HP Insight Control - Manual (Page 8)

the potential problem areas. The Server Availability report consolidates the information on
availability of servers at any point in time.
Structure
HP Insight Control performance management collects inventory and performance data from the
managed nodes using SNMP and WBEM protocols. The managed nodes are required to run
Management agents and or HP WBEM providers, available in HP Proliant Support Pack. Since
ICperf is a plugin component of SIM, the GUI is tightly integrated with SIM GUI and can be
accessed by a web browser.
Both functionality and performance data of the manage node can be accessed from a client system
using the Internet Explorer, in which an applet displays the information.
Database software for the analysis server stores and catalogs data. The database requires Windows
authentication to be set from HP System Insight Manager. For more information about setting
authentication levels with HP SIM, see the Systems Insight Manager Installation and Configuration
Guide.
Protocol settings
HP Insight Control performance management (Performance Management) uses both Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMPv1) and Web based Enterprise Management (WBEM) protocols for
data collection from the managed nodes. However, SNMPv1 does not address security concerns
of confidentiality and integrity of data, HP recommends that you use WBEM protocol wherever
applicable.
You can enable or disable the protocol settings in HP SIM. Select Options
→Protocol Settings→Global
Protocol Settings. If the managed nodes support both SNMP and WBEM protocols, WBEM protocol
is used by default.
Features
Insight Control performance management offers the following support and management options:
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Supports monitoring servers running Windows, VMWare ESX, Red Hat Linux or SUSE LINUX.
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Displays individual CPU statistics.
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Suggests solutions for every bottleneck situation.
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Provides a concise overview of configuration anomalies that could impact performance.
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Reports on subsystems that cause performance constraints. This enables pinpointed upgrades
to economically extend the useful life of your servers.
8 Introduction