HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Technical Reference Guide

• Management Processor Usually a small firmware-based system that is embedded in a server or other
server-related hardware (such as an enclosure), and typically provide only management capabilities.
The iLO card is an example of a management processor.
• Notebook A notebook is a computer that is portable.
• Partition Certain systems and operating environments can be flexibly configured into partitions, each
of which can run a separate instance of the operating system. Partitions provide protection that prevents
software errors in one partition from interfering with another partition. Server systems that allow hardware
partitions can also keep hardware errors from interfering with another partition.
• Power Distribution Unit This device provides power to multiple systems in a rack, and can remotely
control powering systems on or off.
• Power Supply A device that supplies power to the servers on your network.
• Printer A device used for printing.
• Rack This nonaddressable piece of hardware houses servers, enclosures, or networking equipment.
A rack created by HP SIM usually contains several enclosures.
• Remote Access Device This device enables remote users to dial into an intranet using a phone line or
LAN.
• Resource Partition This partition is limited to specific resource quantities and rules that allow the
dynamic reallocation of processors and memory. It is set by users through the RPM Package Manager.
• Router This networking device routes network packets.
• Server This computer on a network is dedicated to a particular purpose. For example, saving files,
running print jobs, or housing a database server.
• Shared Resource Domain This collection of compartments, all of the same type, share system resources.
The compartments can be npars, vpars, psets, or fss groups.
• Storage Device This disk drive array usually supports RAID levels and is accessed over a Fibre Channel
SAN.
• Switch This network device, similar to a router, uses hardware-based switching technology to route
packets quickly on the network.
• Tape library This storage device contains one or more tape drives, usually for backup purposes.
• Thin client A remote system connecting to a terminal server.
• UPS This battery backup that provides power for servers or other computers.
• Unknown In HP SIM, Unknown is a status indicating that none of the built-in or STM-based tasks
could identify the system. However, some management protocol was detected on the system. Servers
might be listed as Unknown for the following reasons:
• You must be able to ping the system from the server where HP SIM is running. You can issue the
ping command from a command or terminal window, or you can ping from HP SIM by selecting
the unknown server, selecting the Diagnose and Ping options, and then following the on-screen
instructions.
• Try running the Configure or Repair Agents settings tool located in the Configure menu.
• If the system supports SNMP, it might be that the type is new or is a third-party system that is not
identified by default. See “Global protocols” and “System tab” for more information. You can use
the STM tool to add a new type. See “Creating STM rules” for more information.
• Community strings in HP SIM must match the ones used for the remote device. Ensure that HP SIM
and the systems to be identified use the same community string. Note that community strings are
case-sensitive. From HP SIM, select Options→Protocol Settings, and then select Global Protocol
Settings or System Protocol Settings to change the community strings.
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