HP Insight Management Agents for Linux - Installation Guide and Release Notes - HP Integrity Servers with Linux (March 2010)

Preface
This document provides instructions for downloading and configuring HP Insight Management
Agents on HP Integrity servers running Linux. As of this publication, these agents work with
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES).
Based on the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), HP Insight Management Agents
allow you to remotely monitor configuration information and system status on your Integrity
server from any SNMP browser. A central management server using HP Insight Manager 7 or
HP Systems Insight Manager gathers and organizes the raw agent information from the browser
for display in reports, allowing you to monitor system use and troubleshoot problems.
IMPORTANT: HP recommends that you review the “Release Notes” (page 27) section of this
document prior to installing and configuring the HP Insight Management Agents. The release
notes contain important information pertaining to the current release of the management agents.
Intended Audience
This document is intended for use by system administrators responsible for installing, configuring,
and managing Linux systems. Administrators are expected to have knowledge of Linux operating
system and SNMP concepts, commands, and configuration.
Typographic Conventions
This document uses the following typographical conventions.
Command
A command name or qualified command phrase.
ComputerOut
Text displayed by the computer.
Ctrl-x A key sequence. A sequence such as Ctrl-x indicates that you must hold down
the key labeled Ctrl while you press another key or button.
ENVIRONVAR The name of an environment variable, for example, PATH.
[ERRORNAME]
The name of an error, usually returned in the errno variable.
Key The name of a keyboard key. Return and Enter both refer to the same key.
Term The defined use of an important word or phrase.
UserInput
Commands and other text that you type.
Variable
The name of a placeholder in a command, function, or other syntax display
that you replace with an actual value.
[ ] The contents are optional in formats and command descriptions. If the contents
are a list separated by |, you must choose one of the items.
{ } The contents are required in formats and command descriptions. If the contents
are a list separated by |, you must choose one of the items.
... The preceding element can be repeated an arbitrary number of times.
| Separates items in a list of choices.
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