HP Insight Control for Linux V6.
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Table of Contents 1 Central management server requirements...................................................................5 1.1 CMS requirements.............................................................................................................................5 1.2 Upgrade path to this release.............................................................................................................6 2 Managed system requirements.................................................................
1 Central management server requirements The HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) Central Management Server (CMS) is the server on which HP SIM and the HP Insight Control for Linux (Insight Control for Linux) software is installed. 1.1 CMS requirements The server you choose to be the CMS must fulfill the requirements listed in Table 1-1.
1.2 Upgrade path to this release To upgrade to Insight Control for Linux Version 6.0, the CMS can be running any previous release of Insight Control for Linux. Table 1-2 lists the actions taken by the Insight Control for Linux install.sh script when it detects previously installed versions of HP SIM, Insight Control for Linux, or both. NOTE: In general, it is a good practice to upgrade HP SIM and Insight Control for Linux together, and HP recommends doing so.
2 Managed system requirements Managed systems are the HP ProLiant servers monitored and managed by Insight Control for Linux. Managed systems must fulfill the requirements listed in Table 2-1. Table 2-1 Managed system requirements Component Requirement Processor architecture • x86 • AMD64 • x86-64 HP server model HP ProLiant c-Class blade servers, DL series servers, and ML series servers are supported for use as managed systems.
Table 2-1 Managed system requirements (continued) Component Requirement Linux OS Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL): • RHEL 4 Update 6 (AS/ES) • RHEL 4 Update 7 (AS/ES) • RHEL 4 Update 8 (AS/ES) • RHEL 5 Update 1 (Server) • RHEL 5 Update 2 (Server) • RHEL 5 Update 3 (Server) • RHEL 5 Update 4 (Server) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES): • • • • • SLES 9 SP 3 SLES 9 SP 4 SLES 10 SP 2 SLES 10 SP 3 SLES 11 IMPORTANT: Not all operating systems listed in this table are supported on ProLiant G6 series servers.
NOTE: Managed systems can run other, non-supported variants of Linux, such as Debian GNU/Linux. For more information, see the following white papers: • Deploying Debian GNU/Linux with Insight Control for Linux • Setting up Managed Systems in Insight Control for Linux without the ProLiant Support Pack • Using CentOS 5.2 with HP Insight Control for Linux To view or download these Insight Control for Linux white papers, see the instructions in Section 6.3 (page 23).
3 Supported servers and enclosures This chapter lists the HP ProLiant servers and HP BladeSystem enclosures that are supported for use with Insight Control for Linux. For a list of HP ProLiant servers that support RHEL and SLES operating systems, see the Linux certification and support matrix - HP ProLiant servers web site: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/linux/hplinuxcert.
Table 3-1 Supported c-Class server blades (continued) Supported as a CMS? Supported by HP Insight Control Supported as a managed power system? management? BL680c G5 Yes Yes Yes BL685c Yes Yes Yes Model number Note BL685c G5 2 Yes Yes Yes BL685c G6 2 Yes Yes Yes 1 2 3 The minimum firmware version is the firmware version delivered in the initial release of the server. Installing RHEL 4.7 or SLES 10 SP 2 over the network requires an updated initrd file. See Section 7.3.
Table 3-3 Supported DL series servers Supported as a Supported as managed a CMS? system? Supported by HP Insight Control System ROM (BIOS) power version management? Yes Yes No 8/22/2008 Yes Yes No Initial DL160 G6 Yes Yes No 02/19/2009 DL160 SE G6 Yes Yes No 02/19/2009 DL165 G5 Yes Yes No O16 03/11/2008 DL165 G5p Yes Yes No 08/15/2008 DL165 G6 Yes Yes No O13 05/18/2009 DL170h G6 Yes Yes No O34 06/08/2009 DL2x170h G6 Yes Yes No O34 06/08/2009 DL4x170h G6 Yes Ye
Table 3-3 Supported DL series servers (continued) Supported as a Supported as managed a CMS? system? Supported by HP Insight Control System ROM (BIOS) power version management? DL585 G6 Yes Yes No DL785 G5 Yes Yes No DL785 G6 Yes Yes No Model number 1 2 3 Note The minimum firmware version is the firmware version delivered in the initial release of the server. By default, the DL180 G5 server ships without an LO100 Management Card.
Table 3-5 Supported SL series servers Model Number Supported by HP Insight Control Supported as a power Supported as a CMS? managed system? management? System ROM (BIOS) version SL160z G6 Yes Yes No O33 05/15/2009 SL165z G6 Yes Yes No O34 8/12/2009 SL170z G6 Yes Yes No O34 05/14/2009 SL2x170z G6 Yes Yes No O34 05/14/2009 3.
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.
IMPORTANT: PSPs are not available for ProLiant DL100 series servers such as the DL160, DL165, DL180, and DL185. NOTE: In some cases, it is possible to configure a managed system without PSP software. For more information, see the white paper titled Setting up Managed Systems in Insight Control for Linux without the ProLiant Support Pack. To obtain this white paper, see Section 6.3 (page 23). 4.5 ProLiant Firmware Maintenance CD Supported version: 8.
5 Web browser and client requirements 5.1 Web browser requirements HP supports the use of Insight Control for Linux with the following browsers: Browser Platform that the browser runs on Mozilla Firefox 3 (and higher) Linux, Windows, HP-UX Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Windows Internet Explorer 8 Windows 5.2 Client requirements You can use a client-hosted web browser interface to establish a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) session with Insight Control for Linux.
6 Support and other resources 6.1 Contacting HP 6.1.1 Information to collect before contacting HP Be sure to have the following information available before you call contact HP: • • • • • • Software product name Hardware product model number Operating system type and version Applicable error message Third-party hardware or software Technical support registration number (if applicable) 6.1.
HP worldwide customer service contact numbers HP worldwide customer service contact numbers are available at the following website: http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/wwcontact_us.html 6.1.4 HP authorized resellers For the name of the nearest HP authorized reseller, see the following sources: • In the United States, see the HP U.S. service locator website at: http://www.hp.com/service_locator • In other locations, see the Contact HP worldwide website at: http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/wwcontact.
6.3 Related information 6.3.1 Documents • Insight Control for Linux documentation set — HP Insight Control for Linux Release Notes Describes new features introduced in this release, lists defects that have been fixed in this release, and describes known problems and solutions and late-breaking information about Insight Control for Linux that is not documented elsewhere.
• HP ProLiant Servers Information about HP ProLiant servers is available at the following websites: — BL BladeSystem servers: http://www.hp.com/go/blades — DL series servers: http://www.hp.com/servers/dl — ML series servers: http://www.hp.com/servers/ml 6.3.2 Websites HP ProLiant Support Pack To find and download the HP ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) that is appropriate for your ProLiant server and Linux OS, follow these steps: 1. Open a browser to the following web address: http://www.hp.com 2. 3.
• http://www.linuxheadquarters.com A web site that provides Linux documents and tutorials. Documents contain instructions for installing and using applications for Linux, configuring hardware, and a variety of other topics. • http://www.gnu.org Home page for the GNU Project. This site provides online software and information for many programs and utilities that are commonly used on GNU/Linux systems. Online information include guides for using the bash shell, emacs, make, cc, gdb, and more.
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Index B blade enclosure supported, 12 blade server supported, 11 browser information (see web browser requirement) C client requirements, 19 CMS requirements, 5 customer service contact numbers, 22 D DL1000 multi node servers, 12 documentation HP Insight Control power management, 23 HP Virtual machine management, 23 Insight Control for Linux, 23 Linux, 24 Nagios, 25 pdsh, 25 ProLiant servers, 24 providing feedback, 22 PSP User Guide, 24 reporting errors in, 22 RRDtool, 25 SIM, 23 Supermon, 25 syslog-ng, 2
documentation, 24 downloading, 24 supported version, 17 R register for technical support and update service, 21 reporting documentation errors email address, 22 RRDtool documentation, 25 S SAID agreement, 21 server blade supported, 11 servers supported, 11 SIM documentation, 23 Supermon documentation, 25 support service, 21 supported enclosures, 11 supported servers, 11 supported software version HP partner products, 17 syslog-ng documentation, 25 T technical support service, 21 typographic conventions,
