Features

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 , pager, or Short Message Service (SMS) gateway , and enables automatic execution of scripts or event forwarding to enterprise platforms, such as HP OpenView Network Node Manager or HP OpenView Operations.

	NOTE: Pager support is only for Windows-based Central Management Server (CMS).

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 performed on each system.

Two user interfaces. HP SIM provides the option of a browser-based GUI or a command line interface (CLI) to make it easy to incorporate HP SIM into your existing management processes.

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

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

Manage Secure Shell (SSH) keys. The SSH Keys feature enables you to view and manage, from the CMS, the public SSH keys stored in the known_hosts file. The SSH keys enable the CMS to authenticate a secure connection with a managed 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.

Configure or Repair Agents. This feature 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.

Easy and rapid installation. HP SIM can be installed, quickly and easily, on HP-UX 11i v1, HP-UX 11i v2, or HP-UX 11i v3 on PA-RISC/Integrity server platforms, or on ProLiant platforms running Windows or Linux.

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

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

Snapshot comparisons. HP SIM enables you to compare configuration snapshots of up to four different servers, or compare configuration snapshots of a single server over a period of 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.

HP Version Control. HP SIM automatically downloads the latest BIOS, driver, and agent updates for HP ProLiant and HP Integrity servers running Windows and Linux, identifies systems running outdated system software, and enables system software updates across groups of servers. For HP-UX systems, Software Distributor is integrated into HP SIM.

HP Service Essentials Remote Support Pack. HP SIM includes a new HP Service Essentials Remote Support Pack plug-in. This plug-in leverages elements of the HP Service Essentials Remote Support Pack (Remote Support Pack) technology and provides integrated HP SIM and Remote Support Pack capability. This capability deploys with your Windows-based Central Management Server (CMS) and includes the following:

Web-Based Enterprise Services and Open Service Event Manager. These analysis tools notify you when a significant system event will occur or has already occurred. Web-Based Enterprise Services (WEBES) System Event Analyzer (SEA) and Open Service Event Manager (OSEM) are used as part of the Remote Support Pack service offering and as standalone tools for HP Services customers. WEBES and OSEM generate service notifications to HP SIM through a specific SNMP trap type if analysis determines there are serviceable events. If the Remote Support Pack is installed, the service notification provided by WEBES and OSEM also provides status about the remote support incident.

System Management Homepage. The System Management Homepage provides a consolidated interface for single-system management. By aggregating the data from HP web-based agents and management utilities, the System Management Homepage provides a common, easy-to-use interface for displaying hardware fault and status monitoring, performance data, system thresholds, diagnostics, and software version control for an individual server.

HP Performance Management Pack. HP SIM provides a software solution that detects, analyzes, and explains hardware bottlenecks on HP ProLiant servers and HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array (MSA) shared storage. The HP Performance Management Pack (PMP) tools that are available in HP SIM include Online Analysis, Offline Analysis, CSV File Generator Report, System Summary Report, Static Analysis Report, Configuration, Licensing, and Manual Log Purge. The PMP tools operate in conjunction with HP SIM. No software installation on the monitored servers is required, other than the Insight Management Agents. PMP 4.7 includes the following features:

The following servers are supported on 4.3:

The following new operating systems are supported on PMP 4.3:

Go to http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantessentials/valuepack/pmp/index.html for more information about HP Performance Management Pack.

HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack. HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack identifies and provides advice to resolve security vulnerabilities. It delivers advanced patch management through automated acquisition, optimized deployment, and continuous enforcement of security patches. For more information about installation and setup, see the HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack Quick Setup Poster and the HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack User Guide, on the Management CD. For more information about the HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack, go to the HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack at http://www.hp.com/servers/proliantessentials/vpm .

HP ProLiant Essentials Virtual Machine Management Pack. Virtual machine management capabilities integrated into HP SIM extend its capabilities to deliver unified management of an IT infrastructure consisting of both physical and virtual server resources, and simplify and consolidate the provisioning, management, and migration of all server resources from one central interface.

The virtual machine management capabilities of HP SIM are enabled by the integration of the HP ProLiant Essentials Virtual Machine Management Pack and the HP Server Migration Pack - Universal Edition.

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. The 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 ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack. The HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP) is a multiserver deployment tool that enables IT administrators to easily deploy large numbers of servers in an unattended, automated fashion. The RDP is installed separately from HP SIM. It requires a license for each server managed. You must register your RDP product to purchase licenses or obtain a 10-node 30-day license before installing RDP (a 10-node 7-day evaluation license is built into the software). The RDP is installed from its own DVD. See http://www.hp.com/servers/rdp for information about RDP including a link to obtain evaluation licenses or register your product. See the RDP documentation for network environment setup, prerequisites for the deployment server, and installation instructions.

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

HP Insight Power Manager. HP Insight Power Manager (IPM) is an integrated power-monitoring and management application that provides centralized control of server power consumption and thermal output at the datacenter level. It extends the capacity of datacenters by enabling the user to control the amount of power and cooling required for ProLiant servers. Built on ProLiant Power Regulator technology, extends new server energy instrumentation levers into HP SIM for greater Unified Infrastructure Management.

Support for HP-UX Serviceguard clusters. HP SIM recognizes HP-UX Serviceguard clusters and displays them in the GUI. HP Serviceguard Manager opens when you click a Serviceguard cluster in a search list and provides information on the clusters.