HP Remote System Management Utility User Guide for ESXi Server 5.
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Contents 1 Introduction...............................................................................................4 Installing HP Remote System Management...................................................................................4 HP RSM command-line syntax....................................................................................................4 Filter values supported by the command-line.................................................................................
1 Introduction HP Remote System Management (RSM) utility is a Windows command line tool. HP RSM provides a view into a server's configuration and health. This tool displays data collected by the server's CIM providers. Data gathered by RSM can be reported either in XML or in text formats. Installing HP Remote System Management To install HP RSM follow the steps listed below: 1. Download the RSM MSI installer available at the location: www.hp.com under the Support & Drivers category. 2. 3. 4.
Table 1 hprsmcli command line arguments (continued) Argument Function -o, - -output Saves the output to a file. NOTE: The output file can be saved only in folders with write access for the current user. For example, standard users in Windows Vista cannot save files in the C:\ directory. -t, - -filter Allows users to specify the filtering condition for the reported data using a comma separated list.
Table 2 Filter values description (continued) Filter Value Description SAS Usage of this value filters the SAS adapters, physical drives, and logical volumes property from the reported data. SA Usage of this value filters the Smart Array adapters, physical drives, and logical volumes property from the reported data. SF Usage of this value filters the System Firmware property from the reported data. SI Usage of this value filters the System Identification property from the reported data.
Table 3 Mapping Filter values to the CIM classes (continued) Filter value CIM Classes • SMX_EthernetPort • SMX_EthernetPortControllerFirmwareIdentity • SMX_EthernetStatistics • SMX_IPProtocolEndpoint OA Following CIM classes implement the OA filter value: • SMX_BladeEnclosureCS • SMX_BladeEnclosureFW OS Following CIM class implement the OS filter value: • SMX_OperatingSystem OTHER Following CIM class implement the OTHER filter value: • SMX_SMXSoftwareIdentity PCI Following CIM classes implement the
Table 3 Mapping Filter values to the CIM classes (continued) Filter value CIM Classes • SMX_SAStorageExtent • SMX_SAStorageVolume SF Following CIM class implement the SF filter value: • SMX_SystemFirmware SI Following CIM classes implement the SI filter value: • SMX_ComputerSystem • SMX_ComputerSystemChassis TEMP Following CIM class implement the TEMP filter value: • SMX_NumericSensor HP RSM command-line examples This section provide examples to run the utility.
Figure 1 RSM CLI Output in XML Format To view the server details in a Text output format use the following syntax: C:\Program Files\HP Remote System Management>hprsmcli -s 10.10.10.1 -u root -p password -o output.txt -f TEXT The text output generated file contains data as captured below.
Figure 2 RSM CLI Output in Text Format 10 Introduction
Support and other resources This chapter provides information about the contact details and reference documents.
Related information Following documents and websites provide related information: Documents Following documents are supported for the product: • HP VMware ESXi 5.0 Release Notes • HP VMware ESXi 5.0 and Updates Getting Started Guide • HP Insight Management WBEM Providers for HP integrated VMware ESXi Data Sheet Websites HP VMware documents are available at the following location: http://www.vmware.
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Index C command line, 4 D document related documentation, 12 R related documentation, 12 Remote System Management, 4 RSM MSI, 4 S Software requirements, 4 T Text output format,, 9 X XML output format,, 8 14 Index
