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    problems with hardware components 13 Property pages...14 Indications in the HP SIM user interface 15 Troubleshooting WBEM Indications in HP SIM 16 Using HP Virtual Machine Manager to manage virtual machines running ESXi 17 Using VI Client and Virtual Center to manage ProLiant servers running
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    internal USB port of the HP ProLiant server. The system boots directly from the USB key, so new servers are ready to run VMware ESXi right out of the box, providing greater speed and simplicity for customers new to virtualization. A menu-driven interface eases host configuration and setup for VMware
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    are available separately. Figure 1. Software included with HP integrated VMware ESXi HP server information available using WBEM Insight Providers collect data from sources such as drivers and system firmware to populate the CIM data model. HP SIM receives the system hardware inventory and hardware
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    to the HP IPMI OEM-specific data implementation. Comparison of HP SIM with HP Insight Providers and VC/VI Client with VMware providers The optimum system management environment for HP ProLiant servers is HP SIM with the HP Insight Providers. This configuration gives HP ProLiant servers a superior
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    using Insight Providers preinstalled on the USB key. HP integrated VMware ESXi does not provide support for the System Management Homepage (SMH). In place of SMH, HP SIM should be used to view management information for ProLiant servers running ESXi. VMware ESXi provides a simplified approach to
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    SIM to manage servers running ESXi HP SIM 5.2 or later and the Insight Providers are fully integrated to support identification, inventory, event monitoring, and status polling. In order for HP SIM to successfully identify a VMware ESXi managed node, the user must enter system level WBEM credentials
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    user may enter credentials in the global protocol settings page at any time. When discovery runs (default schedule is once daily) or when new nodes are discovered, the global listed as a management protocol, then the user must run Options-->Identify. Figure 3. HP SIM Global Protocol Settings page 7
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    be applied to the managed node that is selected. Figure 4. HP SIM System Protocol Settings page During the identification process, HP SIM determines if a managed node is running an ESXi operating system. If an ESXi operating system is running, HP SIM attempts to contact both the VMware providers and
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    Figure 5. HP SIM Systems Page for an ESXi host server 9
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    indications are asynchronous alerts that give HP SIM users a real-time status for hardware components that are experiencing problems. Figures 6 and 7 provide an user does not have to supply any specific information; it is generated by HP SIM. Figure 6. Subscribing for WBEM indications using the
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    may choose to create subscriptions using the CLI: Mxwbemsub -a -n Users can specify which HP SIM Central Management Server (CMS) is the destination address for the WBEM subscription. In the example shown in Figure 7, the HP SIM CMS is not declared and the local CMS is being used as the
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    Every five minutes, HP SIM Status Polling collects an overall status value from the Insight Providers. This polling task collects the overall status from all WBEM protocol nodes. In
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    Identifying problems with hardware components HP SIM, using HP Insight Providers, provides a way to identify to the SIM Property Pages status tab. The following example illustrates an error status in HP SIM. Selecting the Health Status link launches the SIM property pages. The property page status
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    Property pages HP SIM Property pages (Figure 11) display overall server characteristics, status information, and configuration/inventory data. The Property page data, prepared and reported in real time, is exclusively WBEM data. Figure 11. Property page examples 14
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    Indications in the HP SIM user interface Indications are displayed in All Events or on an individual system basis under the System Page Events tab (Figure 12). Open an event to get more details. Figure 12. Indications in the Events tab 15
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    Troubleshooting WBEM Indications in HP SIM Follow these steps if a subscription fails: 1. Make sure WBEM selected by default. 3. Try to list the known subscriptions: - Mxwbemsub -l -n Running the list command contacts the Small Footprint CIM Broker (SFCB) CIMOM on the ESXi managed node
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    to manage virtual machines running ESXi HP integrated VMware ESXi can be managed in HP Virtual Machine Manager (VMM). Most of the VMM features that are currently supported for other hypervisors are also supported for ESXi. The following VMM features are supported for HP integrated VMware ESXi
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    VI Client and Virtual Center to manage ProLiant servers running ESXi VMware offers VI Client and Virtual Center to manage servers running ESXi. VI Client is a simple, graphical interface that provides remote interactive configuration and management of ESXi servers. It has been enhanced to provide
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    and individual device health status. Figure 15 shows the Health Status page displayed by the VI Client. Figure 15. Configuration tab Health Status data from an ESXi Update 1 server The Events tab shows all management actions performed on the ESXi host. To view these events, the VI Client must
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    applications, services, or their associations • No automation: Managing servers with SNMP-based agent configurations can be HP Insight Management WBEM Providers (Insight Providers) are based on the SMASH and SMI-S standards, and further extend them to support information that is specific to ProLiant
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    vendors, including standalone servers, server blades, rack servers, and partitionable servers, can support SM CLP commands. As a result, users on a management station or a client can execute common operations such as system power-on and power-off, system log display, boot configuration, and text
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    data source Data source HP SIM with HP providers VC/VIC with VMware providers Main System (Base Server) System Processor (CPU status • Processor collection health status • Individual fan type, variable speed support, physical fan location and health status • Fan module removal conditions and
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    speed, available and total memory size, current, target and available configurations, and redundancy status • Version2.0: memory collection health status - Memory module has failed or is predicted to fail - Memory board error - Memory redundancy degraded - Memory recovered from degraded redundancy
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    Call to action Send comments about this paper to [email protected]. © 2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such
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HP VMware ESXi management environment
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Abstract
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Introduction
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HP implementation of WBEM in ESXi
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HP server information available using WBEM
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Proactive notification of server issues
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HP integrated VMware ESXi Provider and Profile summary
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ProLiant server information available using VMware’s Virtual Infrastructure Client and Virtual Center
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Comparison of HP SIM with HP Insight Providers and VC/VIC with VMware providers
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Managing HP integrated VMware ESXi
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Using HP-SIM to manage servers running ESXi
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The “First Time Wizard”
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Global Protocol Settings page – Options-->Protocol Settings-->Global Protocol Settings
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System Protocol Settings page
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Status Polling
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Identifying problems with hardware components
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Property pages
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Indications in the HP SIM user interface
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Troubleshooting WBEM Indications in HP SIM
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Using HP Virtual Machine Manager to manage virtual machines running ESXi
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Using VI Client and Virtual Center to manage ProLiant servers running ESXi
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Appendix A: Changing standards in the server management environment
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Web-based Enterprise Management
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Common Information Model
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Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware
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Appendix B: HP SIM with HP providers, VC/VIC with VMware providers comparison
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For more information
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Call to action
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