HP Insight Control Software for Linux - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
I Introduction...............................................................................................10
1 Using Insight Control for Linux................................................................11
1.1 Overview.....................................................................................................................11
1.2 Integration with Systems Insight Manager........................................................................12
1.3 Insight Control for Linux extensions to HP SIM...................................................................12
1.4 Insight Control for Linux toolboxes...................................................................................15
1.5 Insight Control for Linux command environment.................................................................16
1.6 Internal task queuing and management...........................................................................16
1.7 Synchronized system clocks............................................................................................17
1.8 Insight Control for Linux RAM disk environment.................................................................17
1.9 Network configuration and DHCP requirements................................................................17
1.10 Virtual media..............................................................................................................17
1.11 Managed system names...............................................................................................18
1.11.1 How Insight Control for Linux assigns node names.....................................................18
1.11.2 Viewing managed system names............................................................................20
1.12 Connecting to HP SIM..................................................................................................20
1.13 Backing up Insight Control for Linux files.........................................................................20
2 Security...............................................................................................22
2.1 Integrated security features.............................................................................................22
2.2 Validating RPM signatures.............................................................................................24
2.3 Trusted certificates........................................................................................................24
3 Managing licenses...............................................................................26
3.1 Licensing overview........................................................................................................26
3.2 Adding the Insight Control for Linux license key to HP SIM.................................................26
3.3 Licensing virtual guests..................................................................................................27
4 Understanding tasks and task results.......................................................28
4.1 Task results overview.....................................................................................................28
4.2 Understanding task results.............................................................................................28
4.3 Task results page.........................................................................................................28
4.4 Common task results.....................................................................................................30
4.4.1 Task instance area................................................................................................30
4.4.1.1 Stopping a task ............................................................................................30
4.4.2 View control options and summary status area.........................................................31
4.4.2.1 View printable report button...........................................................................31
4.4.2.2 Rerun non-complete targets button...................................................................32
4.4.2.3 Parameters button.........................................................................................32
4.4.3 Operation details log............................................................................................32
4.5 HP SIM standard task results format................................................................................33
4.5.1 Summary status and target status area.....................................................................34
4.5.1.1 Stop button in the target status area..................................................................35
4.5.1.2 Log button in the target status area...................................................................36
4.5.2 Target details table...............................................................................................36
4.6 Scalable task results format...........................................................................................37
4.6.1 Operations table..................................................................................................38
4.6.2 Operation controls...............................................................................................39
4.6.3 Operation target details........................................................................................39
II Deployment..............................................................................................41
Contents 3