Upgrading HP SIM 4.x to HP SIM 5.0 - Windows

Verify that HP SIM 4.x or later is running on the system.

Download the software or install it from the HP Management CD.

To download the software, refer to http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim, and on the upper-left of the page under HP management software, select Download. The HP SIM Download Page appears. Under HP Systems Insight Manager and related components select HP SIM-Windows, then Download latest version of HP SIM - Windows for a full product install.

Or

If you are using the Management CD, place the CD in the CD-ROM drive. The CD has an autorun feature that launches a license agreement. Agree to the license agreement, and select the Products tab. Click Install under HP Systems Insight Manager to launch the Installer. Or select the Products tab, click Explore CD then run setup.exe located at \hpsim\win_ia32\ to launch the Installer.

You can choose to install HP SIM with a Typical install with minimal user interaction or a Custom install to select the components you want to install. For a Typical install refer to Typical Install for more information. For a Custom install refer Custom Install for more information.