HP Insight Management 7.
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Contents 1 Introduction to HP Insight Management.........................................................5 Insight Management overview....................................................................................................5 Summary of Insight Management components..............................................................................5 Recommendations for security policies and practices ....................................................................
Registering for software technical support and update service.......................................................29 How to use your software technical support and update service...............................................30 HP authorized resellers............................................................................................................30 New and changed information in this edition.............................................................................
1 Introduction to HP Insight Management This chapter provides an overview of HP Insight Management and summarizes the software that is delivered on the Insight Management distribution media.
Table 1 Software delivered on HP Insight Management DVD #1 and ISO file #1 Category Software name Systems insight management software • HP Systems Insight Manager • HP System Management Homepage • WMI Mapper • HP Version Control • HP Insight Remote Support Essential management software • HP Insight Control ◦ HP Insight Control licensing and reporting ◦ HP Insight Control performance management ◦ HP Insight Control power management ◦ HP Insight Control server migration ◦ HP Insight Control virt
The following security practices are recommended by HP in a virtualized environment. This is only a partial list because differing security policies and implementation practices make it difficult to provide a complete and definitive list. However, these recommendations are a good starting point: • Use a separate management network.
If SNMP is not desired, administrators disable this feature at the host. Administrators can also disable the iLO SNMP pass-through. • Use HP Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM), when available, because it provides a greater degree of security than SNMP. See the following sources for more information about security in Insight Management: • Managing HP servers through firewalls white paper: http://h17007.www1.hp.com/us/en/enterprise/servers/solutions/info-library/index.
2 HP Insight Management component descriptions This chapter provides descriptions of the software components delivered on the Insight Management distribution media, organized by software category. HP Systems Insight management software HP Systems Insight Manager HP Systems Insight Manager is the underlying foundation of the Insight Management components.
System Management Homepage consolidates system management data for a single-server, which differs from Systems Insight Manager which offers a multi-server view of system management data. For HP ProLiant and HP Integrity servers, System Management Homepage enables direct access to the system health and in-depth configuration information through Insight Management Agents.
enabling easy version comparison and software update from the repository to the server on which the HP VCA is installed. The HP VCA provides version control and system update capabilities for a single HP server. The HP VCA determines server software status by comparing each component installed on the local system with the set of individual components or a specified HP Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) or HP Integrity Support Pack listed in the HP VCRM.
Insight Control licensing and reporting The licensing software is required to apply Insight Control licenses to any supported device. Installing this licensing software component is not optional. The reports software adds enhanced Insight Control inventory reports that extend the reports shipped with Systems Insight Manager.
• Highly flexible move capabilities for moving VMs, including live moves (requires vMotion for VMware) • Backup, template, and alternate host capabilities that enable restoration of virtual machines on any available host • Ability to predict failures on VMware ESX and Microsoft Hyper-V host servers and relocate VM guests before the failure occurs HP Insight mxsync utility If the CMS environment is lost or corrupted, it might be necessary to restore the environment from a backup copy.
record/playback, virtual media and virtual folders. HP iLO Advanced for BladeSystem gives you a single-tool for remote management control. See the following website to download the latest HP iLO firmware and get more information about HP iLO Advanced for BladeSystem: http://www.hp.
Server Updates Catalog, and HP ProLiant and BladeSystem management packs for System Center Operations Manager.
are composed of physical and virtual servers, storage, and network resources. It automatically provisions from a library of templates through a web-based self-service portal. It includes support for multi-tenancy, which allows data center resources to be dynamically and securely shared among different organizations by providing each organization with a virtual infrastructure orchestration system.
cloud) using Matrix infrastructure orchestration templates and self-service portal processes. It provides automatic detection and accelerated integration of KVM hosts, and includes a health monitoring subsystem to provide up-to-date information about KVM hosts. Matrix KVM Private Cloud has adopted OpenStack, an open-source technology for cloud computing software to build private, public, and hybrid cloud solutions deployed by enterprises and service providers.
3 Getting started This chapter describes how to obtain the Insight Management distribution media and the installation documentation, describes the Insight Management licensing model, and how to redeem your license keys. Step 1: Obtain the Insight Management distribution media Insight Management is distributed in a physical media kit or as downloadable ISO images from the HP Software Depot.
Each of the following Insight Management components requires a separate license.
To download to your computer or to view the Insight Management installation documentation: • Open a browser to the Insight Management Information Library, which provides the most complete and up-to-date documentation set: http://www.hp.com/go/insightmanagement/docs • Click the Documentation tab on the startup screen of the Insight Management Installer user interface Each installation document in the Insight Management documentation set has been developed with a clear purpose and focus.
4 Insight Management documentation This chapter provides links to the Insight Management Information Library and other websites where you can view or download PDF versions of the Insight Management user documentation. This chapter also describes the contents of all Insight Management documents so that you know where to find the information you need.
1 Insight Management installation documentation is also shipped on HP Insight Management DVD #1 and is accessible from the Documentation tab on the start-up screen of the Insight Management Installer. QuickSpecs Product QuickSpecs provide product specifications, hardware requirements, software requirements, software licensing information, service and support information, and warranty information. Table 5 provides links to the QuickSpecs for Insight Management components.
Table 6 Insight Management documentation titles (continued) Software name Document title Description HP Insight Management Installation and Upgrade Release Notes Describes the current release, lists known issues and corrective actions, and provides late breaking information about installing or upgrading Insight Management that is not documented elsewhere.
Table 7 Systems Insight management documentation titles Software name Document title Description Systems Insight Manager HP Systems Insight Manager Release Notes Provides information about what is new for the current release, links to related documentation, and any known issues and corrective actions. HP Systems Insight Manager Installation and Provides information about installing, upgrading.
Table 7 Systems Insight management documentation titles (continued) Software name Document title Description HP Version Control Agent User Guide Provides information about features, how to get started, how to navigate through the user interface, and troubleshooting hints and tips. HP Version Control Repository Manager User Guide Provides information about features, how to get started, how to navigate through the user interface, and troubleshooting hints and tips.
Matrix Operating Environment documentation titles Matrix Operating Environment information library: http://www.hp.
Table 9 Matrix Operating Environment documentation titles (continued) Software name Document title Description HP Capacity Advisor HP Capacity Advisor User Guide Consolidation software Describes how to use HP Capacity Advisor software to make better decisions about how to manage a virtualized server environment. HP Integrity Virtual Server Manager Describes how to use HP Integrity Virtual Server Manager (Integrity Virtual Server Manager), a graphical user interface for managing Integrity VM resources.
HP iLO and iLO4 documentation titles Product specifications and user guides for HP iLO 2, HP iLO 3, and iLO 4 are available from the iLO website: http://www.hp.com/go/ilo The documentation for iLO4 includes the HP iLO4 User guide, the HP iLO4 Scripting and command line guide, and the HP iLO4 Release notes. For additional documentation, such as white papers and scripting and command line resource guides, see the documentation at the HP Support Center at http://www.hp.com/go/hpsc.
5 Support and other resources Information to collect before contacting HP Be sure to have the following information available before you contact HP: • Software product name • Hardware product model number • Operating system type and version • Applicable error message • Third-party hardware and software • Technical support registration number – SAID (Service Agreement Identifier) How to contact HP Use the following methods to contact HP technical support: • In the United States, see the Customer
The service also provides access to software updates and reference manuals in electronic form as they are made available from HP. With this service, Insight Management customers benefit from expedited problem resolution as well as proactive notification and delivery of software updates. For more information about this service, see the following website: http://www.hp.com/services/insight Registration for this service takes place following online redemption of the license certificate.
HP Insight Management Installer HP Insight Management Installer for the 7.3 release includes product enhancements. The following is a list of changes that are applicable for the HP Insight Management 7.3 release. • Supports a direct upgrade to Insight Management version 7.3 only from 6.3. • Supports Simplified Chinese locale. • Supports Internet Explorer 11 • Supports the following new operating system: ◦ Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter editions.
Table 10 Typographic conventions (continued) 32 Key The name of a keyboard key. Return and Enter both refer to the same key. Term A term or phrase that is defined in the body text of the document, not in a glossary. User input Indicates commands and text that you type exactly as shown. Replaceable The name of a placeholder that you replace with an actual value. [] In command syntax statements, these characters enclose optional content.
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Index A advanced management software component descriptions, 15 authorized resellers, 29 B Business Support Center, 21 C Capacity Advisor Consolidation software, 16 capacity planning, 15 CMS, 9 backing up, 13 component descriptions, 9 contact HP, 29 D distribution media, 18 obtaining, 18 trial license, 19 documentation information library, 21 Insight Management, 21 Insight Management installations and upgrades, 19 websites, 21 documentation feedback, 29 DVD obtaining, 18 E essential management software
power management, 12 Q QuickSpecs, 22 R recovery management, 16 registering technical support, 29 update service, 29 related information, 29 remote server management, 13 Insight Management documentation, 19, 21 license redemption, 19 QuickSpecs, 22 security white papers, 6, 8 white paper security recommendations, 6 WMI mapper, 10 S security administrator role, 7 directory service, 7 firewall, 6 recommended practices, 6 SNMP, 7 user accounts and passwords, 7 virtual environment, 7 WBEM, 8 white paper, 8
