HP Systems Insight Manager 6.3 User Guide

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 1 Status types
Status typeStatus icon
Critical
Major
Minor
Warning
Normal
Disabled
Unknown
Informational
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.
Tools and tasks
Tools are actions you perform on the managed systems from within Systems Insight Manager's
GUI or CLI. Many tools ship with Systems Insight Manager, but you can also add your own custom
tools. Tasks are instances of running tools. To create a task, select target systems (systems or events
that the task will work on) and then select the tool from the Systems Insight Manager menu. Tasks
can be run immediately or scheduled, and you can view task results by selecting Tasks &
Logs→View Task Results .
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