HP Insight Control User Manual
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Contents
1 Introduction to using HP Insight Control.........................................................5
Ensure success by running the Insight Software Advisor first.......................................................5
Alternative consoles..............................................................................................................6
Insight Control features and capabilities.......................................................................................6
Integrated security features.........................................................................................................7
Open source products included with Insight Control......................................................................8
Accessing and launching Insight Control features..........................................................................8
2 Accessing HP Systems Insight Manager.........................................................9
Using the Systems Insight Manager quick launch feature................................................................9
Running and viewing task results from the Systems Insight Manager management console..................9
Quickly resetting Insight Software passwords when the CMS OS password has changed.................10
Obtaining Systems Insight Manager documentation....................................................................10
Using Insight Software Advisor to obtain diagnostic information....................................................11
Using the Insight Software Advisor filtering capability..................................................................11
Using test results to take corrective action...................................................................................11
Obtaining Insight Software Advisor documentation.....................................................................12
4 Using the HP Insight managed system setup wizard.......................................13
5 Adding and applying licenses....................................................................14
Licensing prerequisites.............................................................................................................14
Licenses required for Insight Control..........................................................................................14
Adding an Insight Control license.............................................................................................14
Applying an Insight Control license to the servers you want to manage..........................................15
Adding an iLO Advanced license key........................................................................................15
Adding and applying licenses for Insight Control server deployment..............................................15
Licensing information on the World Wide Web..........................................................................16
6 Deploying operating systems and virtualization software to managed systems...17
Server deployment overview.....................................................................................................17
Launching server deployment...................................................................................................17
The Deployment Server Console...............................................................................................17
Obtaining server deployment documentation..............................................................................18
7 Managing a virtual machine environment....................................................19
Launching virtual machine management features.........................................................................19
Obtaining virtual machine management documentation...............................................................20
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