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Hp systems insight manager, Management agents – HP PROLIANT SERVER BLADE BL460C G6 User Manual

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For more information, and to download the utility, refer to the StorageWorks L&TT website

(

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/ltt

).

HP Systems Insight Manager

HP SIM is a web-based application that allows system administrators to accomplish normal administrative

tasks from any remote location, using a web browser. HP SIM provides device management capabilities
that consolidate and integrate management data from HP and third-party devices.

IMPORTANT:

You must install and use HP SIM to benefit from the Pre-Failure Warranty for

processors, SAS and SATA hard drives, and memory modules.

For additional information, refer to the Management CD in the HP ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack or

the HP SIM website (

http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim

).

Management Agents

Management Agents provide the information to enable fault, performance, and configuration

management. The agents allow easy manageability of the server through HP SIM software, and third-
party SNMP management platforms. Management Agents are installed with every SmartStart assisted

installation or can be installed through the HP PSP. The Systems Management homepage provides status

and direct access to in-depth subsystem information by accessing data reported through the Management

Agents. For additional information, refer to the Management CD in the HP ProLiant Essentials Foundation
Pack or the HP website (

http://www.hp.com/servers/manage

).

HP ProLiant Essentials Virtualization Management Software

The ProLiant Essentials Virtual Machine Management Pack and ProLiant Essentials Server Migration Pack
plug-ins extend HP Systems Insight Manager capabilities to manage virtual machines.
The Virtual Machine Management Pack provides the following functionality:

Central management and control of VMware® and Microsoft® virtual machines with physical host to
virtual machine association

Easy identification of VMs or host servers reaching high CPU, memory, or disk utilization levels

Highly flexible move capabilities that enable live moves and moves to dissimilar host resources

Back up, template, and alternate host capabilities that enable restoration of VMs on any available

host

The Server Migration Pack automates the manual processes required for migrating servers between

physical or virtual platforms (P2V, V2P, and V2V), enabling easy migration to appropriate physical or

virtual platforms that meet performance and capacity requirements.
For more information about virtualization management software, see the HP website

(

http://www.hp.com/go/vmmanage

).

HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack

The HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack software extends the functionality of

HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) to provide vulnerability and patch management for target systems.