HP Insight Control for Linux 7.1 Update 1 Release Notes Abstract This document describes the new features in this release of HP Insight Control for Linux, lists issues and suggested actions, and provides any last-minute updates to the Insight Control for Linux documentation. This document is intended for use by system engineers, system administrators, support personnel, and others interested in this release of requirements for Insight Control for Linux.
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Contents 1 Release description.....................................................................................5 1.1 Description.........................................................................................................................5 1.1.1 Release overview..........................................................................................................5 1.1.2 How to obtain the ISO image........................................................................................5 1.1.
3.2 HP Insight Control for Linux User Guide...............................................................................17 3.2.1 Update to Section 5.3.7.2, Downloading and copying an SPP.........................................17 3.2.2 Update to Table 15, Download web address for customized initrd files and KISOs.............18 3.2.2.1 Update to Section 9.5.3, Required kernel parameters for installing x86 SLES operating systems on various servers............................................................
1 Release description 1.1 Description Insight Control for Linux is a Linux-hosted management product for HP ProLiant servers in enterprise environments and high performance workgroups. Insight Control for Linux is designed as a plug-in to HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM).
1.3 Supersedes This release supersedes HP Insight Control for Linux Version 7.1. 1.4 Operating systems and servers Supported operating systems and servers are listed in the HP Insight Control for Linux Support Matrix, available from the Insight Control for Linux Information Library: http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/docs 1.5 Enhancements This release includes support for new servers, operating systems, and virtualization operating systems. 1.5.
Virtualization operating systems (hypervisors): • VMware ESX 4.1 Update 3 • VMware ESXi 4.1 Update 3 • KVM on RHEL 6 Update 3 1.6 Fixes The primary objective of this release is to support the latest HP ProLiant platforms, to support the latest revisions of supported operating systems and hypervisors, and to address software issues. Table 1 lists the issue that was fixed in this release. Table 1 Items fixed in Insight Control for Linux 7.
Insight Control for Linux end user license agreement (EULA) are included with Insight Control for Linux. To view the EULA after the Insight Control for Linux installation, do one of the following: • Use a text editor to open the /opt/hp/icelx/EULA/IC-Linux-EULA.txt file • Use a browser to open the /opt/hp/icelx/EULA/IC-Linux-EULA.html file HP addresses security bulletins for the software components listed in the EULA with the same level of support afforded HP products.
The following documents were updated for this release: • HP Insight Control for Linux Release Notes • HP Insight Control for Linux Support Matrix These documents are also available in Japanese and Simplified Chinese: 1. Open a web browser to the product website: http://www.hp.com/go/ic-linux/ 2. 3. 4. On the right side of the page, click Product Documentation (All Versions). Select Japanese or Chinese (Simplified) from the Manual language drop-down menu.
2 Issues and suggested actions 2.1 Licensing notes 2.1.1 Insight Control for Linux license assigned to management processor Be advised that Insight Control for Linux permits you to assign an Insight Control for Linux license to an MP, which is not recommended because it uses a license unnecessarily. 2.1.2 Warning message: This system is already enabled This message occurs when you try to apply a license to a system that is already enabled for the product. Corrective action: Deselect the system. 2.
newitem.gd2 The file name used for the statusmap display. The recommended method for creating a GD2 format file is discussed at the end of this section. Where newitem indicates the new server, switch, or enclosure. The following describes the procedures naming the new item, based on whether it is a server, switch, or enclosure: • For servers: 1. Find the product name: a. Click All Servers under System and Event Collections in the left pane. The All Servers window opens. b. Find the row for the server. c.
◦ The 1. 2. 3. enclosure.gd2 for the statusmap. recommended method for creating a GD2 format file is as follows: If you have not already done so, install the libgd -tools package. Convert your image file to PNG format. Use the pngtogd2 utility to convert the PNG image file to GD2 format. Use a chunk size of 0 during the conversion to create an uncompressed GD2 image because compressed GD2 images slow down the generation of the statusmap CGI image.
2.5 Linux OS installation notes 2.5.1 Packages might hinder SLES installation If you are using the SLES 10 SP4 or SLES 11 SP1 KISO, HP recommends that you edit your AutoYaST file to remove these packages: • kernel-source • kernel-syms 2.5.2 Installing RHEL/SLES on servers with HP SmartArray B120i/B320i RAID controllers Follow the procedure in this section to install a RHEL or SLES operating system on a server configured with an HP SmartArray B120i or B320i RAID controller (that is enabled in the BIOS).
# mkdir /opt/repository/rh63dudi586 Or # mkdir /opt/repository/rh63dudx64 c. Copy the driver update disk to the directory that contains the kernel modules: • For RHEL 6.1 and RHEL 6.2 operating systems, copy the driver update disk/opt/ repository/hpvsa. For example: # cp be2iscsi-4.1.377.2-rh6u1.x86_64.img /opt/repository/hpvsa/ • For the RHEL 6.3 operating system, copy the driver update disk to /opt/repository/rh63dudArch, unzip it, and rename it to dd.img. For example: # # # # 4. cp hpvsa-1.2.4-4.
Operating System BL120i controller BL320i controller 32 bit broken_modules=ahci vmalloc=384M vmalloc=384M 64 bit broken_modules=ahci SLES 11 SP1 and later Not required 2.5.3 Installing SLES 10 SP3 requires earlier version of SPP or PSP The hp-ilo package for the SLES 10 operating system is absent from the versions of the Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) and the ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) specified for this release. Corrective action: Follow these steps: 1. Download the SPP or PSP from http://www.hp.
2.6.2 Capturing and deploying Linux images This section contains notes about capturing and deploying Linux images. 2.6.2.1 Partitioning fails on SLES 11 SP1 image deployment An invalid partition captured in a SLES 11 SP1 image might cause Insight Control for Linux to fail to partition a server during a deployment. The partition will have no filesystem type, no mount point or other valid information.
3 Documentation notes This chapter contains notes that affect the Insight Control for Linux user documentation and online help. 3.1 HP Insight Control for Linux Installation Guide 3.1.1 Addition to Section 3.4.2.5, Open inbound and outbound ports on the CMS Add the following NOTE to this section: NOTE: Unmanaged ports might cause security issues on the CMS. HP strongly recommends that you close unused ports or use the firewall to block them. 3.1.2 Update to Section 10.7.
3.2.2 Update to Table 15, Download web address for customized initrd files and KISOs This table is an update to Table 15, Download web address for customized initrd files and KISOs in Section 9.3.1, Additional prerequisites for certain ProLiant servers: Operating System Architecture Download Address Red Hat Enterprise Linux x86 ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p535147961/v62036 RHEL 5.4 x86_64 ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p2057226266/v62035 x86 ftp://ftp.hp.
Operating System Architecture Download Address x86 system Copy the KISO into the repository; see the section titled “Copying SLES 10 SP4 or configured for SLES 11 SP1 (KISO) into the repository” in the HP Insight Control for Linux User Guide. RAID1 Then download and install this customized initrd file for the RAID driver: ftp://ftp.hp.
Figure 24 Nagios main window Figure 25 Nagios tactical overview This illustration is also Figure 1, Nagios tactical overview, of the Nagios online help volume.
Figure 26 Nagios service detail view NOTE: Select Services in the Nagios menu to open the Nagios service detail view. This illustration is also Figure 2, Nagios Service Status Details For All Hosts window, of the Nagios online help volume. Figure 28 Nagios service information view This illustration is also Figure 4, Nagios Service State Information window, of the Nagios online help volume. 3.
Figure 29 Nagios service problems view 3.2.4 Update to Section 26.7.2, Websites Change the second paragraph of the bullet item HP Support Center (for SPPs and PSPs) to the following because there is no longer a requirement to unzip the SPP: The SPP is a complete and bootable ISO image file that must be copied to the Insight Control for Linux repository.
