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4 Integrating the Proxy Provider with HP SIM HP SIM is the foundation of the HP unified server-storage management strategy. HP SIM is a hardware-level management product that supports multiple operating systems on HP ProLiant, Integrity and HP 9000 servers, HP StorageWorks MSA, EVA, XP arrays, and third-party arrays. Through a single management view of Microsoft Windows, HP-UX 11iv1, HP-UX 11iv2, HP-UX 11iv3, and Red Hat, and SuSE Linux, HP SIM provides the basic management features of: • System discovery and identification • Single-event view • Inventory data collection • Reporting HP SIM can provide systems management with plug-ins for HP clients, storage, power, and printer products. HP SIM leverages a distributed architecture that can be broken into three types of systems: Central Management Server (CMS), Managed Systems, and Network Clients. The CMS and the managed systems together are called the HP SIM Management Domain. Figure 16 HP SIM topology . HP SIM storage integration HP SIM discovers SNMP and SMI-S storage devices. This document only covers SMI-S. HP SIM uses WBEM SMI-S providers to discover and collect data from storage systems. MSA2000 G2 SMI-S Proxy Provider User Guide 31

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4 Integrating the Proxy Provider with HP
SIM
HP SIM is the foundation of the HP unified server-storage management strategy. HP SIM is a
hardware-level management product that supports multiple operating systems on HP ProLiant, Integrity
and HP 9000 servers, HP StorageWorks MSA, EVA, XP arrays, and third-party arrays.
Through a single management view of Microsoft Windows, HP-UX 11iv1, HP-UX 11iv2, HP-UX 11iv3,
and Red Hat, and SuSE Linux, HP SIM provides the basic management features of:
System discovery and identification
Single-event view
Inventory data collection
Reporting
HP SIM can provide systems management with plug-ins for HP clients, storage, power, and printer
products.
HP SIM leverages a distributed architecture that can be broken into three types of systems: Central
Management Server (CMS), Managed Systems, and Network Clients.
The CMS and the managed systems together are called the HP SIM Management Domain.
Figure 16 HP SIM topology
.
HP SIM storage integration
HP SIM discovers SNMP and SMI-S storage devices. This document only covers SMI-S. HP SIM uses
WBEM SMI-S providers to discover and collect data from storage systems.
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