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4 insight control for linux toolboxes – HP Insight Control Software for Linux User Manual

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Table 1 Insight Control for Linux extensions to the HP Insight Control user interface; (continued)

Documented in

Description

Menu item

Section 15.1
(page 140)

Makes a remote call to the management processor to set power
status to off abruptly.

Tools

→Server Controls→Power

Off Server...

Section 15.2
(page 140)

Makes a remote call to the management processor to set power
status to on.

Tools

→Server Controls→Power

On Server...

Section 15.3
(page 140)

Makes a remote call to the management processor to set power
status to off abruptly, then back to on after a set time.

Tools

→Server

Controls

→Reboot Server...

Maintenance, troubleshooting and diagnostics

Section 25.2
(page 202)

Boots a managed system to a Linux-based

RAM disk

environment

for troubleshooting.

Diagnose

→Boot to Linux

Rescue Mode

Section 25.2
(page 202)

Boots a managed system to a Linux-based

RAM disk

environment

for troubleshooting.

Configure

→Boot to IC-Linux

RAM disk

Chapter 12
(page 129)

Initiates a firmware update on any ProLiant server licensed for
Insight Control for Linux on your

CMS

.

Deploy

→Deploy Drivers,

Firmware and

IMPORTANT:

Servers selected for a firmware update are shut

down and servers successfully updated are left powered down.

Agents

→IC-Linux→Update

ProLiant Firmware...

1.4 Insight Control for Linux toolboxes

Insight Control for Linux is preconfigured with a pair of role-based toolboxes. A toolbox is a set of
tools available in HP SIM or Insight Control for Linux. With toolboxes, you can easily grant the
authorization of several tools to a user with a single command.

The toolboxes and the tools they contain are:

Insight Control for Linux Manage toolbox

Insight Control for Linux Deploy toolbox

Boot to Linux Rescue Mode

Red Hat Interactive

Red Hat (Kickstart)

Boot to IC-Linux RAM disk

Configure Management Services

SLES Interactive

SLES (AutoYaST)

Configure SNMP on DL1xx Servers

Install Agents

VMware ESX Interactive

VMware ESX (Kickstart)

Uninstall Insight Control for Linux Agents

Nagios

VMware ESXi Interactive

Custom or Other Interactive

Performance Dashboard

Modify Management Processor Credentials

Custom or Other (Unattended)

Device Discovery

Power Off Server

Power On Server

Capture Linux Image

Reboot Server

Deploy Linux Image

Run SSH Command

Run Script

Update ProLiant Firmware

The Insight Control for Linux Deploy toolbox contains the tools you need to install, capture, and
deploy images remotely.

The Insight Control for Linux Manage toolbox is for those who only monitor and manage the health
of the managed systems. If you want to create a user who can access related set of tools using
these toolboxes, use the following commands after creating the new Linux user account for them:

$ mxuser –a username –d "Manager Account" –p none
$ mxauth –a –u username –R "Insight Control for Linux Manage" –n "*"

1.4 Insight Control for Linux toolboxes

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