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2 Licensing
Overview
This chapter provides information about licensing servers for use with performance management.
In the earlier releases of performance management, servers were licensed using the License Manager and
the Unlicensed System page. Starting with the Insight Software 6.0 DVD release, licensing the servers
procedures are different than the earlier versions.
To license servers, you can use one of the following options:
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Use the License Manager to license servers using the Insight Control license keys.
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Use the Managed System Setup wizard to license the servers using the Insight Control license keys.
NOTE: Starting with the Insight Software 6.0 DVD release, you need not go to the Unlicensed System
page to license all the servers for performance management.
Supported licenses
The Insight Control license supports all the Insight Control components including the Insight Control performance
management.
Licensing preparation
Before licensing servers for performance management, verify that each server has a supported operating
system, a version of Management Agents, or/and WBEM providers installed. Also, make sure that Systems
Insight Manager reports the correct hardware and software information for each of the servers.
For information about supported operating systems, Insight Management Agent version, and WBEM providers
version, see the
HP Insight Software Support Matrix.
Licensing servers
In the earlier releases of Insight Control performance management, servers were licensed using the License
Manager
page and the Unlicensed System page. In this version of Insight Control performance
management, the procedure to license the servers is modified.
You can license servers for performance management using one of the following pages:
•
License Manager
•
Managed System Setup Wizard
You can license a server that meets at least one of the following conditions:
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Has a product name and operating system specified
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Is part of a supported configuration
In addition, management agents must be of a supported version. If the servers meet one of these conditions,
you can license the server using the License Manager page
“Licensing Insight Control performance
management using Systems Insight Manager license manager” or the Managed System Setup wizard
page “Licensing Insight Control performance management using the Managed System Setup wizard” .
Licensing Insight Control performance management using Systems Insight
Manager license manager
Insight Control performance management licenses can be added to the performance management database
and deployed on an individual server using the Systems Insight Manager License Manager.
NOTE: An Systems Insight Manager-discovered and licensed server does not appear in the Monitoring
Administration page if the server discovered is not a valid ProLiant server in Systems Insight Manager or the
server is not of a supported configuration.
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