Why is the system named "orphan_nnn, Product description, Hp insight power manager – HP Systems Insight Manager User Manual

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Network Name

The fully qualified DNS name, if available. Reverse DNS lookups by IP address

must be enabled and match a forward lookup.

UUID

A unique identifier from the agent or other instrumentation on the system.

Serial Number

The serial number of the system.

Why is the system named "orphan_nnn"?

A system described as an orphan system is a system for which HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) detects
that both the IP address and name have been reallocated to another system. Occasionally, this reallocation
can happen through simultaneous DHCP address assignment changes and a system rename. However, the
most common cause is from using drive imaging software, such as Altiris. When imaging systems, a globally
unique identifier is used by the Web Agents and HP SIM for identification purposes. On Windows systems,
this problem can be avoided by deleting the registry key entry,
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Compaq\CIMAgent\GUID

, from the registry before creating the

image. For systems that have already been imaged, stop the foundation agents, remove the key, and restart
the agents. A new discovery corrects the problem. Delete any old "ORPHAN" systems from the HP SIM system
list.

Product Description

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This section includes the following information:

Product ID

The identification number that, when added to the serial number of the server, enables

HP Support to uniquely identify HP systems

System Type

The basic system type returned from identification

System Subtype

The system subtype returned from identification

Product Model

The product model (name) as defined by the manufacturer

Hardware Description

The description of the hardware obtained from the Edit System Properties

page

OS Name

The operating system name for the system used for filtering in operating system-based

system collections

OS For Tool Filtering

The short name of the operating system used for tool filter definition files

OS Description

The detailed description of the operating system (for example, service pack information)

OS Version

The numerical representation of the operating system version

Management Protocols

The management protocols that have responded when attempting to identify

the system

Note: If more protocols are expected, verify the credentials configured on the System Protocol Settings
page.

Server Role

The user-specified server role from the ProLiant agents that can be set from the System

Management Homepage

Comments

The user-specified comments from the SNMP or other agents

Current Running Applications

A list of all applications currently running on the system

HP Insight Power Manager

HP Insight Power Manager (IPM) is an

HP Systems Insight Manager

(HP SIM) plug-in that aggregates power

data, and provides remote control regardless of operating system type and enables you to monitor historical
power consumption and heat dissipation to effectively manage those resources. It extends the unified

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