HP Insight Management Agents 8.40 Installation Guide

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1 HP Insight Management Agents overview
Introduction
HP Insight Management Agents deliver multisystem access to all key system administration tools for predictive fault
management, access to critical system information, and integration with partner management solutions. Insight
Management Agents provides system administrators with the following:
• Performance monitoring—IT administrators can proactively monitor the performance of their HP ProLiant servers
by setting predefined thresholds for memory, CPUs, NICs, and logical disks. These thresholds can be set on the
Task menu of the System Management Homepage. Web-enabled System Management Agents can be
configured to notify designated IT administrators when predefined thresholds are exceeded.
• Greater control of systems—Agents monitor over 1,000 parameters in the system and generate alerts in the
event of a fault. Any fault and, in some cases, impending faults are communicated to the designated
administrator.
• Day-one control and ease of use—Insight Management Agents are easy to install and deploy and can also be
installed silently while configuring the system using the SmartStart configuration process.
• Maintenance of existing infrastructure—Insight Management Agents use industry standards to deliver their alerts
and configuration and performance data.
Insight Management Agents
Insight Management Agents operate on devices, performing in-depth monitoring of the device’s state by collecting
and measuring parameters. These parameters indicate the current state of subsystems by counting the occurrence of
particular events (for example, the number of read operations performed on a disk drive) or by monitoring the state of
a critical function (for example, whether the cooling fan is operating). Insight Management Agents provide access to
device management data using a web browser over industry-standard HTTP protocol, enabling you to access data
from any location with network access.
Management Agents can be installed in two ways:
• Manually using the SmartStart autorun menu
• Manually using the HP Management CD
IMPORTANT: Insight Management Agents for Servers are not the same as HP Client Management Agents.
Insight Management Agents provide information to management applications, such as HP Systems Insight Manager,
and can generate alarm notifications if significant changes occur in the fault or performance aspects of system
operation. Information is delivered to and from the Insight Management Agents through the industry-standard SNMP.
HP Systems Insight Manager
HP Systems Insight Manager delivers intelligent monitoring and alerting as well as visual control of HP hardware. In
the unlikely event of a hardware failure, HP Systems Insight Manager also provides a full complement of remote
maintenance and control facilities.
NOTE: To install HP Systems Insight Manager on the management console, see the HP Systems Insight
Manager User Guide on the Management CD.