HP System Management Homepage Installation Guide, May 2005

Glossary

caution A note to indicate that failure to follow directions could result in

damage to equipment or loss of information.

certificate An electronic document that contains a subject's public key and

identifying information about the subject. The certificate is signed

by a Certification Authority (CA) to bind the key and subject

identification together.

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.

command line interface The set of commands that you can execute directly from the

command shell of an operating system.

Domain Name Service A service that translates domain names into IP addresses.

external sites Third-party application URLs.

graphical user interface A program interface that uses the graphics capabilities of a

computer to make the program easier to use. The System

Management Homepage GUI is Web-enabled and displays in a

Web browser.

in-place Locally. For example to install in-place means to install locally.

HP Systems Insight Manager System management software that is capable of managing a

wide variety of systems, including HP systems, clusters, desktops,

workstations, and portables.

HP Systems Insight Manager combines the strengths of HP Insight

Manager 7, HP Toptools, and HP Servicecontrol Manager to

deliver a single tool for managing HP ProLiant, HP Integrity, and

HP 9000 systems running HP-UX, Linux, and Windows. The core

HP Systems Insight Manager software delivers the essential

capabilities required to manage all HP server platforms. HP

Systems Insight Manager can also be extended to deliver

unparalleled breadth of system management with plug-ins for HP

storage, power, client, and printer products. Plug-ins for rapid

deployment, performance management, and workload

management enable systems administrators to pick the value

added software required to deliver complete lifecycle management

of their hardware assets. To obtain more information about HP

Systems Insight Manager, go to http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim.

HP Insight Management Agent A program that regularly gathers information or performs some

other service without the user's immediate presence.

HP Version Control Agent An Insight Management Agent that is installed on a system to

enable the customer to see the HP software installed on that server.