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Glossary
agent A program that regularly gathers information or performs some other service without the user's
immediate presence. HP SIM agents provide in-depth hardware and software information and
subsystem status to HP SIM and numerous third-party management applications.
See also management agent.
enclosure A physical container for a set of server blades. It consists of a backplane that routes power and
communication signals and additional hardware for cabling and thermal issues. It also hosts the
CPU or server power supplies.
event Information sent to certain users that something in the managed environment has changed. Events
are generated from SNMP traps. HP SIM receives a trap when an important event occurs. Events
are defined as:
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Warning: Events of this type indicate a state that might become a problem.
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Informational: Events of this type require no attention and are provided as useful information.
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Normal: Events of this type indicate that this event is not a problem.
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Minor: Events of this type indicate a warning condition that can escalate into a more serious
problem.
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Major: Events of this type indicate an impending failure.
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Critical: Events of this type indicate a failure and signal the need for immediate attention.
graphical user
interface (GUI) A program interface that takes advantage of the graphics capabilities of the computer to make
the program easier to use. The HP SIM GUI runs in a web browser.
HP Insight Control System management software that is the clear choice for managing HP servers and storage by
being the easiest, simplest, and least expensive way for HP system administrators to maximize
system uptime and health
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Delivers a consolidated view of everything you need to manage your HP infrastructure from
anywhere - physical and virtual
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Optimizes a system uptime and health by proactively discovering, monitoring, and alerting
for potential problems
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Provides easy access to warranty and contract Information and automates remote support
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Is the Foundation for managing HP platforms and Support Services, easily integrates with
bundles like ICE and ID-VSE, and extends to the Operations Center
HP Insight Control
performance
management A software solution that detects, analyzes, and explains hardware bottlenecks on HP ProLiant
servers. PMP tools consist of Online Analysis, Offline Analysis, Comma Separated Value (CSV)
File Generator Report, System Summary Report, Status Analysis Report, Configuration, Licensing,
and Manual Log Purge.
HP Insight
Management
Agents A program that regularly gathers information or performs some other service without the user's
immediate presence.
HP Systems Insight
Manager Provides unified foundation management services for HP servers, storage, and network resources
from a single console. Systems Insight Manager delivers centralized fault, configuration, inventory,
performance management, warranty details, automated service call initiation and troubleshooting
information. Systems Insight Manager is built according to industry standards to manage HP and
third-party infrastructure resources.
ProLiant Support
Pack A ProLiant Support Pack is a set of HP software components that have been bundled together by
HP, and verified to work with a particular operating system. A ProLiant Support Pack contains
driver components, agent components, and application and utility components. All of these are
verified to install together.
Simple Network
Management
Protocol (SNMP) One management protocol supported by Systems Insight Manager. Traditional management
protocol used extensively by networking systems and most servers. Management Information Base
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