HP Systems Insight Manager 6.0 Installation and Configuration Guide for HP-UX

unknown status HP SIM cannot obtain management information about the system using SNMP. Although no
management instrumentation information is available, the system can be pinged. It might have
an invalid community string or security setting.
user A network user with a valid login on the Central Management Server that has been added to
HP SIM.
user accounts Accounts used to sign-in to HP SIM. These accounts associate a local Windows user account or
a domain account with privilege levels and paging attributes inside HP SIM.
user group A group of users defined on the Central Management Server operating system that has been
added to HP SIM. Members of the user group in the operating system can sign-in to HP SIM.
user rights user A user who cannot configure the Central Management Server. However, the user can view and
run predefined reports on the Central Management Server and all managed systems.
V
version control Referred to as the HP Version Control installed on a Windows system for Windows and Linux
ProLiant systems, and Software Distributor on HP-UX operating systems. Provides an overview of
the software status for all managed ProLiant or Integrity systems and can update system software
and firmware on those systems programmatically using predetermined criteria. Version control
identifies systems that are running out-of-date system software, indicates if an upgrade is available,
and provides reasons for upgrading. For HP-UX systems, Software Distributor can be launched
from an HP SIM Central Management Server against one or more installed HP-UX systems.
Version Control
Agent log
A listing of all the software maintenance tasks completed by the HP Version Control Agent and
reports resulting from those tasks.
Virtual Server
Environment (VSE)
An integrated server virtualization offering for HP-UX, Linux, and Windows servers that provides
a flexible computing environment maximizing usage of server resources. VSE consists of a pool
of dynamically sizeable virtual servers; each can grow and shrink based on service level objectives
and business priorities. For more information, see http://hp.com/go/vse.
W
WBEM Services HP WBEM Services for HP-UX is an HP product that uses WBEM and DMTF standards to manage
HP-UX system resources.
Web Based
Enterprise
Management
(WBEM)
This industry initiative provides management of systems, networks, users, and applications across
multiple vendor environments. WBEM simplifies system management, providing better access to
software and hardware data that is readable by WBEM client applications.
Web-Based
Enterprise Services
(WEBES)
A tool suite that is aimed at preventing or reducing the downtime of a system.
Web-launch aware
(WLA)
A run type for tools that are launched in a web browser using a web server. WLA tools can be
designed to deal with multiple systems.
Windows
Management
Instrumentation
(WMI)
An API in the Windows operating system that enables you to manage and control systems in a
network.
workspace The section of the GUI where tools appear.
X
X client An application or tool that appears on an X server. X clients can also be called X applications.
X server A local application that accepts X client requests and acts on them.
X Window System A cross-platform windowing system that uses the client/server model to distribute services across
a network. It enables applications or tools to run on a remote computer.
XML document A collection of data represented in XML.
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