Owner manual

Insight Providers usage
Access data and events from the Insight Providers using the SMH supplied in the SPP, HP SIM,
other client applications, or scripts that supports WMI and SMASH.
The SMH provides a web interface for accessing management data locally or remotely. SMH
support for the Insight Providers is composed of two components
• The SMH for Windows® Smart Component that is included with the SPP for Windows®. This
is the SMH framework.
• The web application plug-in (SMH WebApp) that is installed with the Insight Providers. This
provides the web pages that show management data using the Insight Providers.
HP SIM 6.3 and later support the Insight Providers. For information on configuring HP SIM for use
with the Insight Providers, see Chapters 4 and 12 of the HP Systems Insight Manager 6.x Installation
and Configuration Guide.
Any client application or script that support WMI and SMASH can also be used to access data
and events from the Insight Providers. The Microsoft MSDN website provides information on building
WMI clients such as Visual Basic scripts or C++ and C# applications. For more details, see the
following WMI references on the MSDN website:
• Using WMI (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa393964.aspx)
• Scripting Access to WMI (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa393256.aspx)
• Further Information (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa390436.aspx)
For sample scripts for use with the Insight Providers, see Scripting Examples (“Scripting examples”).
Specific information about HP ProLiant WBEM classes and properties for servers, storage controllers,
and network controllers can be found in the profiles, MOF files, and data sheet (see Additional
Documentation (“Additional documentation”)).
Additional documentation
In addition to this User Guide, the following Insight Providers documentation is available on the
HP Insight Management WBEM Providers website (http://www.hp.com/go/hpwbem):
• HP Insight Management WBEM Provider Data Sheet—This document describes indication
details, and class implementations not defined in a MOF or profile.
• SNMP Instrumentation Migration Guide—This document describes the mapping of SNMP
OIDs to WBEM classes and properties, and SNMP traps to WBEM indications.
• MOFs—When the Insight Providers are installed, the MOF files are copied to the HP_Base,
Server, Storage, and Network folders in the C:\Program Files\HPWBEM\MOF directory.
MOF files are text files that contain definitions of classes and object instances using the MOF
language. The CIM data model is represented in MOF files, as are HP ProLiant-specific
extensions.
• Windows Indication Eventlog Messages—This document maps the Insight Management WBEM
indications to the messages that are logged to the Windows System Event Log.
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