HP Systems Insight Manager 7.
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Contents 1 What's new in Systems Insight Manager 7.2..................................................4 Latest hardware support.............................................................................................................4 Latest Software releases support.................................................................................................4 Security Enhancements..............................................................................................................
1 What's new in Systems Insight Manager 7.2 Latest hardware support • Latest ProLiant Gen8 servers • HP iLO 4 4 1.20 • HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager 3.
2 Important notes Central Management Server Use careful planning if you want to deploy new drivers, firmware agents, or other software to the local CMS because you might receive unexpected results, such as a mandatory reboot of the CMS. Configure or Repair Agents Configure or Repair Agents fails on Linux systems if the HP Insight Management WBEM providers are already installed on the system.
3. If you discover the ESXi host in “Lockdown Enabled” mode, no credentials are required. Neither Insight managed system setup wizard nor configure/repair agents works in “Lockdown Enabled” mode. 4. 5. Migration from “Lockdown Disabled” to “Lockdown Enabled” resets the credentials. Migration from “Lockdown Enabled” to “Lockdown Disabled” will require a discovery task with the appropriate credentials.
Table 1 Supported search options (continued) Option Result Wildcards Not supported. Metadata Supported. Ranking Not supported. HP Smart Update Manager You will encounter errors when updating iLO firmware if the existing version is less than 2.0.5.
Some of the features in HP SIM that are affected, include: • The ability to effect configuration changes in the HP iLO 4 pertaining to Insight Remote Support. • Configure or Repair Agents pertaining to the configuration of Insight Remote Support 7.0.5 HP iLO 4 settings • The CLI cannot configure Insight Remote Support • The Insight managed system setup wizard cannot configure Insight Remote Support.
If SW/FW upgrades are failing immediately with no error code, then be sure there are no instances of the HP SUM process already running on the CMS. Only one instance at a time can be running. Kill off the HP SUM process and retry the operation.
3 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 Uni
Registering for software technical support and update service HP SIM is supported in any one of the following situations: • A valid warranty exists (90 days Global Limited Warranty) • Purchase of Insight Control (having 1-year 24x7 Technical Support bundled with the license purchase) • If the question is related to HP Insight Remote Support (HP Insight RS), then HP SIM will be supported as it pertains in Insight RS with a Hardware Warranty or Hardware Contract • The customer purchases an HP SIM Care
• HP Business Support Center website at http://www.hp.com/bizsupport/ for support information about HP SIM and HP Commercial products • HP Support Center website at http://www.hp.com/go/hpsc for support information about HP SIM and HP Enterprise products • HP SIM SMI-S Providers website at http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim/providers for information about device support and SMI-S providers • Videos that showcase HP SIM and the Essentials at • HP SIM forum at http://h18013.www1.hp.
Index Symbols 3PAR array, 9 C Configure or Repair Agents, 5 configuring, 5 failing, 5 Install OpenSSH, 5 Install Software and Firmware, 5 installing agents, 5 ProLiant Support Pack Install, 5 configuring Configure or Repair Agents, 5 deployment, 8 troubleshooting, 8 SPP deployment, 9 support, 11 W WBEM indications, 9 what's new, 4 D data collection, 5 database credentials, 5 drivers deploying, 5 E ESXi, 5 F firmware deploying, 5 G group actions, 6 H HP SIM service, 7 HP Smart Update Manager, 5 HP VC
