HP Systems Insight Manager 7.0 User Guide

Glossary
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administrative
rights user
A user who is authorized for the All Tools toolbox on all systems, including the CMS. This type
of user has been given special privileges to administer the HP SIM software.
administrator A user who manages users, resource pools, and self-service requests through HP Insight
Orchestration console.
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.
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 (HP VCA) has been configured to point. When browsing directly into a HP VCA, these
additional components can be selected for installation.
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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.
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caution A note to indicate that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or loss of
information.
central processing
unit polling rate
The rate for how often the Cluster Monitor CPU Resource checks CPU utilization as reported by
Insight Management Agent 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.
cleared status A status condition that indicates an event is cleared.
clients HP desktop, portable, and workstation systems.
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