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    VMware providers 4 Managing HP integrated VMware ESXi 5 Using HP-SIM to manage servers running ESXi 6 The "First Time Wizard" ...6 Global Protocol Settings page - Options-->Protocol Settings-->Global Protocol Settings 7 System Protocol Settings page...8 Status Polling ...11 Identifying problems
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    those data models as necessary to support features specific to ProLiant platforms. HP Insight Management WBEM Providers (Insight Providers) are pre-installed along with integrated VMware ESXi on the internal USB key to provide active hardware management using HP SIM. These 1More information about
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    Management software included with the HP integrated VMware ESXi. HP SIM and Virtual Center 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
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    server) system, processor (CPU) 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
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    HP integrated VMware ESXi With HP integrated VMware ESXi, ProLiant customers can plug new servers directly into their existing VMware VI3 environments, while ensuring active hardware management using Insight Providers preinstalled on the USB key. HP integrated VMware ESXi does not provide support
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    Using HP-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
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    , the global WBEM credentials are used to identify WBEM on the managed node (see Figure 3). If 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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    then the user can declare the credentials at the managed node level. From the System page the user selects 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 HP Insight Providers. HP
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    Figure 5. HP SIM Systems Page for an ESXi host server 9
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    are asynchronous alerts that give HP SIM users a real-time status for hardware components that are experiencing problems. Figures 6 and 7 provide , click Options -->Events -->Subscribe to WBEM Events. The user does not have to supply any specific information; it is generated by HP SIM. Figure
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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 is a discovered protocol on the managed node: Systems Page-->Product Description table-->Management Protocols. 2. Make sure the node is accessible: Properties link on the Systems Page or Options
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    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: • Copy virtual
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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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    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 be connected to the Virtual Center
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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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    source Data source HP SIM with HP providers VC/VIC with VMware providers Main System (Base Server) System Processor (CPU) , read and write policy and health status • Processor collection health status • Individual fan type, variable speed support, physical fan location and health status • Fan
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    health status • Individual memory module slot connector layout, gender and description, location, and health status • Version2.0: memory redundancy set type, load balance algorithm, operating speed, available and total memory size, current, target and available configurations, and redundancy status
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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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