Installation Guide, Windows Server 2008 SP2 v7.0
D SMH and the WBEM Providers
The WBEM Providers are a group of services that report system health and status information
back to the System Management Homepage (SMH) application, where it can be monitored by
the System Administrator. They are installed by default when you install the Integrity Support
Pack. WBEM is a Web-based approach for exchanging data across different technologies and
platforms. WBEM data is usually encoded using Extensible Markup Language (XML) and then
transmitted using Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).
The following sections describe the WBEM Provider services in more detail.
WBEM Providers
The WBEM Providers collect data from sources such as drivers and system firmware to populate
the data model displayed by SMH. These providers include the following:
• Server providers:
— Processor information and indications
— Memory information and indications
— PCI devices and system slots information
— Sensor information and indications, including redundancy, fans, temperature sensors,
and power supplies
— Computer system information, including physical location, unit ID visual indicator,
system firmware, and aggregate computer system status (rollup of connected
components and devices)
— Computer system indications, including ASR reboot, POST error, and thermal reboot
• Network providers:
— Network controller information and indications
— 10/100 Mb Ethernet
— Gb Ethernet
— NIC teaming
• Storage providers:
— Storage controller information and indications
— Ultra3 and Ultra320 SCSI
— SmartArray 5x and 6x
— SAS/SATA information
• Other providers:
— C-Class blade enclosure provider – Enclosure information for c-Class blades
— Management processor provider – Management processor information
— Software inventory provider – Installed HP software and firmware information
— Indications to event log provider – WBEM Provider indications are logged to the
Windows system event log
For more information about the WBEM Providers, refer to the HP Insight Management WBEM
Providers on Integrity Servers User's Guide found here:
http://docs.hp.com/en/5992-5645/5992-5645.pdf
Using SMH
The HP System Management Homepage (SMH) is a Web-based interface that consolidates and
simplifies single system management for HP servers on Microsoft Windows operating systems.
By aggregating the data from HP web-based agents and management utilities, SMH provides a
common, easy-to-use interface for displaying the following information:
• Hardware fault and status monitoring
• Performance data
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