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

Table of Contents
I Introduction.....................................................................................................................11
1 Using Insight Control for Linux ...............................................................................13
1.1 Overview....................................................................................................................................13
1.2 Integration with HP Systems Insight Manager.........................................................................14
1.3 Insight Control for Linux extensions to HP SIM.......................................................................14
1.4 Insight Control for Linux toolboxes...........................................................................................17
1.5 Insight Control for Linux command environment....................................................................18
1.6 Internal task queuing and management....................................................................................18
1.7 Synchronized system clocks.......................................................................................................18
1.8 Insight Control for Linux RAM disk environment....................................................................19
1.9 Network configuration and DHCP requirements.....................................................................19
1.10 Virtual media............................................................................................................................19
1.11 Managed system names...........................................................................................................20
1.11.1 How Insight Control for Linux assigns node names.......................................................20
1.11.2 Viewing managed system names.....................................................................................22
1.12 Connecting to HP SIM..............................................................................................................22
1.13 Backing up Insight Control for Linux files...............................................................................22
2 Security .....................................................................................................................25
2.1 Integrated security features.......................................................................................................25
2.2 Validating RPM signatures........................................................................................................27
2.3 Trusted certificates.....................................................................................................................27
3 Managing licenses ..................................................................................................29
3.1 Licensing overview....................................................................................................................29
3.2 Adding the Insight Control for Linux license key to HP SIM...................................................29
3.3 Licensing virtual guests.............................................................................................................30
4 Understanding tasks and task results ....................................................................31
4.1 Task results overview.................................................................................................................31
4.2 Understanding task results........................................................................................................31
4.3 Task results page........................................................................................................................31
4.4 Common task results.................................................................................................................33
4.4.1 Task instance area..............................................................................................................33
4.4.1.1 Stopping a task ..........................................................................................................34
4.4.2 View control options and summary status area................................................................34
4.4.2.1 View printable report button.....................................................................................34
4.4.2.2 Rerun non-complete targets button...........................................................................35
4.4.2.3 Parameters button......................................................................................................35
4.4.3 Operation details log..........................................................................................................35
4.5 SIM standard task results format...............................................................................................36
4.5.1 Summary status and target status area..............................................................................37
4.5.1.1 Stop button in the target status area..........................................................................38
4.5.1.2 Log button in the target status area...........................................................................39
4.5.2 Target details table.............................................................................................................39
4.6 Scalable task results format........................................................................................................40
4.6.1 Operations table.................................................................................................................41
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