HP Insight Control - Manual (Page 8)

Summary report can be generated from the data in the performance database in an HTML format.
A CSV File Generator generates comma-separated value (CSV) files for importing into desktop for
analysis or onto other different reporting tools. A Static Analysis report is an analysis of the hardware
configuration for the server as a whole, identifying the potential problem areas. The Server
Availability report in the HTML format consolidates the information on availability of servers at any
point in time.
Structure
HP Insight Control performance management collects inventory and performance data from the
managed nodes using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and or Web Based Enterprise
Management (WBEM) protocols. Hence the managed nodes are required to run HP Management
agents and or HP WBEM providers, available in HP Proliant Support Pack. Since ICperf is a plugin
component of SIM, the GUI is tightly integrated with SIM GUI and could be accessed by a web
browser.
Both functionality and performance data of Performance Management can be accessed from a
client system using the Internet Explorer, in which an applet runs to display the information.
Database software for the analysis server is installed for storing and cataloging data. The database
requires Windows authentication to be set from HP SIM. For more information about setting
authentication levels with HP SIM, see the Systems Insight Manager Installation and Configuration
Guide.
Protocol settings
HP Insight Control performance management (Performance Management) uses both Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMPv1) and Web based Enterprise Management (WBEM) protocols for
data collection from the managed nodes. However, SNMPv1 does not address security concerns
of confidentiality and integrity of data, HP recommends that you use WBEM protocol wherever
applicable.
You can enable or disable the protocol settings in HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM). Select
Options
→Protocol Settings→Global Protocol Settings. If the managed nodes support both SNMP
and WBEM protocols, WBEM protocol is used by default.
Features
Insight Control performance management offers the following support and management options:
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Supports monitoring servers running Windows, VMWare ESX, Red Hat Linux or SUSE LINUX.
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Displays individual CPU statistics.
8 Introduction