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3 Basic procedures
Getting started
IMPORTANT:
The following steps assume HP Systems Insight Manager (Systems Insight Manager) is installed
on the
(CMS).
Use the following guideline to set up your environment for HP Insight Control power management (power
management):
NOTE:
By default, Insight Control power management is enabled now.
1.
Discovering the systems. Using Systems Insight Manager Options
→Discovery tasks, discover and
identify the required systems and devices.
For a list of supported systems, visit
Under Tools and Resources, select
Technical Documentation
. Under General started, select HP Insight Control Support Matrix.
NOTE:
When setting up discovery tasks in Systems Insight Manager, you must provide appropriate
credentials to allow Insight Control power management to access power management features of the
managed nodes, which are required to work with the application.
When managing servers, it is recommended to have Systems Insight Manager discover both server and
management processor, that is, the list of credentials supplied to the discovery task(s) should include
credentials for both pieces of equipment.
Using default settings, the discovery of a c-class Onboard Administrator module causes Systems Insight
Manager to create systems for the enclosure and all the equipment installed in it. If an enclosure contains
server blades, Systems Insight Manager automatically discovers the management processors of the
systems. The management processors will be associated with the discovered systems or the systems
identified with the serial numbers. Insight Control power management can work with both the discovered
systems and the systems identified with the serial numbers.
When Insight Control power management is installed on the CMS, power management creates a
scheduled task automatically to identify all the management processors. When Systems Insight Manager
service is started, this task will run despite the date for the task displayed is an older date.
2.
Changing the credentials. If you need to change the credentials after discovering the systems/devices,
use Options
→Security→Credentials→System Credentials. After changing the credentials, Systems
Insight Manager launches the System Identification tool targeting the selected systems.
NOTE:
Alternatively, if you want power management to use credentials other than those supplied for
discovery, use Options
→Power Management... to enter credentials in the Power Management Options
page. These credentials will be tried for all systems before any Systems Insight Manager sign-in credentials
created during discovery.
NOTE:
For any power distribution racks (PDRs) or power distribution units (PDUs) that needs to be
monitored, you must similarly configure SNMP or sign-in credentials. For any system that needs to be
managed through Data Center Power Control Administrative privileges, you must configure sign-in
credentials to enable Data Center Power Control management.
3.
Deploying iLO licenses. Based on the requirement to enable the power management features on ProLiant
and entry-class Integrity servers, you need to acquire and deploy the necessary iLO 2 Advanced/Select
license keys to the system’s management processor using Deploy
→License Manager.
NOTE:
The ProLiant and Integrity system keys are not interchangeable.
4.
Installing Insight Control License keys and applying licenses to systems. For ProLiant servers, use
Deploy
→License Manager to enter your license keys and then apply the licenses to the desired systems.
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