HP Systems Insight Manager - Manual (Page 197)

for any given hardware platform, if not some serious issues, such as loss of software licenses will
occur.
When setting up an environment for virtual identifier support the following steps must be taken for
proper operations of the management tools.
1.
Upgrade HP SIM to version 5.2 Update 2 or later.
2. For any server that will have a profile with a virtual identifier, upgrade the ROM BIOS to the
latest version to ensure it contains virtual identifier support.
Note The server hardware must be listed in the virtual ID support matrix.
3. Upgrade the agents and WMI providers on the servers that will be used for virtual identifiers.
(See the version table below for proper versions).
4. Upgrade the firmware for the Onboard Administrator to version 2.25 or later.
5. On the virtual connect Ethernet module, upgrade the virtual connect firmware to version 1.3
or later. Do not enable virtual identifiers at this time.
6. On the virtual connect Ethernet module, enable virtual identifiers.
7. You may now create and assign profiles with virtual identifiers.
WARNING! If you do not follow the specific instructions for enabling Virtual Identifiers in your
environment and you enable the feature without the proper agent revisions, iLO firmware,
infrastructure orchestration firmware, System ROM revisions, and HP SIM version, then systems
might appear multiple times and systems might not properly be associated with systems. If that
happens, upgrade to all of the latest software prescribed in the c-Class chassis. You might also
need to delete discovered systems in the chassis and rediscover them.
Supported Software and Firmware
Note: Failure to meet the minimal revision of any of the listed components can result in virtual
identifiers not working properly resulting in the loss of licenses in HP SIM, in issues obtaining proper
warranty information, or result in orphaned systems showing in the system list.
The table below outlines the minimal versions required by management tools such as HP SIM and
Remote Support Pack to properly operate.
Table 18 Minimal versions
Version Product
2.0x, 2.1x, and 2.3x Virtual Connect Manager
2.30 Onboard Administrator
1.6 Integrated Lights-Out
(see supported server matrix for Virtual Connect) Server ROM
8.1 ProLiant Support Pack / SNMP agents
2.2 ProLiant Support Pack / WMI providers
5.3 or later Systems Insight Manager
Virtual machines
HP Insight Management WBEM Providers and SNMP agents must not be installed on a virtual
machine guest operating system. Installing the providers or agents on a guest operating system
causes HP SIM to have excessive timeouts when data is requested or WBEM Indication Subscriptions
are created.
The installer for HP Insight Management WBEM Providers 2.2.x and earlier does not prevent
installation on a guest operating system. The installer for version 2.3 and beyond automatically
prevents the installation of the providers on a guest operating system.
If the WBEM providers or SNMP agents have been installed on a guest operating system, uninstall
and re-identify the managed system in HP SIM.
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