Features

Easy and rapid installation. HP SIM installs on your server platform of choice running HP-UX 11i v1 or HP-UX 11i v2 on PA-RISC or Integrity platforms, Windows or Linux.

First Time Wizard. HP SIM provides you with step-by-step, online guidance for performing the initial configuration of HP SIM. The wizard helps you configure HP SIM settings on the Central Management Server (CMS).

Automatic discovery and identification. HP SIM automatically discovers and identifies systems attached to the network. Use discovery filters to prevent discovery of unwanted system types. Discovery filters enable you to limit discovery to specific network segments or IP address ranges.

Fault management and event handling.  HP SIM provides proactive notification of actual or impending component failure alerts. Automatic Event Handling enables you to configure actions to notify appropriate users of failures through e-mail, and enables automatic execution of scripts or event forwarding to enterprise platforms, such as HP OpenView Network Node Manager or HP OpenView Operations.

Consistent multisystem management. HP SIM initiates a task on multiple systems or nodes from a single command on the CMS. This functionality eliminates the need for tedious, one-at-a-time operations on each system.

Secure remote management. HP SIM leverages operating system security for user authentication and uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Secure Shell (SSH) to encrypt management communications.

Role-based security. HP SIM enables effective delegation of management responsibilities by giving system administrators granular control over which users can perform which management operations on which systems.

Tool definitions. HP SIM defines tools using simple XML documents that enable you to integrate off-the-shelf or custom tools. These tools can be command line tools, web-based applications, or scripts. Access to these integrated tools is governed by role-based security.

Data collection and inventory reports. HP SIM performs comprehensive system data collection and enables you to quickly produce detailed inventory reports for managed systems. Reports can be generated in HTML, XML, or CSV format.

Snapshot comparisons. HP SIM enables you to compare configuration snapshots of up to four different servers or configuration snapshots of a single server over time. This functionality assists IT staff in pinpointing configuration issues that can contribute to system instability. Snapshot comparisons can also be used to save a picture of a standard configuration for comparisons to other systems.

Two user interfaces. HP SIM provides a web browser graphical user interface (GUI) and a command line interface (CLI) to make it easy to incorporate HP SIM into your existing management processes.

Support for HP-UX Serviceguard clusters. HP SIM recognizes HP-UX Serviceguard clusters and displays them in the GUI. HP Serviceguard Manager is opened by clicking a Serviceguard cluster in a search list and provides information on the clusters.

Web Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) indications for HP-UX, Linux, and Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) devices. HP SIM enables you to subscribe and unsubscribe to WBEM indications through the GUI. You can also subscribe or unsubscribe to WBEM indications from the CLI.

HP BladeSystem Integrated Manager in HP Systems Insight Manager.  HP SIM delivers a blade environment designed to consolidate access to blade deployment, configuration, and monitoring tools. Picture views are available of racks and enclosures. HP BladeSystem Integrated Manager is automatically installed with HP SIM. No license key is required. To access HP BladeSystem Integrated Manager, select ToolsIntegrated ConsolesHP BladeSystem. See http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/Integrity-bl/p-class/60p/index.html for more information.

HP Configure or Repair Agents. The Configure or Repair Agents feature is an HP SIM feature that enables you to repair credentials for SNMP settings, System Management Homepage, or Management HTTP Server trust relationships on Windows, Linux, and HP-UX systems supported by HP SIM.

HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP) - Windows Edition. The RDP is a multiserver deployment tool that enables IT administrators to easily deploy large volumes of servers in an unattended, automated fashion. The RDP is installed separately from HP SIM and requires a license for each server being managed. The RDP is installed from its own CD. See http://www.hp.com/servers/rdp for information about network environment setup, prerequisites for the deployment server, and installation instructions. When installed, you must register your product registration number to receive a license file. A license is required for each server being managed by the RDP.

Data collection and inventory reports for Superdomes and other complexes. Data collection and reporting has been added for Superdome systems and other cellular complexes. The type of data that can be collected includes information on enclosures, cabinets, cells, memory, Integrity virtual machines, virtual partitions (vPars), and hard partitions (nPars). The type of data actually collected depends on which filters are selected. Or which WBEM providers are installed.

HP Storage Essentials. HP is changing the economics of management in the data center. HP Storage Essentials is the first open, standards-based suite of storage products designed to integrate into HP SIM. For more information on HP Storage Essentials, see http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/esuite/index.html.