HP Systems Insight Manager - Manual (Page 50)

Table 3 Software status types (continued)
Description Status type Status icon
The CMS could not reach the HP Version Control Agent on the
system, so the status of the system is unknown.
Informational
The VCA cannot communicate with HP Version Control Repository
Manager (VCRM).
The Unknown status appears for server systems only under the
following circumstances:
• The VCA is not installed on the managed server.
•
The VCA is installed on a server, but that server does not have a
trust relationship established with Systems Insight Manager.
• The operating system on the target server is not supported.
Windows and Linux operating systems are supported.
•
The correct version of the agent is not on the target system.
• The target server type brand is not supported (only HP or Compaq
brand servers are supported).
•
The target system is not licensed for monitoring by the HP Insight
Performance Management Pack (PMP). The target system must
have the Insight Management Agents 6.20 or later installed.
•
PMP reports an indeterminate status for the system.
Unknown
WBEM operational status types
Systems Insight Manager reports WBEM operational status for storage and server elements, such
as storage switch ports and filled memory slots. These status icons appear on the Property pages,
System Page, and in the status details that appear when you mouseover the health status column
on the System Page. The following statuses are available:
Table 4 WBEM operational status
Description Status type Status icon
Systems Insight Manager can no longer communicate with the
element.
• Nonrecoverable indicates that the element has failed, and
recovery is not possible.
•
Lost communication indicates that the element was previously
discovered but is currently unreachable.
Non-recoverable error, lost
communication
A major problem exists with this system and must be addressed
immediately.
• Predictive Failure indicates that the element is functioning
nominally, but a failure is likely to occur in the near future.
•
Error indicates that the element is in an error state.
• Aborted indicates that the element's functionality has stopped
abruptly. The element's configuration might need to be updated.
•
Supporting Entity in Error indicates that the element might be
functioning normally, but an element that it depends on is in an
error state.
Predictive Failure, Error,
Aborted, Supporting Entity in
Error
A minor problem exists with this element.
• Degraded indicates that the element is not operating at optimal
performance or might be reporting recoverable errors.
•
Stressed indicates that the element is functioning but needs
attention.
Degraded, Stressed
The element is operating normally. OK
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