HP VMware ESXi management environment integration note

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Appendix B: Hardware information available in
management tools
Currently, vSphere Client can display certain ProLiant server information by retrieving and decoding
data using the standard Intelligent Platform Management Interface, such as individual and overall
status, main system, processor, fan, power supply and memory subsystem.
However, there is more detailed ProLiant server information available with HP SIM. It provides more
comprehensive details:
 Main System ranging from temperature and health status to OS version.
 Processor subsystem including chip model to processor collection health status.
 Fan subsystem inclusive of redundancy set and health status.
 Power supply subsystem removal conditions and temperature operating range.
 Memory subsystem from manufacturing details to memory collection health status.
Table B-1 provides a side-by-side comparison of the information available in each environment, sorted
by data source.
Table B-1. Comparison of information provided by data source
Data source HP SIM vCenter Server and vSphere Client
Main System
(Base Server)
System
 System temperature exceeded normal
operating range
 System temperature has returned to normal
operating range
 Server model, serial number, product
number and universal unique identifier
(UUID)
 System OS name, type, version number and
description
 Leverage VMware providers Host/Guest
associations for virtual connections to blade
servers
 Leverage VMware providers for sensors
 Computer System Consolidated health status
 Individual and overall
temperature sensor health status,
including temperature readings
 System manufacturer, model,
BIOS version and date
Processor
(CPU)
Subsystem
 Processor temperature exceeded normal
operating range
 Processor temperature has returned to
normal operating range
 Individual processor number, core and
thread number, speed, physical socket
location and health status
 Individual processor chip model,
manufacturer, version
 Individual processor cache size, line size,
cache level and type, read and write policy
and health status
 Processor collection health status

Individual and overall processor
health status
 Individual processor model,
speed, sockets, cores, logical
processors
Fan
Subsystem
 Individual fan type, variable speed support,
physical fan location and health status
 Fan module removal conditions and
 Individual and overall fan health
status