HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Technical Reference Guide

NOTE: The Step 1: Verify Target Systems page appears if you select the targets before selecting
a tool.
2. Select target systems. For more information, see “Creating a task”.
3. Click Next. The Step 2: Install Providers and Agents (Optional) page appears.
You can install Insight Management Agents or providers, either WBEM or SNMP, on managed systems
so that HP SIM can collect inventory and status information from these systems and receive event
notifications from the systems. Installation is supported only on ProLiant or Itanium-based servers with a
Windows operating systems.
From the Step 2: Install Providers and Agents (Optional) page:
a. Select Install WBEM / WMI Provider (HP Insight Management WBEM Provider) for Windows
to install WBEM or WMI providers on Windows managed systems.
b. Select Install SNMP Agent (HP Insight Management Agents) for Windows to install the SNMP
agent on Windows managed systems. This Insight Management Agent allows network monitoring
and control.
c. Select Install OpenSSH to install OpenSSH on Windows managed systems. For more information,
see “Installing OpenSSH”.
d. Select Install Linux PSP or ESX Agents to install Linux PSP and ESX Agents which are a collection
of SNMP agents used by HP SIM to gather information from managed systems and send traps to
HP SIM.
e. Select Install the Version Control Agent for Windows (VCA) to install the HP VCA on Windows
managed systems. The HP VCA enables you to view the HP software installed on a system and
whether updates for the software are available in the repository. For more information, see “About
the Version Control Agent”.
HP SIM determines the type of agent or provider to install based on the system type, subtype, and
operating system description of the system.
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