README - HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3

4. Upgrade the firmware for the onboard administrator to version 2.25 or later.
5. On the virtual connect Ethernet module, upgrade the virtual connect firmware to version 1.3 or later.
Do not enable virtual identifiers at this time.
6. On the virtual connect Ethernet module, enable virtual identifiers.
7. You may now create and assign profiles with virtual identifiers.
WARNING! If you do not follow the specific instructions for enabling Virtual Identifiers in your environment
and you enable the feature without the proper agent revisions, iLO firmware, Onboard Administrator firmware,
System ROM revisions, and HP SIM version, then devices may show up multiple times and devices may not
properly be associated with systems. If that happens, upgrade to all of the latest software prescribed in the
c-Class chassis. You may also need to delete discovered devices in the chassis and rediscover them.
Supported Software and Firmware There are a number of distinct firmware and agents updates required
to support virtual identifiers.
Note: Failure to meet the minimal revision any of the listed components can result in virtual identifiers not
working properly resulting in the loss of licenses in HP Systems Insight Manager, result in issues obtaining
proper warranty information, or result in “orphaned” systems showing in the system list.
The table below outlines the minimal versions required by management tools such as HP SIM and Remote
Support Pack to properly operate.
Table 2-1 Minimal versions
VersionProduct
1.24, 1.3x, and 2.0xVirtual Connect Manager
2.30Onboard Administrator
1.6Integrated Lights-Out
(see supported server matrix for Virtual Connect)Server ROM
8.1ProLiant PSP / SNMP agents
2.2ProLiant PSP / WMI providers
5.3HP Systems Insight Manager
Linux servers
When a Linux server is discovered as an unmanaged system:
1. Be sure to make the changes similar to the following in the /etc/hosts file on the discovered system
before installing agents:
#Do not remove the following line, or various programs
#that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1 localhost
172.24.30.34 HPSIM.wbemqa.com HPSIM
NOTE: Replace the IP address, host name, and alias previously listed with your localhost IP address,
DNS name, and host name.
2. Install agents.
3. Verify that that the following lines are entered in the /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf file. If not, stop the
SNMP service, enter them manually, and restart the SNMP service.
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20 Known Issues and Workarounds