HP Systems Insight Manager 7.0 Installation and Configuration Guide for HP-UX

performance management, and workload management enable systems administrators to pick the
value added software required to deliver complete lifecycle management of their hardware assets.
HP Insight Control
database
The database that stores vital information about HP Systems Insight Manager, including users,
systems, and toolboxes.
HP Insight Control
power
management
An integrated power monitoring and management application that provides centralized control
of server power consumption and thermal output at the datacenter level. It extends the capacity
of datacenters by enabling the user to control the amount of power and cooling required for
ProLiant servers. Built on ProLiant Power Regulator Technology, it extends new server energy
instrumentation levers into HP Systems Insight Manager for greater Unified Infrastructure
Management.
HyperText Transfer
Protocol
The underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web.
Insight Control
virtual machine
management
Provides central management and control of Virtual Machines on Microsoft Virtual server, Vmware’s
GSX and ESX. Integrated with HP Systems Insight Manager, virt provides unified management
of HP ProLiant host servers and virtual machines.
Insight
Management
Agent
A program that regularly gathers information or performs some other service without the user's
immediate presence.
Insight
Vulnerability and
Patch Manager
software
The all-in-one vulnerability assessment and patch management tool integrated into HP Systems
Insight Manager, simplifying and consolidating the proactive identification and resolution of
issues that can impact server availability into one central console.
Version Control
Agent
An agent that is installed on a server to enable you to see the HP software installed on that server.
The HP VCA can be configured to point to Version Control Repository Manager, enabling easy
version comparison and software update from the repository.
Version Control
Repository
Manager
An HP agent that enables a customer to manage HP provided software stored in a user-defined
repository.
I
identification While discovery finds systems, identification attempts to determine what the system type is. In
addition, it determines what management protocol a system supports, using credentials from the
Global Protocol Settings page, and attempts to determine the operating system and version loaded,
along with other basic attributes about the system. Finally, it determines if the system is associated
with another system. For example, a management processor in a server.
infrastructure
service
A running configuration of infrastructure resources that is designed to run a business application
such as a multi-tier web application. It is also referred to as a service or service instance.
installed version A particular HP software component that is installed on the server.
Internet Protocol Specifies the format of datagrams (packets) and the addressing scheme on a network. Most
networks combine IP with Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), which establishes a virtual
connection between a destination and a source.
IP range Systems with an IP address that falls in the specified range.
J
Java database
connectivity
Similar to Open DataBase Connectivity (ODBC), this set of Application Program Interfaces (APIs)
provides a standard mechanism to allow Java applets access to a database.
Java Remote
Method Invocation
A set of protocols that enable Java objects to communicate remotely with other Java objects.
K
keystore A database that maintains a list of keys. The keystore can contain a subject's own private key.
A keystore can also contain a list of public keys, as published in certificates.
See also key.
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