HP Insight Control for Linux 6.0 Support Matrix

4 Supported versions of HP partner products
This chapter lists the HP software products and product versions that are either included with
or supported for use in combination with Insight Control for Linux Version 6.0.
4.1 HP Systems Insight Manager
Supported version: 6.0
Insight Control for Linux Version 6.0 is based on HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM). You
do not have to preinstall HP SIM on the Central Management Server (CMS) before you install
Insight Control for Linux.
HP SIM Version 6.0 is bundled with the Insight Control for Linux distribution medium and is
installed (or upgraded) as part of the Insight Control for Linux installation process if necessary.
4.2 HP Insight Control virtual machine management
Supported version: 6.0
HP Insight Control virtual machine management is bundled with the Insight Control for Linux
distribution media. Virtual machine management is installed automatically as part of the Insight
Control for Linux installation.
Table 2-1 (page 7) lists the virtualization operating systems for managed systems.
For the VMware support matrix, see the VMware from HP for ProLiant web site:
http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/505363-0-0-0-121.html
Select the tab for 4.X servers or 3.X servers as needed.
4.3 HP Insight Control power management
Supported version: 6.0
HP Insight Control for Linux incorporates the Insight Control power management plug-in to
HP SIM. Insight Control power management is an integrated power monitoring and management
application that provides centralized control of server power consumption and thermal output,
sets power regulation policies for groups of servers, and optimizes and controls usage of data
center power and cooling facilities.
HP Insight Control power management is bundled with the Insight Control for Linux distribution
media and is installed automatically as part of the Insight Control for Linux installation.
HP Insight Control power management does not support all the servers that Insight Control for
Linux supports. See Chapter 3 (page 11) for the list of servers supported by Insight power
management.
For more information on Insight Control power management, see http://www.hp.com/go/ipm.
4.4 ProLiant Support Pack
Tested version: 8.31 for RHEL 5.4 and SLES 10 SP3; version 8.30 for all other supported operating
systems.
All HP ProLiant servers and Linux operating systems supported in this release of Insight Control
for Linux were tested with the appropriate ProLiant Support Pack.
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