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- HP ProLiant DL380p | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 1
with Insight Management Agents and HP SIM 16 Configuring the data collection interval 16 Setting the server role ...17 Additional support for Insight Management on HP ProLiant servers 18 HP Insight Management WBEM Providers 18 Support for ProLiant 100-series servers 18 Conclusion...18 For more - HP ProLiant DL380p | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 2
managed server. Although they are commonly referred to as the Insight Management Agents, it is instructive to think server hardware. The Microsoft SNMP Agent Service is the second component of this architecture. This program provides the basic set of SNMP services between the managed server and HP - HP ProLiant DL380p | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 3
Figure 1. HP Insight Management Agents architecture 3 - HP ProLiant DL380p | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 4
server information (Host name, System role, OS installed) System Performance (OS statistics, CPU and memory utilization) File System information (Logical Drives, Drive utilization) HP in greater detail in the section on SNMP Services. It also provides the HP Insight Event Notifier functionality. 4 - HP ProLiant DL380p | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 5
and the sources from which this information is obtained. Table 2. Server information collected by the Server agent Information collected Server hardware information (Product ID, serial #, board revisions) CPU configuration Memory installed PCI devices and system slots Sensor information (fans - HP ProLiant DL380p | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 6
SMI-S) Storage Providers. Additional information on HP support for SMI-S is available at http:// installed in the managed server. Some of the information is collected through the NIC miniport driver. Other information is NIC teaming configuration Source MIB-II, Windows OS, NIC miniport driver MIB-II, - HP ProLiant DL380p | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 7
, less sensitive information is still sent to the HP SIM server over standard SNMP from the Microsoft SNMP Agent Service. To further enhance security, at installation, the Insight Management Agents architecture configures the Microsoft SNMP Agent Service to restrict SNMP writes to the local host - HP ProLiant DL380p | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 8
the alerting thresholds for management information or to set SNMP configuration information. Because these operations are considered sensitive, the Service. Based on the events selected by the HP Trap Thread, the SNMP Agent Service generates the actual SNMP Traps that are sent to the SIM server for - HP ProLiant DL380p | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 9
Figure 2. Architecture of HP Insight Manager alerting 9 - HP ProLiant DL380p | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 10
use the Event Notifier Configuration Wizard to configure the outbound Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server for sending the e-mail alerts as well as the list of notification recipients for the Event Notifier service. The configuration wizard is part of the HP Management Agents program group - HP ProLiant DL380p | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 11
send alerts as necessary. This functionality is part of the Foundation Agent. It can be configured using the HP Management Agents configuration utility accessible from the Control Panel of any managed server with the Insight Management Agents architecture installed (Figure 4). Figure 4 . Running the - HP ProLiant DL380p | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 12
Figure 5. Setting process monitoring in the Management Agents configuration utility 12 - HP ProLiant DL380p | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 13
for a managed server through the System Management Homepage. The framework also provides a set of services that are integral to HP Diagnostics and the HP Array Configuration Utility, as well as applications such as the HP Version Control Agent. Although it is Apache-based, the SMH web server - HP ProLiant DL380p | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 14
also be accessed directly at Port 2381 of the server's IP address and requires OS password authentication. If the Insight Agents have been configured properly, either at installation or subsequently using the Configure and Repair Agents capability in HP SIM, the user is automatically logged into the - HP ProLiant DL380p | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 15
SSL link. When the Replicate Agent Settings service receives the new parameters, it changes the configuration settings on the managed server. The Replicate Agents Settings capability in HP SIM is built using this core service of the SMH framework. In HP SIM, an administrator can use the Replicate - HP ProLiant DL380p | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 16
Considerations when installing and configuring the Insight Agents Updating Insight Management Agents In addition to the latest device drivers and utilities for HP ProLiant servers, the ProLiant Support Packs contain updated Insight Management Agents. ProLiant Support Packs are developed and tested - HP ProLiant DL380p | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 17
or even its physical location. Administrators can set the Server Role in several ways: using Configure and Repair Agents in HP SIM from the SMH of the managed server from the Management Agents configuration utility Administrators can use the server role field as one of the search criteria in - HP ProLiant DL380p | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 18
of client-side management architecture. Support for ProLiant 100-series servers Beginning with G6 servers and HP SIM 5.3, HP ProLiant 100 - series servers are supported in HP SIM using the HP Insight Management Agents. Previously, ProLiant 100 - series servers supported only the Intelligent Platform - HP ProLiant DL380p | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 19
Systems Insight Manager Information on HP System Management Homepage HP Insight Management Agents for HP ProLiant 100- series servers HP Insight Management WBEM Providers ProLiant Support Packs Web address www.hp.com/go/hpsim http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/ agents/index.html
Abstract
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Introduction to the Insight Management Agents architecture
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HP Insight Management agents
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Foundation agent
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Server agent
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Storage agent
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NIC agent
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SNMP Services
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Microsoft SNMP Agent Service
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Management Information Base
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Enhancing SNMP Security
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Performing SNMP Sets
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Monitoring the server and delivering SNMP Traps
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Additional Insight Agents functionality
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The HP Insight Event Notifier
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Process Monitoring
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The System Management Homepage framework
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System Management Homepage web server
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System Management Homepage
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HTTPS, single sign-on, and secure task execution
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Replicate Agent Settings service
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Considerations when installing and configuring the Insight Agents
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Updating Insight Management Agents
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Understanding port use with Insight Management Agents and HP SIM
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Configuring the data collection interval
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Setting the server role
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Additional support for Insight Management on HP ProLiant servers
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HP Insight Management WBEM Providers
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Support for ProLiant 100-series servers
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Conclusion
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For more information
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Call to action
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