Getting started with HP Systems Insight Manager 6.0 or greater in a smaller Windows environment

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Note:
This paper describes how to install and populate the Version Control
Repository Manager to assist in the initi
al deployment of the ProLiant
Support Pack for Windows to multiple managed systems. To learn how to
set up version control in its entirety, the User Guide.
Reporting
Systems Insight Manager
collects comprehensive system data, enabling you to quickly produ
ce
detailed inventory reports on an ad
-
hoc or regular basis. Reports can be saved in HTML, XML
,
or
exported to CSV
f
ile.
Systems Insight Manager
can assist in
identify
ing
systems that might need CPU
or memory upgrades before migrating to the latest operati
ng system. For more information,
see
the
Systems Insight Manager
User Guide
at
http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim
or
on the Management CD.
Tool
d
efinition
f
iles
Tool definition files enable you to launch tools on a mana
ged 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 t
ool 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
Systems Insight M
anager
User Guide
at
http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim
.
Integrating other Insight Control Software with
S
ystems
I
nsight
M
anager
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 standar
ds
-
based management
that can be adapted to meet the needs of your environment.
For more information about plug
-
ins,
see
:
–
www.hp.com/go/hpsim
–
www.hp.com/servers/proliantessentials
–
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/e
-
suite/index.html
Installation overview and requirements in a Windows
environment
Systems Insight Manager
is av
ailable for download from the HP website and ships at no extra charge
with all ProLiant 300, 500, and 700 series servers, and StorageWorks products. The GUI is intuitive.
The hardware, software, and networking requirements for
Systems Insight Manager
in a
Windows
environment are shown in
the
HP Insight Software Support Matrix
at
http://
www.hp.com/go/insightsoftware/docs
.
These requirements are separated by system type for
the CMS, managed systems, a
nd network clients.
F
or more information
,
s
ee
Systems Insight Manager
basics
.