Compaq BL10e Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I
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- Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 1
on a managed node ..... 16 Configure and identify existing HP Insight Management WBEM Providers through HP SIM 18 Setting configurable disk thresholds in SIM 20 Identifying issues with hardware components 21 SIM Indication support for HP Insight Management WBEM Providers 24 Confirming WBEM is - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 2
account credential. • More transparent; WMI service instead of agents. The Insight Providers ProLiant Support Packs (PSPs). In addition, users can configure HP Systems Insight Manager (HP HP Insight Management WBEM Providers for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 User Guide" for instructions - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 3
as a data source, the user can either manually refresh the information or set an Auto Refresh switch from SNMP-based server management to server management based on WBEM be allowed or denied specific privileges through WMI aspx or the HP Insight Management WBEM Providers User Guide. Only users - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 4
user to find an individual component that is experiencing problems. • WBEM consolidated status (an indicator of overall server health) as a component of Health Status. • A using the reporting and status polling function. Systems page The HP SIM Systems page provides an overview of the managed node. - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 5
and the Insight Providers for Windows integration WBEM indications HP SIM can subscribe for and receive WBEM indications (asynchronous alerts that provide SIM users a real-time status for hardware components that are experiencing problems). Figures 2 and 3 provide an example of how WBEM indications - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 6
Figure 2. Subscribing for WBEM indications using the HP SIM user interface 6 - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 7
Figure 3. Subscribing for WBEM indications using the HP SIM CLI, and a list of existing subscriptions Figure 4 displays a WBEM indication report. Figure 4. WBEM indication report 7 - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 8
will receive indications (if subscribed) when the thresholds are exceeded. Note Disk and processor thresholds cannot be received in HP SIM 5.2 This feature will be functional in HP SIM 5.3. Figure 5 shows the window that allows users to set thresholds. Figure 5. Disk threshold configuration screen 8 - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 9
red" refers to the process of following a toplevel status value down through various levels of status to the offending instance of hardware. HP SIM Status Polling collects an overall status value from Insight Providers for Windows every five minutes. This polling task contacts all discovered managed - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 10
tool, found under the Configure menu, allows a user to push the HP Insight Management WBEM Providers to the managed node as well as automatically privileges to perform various WBEM operations for Windows servers. Figures 7 and 8 show the deployment windows. Figure 7. Installing Providers on a - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 11
Figure 8. Installing Providers on a Windows server - configure or repair settings Hardware and software inventory HP SIM provides a comprehensive inventory of hardware and software on the managed node, including reports for specific platforms. The user may select from a variety of inventory items to - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 12
Figure 9. Configuring inventory reports Figure 10. Default Inventory Report for Windows Server running HP Insight WBEM Providers for Windows 12 - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 13
Property pages HP SIM Property pages (Figure 11) display overall server characteristics, status information, and configuration/inventory data. The Property page data, read and reported in real time, is exclusively WBEM data. Figure 11. Property page examples 13 - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 14
. The WMI Mapper is required for HP SIM to manage Windows computers, including ProLiant servers running the Insight Providers for Windows. The WMI Mapper service runs separately from the HP SIM service. WMI Mapper configuration HP SIM supports two different configurations for the WMI Mapper - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 15
Figure 12. Mapper service Figure 13 shows the screen in HP SIM used to configure the Mapper. Figure 13. WMI Mapper Proxy configuration 15 - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 16
on a managed node 1. Make sure the WMI Mapper is configured in HP SIM. For more information, see Configuring the WMI Mapper in HP SIM. 2. Identify ProLiant servers through HP SIM. See the HP SIM Technical Reference Guide for detailed information on how to discover managed nodes: http://h18013.www1 - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 17
4. Install the Insight Providers for Windows on one or more managed nodes. Figure 15 shows the window in which Providers and agents should be installed. Figure 15. Configure or Repair Agents - Install Providers and Agents window 5. Configure a non-Administrator user. 6. Subscribe to WBEM events. 7. - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 18
Protocol Settings, and then populate the WBEM credentials table. 4. Discover ProLiant Windows servers that have the HP Insight Management WBEM Providers installed. 5. Once discovered, the ProLiant Windows servers display in the HP SIM All Systems list. 6. Access the System page and confirm that - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 19
Figure 17. System Protocol Settings link 8. Enter the WBEM credentials. Figure 18 shows the system protocol settings window. Figure 18. System Protocol Settings window 9. Re-identify the ProLiant Windows server at Options- > Identify Systems. 19 - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 20
SIM. For more information, see Configuring the WMI Mapper in HP SIM. 2. Access SMH through HP SIM using the Health Status link on the Systems page (Figure 19). Figure 19. System Status window 3. Click Tasks. 4. Select Server Configuration. 5. In left panel, select Threshold Information. 6. Set the - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 21
of the ProLiant manage node. The WMI Mapper must be configured in HP SIM. For more information, see Configuring the WMI Mapper in HP SIM. The the user to find the components that have potential problems. The following example illustrates a Major status in HP SIM. Figure 21 shows the location of the - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 22
Figure 21. Health Status link 22 - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 23
Figure 22 shows the System Management Homepage. Figure 22. System Management Homepage (SMH) - Major status component 23 - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 24
SIM Indication support for HP Insight Management WBEM Providers 1. Make sure the WMI Mapper is configured in HP SIM. For more information, see Configuring the WMI Mapper in HP SIM. 2. Create a subscription in the user interface by clicking Options > Events > Subscribe to WBEM Events. The user does - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 25
to get more details. Figure 24. Indications in the Events tab Troubleshooting WBEM Indications in HP SIM If a subscription fails: 1. Make sure WBEM is a 3. Make sure the WMI Mapper has both services created and running. If no indications display in HP SIM: 1. Select Options-> Events-> Event Filter - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 26
Insight Providers for Windows test event tool. 4. Make sure the WMI Mapper Indication Service is running. 5. Try to list the known subscriptions: - Mxwbemsub -l -n Systems page (the page that contains an overview of the selected server). 2. In the Product Description table there is an entry called - Compaq BL10e | Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System I - Page 27
to the resources listed below. Resource description ProLiant Server Support Matrix website HP software and drivers Access to WMI Namespaces Connecting to WMI on a Remote Computer PSP website HP Systems Insight Manager Web address http://h10018.www1.hp.com/wwsolutions/windows/ index-all.html http
Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM
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Abstract
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Overview
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Updates to the System Management Homepage (SMH)
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Security
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Insight Provider deployment and SNMP agent removal
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Integration with HP SIM
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Identification
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Systems page
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WBEM indications
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Disk thresholds
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Status polling
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WBEM Provider deployment and configuration
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Hardware and software inventory
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Property pages
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Scenarios using HP Insight WBEM Providers
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Configuring the WMI Mapper in HP SIM
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Using HP SIM to install and configure HP Insight Management WBEM Providers on a managed node
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Configure and identify existing HP Insight Management WBEM Providers through HP SIM
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Setting configurable disk thresholds in SIM
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Identifying issues with hardware components
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SIM Indication support for HP Insight Management WBEM Providers
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Confirming WBEM is identified as a management protocol
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For more information
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Call to action
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