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Configuring HP SIM 7.0 for HP Agentless Management, Management server requirements

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Configuring HP SIM 7.0 for HP Agentless Management If you configure HP Agentless Management through the iLO 4 GUI, HP SIM receives alerts from the iLO Management Engine. Because of the advantages that HP Agentless Management offers, this is the preferred configuration. It eliminates any potential for duplicate information from the managed server. To manage a ProLiant Gen8 server that is using HP Agentless Management, your management server must use HP SIM 7.0. You also need to configure SNMP parameters so that HP SIM 7.0 can send and receive information to the server. Management server requirements To manage a ProLiant Gen8 server using HP Agentless Management, the iLO should be on the same networks as the management server. To use the management server for making configuration changes on the ProLiant Gen8 server, the management server must have either trust or administrative credentials to the ProLiant Gen8 server's iLO Management Engine. Optionally, we recommend that you implement consistent network naming configurations through a shared Domain Name System (DNS). Another good practice is to designate a Single Sign On (SSO) trust by certificate between the management server and the ProLiant Gen8 server. By designating a SSO trust by certificate, can use "Follow the Red" indicators. Follow-the-red refers to following a top-level status value down through various levels to find problem hardware. Configuring HP Agentless Management manually For HP SIM 7.0 to manage a ProLiant Gen8 server using HP Agentless Management, you need to configure certain SNMP parameters on the server. To configure SNMP, select Management from the iLO 4 GUI Administration browser menu. Figure 5 shows the Management screen and the SNMP parameters that you need to configure. To configure SNMP on the ProLiant Gen8 server, complete the following steps: 1. Enable Agentless Management. 2. Enter a common Read Community string for HP SIM 7.0 and the ProLiant Gen8 server. 3. Optionally, enter a common Trap Community string for HP SIM 7.0 and the ProLiant Gen8 server. 4. Enter the IP address or DNS name for the HP SIM 7.0 IP address in the SNMP Alert Destinations(s) field. 5. Enable all of the SNMP Alerts: iLO SNMP Alerts, Forward Insight Manager SNMP Alerts (if the SNMP agent is installed in the OS), and Cold Start Trap Broadcast. 7

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Configuring HP SIM 7.0 for HP Agentless Management
If you configure HP Agentless Management through the iLO 4 GUI, HP SIM receives alerts from the
iLO Management Engine. Because of the advantages that HP Agentless Management offers, this is the
preferred configuration. It eliminates any potential for duplicate information from the managed server.
To manage a ProLiant Gen8 server that is using HP Agentless Management, your management server
must use HP SIM 7.0. You also need to configure SNMP parameters so that HP SIM 7.0 can send
and receive information to the server.
Management server requirements
To manage a ProLiant Gen8 server using HP Agentless Management, the iLO should be on the same
networks as the management server.
To use the management server for making configuration changes on the ProLiant Gen8 server, the
management server must have either trust or administrative credentials to the ProLiant Gen8 server’s
iLO Management Engine.
Optionally, we recommend that you implement consistent network naming configurations through a
shared Domain Name System (DNS).
Another good practice is to designate a Single Sign On (SSO) trust by certificate between the
management server and the ProLiant Gen8 server. By designating a SSO trust by certificate, can use
“Follow the Red” indicators. Follow-the-red refers to following a top-level status value down through
various levels to find problem hardware.
Configuring HP Agentless Management manually
For HP SIM 7.0 to manage a ProLiant Gen8 server using HP Agentless Management, you need to
configure certain SNMP parameters on the server. To configure SNMP, select
Management
from the
iLO 4 GUI Administration browser menu. Figure 5 shows the
Management
screen and the SNMP
parameters that you need to configure.
To configure SNMP on the ProLiant Gen8 server, complete the following steps:
1.
Enable Agentless Management.
2.
Enter a common Read Community string for HP SIM 7.0 and the ProLiant Gen8 server.
3.
Optionally, enter a common Trap Community string for HP SIM 7.0 and the ProLiant Gen8
server.
4.
Enter the IP address or DNS name for the HP SIM 7.0 IP address in the SNMP Alert
Destinations(s) field.
5.
Enable all of the SNMP Alerts: iLO SNMP Alerts, Forward Insight Manager SNMP Alerts (if
the SNMP agent is installed in the OS
),
and Cold Start Trap Broadcast.