HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2 Technical Reference Guide

Glossary
administrative
rights user
A user who is authorized for the All Tools toolbox on all systems, including the Central Management
Server. This type of user has been given special privileges to administer the HP SIM software.
agent A program that regularly gathers information or performs some other service without the user's
immediate presence. HP SIM agents provide in-depth hardware and software information and
subsystem status to HP SIM and numerous third-party management applications.
See also management agent.
alarm A user-configurable notification displayed in the System Status panel of HP SIM when certain
events occur. For instance, if a monitored item changes, an alarm notifies the user that a change
has occurred.
See also trap, event.
all events collection Displays all events that have occurred for all systems.
All Tools toolbox A default toolbox that provides complete access to all tools for the authorized system or system
group.
attribute A single characteristic of a manageable product or component, as in an attribute of a Management
Information Format (MIF) file. A set of related attributes constitutes a group. For example, the
clock speed of a processor chip is an attribute of a group that describes that chip.
authentication The process of identifying an individual, based on a user name and password. Authentication is
distinct from authorizations and ensures that the individual is who they claim to be.
authorizations A mapping of a relationship between a user, a toolbox, and a system or system group.
automatic
discovery
The process that HP SIM uses to find and identify systems on your network and populate the
database with that information. A system must first be discovered to collect data and track system
health status. The primary source for automatic discovery is ping sweeps configured in the
automatic discovery tasks page. Other sources might include receiving events from unknown
systems or from a management processor that has information about a server. Identification
automatically runs on discovered systems.
available software A listing of the software components available in the repository to which the Version Control
Agent has been configured to point. When browsing directly into a HP VCA, these additional
components can be selected for installation.
banner The section of the GUI at the top of the screen that includes the user name and links to the Home
page and sign out functions.
BladeSystem
Integrated
Manager
BladeSystem Integrated Manager is an HP SIM plugin that enables you to manage blade systems
from HP SIM for Windows, HP-UX and Linux. BladeSystem Integrated Manager is composed of
blade computer systems, integrated connectivity to data and storage networks, and shared power
subsystems. The BladeSystem Integrated Manager enables you to quickly navigate your HP blade
environments including server blades and desktops, enclosure infrastructures, racks, and integrated
switches, through hierarchical tree views. Users are able to conveniently configure, deploy, and
manage individual or groups of blade systems.
caution A note to indicate that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or loss of
information.
Central
Management
Server
A system in the management domain that executes the HP SIM software. All central operations
within HP SIM are initiated from this system.
central processing
unit polling rate
The rate for how often the Cluster Monitor CPU Resource checks CPU utilization as reported by
Insight Management Advisor on monitored systems.
certificate An electronic document that contains a subject's public key and identifying information about
the subject. The certificate is signed by a certificate authority (CA) to bind the key and subject
identification together.
See also certificate authority.
certificate authority A trusted third-party organization or company that issues digital certificates used to create digital
signatures and public-private key pairs. The role of the CA in this process is to guarantee that the
individual who has been granted the unique certificate is the individual they claim to be.
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