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HP Systems Insight Manager integration
Integrating iLO 2 with HP SIM
iLO 2 fully integrates with HP SIM in key operating environments. Full integration with Systems Insight
Manager also provides a single management console for launching a standard Web browser to access.
While the operating system is running, you can establish a connection to iLO 2 using HP SIM.
Integration with HP SIM provides:
• Support for SNMP trap delivery to a HP SIM console
Delivery to a HP SIM console can be configured to forward SNMP traps to a pager or e-mail.
• Support for SNMP management
HP SIM is allowed to access the Insight Management Agents information through iLO 2.
• Support for a management processor
HP SIM adds support for a new device type, the management processor. All iLO 2 devices installed
in servers on the network are discovered in HP SIM as management processors. The management
processors are associated with the servers in which they are installed.
• Grouping of iLO 2 management processors
All iLO 2 devices can be grouped together logically and displayed on one page. This capability
provides access to iLO 2 from one point in HP SIM.
• iLO 2 hyperlinks
HP SIM provides a hyperlink on the server device page to launch and connect to iLO 2.
• HP Management Agents
iLO 2, combined with HP Management Agents, provides remote access to system management
information through the iLO 2 browser-based interface.
HP SIM functional overview
HP SIM enables you to:
• Identify iLO 2 processors.
• Create an association between iLO 2 and its server.
• Create links between iLO 2 and its server.
• View iLO 2 and server information and status.
• Control the amount of detailed information displayed for iLO 2.
• Draw a visualization of the ProLiant BL p-Class rack infrastructure.