HP Systems Insight Manager 6.0 User Guide

Basic concepts
Discovery and identification
Systems Insight Manager can automatically discover and identify systems attached to the network using
information from management protocols such as Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Windows
Management Instrumentation (WMI), WBEM, Secure Shell (SSH), and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Create
discovery tasks to limit discovery to specific network segments or IP address ranges, or to control the frequency
that each task runs. Use discovery filters to prevent discovery of unwanted system types.
Inventory
Data collection gathers data that can be used for reporting and to populate various fields in the user interface.
Systems Insight Manager collects various information such as system type and sub-type, supported protocols,
and available memory. You can choose to maintain only the most recent data, enabling you to run reports
or compare different systems using Snapshot Comparison. Or, you can store all data collected over time,
which enables use of Snapshot Comparison to view trends on a single system.
Status info
The following status icons are used in the status list columns to show status on different aspects of the managed
systems. For example, the MP column displays the status icon of the management processor if the system
has a management processor board installed.
Table 2-1 Status types
Status typeStatus icon
Critical
Major
Minor
Warning
Normal
Disabled
Unknown
Informational
For specifics, see:
• Hardware status Health status types
• Software status Software status types
• Contract and warranty status Contract and Warranty status
• WBEM status WBEM operational status
Reports
Systems Insight Manager performs comprehensive system data collection and enables you to quickly produce
detailed inventory reports for managed systems. Reports can be generated in Hyper Text Markup Language
(HTML), XML, or Comma Separated Value (CSV) format. Enhanced reports can be automatically generated
and e-mailed on a scheduled basis. The type of data collected depends on the management software (SNMP
agents or WBEM/WMI providers) that is installed.
Automatic event handling
Automatic event handling enables you to define an action that Systems Insight Manager performs when an
event is received. These actions can include running a program or script, forwarding the event to another
management system, clearing the event, or notifying a user through e-mail or pager.
14 Product overview