HP Insight Dynamics 6.
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Table of Contents 1 Introduction......................................................................................................................5 Product configurations...........................................................................................................................5 Concepts and terminology......................................................................................................................6 2 New and changed features in this release..........................
Diagnose menu actions.........................................................................................................................29 Check CMS Configuration..............................................................................................................29 Check CMS to Managed Node Communication.............................................................................30 Check Managed Node Configuration................................................................................
1 Introduction This document provides an overview of Insight Dynamics features, license management, and troubleshooting, and provides links to related documentation. It is intended to be used by system administrators and other technical professionals involved with data center operations, administration, and planning. The HP Insight Dynamics suite is an integrated command center that enables you to continuously analyze and optimize your adaptive infrastructure.
IMPORTANT: This table is a summary. Specific supported hardware and software configurations are provided in the HP Insight Software 6.0 Support Matrix, available at http://www.hp.com/go/ insightdynamics/docs.
2 New and changed features in this release Insight Dynamics 6.0 includes several significant new features and capabilities over previous releases of Insight Dynamics – VSE suite for ProLiant and VSE Management Software for Integrity. The following list provides a brief summary of key changes in this release. For more information about changes in this release, see the HP Insight Dynamics 6.0 Release Notes and the user guides listed in “Manuals and white papers” (page 33).
3 License management This chapter describes the licensing model, the types of licenses available for Insight Dynamics, and how to add and apply licenses. The tables in the following sections summarize the hardware platforms and operating systems supported for each Insight Dynamics license. For detailed hardware and software configurations supported by Insight Dynamics, see the HP Insight Software 6.0 Support Matrix, available at http://www.hp.com/go/insightdynamics/docs.
it is applied to a managed system. To continue to manage these systems beyond the trial period, permanent licenses must be purchased. These trial licenses can be applied to managed systems by the Insight managed system setup wizard or by the vselicense command. They cannot be applied through HP SIM License Manager. For information about the managed system setup wizard, see the Insight Managed System Setup Wizard Getting Started Guide. For information about vselicense, see vselicense(1M) [p. 50].
HP Integrity and HP 9000 servers and Integrity server blades License name Licensed products Managed system OS HP Insight Dynamics - VSE suite for • HP Insight Virtualization Manager • HP-UX software Integrity • HP Insight Capacity Advisor software • HP Insight Global Workload Manager software for Integrity • HP Insight Control virtual machine management HP Insight Virtualization Manager software • HP Insight Virtualization Manager • HP-UX software • Microsoft Windows for HP • HP Insight Control virtual
HP Insight Capacity Advisor Consolidation software The HP Insight Capacity Advisor Consolidation software license allows you to collect and analyze data from systems that are planned to be consolidated. This license is only needed on managed systems that do not have a license for HP Insight Capacity Advisor software or Insight Dynamics.
NOTE: The following procedures are used to add and apply licenses that are based on “5x5” keys (introduced with version 4.0 of Insight Dynamics and VSE Management Software). Licenses To Use (LTUs) from earlier versions of the VSE Management Software for Integrity or from the HP-UX VSE or DC Operating Environments are managed using the vselicense command or the “Scan for HP-UX Licenses” tool. For information about the “Scan for HP-UX Licenses” tool, see “Scan for HP-UX licenses” (page 17).
Figure 3-1 Start License Manager When License Manager starts, it displays the Product License Information screen. Figure 3-2 Product License Information screen From this screen, use the following procedures to add, manage, and apply licenses. Additional help is available from the License Manager screens by clicking the help icon . Procedure 3-1 View systems licensed for a product 1. 2. Select the product from the displayed list. Click Licensed System(s)....
Procedure 3-2 Add licenses to the License Manager database 1. Click Add Licenses.... The “Add License Key” controls are displayed. Figure 3-4 Add License Key controls 2. 3. 4. Enter the new license key string, or, if you have an XML file containing multiple keys, enter the full path to the file. The format of license key files is shown in Figure 3-5. Click Process...
NOTE: You can only un-assign a license that is assigned to an HP Integrity or HP 9000 system that is currently discovered by HP SIM. Licenses for the HP Insight Dynamics suite for ProLiant and the HP Insight Dynamics suite for non-HP servers are locked to a managed system when they are assigned. In this case, the button Apply License(s)... is displayed instead of Assign License(s)... and Un-Assign License(s).... When this type of license is applied to a system, it is listed in the Licenses Used column.
applied to that system is shown in the Permanent Licenses field. You can change this value, as described in the following paragraphs. Figure 3-7 Deploy: HP Insight Dynamics – VSE suite for Integrity Licenses screen Enter the number of licenses to be applied to each system. Insight Dynamics licenses are applied per CPU socket or core on HP Integrity and HP 9000 servers (for an overview of the Insight Dynamics licensing model, see “Insight Dynamics licensing model” (page 9)).
This task scans for licenses for any VSE Management Software for Integrity LTU that is installed on the managed systems. It is not restricted to the type of license that was originally selected in License Manager. It will only discover licenses on HP-UX systems, even if other types of systems were included in the License Manager system selection. For more information about scanning for HP-UX licenses and migrating unused licenses from earlier software versions, see vselicense(1M) [p. 50].
4 Preparing to use Insight Dynamics Configuring privilege elevation Some Insight Dynamics management functions require privileged (root) access from the CMS to HP-UX, Linux, and VMware ESX managed systems. Privilege elevation allows you to use your preferred mechanism for acquiring root permissions as needed (for example, using sudo or PowerBroker), without having to allow login through the root account. Procedure 4-1 Configure privilege elevation for use with Insight Dynamics 1. 2. 3.
• configured to use agentless data collection. The Utilization Provider is no longer supported by Insight Dynamics on Linux managed systems. Microsoft Windows managed systems, but only if you are using a CMS that is also running Microsoft Windows (agentless data collection from Windows systems is not supported on an HP-UX CMS).
5 Using Insight Dynamics The sections that follow provide a quick introduction to the features and usage of Insight Dynamics. For more information, see the user guides listed in “Manuals and white papers” (page 33). Help is also available within the software by clicking the button in the upper right corner of the window. HP Insight Virtualization Manager software Virtualization Manager provides the framework for visualizing your virtual server environment.
NOTE: Logical server management is only supported on a CMS running Microsoft Windows. For more information about managing logical servers, see the HP Insight Virtualization Manager 6.0 Software with Logical Server Management: User Guide, available at http://www.hp.com/go/ insightdynamics/docs. HP Insight Capacity Advisor software Capacity Advisor lets you quickly and safely test potentially costly configuration changes in your data center before you actually make them.
Insight Orchestration delivers advanced template-driven design, provisioning, and on-going operations for multinode, multi-tier infrastructure services.
Orchestration templates. An architect creates and maintains standardized infrastructure templates, working with the system administrator to ensure templates are compatible with existing resources and business needs, enabling quick response to changing requirements in the business-defined set of standard templates.
workflows for these operations to allow the integration of Insight Orchestration into the business processes. Template architects can associate one or more Operations Orchestration workflows with a particular template. You can design these workflows to run before or after a particular lifecycle operation allowing the corresponding adjustment of the target server. For more information about Insight Operations Orchestration, see the list of manuals under “Using Insight Dynamics” (page 34).
Figure 5-1 Understanding the SPM environment NOTE: MSAs are not supported in SPM version 1.0. For more information about SPM, see the HP Storage Provisioning Manager User Guide, available at http://www.hp.com/go/insightdynamics/docs. Application Discovery Application Discovery helps you identify and learn about the applications and processes running in your data center or computing network.
the gray Insight Dynamics menu bar. Global Workload Manager improves both workload performance and resource utilization in a shared compute environment. For servers partitioned with nPartitions, virtual partitions, virtual machines, psets, or FSS groups, gWLM can do the following: • Monitor each application. • Determine the CPU resources needed by each application. • Automatically migrate CPU resources between partitions to where they are needed most.
VM Manager 4.1 is included with this release of Insight Dynamics - VSE for Integrity. VM Manager 4.1 offers the following new features: • • • • • Support of HP Integrity VM Version 4.1 (in addition to earlier versions of Integrity VM that are still supported). Support for initiating and monitoring the status of virtual machine migration (online and offline).
6 Troubleshooting This chapter describes some of the tools and procedures that can be used to troubleshoot problems in Insight Dynamics. Additional troubleshooting information can be found in the user guides listed in “Manuals and white papers” (page 33). For information about known issues and workarounds in this release, see the HP Insight Dynamics 6.0 Release Notes.
3. 4. For each check performed by this task, one of the following status indicators is displayed: PASS No configuration problem was found FAIL A serious configuration problem was found. You must resolve the problem for correct operation of Insight Dynamics. WARN A configuration problem was found. The problem will not necessarily prevent correct operation of Insight Dynamics, but it may limit or restrict operation of some features. N/A Not Applicable: the check does not apply to this type of system.
5. 6. For each check performed by this task, one of the following status indicators is displayed: PASS No configuration problem was found FAIL A serious configuration problem was found. You must resolve the problem for correct operation of Insight Dynamics. WARN A configuration problem was found. The problem will not necessarily prevent correct operation of Insight Dynamics, but it may limit or restrict operation of some features. N/A Not Applicable: the check does not apply to this type of system.
5. 6. For each check performed by this task, one of the following status indicators is displayed: PASS No configuration problem was found FAIL A serious configuration problem was found. You must resolve the problem for correct operation of Insight Dynamics. WARN A configuration problem was found. The problem will not necessarily prevent correct operation of Insight Dynamics, but it may limit or restrict operation of some features. N/A Not Applicable: the check does not apply to this type of system.
7 Support and other resources Contacting HP Your comments and suggestions regarding product features will help us develop future versions of Insight Dynamics. Use the following email address to send feedback directly to the product development team: vse@hpuxweb.fc.hp.com. To send comments and suggestions regarding the documentation for Insight Dynamics, use the following email address: docsfeedback@hp.com. HP cannot provide product support through these email addresses.
Installation and configuration: HP-UX CMS Topic Document Requirements, feature support, compatibility • HP Insight Software 6.0 Support Matrix Release notes • HP Insight Dynamics 6.0 Release Notes Installation and configuration • HP Insight Dynamics - VSE 6.0: Integrity CMS Installation and Configuration Guide Using Insight Dynamics Topic Document Getting started • • • • User and administrator guides • HP Insight Virtualization Manager 6.
Websites Information and solutions Reference Architectures for Application Deployment in Virtualized Environments http://www.hp.com/go/idvsera HP Business Support Center http://www.hp.com/go/bizsupport Large Enterprise Business http://www.hp.com/go/enterprise Enterprise Library http://www.hp.com/go/enterpriselibrary HP Insight Dynamics suite http://www.hp.com/go/insightdynamics HP Insight Dynamics suite for ProLiant http://www.hp.
Reference page Description capcollect(1M) Collect Capacity Advisor data from systems capovpaextract(1M) Export HP Performance Agent (formerly HP OpenView Performance Agent, or OVPA) system data from managed systems and import into Capacity Advisor cappmpextract Export HP Performance Management Pack (PMP) system data from specified managed systems and import the data into Capacity Advisor (Windows CMS only) capprofile(1M) Import, export, display, invalidate and remove Capacity Advisor data for workl
Reference pages installed on systems running HP Integrity Virtual Machines Reference page Description hpvm(5) About HP Integrity Virtual Machines hpvmclone(1M) Create a cloned copy of an Integrity virtual machine hpvmcollect(1M) Collect crash dumps, logs, system status, and configuration on guests and the Integrity VM Host hpvmconsole(1M) Connect to the console of an Integrity virtual machine hpvmcreate(1M) Create a new Integrity virtual machine hpvmdevmgmt(1M) Manage the Integrity VM device da
Enter The name of a keyboard key. Note that Return and Enter both refer to the same key. A sequence such as Ctrl+A indicates that you must hold down the key labeled Ctrl while pressing the A key. term A term that is defined in the glossary and links to a glossary definition. variable The name of an environment variable, for example PATH or errno. value A value that you may replace in a command or function, or information in a display that represents several possible values.
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vseassist(1M) NAME vseassist -- Help Resolve Insight Dynamics Configuration Problems SYNOPSIS Path (HP-UX): /opt/vse/bin/vseassist Path (Windows): install-path\bin\vseassist.exe vseassist -a [-q] [ -n nodename | -g collectionname ]... vseassist -c [-q] vseassist { -l | -r } [-q] { -n nodename | -g collectionname }... vseassist -s [-q] -h cms DESCRIPTION The vseassist command performs a number of checks to identify configuration problems in HP Insight Dynamics.
Or, from the HP SIM user interface, select the managed systems, then from the Diagnose menu, select Troubleshoot Insight Dynamics, then select Check Managed Node Configuration. 4. If you are unable to resolve issues with one of your managed systems, you can install or copy vseassist to the managed system and run it from the command line there.
mxnode(1M)). Multiple -n and -g options can be used to specify multiple systems. Note: This command is only designed to diagnose problems with sytems that are part of the All VSE Resources collection. Applying this command to other resources using -n or -g options will not produce useful results. -g collectionname (Group) Specifies the name of a collection of systems known to the CMS. The specified checks will be performed for each of the managed systems in the collection.
Version: A.6.0.0.* +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Performing CMS configuration verification | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ unixsys: HP SIM running.........................................................................[PASS] HP SIM memory configuration............................................................[PASS] HP Insight Dynamics - VSE suite running...............
RELEASE VERSION Insight Dynamics Version 6.0 MESSAGES The following message may be displayed when running managed system configuration checks on a 64–bit Windows managed system: 'chcp' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. This is an issue with the remote command execution facility of HP SIM, and the message can be ignored.
vseinitconfig(1M) NAME vseinitconfig -- Configure or unconfigure Insight Dynamics SYNOPSIS Path (HP-UX): /opt/vse/bin/vseinitconfig Path (Windows): install-path\bin\vseinitconfig vseinitconfig [ -a | --initconfig ] [ -F | --clobber ] [ -q | --quiet ] [-x restart_sim= { true | false }] (Initial software configuration) vseinitconfig { -r | --unconfig } [ -F | --clobber ] [ -q | --quiet ] [-x restart_sim= { true | false }] (Unconfigure software for removal) vseinitconfig { -b | --backup } { -d path | --dir=pa
you must execute the command after installing the software (see HP Insight Dynamics - VSE 6.0: Integrity CMS Installation and Configuration Guide). On an HP-UX CMS, the optional --clobber or -F option causes an existing Insight Dynamics database to be removed without being backed up first. If that option is not used, then an existing database will be upgraded from the previous version of Insight Dynamics. This does not apply to a Microsoft Windows CMS.
On a Microsoft Windows CMS, vseinitconfig -r is automatically invoked by the installer. On an HP-UX CMS, you must execute the command before removing the software (see HP Insight Dynamics - VSE 6.0: Integrity CMS Installation and Configuration Guide). -b|--backup Back up the Insight Dynamics database, including gWLM and Capacity Advisor data, to protect against loss of data. Insight Dynamics must be initialized before you can perform a backup.
NOTE: If the CMS or managed systems have been modified between the backup and the restore (for example, changing hostnames or adding or removing processors), gWLM might not function as expected after the restore. NOTE: You cannot restore a backup that was created with a previous version of Insight Dynamics. Previous versions of the Insight Dynamics database may be incompatible with the current version.
vseinitconfig -b -d /var/backups/2009-09-01 Here is the same command, using the long form of options: vseinitconfig --backup --dir=/var/backups/2009-09-01 The following command performs the unconfigure operation, removing Insight Dynamics tools from HP SIM. The --clobber option causes the database information to be removed without making a backup: vseinitconfig --unconfig --clobber You can mix the short and long form options.
vselicense(1M) NAME vselicense -- Manage licenses to use (LTUs) on HP Integrity and HP 9000 Systems SYNOPSIS Path (HP-UX): /opt/vse/bin/vselicense Path (Windows): installation-directory\bin\vselicense vselicense { -? | --help } (Show command help) vselicense --usage (Show command syntax) vselicense { -t | --tempLicense } { -n sys | --sys=sys }... (Apply temporary trial licenses) vselicense { -l key | --key=key } { -n sys | --sys=sys }...
Licenses from previous versions of the software and licenses included in the HP-UX VSE or DC Operating Environments are automatically migrated to the License Manager database if they were previously in use (the license had already been installed and scanned). If these licenses were never installed or have not yet been scanned, you may be able to migrate them to License Manager database using vselicense (see “Migrating previously unused licenses” below).
NOTE: This operation may take a long time to complete. 4. If necessary, correct the number of per-core or per-socket licenses assigned to the systems, using vselicense with the -m and -c options, as described above. To migrate and apply unused HP Integrity Linux or HP Integrity Windows LTUs, follow these steps: 1. Execute the following command on the CMS (note that multiple -n sys options can be specified): vselicense -l key -n sys -p prod where key is the license key provided with the LTU product prod.
-l key|--key=key -n sys|--sys=sys continue to manage these systems beyond the trial period, permanent licenses must be purchased. Install the license key for the LTU product identified by the -p option on the systems identified by the -n options. The system name, as identified in HP SIM. NOTE: HP Integrity virtual machines are licensed through the VM Host. You cannot specify a virtual machine as the target of a vselicense command. Instead, apply the command to the VM Host system.
Remove all the licenses that were previously migrated and assigned to the managed system winsys4. vselicense -m -c 0 -n winsys4 AUTHORS vselicense was developed by Hewlett-Packard Company. RELEASE VERSION Insight Dynamics 6.0 SEE ALSO Additional information is available in the “License Management” topic of the Insight Dynamics help, and in the following documents: vseinitconfig(1M), HP Insight Dynamics 6.0 Getting Started Guide, HP Insight Dynamics - VSE 6.
Glossary active logical server A logical server that has been bound to both an HP SIM managed system and a workload, and is bound to specific storage. Active logical servers can be in one of two states: powered on or powered off. agent A program that regularly gathers information or performs some other service without the user's immediate presence. Insight Dynamics relies on agents on managed systems to provide in-depth hardware and software information.
or virtual machine. An active logical server can be moved from one location to another, and its characteristics can be modified. This feature allows you to populate an enclosure, load balance servers, and evacuate servers in case of disaster; it allows you to provision resources only when needed and increase utilization of limited compute resources. LTU License to use. managed system A server or other system that can be managed by HP SIM from a CMS . A managed system can be managed by more than one CMS.
allocation of resources to the partition can be set using HP Insight Global Workload Manager software for Integrity (gWLM). server blades Thin, modular, self-contained computer servers, containing one or more microprocessors and memory. Server blades are designed for high density and eliminate many components such as power cords and network cables that are present in traditional rack-mount systems.
Utilization Provider The WBEM services provider for real-time utilization data from managed systems. VCEM Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager. A management tool for defining a server connection profile for each server bay. This profile establishes the Media Access Control (MAC) addresses for all Network Interface Controllers (NICs), the World Wide Names (WWNs) for all host bus adapters (HBAs), and the SAN boot parameters.
Index Symbols 64–bit CMS support, 7 A agent removing unneeded agents, 19 agentless data collection, 19 Application Discovery, 7, 26 C Capacity Advisor, 7, 22 scenario, 22 Capacity Advisor Consolidation Software, 12, 22 Central Management Server (see CMS) CMS, 5 64–bit support, 7 check CMS configuration, 29 check CMS to managed node configuration, 30 HP-UX CMS installation, 5 memory requirements, 29 Windows CMS installation, 5 command msswinitconfig, 5 reference pages, 35 vseassist, 7, 32, 40 vseinitconfig
M W managed system check CMS to managed node configuration, 30 check managed node configuration, 31 managed system setup wizard, 7, 12, 19, 29 manpage, 35 manuals, 33 memory requirements, 29 Microsoft Windows agentless data collection, 20 msswinitconfig, 5 website, 35 white papers, 33 Windows (see Microsoft Windows) workload sub-OS workloads removed on upgrade, 20 O Operations Orchestration, 24 P Partition Manager, 27 PowerBroker, 19 privilege elevation, 19 R related information, 33 remote command exe
