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    Identifying 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
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    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 ESXi. This
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    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 will start delivering indications to the management application server as events occur. The server consolidated
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    subsystem, fan subsystem, power supply subsystem, and memory subsystem. HP integrated VMware ESXi provider and profile summary The Insight Providers for ESXi collect management data from the ProLiant base server system and its processor, fan, power supply, and memory subsystems. Information provided
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    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 managing
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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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    the ESXi managed node has already been discovered and does not have WBEM 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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    System Protocol Settings page If the user does not supply credentials at the global level, then the user system. If an ESXi operating system is running, HP SIM attempts to contact both the VMware providers and HP Insight Providers. HP SIM identification will create a path to these providers so
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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 The 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 error status in HP SIM. Selecting the Health Status link launches the SIM property pages. The property page status tab then shows the error status is traceable to Power Supply 2, as shown
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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 on the Systems Page or Options-> Identify. Follow these steps if no indications display in HP SIM: 1. Select Options->Events->Event Filter Settings. 2. Select Accept unregistered events as highlighted
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    are currently supported for other hypervisors are also supported for ESXi. The following VMM features are supported for HP integrated VMware ESXi: • of a failed host • Setting alternate virtual machine hosts • Start/Stop/Suspend/Resume virtual machine guests • Performance data information of virtual
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    and configure VMware VI Client and VC, and how to manage ESXi hosts, please refer to VMware document "Getting Started with ESX Server 3i Embedded": http://www.vmware.com. To manage a single ESXi host server, run the VI Client tool to connect to the ESXi host server by supplying the server's IP
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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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    that their ability to access servers remotely does not increase server vulnerability to viruses or other problems. • Management applications that are easily configured, thus reducing initial configuration times and the number of mistakes. VMware ESXi for ProLiant uses the emerging standard and
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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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    Table B-1. Comparison of information provided by data source Data source HP SIM with HP providers VC/VIC with VMware providers Main System (Base Server) System Processor (CPU) Subsystem Fan Subsystem Power Supply Subsystem • System temperature exceeded normal operating range • System temperature
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    Data source Memory Subsystem, Version 2.0 only HP SIM with HP providers • Power supply temperature exceeded normal operating range • Power supply temperature returned to normal operating range • System memory capacity, starting and ending address, and health status • Individual memory module
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    20Tools%20Guide.pdf HP Systems Insight Manager http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim VMware resources: VMware ESXi http://www.vmware.com/products/vi/esx/esx3i.html VMware Documentation http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/ Architecture of ESXi Server http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/ESXServer3i_architect
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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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