HP VMware ESXi management environment
integration note
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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