Features

Easy and rapid installation. Installs on your server platform of choice running HP-UX, Windows, or Linux, or on a Windows desktop or workstation.

Automatic discovery and identification. 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.  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 multi-system management. 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. Leverages operating system security for user authentication, and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Secure Shell (SSH) to encrypt management communications.

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

Tool definitions. 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. Performs comprehensive system data collection and enables you to quickly produce detailed inventory reports for managed systems. Reports can be saved in HTML format or exported to CSV format for easy incorporation into popular reporting packages.

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

Version control. Automatically downloads the latest BIOS, driver, and agent updates for HP ProLiant servers running Windows and Linux, identifies systems running out-of-date system software, and enables system software updates across groups of servers. For HP-UX systems, Software Distributor is integrated into HP Systems Insight Manager.

Two user interfaces. Provides a Web browser graphical user interface (GUI) and command line interface (CLI) to help incorporate HP Systems Insight Manager into your existing management processes.

Data Migration Tool and Upgrade. HP Systems Insight Manager provides a Data Migration Tool to extract data from Insight Manager 7 Service Pack 2.3 and Performance Management Pack data to HP Systems Insight Manager on a Windows system. The Data Migration Tool exports user-defined data from Insight Manager 7 by extracting it and storing the information in a portable format. The Data Migration Tool then imports that user-defined Insight Manager 7 data into HP Systems Insight Manager. Also available is upgrading from HP Servicecontrol Manager 3.0 to HP Systems Insight Manager 4.2 on HP-UX systems.

Install SSH tool. Runs from the central management server (CMS) and installs the OpenSSH service onto target Windows systems and then runs the mxagentconfig command to complete the configuration.

Initial ProLiant Support Pack Install now installs OpenSSH. HP Systems Insight Manager enables you to install OpenSSH through the Initial ProLiant Support Pack Install process by selecting Install and initialize OpenSSH (Secure Shell) on the Initial ProLiant Support Pack Install page.

Desktop blade support (BC1000). HP Systems Insight Manager now includes a picture view of the half-height BC1000 Desktop Blades.

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

Context launch of portal. The HP Systems Insight Manager portal URL supports being launched with a context. A context consists of two URL parameters: a list of systems and a tool. For example, http://hostname:280/mxportal/MxContextLaunch.jsp?systems=ovwpc012,ovwpc013&tool=Ping. This capability enables an environment such as HP OpenView to launch the HP Systems Insight Manager portal in a more integrated fashion than bringing up the Home page in the browser. You are still required to log into the portal, after which the portal automatically selects the given systems and automatically launches the given tool.

WBEM Indications from HP-UX. HP Systems Insight Manager enables you to subscribe and unsubscribe to WBEM indications through the graphical user interface (GUI). You can also subscribe or unsubscribe to WBEM indications from the command line interface (CLI).

WBEM Property pages for HP-UX and Linux. WBEM Property Page links for CPU and Memory have been added in the status and configuration pages for the HP-UX platform. A full compliment of WBEM Property Pages have been added for the RedHat Linux IPF platform.

Alternate ping using TCP. Select Use the TCP protocol for system reachable (ping) check. port number 80 on the Global Protocol Settings page if your company has disabled ICMP on the corporate network or the corporate policy mandates system firewall software to filter out ICMP requests. For example, Windows XP has this feature built in and can result in systems not being automatically discovered. This option enables you to run HP Systems Insight Manager and ping all available systems.

System Management Homepage. The System Management Homepage is a Web-based application that 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.

Performance Management Pack (PMP) access. A software solution that detects, analyzes, and explains hardware bottlenecks on HP ProLiant servers. PMP tools available in HP Systems Insight Manager consist of Online Analysis, Offline Analysis, CSV File Generator Report, System Summary Report, Static Analysis Report, Configuration, Licensing, and Manual Log Purge. For HP-UX users, PMP and GlancePlus are integrated into HP Systems Insight Manager for monitoring system performance.

HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack (VPM) access. The Vulnerability and Pack Management Pack identifies and provides advice to resolve security vulnerabilities and delivers advanced patch management through automated acquisition, optimized deployment, and continuous enforcement of security patches.

HP ProLiant Essentials Virtual Machine Management Pack (VMM) access. The Virtual Machine Management Pack extends HP Systems Insight Manager with the ability to deploy, clone, monitor, and control VMWare and Microsoft Virtual Server virtual machines. To access VMM, select ToolsVirtual Machine Management Pack. You then have options to Deploy Windows Agent and Licensing.

HP BladeSystem Integrated Management. HP Systems Insight Manager delivers a new blade management environment designed to centralize access to blade deployment, configuration, and monitoring tools. To access the HP BladeSystem Integrated Management environment in HP Systems Insight Manager, select ToolsIntegrated ConsolesHP BladeSystem. Go to http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim/ to view the BladeSystem Integrated Management Guide.

HP Configure or Repair Agents. A new plug-in feature that enables you to repair credentials for SNMP settings, System Management Homepage, or Management HTTP Server trust relationships on Windows systems supported by HP Systems Insight Manager on local or remote systems. Go to http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim/ to view the HP Configure or Repair Agents guide.