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2.
Power on the virtual guest from HP SIM, by selecting the virtual guest node then selecting
Tools
→Virtual Machine→Start Virtual Machine.
Wait until the virtual guest boots.
3.
Run the ping command from any system to verify the virtual guest is up and running.
Specify the well-known IP address for the virtual guest.
4.
From HP SIM, perform an OS discovery of the virtual guest:
a.
Select Options
→Discovery, specifying the virtual guest.
b.
Select New.
c.
Specify the virtual guest by either its well-known IP address or its host name.
d.
Enter root for the User name: text field.
e.
Enter the root password in the Password: and Confirm Password: text fields.
f.
Select OK.
g.
Select Save.
h.
Select Run Now.
If this procedure fails to associate the virtual guest with the virtual host:
1.
If the guest credentials are incorrect then HP SIM creates, in the list of systems, a system for
the IP address or host name specified in the discovery task with a system type of “Unknown”.
2.
Rerun the Options
→Identify Systems... task to identify the virtual guest.
11.5 Establishing monitoring for virtual hosts and virtual guests
NOTE:
Insight Control for Linux does not support monitoring of VMware ESXi virtual hosts
or virtual guests running Microsoft Windows
Configuring a virtual host or a virtual guest for monitoring is the same procedure as for real
managed systems. In short, the procedure consists of the following Insight Control for Linux
menu items:
1.
Configure
→Configure or Repair Agents... on the virtual guest.
Ensure that the Configure secure shell (SSH) access authentication check box is checked.
For an illustration, see
2.
Run Options
→IC-Linux→Configure Management Services.
The virtual hosts and virtual guests can now be monitored with Insight Control for Linux. Now
you can perform additional HP Insight Control virtual machine management operations. For
information on HP Insight Control virtual machine management operations, see Insight Control
Virtual Machine Management User Guide.
11.6 Virtual guest operations
For VMware ESX and ESXi, and Xen virtualizations, the Insight Control Virtual Machine
Management User Guide provides information on using the Insight Control virtual machine
management controls and tools, including the following:
•
Starting or resuming a virtual machine guest:
Tools
→Virtual Machine→Start Virtual Machine
•
Shutting down or stopping a virtual machine guest:
Tools
→Virtual Machine→Stop Virtual Machine
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