HP Insight Management 7.1 Update 1 Support Matrix - 60 day

2 Central Management Server requirements
This chapter provides the minimum hardware and software requirements for a CMS running a
supported Microsoft Windows operating system (OS).
CMS hardware requirements
Table 3 (page 7) lists the hardware requirements for a single-server CMS.
Table 3 CMS hardware requirements
Requirement
Hardware
component
Any supported HP ProLiant server that fulfills the CPU, memory, and disk space requirements specified
in this chapter.
Server
HP Systems Insight Manager, HP Insight Control virtual machine management, and the HP Matrix
Operating Environment (Matrix OE) also support operating a CMS in a virtual machine on some
non-HP servers. This configuration requires the CMS to be running a supported operating system
listed in“Supported Microsoft Windows operating systems” (page 10) and a supported hypervisor
listed in “Supported hypervisors” (page 12).
At least 1.6 GHz (2 GHz or faster recommended).Processor
For Matrix OE, four or more processing cores are required with a minimum of 1.6 GHz processors.
The recommended configuration is eight processing cores at 2.4 GHz or later.
For HP Insight Remote Support, a 2.4 GHz processor is required to manage up to 500 devices.
For memory requirements, see Table 4 (page 7).Memory
For disk space requirements, see Table 5 (page 8).Disk space
NTFSFile structure
Local or mapped DVD drive or an ISO mounting utilityDVD drive
NOTE: For the requirements for configuring the CMS as a two-node Failover Cluster , see “Central
Management Server requirements in a high-availability environment” (page 19).
For the requirements for an Integrity-based CMS running an HP-UX OS, see “HP-UX CMS
requirements” (page 75).
Memory requirements
Table 4 (page 7) lists the memory requirements on the CMS, which differ for 32-bit (x86) and
64-bit (x64) operating systems and differ based on whether Matrix OE is being installed.
Table 4 CMS memory requirements
Recommended
memory
2
Required minimum
memory
1
Installation scenario
Operating
system
architecture
8 GB6 GBSystems Insight Manager and HP Insight Controlx86
16 GB8 GBSystems Insight Manager and Insight Control
x64
24 GB16 GB
Systems Insight Manager, Insight Control, and Matrix
OE
8 GB6 GB
Standalone installation of HP Virtual Connect
Enterprise Manager (VCEM)
CMS hardware requirements 7