Getting started with HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2 in a smaller Windows environment

White paper | HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2
13 | March, 2013
information regarding Version Control, see the manuals at
http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/agents/documentation.html.
Note:
This paper describes how to install and populate the HP VCRM to assist in the initial deployment of
the ProLiant Support Pack for Windows to multiple managed systems. To learn how to set up
version control in its entirety, see the HP Systems Insight Manager User Guide.
Reporting
Systems Insight Manager collects comprehensive system data, enabling you to quickly produce
detailed inventory reports on an ad-hoc or regular basis. Reports can be saved in HTML, XML, or
exported to a CSV file. Systems Insight Manager can assist in identifying systems that might need
CPU or memory upgrades before migrating to the latest operating system. For more information,
see the HP Systems Insight Manager User Guide at
http://www.hp.com/go/insightmanagement/sim/docs or on the Management CD.
Tool definition files
Tool definition files enable you to launch tools on a managed system from the Systems Insight
Manager menu. Tool definition files are useful if you have developed your own scripts or in-house
applications to assist in administrative tasks. Tool definition files are simple XML documents that
describe the type of tool to be run, such as command line or web launch, and the title and location
of the new menu item. A tool definition file can also specify any restrictions such as device filters
or operating system filters. For more information, see the HP Systems Insight Manager User Guide
at http://www.hp.com/go/insightmanagement/sim/docs.
Integrating other Insight Control Software with Systems
Insight Manager
Systems Insight Manager plug-in applications improve lifecycle management of HP hardware
resources and extend the breadth of device coverage of HP products in your IT environment.
Choose from a growing list of HP management tools that plug into Systems Insight Manager,
enabling you to:
Access HP infrastructure management tools from a single console.
More efficiently deploy and manage HP systems.
Consolidate event management and notification services for HP servers, storage, printers,
clients, power, and other devices in a single management tool.
Have more control and flexibility through modular, extensible, and standards-based
management that can be adapted to meet the needs of your environment.
For more information about plug-ins, see:
http://www.hp.com/go/insightmanagement/sim/docs
http://www.hp.com/servers/proliantessentials
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/e-suite/index.html