HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2 Technical Reference Guide

Configuring software/firmware global settings
Run the following procedure to configure component and version matching options. These settings
determine how the software/firmware status icon values are determined.
Procedure 189 Configuring software/firmware global settings
1. Under Version Matching, select one of the following:
• Installed versions of software or firmware that are more recent than the baseline version
will appear as Normal status
• The installed software or firmware must exactly match the version in the baseline
2. Under Component Matching, select one of the following:
• Only software or firmware installed on the system will be used when comparing against
the selected baseline
• All software or firmware in the baseline must be installed on the system
3. Click Done to save changes.
Reporting
The HP SIM Reporting feature enables you to generate reports, create customer-defined report
configurations, edit, copy, and delete report configurations. All users with sign-in access to HP SIM
can generate reports.
Table 38 Reporting menu items
AccessDescriptionName
Select Reports→New.... The New
ReportStep 1: Select Target Systems
page appears.
The create new report wizard helps
you to create a new report and add
it to Systems Insight Manager reports.
New...
See New reports.
This option is only available for
Systems Insight Manager.
Select Reports→Manage Reports.... The
Manage Reports page appears.
Manage Reports Manage Reports
options
• Running managed reports
Copying managed reports
• Creating new reports
• Editing managed reports
• Deleting managed reports
Select Reports→Snapshot
Comparison....
Snapshot comparisons enable you to
compare up to four systems (with the
Snapshot Comparison...
See Snapshot comparison reporting.
same operating system) to each other
or to compare a single system to itself
and observe changes over time.
Select Reports→Enhanced Reports....
The Enhanced Reports, Reports by
Product page appears.
Enhanced Reports Table 40 (page
313).
• Predefined Reports
• Creating New Reports from the
Enhanced Reports Page
• Editing Reports
• Running Reports
• Email Reports
• Deleting Reports
Select Reports→Federated Search....
The Federated CMS Search page
appears.
Federated CMS Search is a
web-based HP SIM plug-in that allows
you to search quickly across a number
Federated Search...
See Federated CMS Search Tool.
of Systems Insight Manager CMS
systems.
312 Operations