README - HP Systems Insight Manager 6.0 HP Part Number: 601822-001 Published: January 2010, Edition 6.0.0.
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Table of Contents About this document......................................................................................7 Publishing History...................................................................................................................................7 1 What' s new in HP Systems Insight Manager 6.0............................................9 2 Important notes........................................................................................
Upgrade..............................................................................................................................................23 UUID...................................................................................................................................................23 Virtual identifiers...................................................................................................................................24 Virtual machines.....................................
List of Tables 3-1 3-2 Hardware Status Polling task invalid characters...................................................................................23 Minimal versions.............................................................................................................................
About this document Publishing History Manufacturing Part Number Supported Operating Systems Supported Versions Edition Number Publication Date 601822-001 HP-UX, Windows XP, Linux current 6.0.0.0 January 2010 359314-409 HP-UX, Windows XP, Linux Current 5.3.1.0 March 2009 359314-408 HP-UX, Windows XP, Linux Current 5.3 January 2009 359314-407 HP-UX, Windows XP, Linux Current 5.2.2.0 July 2008 359314-406 HP-UX, Windows XP, Linux Current 5.2.1.
1 What' s new in HP Systems Insight Manager 6.0 • Scalability HP Systems Insight Manager can mange up to 10,000 systems (up to 5,000 servers, with additional 5,000 management processors, VMS, and so on) when using Windows 64-bit. • Reporting Systems Insight Manager 6.0 introduces enhanced reporting including tables and graphs for easier access to Systems Insight Manager data. • Migration New migration tool to transfer settings from a Systems Insight Manager 5.3.
2 Important notes New HP Systems Insight Manager for HP-UX available for download A newer version of HP Systems Insight Manager for HP-UX will be available for download from HP. Before installing version A.06.00.00.00.03, check the latest version available at the following location: http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/dl_hpux.html HP recommends installing the latest version of the software.
Virtual machine guest memory reservation size If Systems Insight Manager is installed on a virtual machine guest, but does not start and an empty mxdomainmgr.0.log file is observed in the installation/logs directory, then use the virtual machine configuration tools to set the guest's memory reservation size to be a minimum of 4GB. HP Insight Remote Support Advanced compatibility IMPORTANT: If HP Insight Remote Support Advanced (a version prior to A.05.
Annotating the portal UI Annotation refers to adding a small amount of textual information, such as the name of the Central Management Server (CMS), near the product name when browsing to the CMS. Areas that can be annotated are the browser’s title bar, the sign-in page, and the banner. Annotation is supported by adding values to globalsettings.
HP has a well defined process when a security defect is found that culminates with the publication of a security bulletin. The security bulletin provides you with a high level description of the problem and explains how to mitigate the security defect. Procedure 2-4 Subscribing to security bulletins 1. Open a browser to the HP home page: http://www.hp.com 2. 3. 4. 5. Click the Support & Drivers tab.
Installing hpsim* ... warning: hpsim-C.06.00.00.00.%20091027-1.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 2689b887 Data migration The Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese HP Systems Insight Manager Installation and Configuration Guides include incorrect information for Data Migration. The CLI command for exporting data from a CMS must be: mxexport [–f] [-p password] The CLI command for importing data from a CMS must be: mximport [–f
------------------------------------------------------------On a Windows NT 4.0 system running Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1, remotely browsing into a CMS causes a DLL failure after being connected for hours. This issue occurs on a Windows CMS and on an HP-UX CMS.
3 Issues and suggested actions Authentication On a Linux or ESX system, you might receive the following error when running the mxagentconfigmxagentconfig command or through Configure or Repair Agents: Configuration failed to complete due to the following exception: Could not access the file or directory sshd_config.orig on the target system esxhost1. Remote system reported following error message: Permission denied.
Discovery If an iLO or Onboard Administrator was discovered prior to enabling/configuring Single Sign-on (SSO), re-identification is required for SSO communication to work between Systems Insight Manager and the iLO/OA.
To discover detailed information for Linux running on ProLiant systems, you can do one of the following: • Install the Linux ProLiant agents on the system. • Update the snmpd.conf file. If you choose this option and do not update the snmpd.conf file, LINUX appears in the Operating system name column on the system table view page, instead of the true operating system name, such as Red Hat Advanced Server. To solve this issue: 1. Stop the SNMP daemon. 2. Add the following line to the /etc/snmp/snmpd.
------------------------------------------------------------When an Onboard Administrator is discovered, the enclosure that it resides in is created. If this enclosure is daisy chained to other c-class enclosures, then these enclosures are also created. By default, daisy chained enclosures are displayed as c7000 enclosure models. As a result, when c7000 and c3000 enclosures are daisy chained, and the Onboard Administrator is discovered, the c3000 Tower Model enclosure is displayed as a c7000 enclosure.
• Ensure the user ID being used to connect to the target IP address server is part of the administrator’s group. If it is not, HP Smart Update Manager blocks installation to the target. • Ensure WMI is enabled and running on all Windows target servers. • For Linux, ensure the SSH port is not blocked. • In some rare cases, external storage enclosures can cause HP Smart Update Manager to report a discovery failure.
a. b. c. d. e. 4. Remove the DBA Role privilege from the database user. Grant Unlimited Tablespace for the database user. Grant the following Object Privilege to all tables and views: • INSERT • UPDATE • DELETE • SELECT Grant CREATE SESSION privilege for database user. Grant truncate privilege for: • associated_device_data • consolidatedNodeAuths Restart the Systems Insight Manager service.
Table 3-1 Hardware Status Polling task invalid characters Invalid character Replace with " " ' ' < < > > & & Tools The message /tmp/Acmd42947.bat[26]: /usr/dt/bin/dtterm: not found might appear when running the following tools on HP-UX 11.31: • Retrieve Bastille Configuration file • Deploy Bastille Configuration • Consolidated Logging Wizard • Configuration Synchronization Wizard To eliminate this problem: 1. 2.
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Dmidecode displays: 00010203-0405-0607-0809-101112131415 UniqueIdentifier in SIM 03020100-0504-0706-0809-101112131415 Virtual identifiers A new feature of virtual connect is to enable server profiles to have virtual identifiers, such as serial numbers and unique identifiers. These identifiers then move with the profile across server hardware.
Virtual machines HP Insight Management WBEM Providers and SNMP agents must not be installed on a virtual machine guest operating system. Installing the providers or agents on a guest operating system causes Systems Insight Manager to have excessive timeouts when data is requested or WBEM Indication Subscriptions are created. The installer for HP Insight Management WBEM Providers 2.2.x and earlier does not prevent installation on a guest operating system. The installer for version 2.
4 Support and other resources Information to collect before contacting HP Be sure to have the following information available before you contact HP: • Software product name • Hardware product model number • Operating system type and version • Applicable error message • Third-party hardware or software • Technical support registration number (if applicable) How to contact HP Use the following methods to contact HP technical support: • In the United States, see the Customer Service / Contact HP U
HP authorized resellers For the name of the nearest HP authorized reseller, see the following sources: • In the United States, see the HP U.S. service locator website: http://www.hp.com/service_locator • In other locations, see the Contact HP worldwide website: http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/wwcontact.html Documentation feedback HP welcomes your feedback. To make comments and suggestions about product documentation, send a message to: docsfeedback@hp.
Term User input Replaceable [] {} | ... WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT NOTE TIP A term or phrase that is defined in the body text of the document, not in a glossary. Indicates commands and text that you type exactly as shown. The name of a placeholder that you replace with an actual value. In command syntax statements, these characters enclose optional content. In command syntax statements, these characters enclose required content. The character that separates items in a linear list of choices.
Index A authentication errors, 17 ESX system, 17 Linux system, 17 C Cisco Fibre Channel switch, 18 CMS system limit, 17 collections naming, 17 credentials deleting, 17 discovery, 17 discovery sign-in, 21 fail, 17 global sign-in, 21 system sign-in>, 21 D discovering Insight Orchestration, 19 Linux servers, 18 discovery Onboard Administrator, 18 percentage complete fluctuates, 18 running, 18 DL100 series systems identifying, 21 E Emulex Host Bus Adapter identifying, 21 errors database initialization failed
Remote Support Software Manager, 21 reporting graph labels, 22 snapshot comparison, 22 ROM BIOS, 23 S security, 22 Simple File Sharing, 21 Single Sign On, 18 SMBIOS, 23 SMI-S, 18 SNMP agents, 25 SQL Express 2005 SP2, 23 support, 28 systems limit, 17 Systems Insight Manager hanging, 17 installation errors, 21 upgrading, 23 T tasks invalid characters, 22 temperature sensors, 25 tools, 23 authorization, 23 U upgrading Oracle JDBC driver, 23 Systems Insight Manager, 23 UUID, 23 V v0 keys, 22 virtual machine
