HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

Note: See “Editing system properties for a single system” or “ Editing system properties for multiple
systems” for information about entering contract and warranty information for single or multiple systems.
• Aggregate Event Status The Aggregate Event Status is a summary of all of a system's uncleared
events. This status is updated whenever an event is added, updated, or removed. To view the System
Page Events tab for a system, click the Aggregate Event Status icon.
Identification
This section is expanded whenever you access the System Page the first time.
NOTE: This section can be expanded by clicking or collapsed by clicking .
IMPORTANT: DMI identification is only supported on Windows and HP-UX-based Central Management
Server (CMS) installs. In addition, only like operating systems can be identified. For example, Windows-based
CMSs can identify Windows-based DMI, and HP-UX-based CMSs can only identify HP-UX-based DMI systems.
The following items available in this section:
• Address The IP address that has been discovered for the system.
• Preferred System Name The name shown for the system. When available, it defaults to the host name
from DNS. You can override this through the Edit System Properties link under the Tools & Links
tab.
• Network Name The fully qualified DNS name, if available. Reverse DNS lookups by IP address must
be enabled and match a forward lookup.
• Serial Number The serial number of the system.
Product Description
NOTE: This section can be expanded by clicking or collapsed by clicking .
This section includes the following:
• System Type The basic system type returned from identification
• Product Model The product model (name) as defined by the manufacturer
• Hardware Description The description of the hardware obtained from the Edit System Properties
page
• Management Protocols The management protocols that have responded when attempting to identify
the system
Note: If more protocols are expected, verify the credentials configured on the System Protocol Settings
page.
Entitlement Information
• Start Date The starting date of the contract or warranty.
• End Date The end date of the contract or warranty.
• Type The contract type, if a service contract exists.
• Status The current contract or warranty status.
• Last Collection The date that contract and warranty data was last collected.
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