HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Technical Reference Guide

resource allocations and restrict the amount of resources mail can use during such times of heavy
demand on the system.
• Monitor resource consumption by users or applications.
Assigning a group of users or applications to separate PRM groups can be a good way to track the
resources they are using.
Accessing Process Resource Manager from HP SIM
To access PRM:
1. From HP SIM, select Optimize→Process Resource Manager.
2. Choose from the following options:
• Display Resource Usage
• List Resource Availability
If the system has the PRMSIMTools bundle installed, the available options are:
• Monitor PRM Groups
• Configure PRM Groups
• Display Resource Usage
• List Resource Availability
3. Go to: http://www.hp.com/go/prm for more information about PRM.
HP Virtual Server Environment overview
The HP Virtual Server Environment (VSE) encompasses several fully integrated, complementary components
that enhance the functionality and flexibility of your server environment.
The following are key VSE applications:
• HP Integrity Essentials Virtualization Manager Virtualization Manager is easy-to-use virtualization
management software that reduces complexity by providing unified visualization and management of
physical and virtual servers. Virtualization Manager provides a central point of control that enables
you to manage all the resources in your VSE. It is a powerful way to connect IT resources to real business
needs. See http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/
262377-0-0-225-121.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN for more information.
• HP Integrity Essentials Global Workload Manager (gWLM) Global Workload Manager (gWLM) is a
multisystem, multi-operating system workload manager that serves as an intelligent policy engine in the
HP Virtual Server Environment. It simplifies the deployment of automated workload management policies
across multiple HP-UX 11i or Linux servers and provides centralized monitoring and reporting providing
improved server utilization and maintaining service levels. HP Global Workload Manager is available
for HP-UX 11i and Linux. See http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/257279-0-0-0-121.html
for more information.
• HP Integrity Essentials Capacity Advisor HP Integrity Essentials Capacity Advisor is the industry’s first
lightweight, integrated tool for ongoing capacity planning, simulating placement of application workloads
to help IT administrators improve server utilization. Capacity Advisor provides planning capability for
the intelligent control of the HP Virtual Server Environment. See http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/
cache/262379-0-0-0-121.html for more information.
• HP SIM HP SIM combines the best of Insight Manager 7, HP Toptools, and HP Servicecontrol Manager
to deliver hardware fault, asset, and configuration management for all of your HP systems. HP SIM can
be easily extended to deliver rapid deployment and performance management for workload and
partition management for Integrity and HP 9000 systems.
If installed, HP Virtual Server Environment can be accessed through HP SIM by selecting Tools→VSE
Management.
496 Partner applications