls in the specified range.
J
Java database
connectivity (JDBC)
Similar to Open DataBase Connectivity (ODBC), this set of Application Program Interfaces (APIs)
provides a standard mechanism to allow Java applets access to a database.
Java Remote
Method Invocation
(RMI)
A set of protocols that enable Java objects to communicate remotely with other Java objects.
K
keystore A database that maintains a list of keys. The keystore can contain a subject's own private key.
A keystore can also contain a list of public keys, as published in certificates.
M
Major status Status information collected from the system that indicates one or more of the monitored subsystems
are not operating properly which is impacting the system. Action should be taken immediately.
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