HP Insight Management Agents 9.5 Installation Guide

1 HP Insight Management Agents overview
Introduction
HP Insight Management Agents deliver multisystem access to all key system administration tools
for predictive fault management, access to critical system information, and integration with partner
management solutions. Insight Management Agents provides system administrators with the
following:
• Performance monitoring—IT administrators can proactively monitor the performance of their
HP ProLiant servers by setting predefined thresholds for memory, CPUs, NICs, and logical
disks. These thresholds can be set on the Task menu of the System Management Homepage.
Web-enabled System Management Agents can be configured to notify designated IT
administrators when predefined thresholds are exceeded.
• Greater control of systems—Agents monitor over 1,000 parameters in the system and generate
alerts in the event of a fault. Any fault and, in some cases, impending faults are communicated
to the designated administrator.
• Day-one control and ease of use—Insight Management Agents are easy to install and deploy
and can also be installed silently while configuring the system using the Intelligent Provisioning
configuration process.
• Maintenance of existing infrastructure—Insight Management Agents use industry standards
to deliver their alerts and configuration and performance data.
Insight Management Agents
Insight Management Agents operate on devices, performing in-depth monitoring of the devices'
state by collecting and measuring parameters. These parameters indicate the current state of
subsystems by counting the occurrence of particular events (for example, the number of read
operations performed on a disk drive) or by monitoring the state of a critical function (for example,
whether the cooling fan is operating). Insight Management Agents provide access to device
management data using a web browser over industry-standard HTTP protocol, enabling you to
access data from any location with network access.
You can install the Management Agents by using the HP Service Pack for Proliant (SPP).
IMPORTANT: Insight Management Agents for Servers are not the same as HP Client Management
Agents.
Insight Management Agents provide information to management applications, such as HP Systems
Insight Manager, and can generate alarm notifications if significant changes occur in the fault or
performance aspects of system operation. Information is delivered to and from the Insight
Management Agents through the industry-standard SNMP.
HP Systems Insight Manager
HP Systems Insight Manager delivers intelligent monitoring and alerting as well as visual control
of HP hardware. In the unlikely event of a hardware failure, Systems Insight Manager also provides
a full complement of remote maintenance and control facilities.
NOTE: To install HP Systems Insight Manager on the management console, see the HP System
Insight Manager User Guide from the HP Insight Software DVD.
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