HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

GlancePlus overview
HP OpenView GlancePlus Pak provides you with a single product for managing a system's availability and
performance. It is an integrated product that includes the following components:
• HP OpenView GlancePlus
• HP OpenView Performance Agent
As an integrated product, the GlancePlus Pak includes the real-time diagnostic capabilities of GlancePlus
and the historical data collection capabilities of the Performance Agent. The performance agent is used with
other availability and performance management products, providing an integrated real-time and historical
performance management solution.
With GlancePlus Pak, you can handle a wide range of system performance and availability problems to get
the best from your system and the applications running on it.
To access GlancePlus Pak, select Tools→performance monitors.
See http://www.managementsoftware.hp.com/products/gppak2k/index.html for more information and
access to documentation.
Ignite-UX overview
Ignite-UX addresses the need for HP-UX system administrators to perform system installations and deployment,
often on a large scale. It provides the means for creating and reusing standard system configurations. It
provides the ability to archive a standard system configuration and to use that archive to replicate systems,
with the added benefit of speeding up the process. It also permits post-installation customizations and is
capable of both interactive and unattended operating modes.
NOTE: This product is available for HP-UX systems only.
After Ignite-UX has been installed, you can access its features within HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM)
by selecting Deploy→Ignite-UX.
See http://docs.hp.com/en/IUX/ for more information and access to documentation for Ignite-UX.
Integrated Lights-Out overview
Basic system management functions, diagnostics, and essential Lights-Out functionality are included as core
components of Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) supported servers. The standard features of iLO are referred to as
iLO Standard. Advanced remote administration functionality, referred to as iLO Advanced, can be licensed
with the optional Integrated Lights-Out Advanced Pack for HP Integrity Servers.
iLO functionality on HP Integrity servers is similar to that offered on HP ProLiant servers to ensure a common
user experience between HP ProLiant and Integrity platforms.
The key iLO Standard features on Integrity servers include:
• Web GUI Enables you to access the iLO from anywhere using any standard browser.
• Virtual Power Provides full remote control of the server power button.
• Remote text console Provides an operating system-independent, text-based console to display and
control remove host server activities such as shutdown and start-up.
• Virtual Serial Port Provides access serial port applications such as Windows Server 2003 Emergency
Management Services and Text Telephone (TTY) sessions over your LAN.
• Command line and scripting interfaces Provides flexible operation, configuration, and maintenance.
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption Ensures that all data transmitted between iLO processors and
client browsers is secure.
• iLO and server diagnostics Provides detailed status logs.
• Domain Name System (DNS)/Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
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