7.0.8 Insight Remote Support Installation and Configuration Guide

Installation and Configuration Guide
Chapter 1: Understanding Installation Process and Requirements
Fulfilling Hardware Requirements
Insight RS is supported only on the following HP ProLiant servers:
l Any HP ProLiant G4 or above (x86 system) with Insight Management Agent or Web-Based Enterprise
Management (WBEM) Provider support
l Any HP ProLiant G4 or above (x64 system) with Insight Management Agent or WBEM Provider
support
See the HP Insight Remote Support Release Notes for more details about Insight Management Agent and
WBEM Provider support.
The following tables outline the minimum and recommended Hosting Device specifications:
Important: If you are installing or retaining HP Systems Insight Manager on the same Hosting
Device, then the extra resources and requirements needed for this application should be added
accordingly. See the HP Systems Insight Manager Installation and Configuration Guide for
Windows at http://www.hp.com/go/foundationmgmt/docs for details.
Important: When running the Hosting Device in a virtual environment, HP recommends
increasing the memory and disk space recommendations by 10% when the Virtual Machine
(VM) is created. Do this for each VM added to the ProLiant.
Memory Size Free Disk Space
l Minimum 4 GB for new installations
l Recommended 6 GB, 8 GB if using HP SIM
l 2 GB for installation
l 4 GB for operation
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Table 1.2 Memory and Storage Requirements to Monitor up to 100 Devices
Memory Size Free Disk Space
l Minimum 6 GB for new installations
l Recommended 8 GB, 10 GB if using HP SIM
l 2 GB for installation
l 8 GB for operation
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Table 1.3 Memory and Storage Requirements to Monitor up to 500 Devices
Memory Size Free Disk Space
l Minimum 8 GB for new installations
l Recommended 12 GB, 16 GB if using HP SIM
l 2 GB for installation
l 28 GB for operation
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Table 1.4 Memory and Storage Requirements to Monitor up to 2,500 Devices
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The disk space requirements are affected by the number and type of devices if collections are configured
(strongly recommended and in some case a requirement of the contract type). Please see the HP Insight
Remote Support Release Notes for details.
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