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

White paper | HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2
2 | March, 2013
Table of contents
Introduction ........................................................................................ 4
Example 1 ........................................................................................ 6
Example 2 ........................................................................................ 6
Systems Insight Manager basics ..................................................... 7
Product architecture ...................................................................... 7
Central management server............................................................................................................... 7
Browsing into Systems Insight Manager ........................................................................................... 7
Managed systems ................................................................................................................................. 7
Network clients ...................................................................................................................................... 8
Systems and event collections ........................................................................................................... 8
Credentials ....................................................................................... 9
Authorizations ................................................................................. 9
Secure access using a web browser ............................................ 9
Managing HP ProLiant 100 series servers .................................. 10
Managing storage ............................................................................ 10
Managing HP printers ..................................................................... 11
Managing clients .............................................................................. 11
Managing systems running HP-UX or Linux ............................... 12
Additional Systems Insight Manager capabilities ....................... 12
Version Control ............................................................................. 12
Reporting ....................................................................................... 13
Tool definition files ....................................................................... 13
Integrating other Insight Control Software with Systems
Insight Manager ............................................................................ 13
Installation overview and requirements in a Windows
environment ..................................................................................... 14