Microsoft Operations Manager Integration Pack Guide (2005), v5.5

Overview 7
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New event rules for HP Integrity Support Pack versions up to 4.05
• Streamlined Base Hardware event rules in the HP Integrity Management Pack 1.1 for MOM 2005
• Streamlined procedure for HP Management Packs 1.1 for MOM 2005 installation
• Improved management of events generated by the HP ProLiant Servers Service Discovery and the HP
Integrity Servers Service Discovery processing rules
• Updated Server Diagram View to include Insight Management Agent versions for x64 systems
In addition to the new features, the HP Management Packs 1.1 for MOM 2005 also include the following
features:
• Fully scripted installation that creates HP specific groups and copies HP rules, scripts, views, tasks,
and knowledge base data to the MOM 2005 database
• Automatic discovery and grouping of HP ProLiant and Integrity servers by server family and platform
type
• State monitoring for HP hardware subsystems and management software components
• Predefined rules to process and clearly display Windows® Event Log entries for HP server hardware
alerts in the MOM 2005 Operator Console
• Policies to clearly present consolidated views of key HP server attributes for rapid system analysis,
which include CPU type, total memory, available hard drive storage, firmware revisions, and the
version of installed Insight Management Agents
• HP servers clearly represented in the MOM Diagram View
• Tasks to launch HP SIM and the HP System Management Homepage and provide server associations
for HP Lights-Out Management Processors from the MOM Operator Console
• Access to HP BladeSystem and other HP ProLiant Essentials value-added software for hardware
performance management, vulnerability assessment, and advanced lifecycle administration of blade
servers and virtual systems through HP SIM
System requirements
The following sections describe the system requirements necessary to install and operate the HP
Management Packs 1.1 for MOM 2005.
Insight Management Agent requirements
The appropriate versions of HP Insight Management Agents are installed and running on all managed
servers. The HP Management Packs 1.1 for MOM 2005 support event notifications generated by the
following Insight Management Agents:
• HP Insight Management Agents for ProLiant Servers, versions 5.5 to 7.40
• HP Insight Management Agents for Integrity Servers, versions 2.3 to 4.05
Management protocol requirements
The HP Management Packs 1.1 for MOM 2005 require the following management protocols:
• SNMP for servers—Required locally on each managed HP server to enable correct operations of the
HP Insight Management Agents and to populate MOM 2005 with hardware state information
• HTTP—Required to enable tasks in MOM 2005 that access HP SIM, the HP System Management
Homepage on individual managed systems, and HP Management Processors