Insight Remote Support 7.0.9 Security White Paper

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is the Microsoft proprietary implementation of WBEM. WMI runs as
a DCOM (Distributed Component Object Model) service which in turn uses RPC (Remote Procedure Call) and other
associated DCOM services. The WMI Mapper is an application that provides a two way translation interface
between DCOM and WBEM. WMI Mapper is required for any Windows monitored system supporting WBEM
Indications to be monitored by Insight Remote Support.
WS-MAN
WS-MAN or Web Services Management is a DMTF open standard defining a soap based protocol for the
management of servers, devices and applications. HP Insight Remote Support uses WS-MAN to communicate
with the Superdome 2 Onboard Administrator.
WMI
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is Microsoft Corporations implementation of the Web Based
Enterprise Management (WBEM) and Common Information Model (CIM) schema. WMI is a Windows API that can be
leveraged to provide remote management and
Active Health System
HP Active Health System tracks configuration changes on ProLiant Gen8 servers with attached Smart Memory and Smart Drive
devices, enabling you to eliminate time spent running diagnostics, reproducing problems, and describing errors to HP support
engineers. Changes to the device configuration are reported to Insight RS using a secure (HTTPS) connection between the
ProLiant Gen8 iLO4 (Integrated Lights Out) and the Hosting Device. HP Insight RS will package and forward the configuration
changes to HP over a secure HTTPS connection. Active Health System information is not customer viewable.