Installation Manual

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The data supplied by Agentless Management is not as extensive as the data supplied by the SNMP agents.
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iLO 4 1.05 and later supports AMS-based OS logging for Linux (/var/log/messages for Red Hat and /var/log/syslog
for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Debian, and Ubuntu), Windows, and VMware. iLO 4 1.10 and later supports Smart Array
logging.
AMS and the Insight Management Agents
Note the following when you consider whether to install AMS or the Insight Management Agents:
• AMS is installed automatically if you use the Intelligent Provisioning Recommended
installation method for Windows installation.
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise does not recommend installing AMS at the same time as the
Insight Management Agents and WMI Providers.
• When you install AMS on Windows systems, the Agentless Management Service Control
Panel is installed. You can use the Control Panel to configure SNMP settings, to enable or
disable AMS, and to remove AMS.
• AMS writes operating system configuration information and critical events to the Active
Health System Log.
• Install the iLO 3/4 Channel Interface Driver before installing AMS.
For more information, see “iLO drivers and utilities” (page 32).
• The Insight Management Agents are not supported on Synergy compute modules.
Installing AMS or the Insight Management Agents
1. Obtain AMS or the Insight Management Agents from one of the following sources:
• Download the SPP (Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server)
from the following website: http://www.hpe.com/servers/spp.
• Download the software from the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center (Windows,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware) at http://
www.hpe.com/support/hpesc.
• Download the software from the vibsdepot section of the Software Delivery Repository
website at http://www.hpe.com/support/SDR-Linux (VMware).
AMS is also included in the customized Hewlett Packard Enterprise VMware ISO images
that are released on Hewlett Packard Enterprise Software Depot (http://www.hpe.com/
support/SDR-Linux).
• Subscribe to the Linux Management Component Pack (Ubuntu). For more information,
see http://www.hpe.com/support/SDR-Linux
2. Install the software.
For instructions on using the SPP, see the SPP documentation at http://www.hpe.com/
info/spp/documentation.
For other download types, follow the installation instructions provided with the software.
Verifying the AMS installation
Use the following procedures to verify the AMS installation on Windows, Linux, and VMware
systems.
Verifying AMS status: iLO web interface
1. Navigate to the Information→System Information page.
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