HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2 Technical Reference Guide

HP Smart Update
Manager (HP SUM)
HP SUM is a tool for retrieving software and firmware inventory from systems and the updating
software and firmware on those systems. HP SIM uses HP Smart Update Manager for installing
support packs through the Initial ProLiant Support Pack Install tool as well as installing agents
through the Configure or Repair Agents tool. HP Smart Update Manager is also integrated with
the Install Firmware and Software tool which enables HP SIM to perform firmware updates to
system unable to install HP VCA such as management processors and Onboard Administrator.
There is no HP Smart Update Manager user interface through HP SIM.
HP System
Management
Homepage
An integrated piece of software used by the HP suite of HP Web-enabled System Management
Software to communicate over HTTP and HTTPS. It provides a uniform set of functionality and
security to HP Web-enabled System Management Software.
HP Systems Insight
Manager database
The database that stores vital information about HP SIM, including users, systems, and toolboxes.
HP Version Control
Repository
Manager
An HP agent that enables a customer to manage HP provided software stored in a user-defined
repository.
HyperText Transfer
Protocol
The underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web.
identification While discovery finds systems, identification attempts to determine what the system type is. In
addition, it determines what management protocol a system supports, and attempts to determine
the operating system and version loaded, along with other basic attributes about the system.
Finally, it determines if the system is associated with another system. For example, a management
processor in a server.
Insight
Management
Advisor
A program that regularly gathers information or performs some other service without the user's
immediate presence.
Insight Remote
Support Advanced
A baseline bundle of HP software components that the HP VCA can be configured to point to in
the repository. This setting enables users to indicate that they want to keep all of their software
up to a certain Support Pack level.
installed version A particular HP software component that is installed on the server.
Internet Protocol Specifies the format of datagrams (packets) and the addressing scheme on a network. Most
networks combine IP with Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), which establishes a virtual
connection between a destination and a source.
IP range Systems with an IP address that falls in the specified range.
Java database
connectivity
Similar to Open DataBase Connectivity (ODBC), this set of application program interfaces (APIs)
provides a standard mechanism to allow Java applets access to a database.
Java Remote
Method Invocation
A set of protocols that enable Java objects to communicate remotely with other Java objects.
keystore A database that maintains a list of keys. The keystore can contain a subject's own private key.
A keystore can also contain a list of public keys, as published in certificates.
Major status Status information collected from the system that indicates one or more of the monitored subsystems
are not operating properly which is impacting the system. Action should be taken immediately.
managed systems Any system managed by HP SIM, such as servers, desktops, storage systems, and Remote Insight
Boards (RIBs).
management
agent
A daemon or process running on a managed system. It receives and executes requests from the
Central Management Server on the managed system.
management
domain
A collection of resources called managed systems that have been placed under the control of HP
SIM. Each Central Management Server is responsible for a management domain. The managed
systems can belong to more than one management domain.
Management HTTP
Server
An integrated piece of software used by the HP suite of HP Web-enabled System Management
Software to communicate over HTTP and HTTPS. It provides a uniform set of functionality and
security to HP Web-enabled System Management Software. This version is available in the ProLiant
Support Pack 7.10 or earlier.
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