HP Insight Control - Manual (Page 3)

Table of Contents
1 Introduction to using HP Insight Control.........................................................9
How to use this guide..............................................................................................................................9
Insight Control integration with Systems Insight Manager..............................................................................9
Alternative consoles...........................................................................................................................9
Insight Control features and capabilities...................................................................................................10
Integrated security features.....................................................................................................................10
Open source products included with Insight Control...................................................................................11
Accessing and launching Insight Control features......................................................................................11
Opening Systems Insight Manager from a web browser........................................................................11
Using the Systems Insight Manager quick launch feature..................................................................12
Running and viewing task results from the Systems Insight Manager management console..............................12
Obtaining Systems Insight Manager documentation..............................................................................12
2 Adding and applying licenses....................................................................13
Licensing information on the world wide web............................................................................................13
Licensing prerequisites...........................................................................................................................13
Licenses required for Insight Control.........................................................................................................13
Adding an Insight Control license............................................................................................................13
Applying an Insight Control license to the servers you want to manage........................................................14
Using the HP Insight managed system setup wizard to add and apply an Insight Control license......................14
Adding an iLO Advanced license key......................................................................................................14
Adding and applying licenses for Insight Control server deployment............................................................14
3 Verifying your software and hardware environment with the Insight Software
Advisor......................................................................................................17
Running the Insight Software Advisor after installation................................................................................17
Launching the Insight Software Advisor....................................................................................................17
Using the Insight Software Advisor filtering capability................................................................................17
Using test results to take corrective action.................................................................................................17
4 Using the HP Insight managed system setup wizard.......................................19
Insight managed system setup wizard overview.........................................................................................19
Prerequisites to running the Insight managed system setup wizard................................................................19
Launching the Insight managed system setup wizard..................................................................................19
Obtaining Insight managed system setup wizard documentation..................................................................19
5 Deploying operating systems to managed systems........................................21
Server deployment overview...................................................................................................................21
Launching server deployment..................................................................................................................21
Installing OS distribution files after installation...........................................................................................21
The Deployment Server Console..............................................................................................................21
Obtaining server deployment documentation............................................................................................22
6 Managing a virtual machine environment....................................................23
Virtualization overview...........................................................................................................................23
Launching virtual machine management features.......................................................................................23
Obtaining virtual machine management documentation.............................................................................23
7 Optimizing server power consumption and cooling.......................................25
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