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Settings service...15 Considerations when installing and configuring the Insight Agents 16 Updating Insight Management Agents 16 Understanding port use with Insight Management Agents and HP SIM 16 Configuring the data collection interval 16 Setting the server role ...17 Additional support for - HP ProLiant SL160s | 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 SL160s | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 3
Figure 1. HP Insight Management Agents architecture 3 - HP ProLiant SL160s | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 4
the Foundation agent Information collected High-level server information (Host name, System role, OS installed) System Performance (OS statistics, CPU and memory utilization) File System information (Logical Drives, Drive utilization) HP software installed Clustering information Source Windows OS - HP ProLiant SL160s | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 5
) CPU configuration Memory installed PCI devices and system slots Sensor information (fans, temperature, power supplies and redundancy) Critical events (hardware errors) Management processor information BladeSystem enclosure information Source SM BIOS SM BIOS SM BIOS and System Management driver SM - HP ProLiant SL160s | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 6
Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) Storage Providers. Additional information on HP support for SMI-S is available at http://www.compaq.com/storage/smis.html. NIC agent The NIC agent collects and stores information about the network controllers installed in the managed server. Some of - HP ProLiant SL160s | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 7
Sets, which are used to change SNMP configuration information as well as alert thresholds for server management information. The Microsoft SNMP Agent Service provides a standard SNMP interface to external processes. However, its internal structure is very specific, using its own set of application - HP ProLiant SL160s | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 8
Agent Service which passes them to the appropriate HP SNMP Extension Agent and then to an Insight Management Agent. In the HP Insight Management Agents architecture, all SNMP Sets are passed to and executed locally by the Foundation Agent as part of its extended functionality. Monitoring the server - HP ProLiant SL160s | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 9
Figure 2. Architecture of HP Insight Manager alerting 9 - HP ProLiant SL160s | 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 SL160s | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 11
and 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 - HP ProLiant SL160s | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 12
Figure 5. Setting process monitoring in the Management Agents configuration utility 12 - HP ProLiant SL160s | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 13
applications that are part of the overall Insight Management system. These include the web-based implementations of 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 is a locked-down - HP ProLiant SL160s | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 14
at installation or subsequently using the Configure and Repair Agents capability in HP SIM, the user is automatically logged into the SMH when accessing it through HP SIM. This is part of the HP SIM single sign-on functionality. Figure 7. SIM management console and SMH for the server hpdcl4ds02 14 - HP ProLiant SL160s | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 15
is sent over this secure link using HTTPS. A configurable trust relationship also provides certificate-based authentication between the managed servers and the SIM server. This authentication eliminates the need for a user to manually log-in to each managed server and forms the basis for the Insight - HP ProLiant SL160s | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 16
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 concurrently with HP SmartStart releases. They provide a tested and trouble-free method for keeping the - HP ProLiant SL160s | HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows serve - Page 17
servers being managed using HP SIM. The Server Role is a user-defined string of up to 256 characters. It is typically used to identify a server's function in the network or even its physical location. Administrators can set the Server Role in several ways: using Configure and Repair Agents in HP - HP ProLiant SL160s | 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 SL160s | 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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