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This section contains requirements and recommendations for managed systems.

Operating systems

Windows managed systems

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise for x86 and x64 (32-bit mode)

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise Core for x86 and x64 (32-bit mode)

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter, Datacenter Core, Web Edition, and for Itanium-based systems

  • Microsoft Windows Server(TM) 2003 R2 Standard or Enterprise for x86 with Service Pack 2 and x64

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DataCenter with Service Pack 1 or later

  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard with Service Pack 1 or later

  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard for x64 with Service Pack 2

  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard and Enterprise for x86 and x64 with Service Pack 2

  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Web Edition for x86 with Service Pack 1 or later

  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Small-Medium Business for x86 with Service Pack 1 or later

  • Microsoft Windows 2003 SMB Business for x86

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter for x86

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 1 or later for x86

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server with Service Pack 4 for x86

  • Microsoft Windows NT4 with Service Pack 6

  • Microsoft Windows Vista Client

  • Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 1or later

  • Microsoft Windows Virtual Server

  • VMware ESX v3.0.01 or later running guest on x86

  • Integrity Virtual Machine for Windows running guest on Windows

  • VMware GSX

HP-UX managed systems

  • HP-UX 11i v3 (IA/PA)

  • HP-UX 11i v2 Update 2 (IA/PA)

  • HP-UX 11i v2 (IA only)

  • HP-UX 11i

  • Integrity Virtual Machine HP-UX running guest on HP-UX 11i v2 and v3

Linux managed systems

  • Red Hat Linux 9

  • Red Hat Linux 8

  • Red Hat Linux 7.3 Workstation

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 for x86 with Update 1, AMD64 and EM64T with Update 1, and Itanium-based systems

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 x86 with Update 6, AMD64 and EM64T with Update 6, and Itanium-based systems

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 x86 with Update 9, AMD64 and EM64T with Update 9, and Itanium-based systems

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for x86, AMD64 and EM64T with Service Pack 1, and Itanium-based systems

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86 with Service Pack 4, AMD64 and EM64T with Service Pack 4, and Itanium-based systems

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for United Linux 1.0 and Itanium-based systems

  • Integrity Virtual Machine Linux running guest on Linux

  • VMware GSX

  • VMware ESX 3.5

NOTE: Operating systems with only IPX enabled are not identified by an HP-UX or Linux Central Management Server.

Novell managed systems

  • Netware 6.5

  • Netware 6.0

SUN managed systems

  • Solaris 9 Intel Platform

  • Solaris 8 Intel Platform

IBM managed systems

  • OS/2

HP managed systems

  • Tru64

  • NSK

  • OpenVMS

Hardware

For HP-UX:

  • Any HP PA-RISC system

  • Any HP Itanium®-based system

For Windows:

  • Any HP x86 system

  • Any HP x64 system

For Linux:

  • Any HP x86 system

  • Any HP x64 system

  • Any HP Itanium-based system

Software

For Linux:

  • SSH

  • ProLiant Support Pack for Linux 7.0 or later

  • SNMP (recommended as an alternative to WBEM)

This software is not required, but if you want improved HP SIM capabilities, HP recommends that you install these components, which can be purchased or downloaded from many software suppliers:

  • SSH Client

  • X Window Server

Required web browsers

For Windows:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (with Service Pack 2) or later

  • Firefox 1.5.0.12

  • Firefox 2.0.0.4

Note: For optimum performance, the minimum resolution for the browser should be 1024 x 768.

For HP-UX:

  • Firefox 1.5.0.12

  • Firefox 2.0.0.4

For Linux:

  • Firefox 1.5.0.12

  • Firefox 2.0.0.4

Note: For all Internet Explorer browsers, you must have the SSL 3.0 or TLS 1.0 browser security options enabled for HP SIM to work properly.

Managed storage system

To view the latest information regarding HP SIM support for a particular storage system, including Fibre Channel disk arrays, switches, tape libraries, or hosts (with Fibre Channel host bus adapters), see the HP SIM SMI-S Provider web page at http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim/providers.

This webpage also offers information on obtaining and installing SMI-S providers.



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