HP Systems Insight Manager 7.
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Contents 1 HP Systems Insight Manager release notes.....................................................4 Description..............................................................................................................................4 Update recommendation...........................................................................................................4 Operating systems and devices..................................................................................................
1 HP Systems Insight Manager release notes HP Systems Insight Manager 7.3 Update 1 release provides information on feature enhancements, new supports, and issues with suggested actions. Description HP Systems Insight Manager is a system management software designed to help manage HP Proliant servers and storage. For more information on software features, see the HP Systems Insight Manager User Guide at http://www.hp.com/go/insightmanagement/sim/docs.
New software support • HP Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) Snap 6 • HP Intelligent Provisioning v1.60 • HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO 4) 1.40 • HP Smart Update Manager (SUM) 6.2 • Onboard Administrator 4.11 • VMware vSphere 5.5 online support • Upgrade from 7.3 to 7.3.1 • MIBs v9.50 New managed node support • VMware vSphere 5.1 update 2 • VMware ESXi 5.0 update 3 • VMware ESXi 4.1 update 2 • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.5 • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.
New storage support • Command View EVA (Enterprise Virtual Array) 10.3.1 New browser support • Google Chrome version 30.0.1599 with IE tab Multi Enhance Extension Communication support • IPv6 L3 support HP's definition for IPv6 Level 3 – IPv4 and IPv6 communications is as follows: ◦ Management communication over IPv4 or IPv6 transport. ◦ Capable of using only IPv4 transport to communicate with and manage network managed entities IPv4 information.
2 Important notes The following sections describe the list of known issues. Central Management Server Do careful planning to deploy new drivers, firmware agents, or other software to the local CMS to avoid unexpected results, such as a mandatory restart of the CMS. SNMPv3 The SNMPv3 supports and limitations are as follows: SNMPv3 INFORM support Use SIM Engine ID - 0x8000000b0448502d53494d to send SNMPv3 INFORMs to SIM.
Software/Firmware The HPUX CMS does not support the following features: • Offline firmware upgrade • Installs to Onboard Administrator, HP iLO, or Virtual Connect • Installs to servers that are not running the HP Version Control Agent You can set up HP SIM on a Linux or (yet better) Windows system to gain this functionality. NOTE: Install Software and Firmware deployment to an iLO does not work if Trust Platform Mode is disabled on the server.
Version Control Repository Manager SIM 7.3 users cannot do online deployment of agents using custom baseline with VCRM 7.2.2 and its prior versions. Users must upgrade to VCRM 7.3.0 for online deployment. The compatibility matrix for online deployment of agents using custom baseline is as follows: Table 1 Compatibility matrix SIM version HP SUM version (bundled within SIM) VCRM version 7.3.1 6.2 7.3.0 7.3 6.0.1 7.3.0 Versions prior to 7.3 5.3.5 and prior 7.2.
Table 2 Supported search options (continued) 10 Option Result Wildcards Not supported. Metadata Supported. Ranking Not supported.
3 Issues and suggested actions The HP SIM undergoes rigorous testing before any given version of the product is released. From HP test activities to date, the following items have been uncovered that you must keep in mind. HP SIM • Issue: The Enclosure Manager Firmware version 1.20 and version 1.30 have issues in returning Serial Number and Unique Identifier of IO Module in XML Response. Description: IO Module nodes are discovered automatically when Enclosure Manager is discovered.
4 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: • In the United States, see the Customer Service/Contact HP Uni
Registering for software technical support and update service HP SIM is supported in any one of the following situations: • A valid warranty exists (90 days Global Limited Warranty) • Purchase of Insight Control (having 1-year 24x7 Technical Support bundled with the license purchase) • If the question is related to HP Insight Remote Support (HP Insight RS), then HP SIM will be supported as it pertains in Insight RS with a Hardware Warranty or Hardware Contract • The customer purchases an HP SIM Care
• HP Business Support Center website at http://www8.hp.com/us/en/support.html for support information about HP SIM and HP Commercial products • HP Support Center website at http://www.hp.com/go/hpsc for support information about HP SIM and HP Enterprise products • HP SIM SMI-S Providers website at http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim/providers for information about device support and SMI-S providers • Videos that showcase HP SIM and the Essentials at http://h18013.www1.hp.
Index B Browser support, 6 C Communication support IPv6 L3 support, 6 Configure or Repair Agents configuring, 7 failing, 7 WBEM providers , 7 D Direct connect remote support, 4 F FC HBA Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter, 4 H Hardware support, 4 HP VCRM, 9 I Insight Remote Support, 8 M Managed node support, 5 R related documents, 13, 14 release notes, 4 S Service Pack for ProLiant, 9 SIM Engine ID, 7 SNMP pass-thru, 7 SNMPv3 INFORMs, 7 SNMPv3 traps, 7 Software support, 5 Software/Firmware deployment, 8
