HP Systems Insight Manager 5.0 Release Notes
Part Number: 5991-2834
July 2005, Edition 2.0
Copyright  2004-2005 Hewlett-Packard 
 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS


  LEGAL NOTICES
  OVERVIEW
  FEATURES AND CHANGE NOTIFICATION
        Features
        Change Notification
  REQUIREMENTS
        Supported Operating Systems
        HP-UX Patches 
        Downloading and Installing HP-UX Patches
  DOCUMENTATION


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OVERVIEW

HP Systems Insight Manager combines the strengths of Insight Manager 7, 
HP Toptools, and HP Servicecontrol Manager to deliver a single tool for 
managing HP ProLiant, Integrity, and HP 9000 systems running 
Microsoft  Windows, Linux, and HP-UX. The core HP Systems Insight 
Manager software delivers the essential capabilities required to manage 
all HP server platforms. 

HP Systems Insight Manager can be extended to provide system 
management with plug-ins for HP clients, storage, power, and printer 
products. Plug-in applications for rapid deployment, performance 
management, partition management, and workload management enable 
you to pick the value-added software required to deliver complete 
lifecycle management for your hardware assets.


FEATURES AND CHANGE NOTIFICATION


FEATURES
HP Systems Insight Manager provides the following features:

	*  Easy and rapid installation. Installs on your server platform of choice
 	   running HP-UX, Windows, or Linux, or on a Windows desktop or workstation.

	*  First Time Wizard. Provides you with step-by-step, online guidance 
	   for performing the initial configuration of HP Systems Insight Manager. 
	   The wizard helps you configure HP Systems Insight Manager settings 
	   on the central management server (CMS).

	*  Automatic discovery and identification. Automatically discovers and 
  	   identifies systems attached to the network. Use discovery filters to 
	   prevent discovery of unwanted system types. Discovery filters enable 
	   you to limit discovery to specific network segments or IP address 
	   ranges.

	*  Fault management and event handling.  Provides proactive notification 
	   of actual or impending component failure alerts. Automatic Event 
	   Handling enables you to configure actions to notify appropriate users 
	   of failures through e-mail, pager, or Short Message Service (SMS) 
	   gateway, and enables automatic execution of scripts or event forwarding 		
	   to enterprise platforms, such as HP OpenView Network Node Manager 
	   or HP OpenView Operations. 
		
	   Note: Note: Pager support is only for Windows-based CMS.

	*  Consistent multi-system management. Initiates a task on multiple 
	   systems or nodes from a single command on the CMS. This functionality 		
	   eliminates the need for tedious, one-at-a-time operations on each 			
	   system. 

	*  Secure remote management. Leverages operating system security 
	   for user authentication and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Secure 
	   Shell (SSH) to encrypt management communications.

	*  Role-based security. Enables effective delegation of management 
	   responsibilities by giving system administrators granular control over 
	   which users can perform which management operations on which 
	   systems.

	*  Tool definitions. Defines tools using simple XML documents that 
	   enable you to integrate off-the-shelf or custom tools. These tools 
	   can be command line tools, Web-based applications, or scripts. 
	   Access to these integrated tools is governed by role-based security.

	*  Data collection and inventory reports. Performs comprehensive system 
	   data collection and enables you to quickly produce detailed inventory 
	   reports for managed systems. Reports can be generated in HTML, 	
	   XML, or CSV format. 

	*  Snapshot comparisons. Enables you to compare configuration 
	   snapshots of up to four different servers or configuration snapshots 
	   of a single server over time. This functionally assists IT staff in 
	   pinpointing configuration issues that can contribute to system 
	   instability. Snapshot comparisons can also be used to save a 
	   picture of standard configuration for comparisons to other systems.

	*  HP Version Control. Automatically downloads the latest BIOS, driver, 
	   and agent updates for HP ProLiant servers running Windows and 
	   Linux, identifies systems running out-of-date system software, and 
	   enables system software updates across groups of servers. For 
	   HP-UX systems, Software Distributor is integrated into HP Systems 
	   Insight Manager.

	*  Two user interfaces. Provides a Web browser graphical user 
	   interface (GUI) and command line interface (CLI) to help incorporate 
	   HP Systems Insight Manager into your existing management 
	   processes.
	
	*  Edit system properties on managed systems. The Edit System 
	   Properties link on the System Page enables users with 
	   full-configuration-rights to re-configure system properties for a single 
	   system. To set system properties for multiple systems, select 
	   Options>System Properties>Set System Properties. This affects the 
	   system properties as reported by HP Systems Insight Manager, 
	   but does not change the properties on the target systems.

	*  Suspend and resume monitoring of systems.  Enables you to set the 
	   timer for suspending monitoring. This enables a system to be 
	   excluded from status polling, identification, data collection, and the 
	   automatic event handling features of HP Systems Insight Manager. 
	   The Suspend/Resume Monitoring link under the Tools & Links tab of 
	   the System Page enables you to set the timer for suspending or 
	   resuming system monitoring. To suspend or resume system monitoring 
	   for multiple systems, select Options>System Properties>Suspend or 
	   Resume Monitoring. The available suspend lengths include the 
	   predetermined increments of five minutes, 15 minutes, one hour and 
	   one day. The suspend feature can be turned on indefinitely.

	*  Install OpenSSH tool. Runs from the CMS and installs the OpenSSH 
	   service onto target Windows systems and then runs the mxagentconfig 
	   command to complete the configuration.

  	   Note:  This is only available on Windows CMS. 

	*  Initial ProLiant Support Pack Install optionally installs OpenSSH. HP 
	   Systems Insight Manager enables you to install OpenSSH through 
	   the Initial ProLiant Support Pack Install process by selecting Install 
	   and initialize OpenSSH (Secure Shell) on the Initial ProLiant Support 
	   Pack Install page.

	   Note:  This is only available on Windows CMS. 

	*  Support for HP-UX Serviceguard clusters. HP Systems Insight Manager 
	   recognizes HP-UX Serviceguard clusters and displays them in the UI. 
	   HP Serviceguard Manager is opened by clicking a Serviceguard cluster 
	   in a search list, and provides information on the clusters.

	*  WBEM Indications for HP-UX, Linux, and SMI-S devices. HP Systems 
	   Insight Manager enables you to subscribe and unsubscribe to WBEM 
	   indications through the GUI. You can also subscribe or unsubscribe 
	   to WBEM indications from the CLI. For HP-UX, this feature is only 
	   available on 11i v2 update 2.

	*  HP Instant Support Enterprise Edition (ISEE). HP Instant Support 
	   Enterprise Edition (ISEE) is a proactive remote monitoring and 
	   diagnostic tool to help manage your systems and devices, a feature 
	   of HP support. ISEE gives you simple, unified approach to monitoring 
	   your entire datacenter. Instead of using separate technologies for each 
	   of your platforms, you can monitor and manage a diverse IT environment 
 	   with a single solution. ISEE helps you proactively manage and support 
	   HP-UX, Microsoft Windows, Linux, OpenVMS, Tru64 UNIX, NonStop 
	   and Sun Solaris servers, connected peripherals, and storage and 
	   network devices. It reduces cost and complexity by supporting both 
	   mission critical and non-mission critical systems and devices. ISEE 
	   provides continuous hardware event monitoring and automated 
	   notification to identify and prevent potential critical problems. Through 
	   remote diagnostic scripts and vital system configuration information 
	   collected about your systems, ISEE enables fast restoration of your 
	   systems. Install ISEE on your systems to help mitigate risk and prevent 
	   potential critical problems. 

	*  HP System Management Homepage. The System Management 
	   Homepage is a Web-based application that provides a consolidated 
	   interface for single system management. By aggregating the data 
	   from HP Web-based agents and management utilities, the System 
	   Management Homepage provides a common, easy-to-use interface 
	   for displaying hardware fault and status monitoring, performance data, 
	   system thresholds, diagnostics, and software version control for an 
	   individual server. 

	*  Performance Management Pack (PMP) access. A software solution 
	   that detects, analyzes, and explains hardware bottlenecks on HP 
	   ProLiant servers and Modular Shared Array (MSA) shared storage. 
	   PMP tools available in HP Systems Insight Manager consist of Online 
	   Analysis, Offline Analysis, CSV File Generator Report, System 
	   Summary Report, Static Analysis Report, Configuration, Licensing, 
	   and Manual Log Purge. PMP is automatically installed and available by 
	   default with a typical installation or by option on a custom installation 
	   of HP Systems Insight Manager from the Management CD. Licenses 
	   are applied to servers and network storage enclosures. One license 
	   is required for each server or network storage enclosure being 
	   monitored by PMP. Five fully functional 30-day trial licenses are 
	   provided with PMP for evaluation purposes. For more information about 
	   installation, licensing, and setup, refer to the HP ProLiant Essentials 
	   Performance Management Pack Setup and Installation Guide on the 
	   Management CD.

	*  HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack (VPM) 
	   access. VPM identifies and provides advice to resolve security 
	   vulnerabilities and delivers advanced patch management through 
	   automated acquisition, optimized deployment, and continuous 
	   enforcement of security patches. VPM must be manually installed 
	   from the Management CD and requires one license for each target 
	   system being managed. Five fully functional non-expiring licenses, 
	   for use on servers or desktops, are provided with VPM for evaluation 
	   purposes. For more information about installation and setup, refer to 
	   the HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack 
	   Quick Setup Poster and the HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and 
	   Patch Management Pack User Guide, both on the Management CD. 
	   For more information on VPM, go to 
	   http://www.hp.com/servers/proliantessentials/vpm.

	*  HP ProLiant Essentials Virtual Machine Management Pack (VMM) access. 
	   VMM provides HP Systems Insight Manager with the ability to deploy, 
	   clone, monitor, and control VMware and Microsoft Virtual Server 
	   virtual machines. To access VMM, select Tools>Virtual Machine Management 
	   Pack. You then have options to Deploy Windows Agent and Licensing. VMM 
	   is available for installation by option with a custom installation of 
	   HP Systems Insight Manager, or separately by clicking [Install] located 
	   under HP ProLiant Essentials Virtual Machine Management Pack. Five fully 
	   functional 30-day trial licenses are provided with VMM for evaluation 
	   purposes. These licenses are available after VMM is installed and 
	   can be applied to systems from the VMM Wizard. To purchase additional 
	   licenses, refer to http://www.hp.com/servers/proliantessentials/vmm. 
	   Refer to the HP ProLiant Essentials Virtual Machine Management Pack 
	   User Guide for more information. 

	*  The HP ProLiant Essentials Server Migration Pack (SMP). Extends the 
	   functionality of the VMM to provide integrated Physical-to-Virtual (P2V) 
	   and Virtual-to-Virtual (V2V) migrations. The Server Migration Pack 
	   enables you to simplify the server consolidation process, thereby 
	   freeing you to focus on other priorities. Five fully functional 30-day 
	   trial licenses are provided with SMP. To purchase additional licenses, 
	   refer to http://www.hp.com/servers/proliantessentials/smp. 

	*  HP BladeSystem Integrated Manager in HP Systems Insight Manager.  
	   HP Systems Insight Manager delivers a blade environment designed to 
	   consolidate access to blade deployment, configuration, and monitoring 
	   tools. Picture views are available of racks and enclosures. HP 
	   BladeSystem Integrated Manager is automatically installed with HP 
	   Systems Insight Manager, no license key is required. To access HP 
	   BladeSystem Integrated Manager, select Tools>Integrated Consoles>HP 
	   BladeSystem. Refer to 
	   http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/bsme/index.html 
	   for more information.

	*  HP Configure or Repair Agents. The Configure or Repair Agents feature 
	   is an HP Systems Insight Manager feature that enables you to repair 
	   credentials for SNMP settings, System Management Homepage or Management 
	   HTTP Server trust relationships on Windows, Linux, and HP-UX systems 
	   supported by HP Systems Insight Manager. Go to the Configure or Repair 
	   Agents Online Help at 
	   http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html 
	   to view the HP Configure or Repair Agents user guide. 
	
	*  HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP) - Windows Edition. 
	   RDP is a multiserver deployment tool that enables IT administrators 
	   to easily deploy large volumes of servers in an unattended, automated 
	   fashion. RDP is installed separately from HP Systems Insight Manager 
	   and requires a license for each server being managed. RDP is installed 
	   from its own CD. Refer to http://www.hp.com/servers/rdp for information 
	   about network environment setup, prerequisites for the deployment server, 
	   and installation instructions. When installed, you must register your 
	   product registration number to receive a license file. A license is 
	   required for each server being managed by RDP.
	
	*  Data collection and inventory reports for Superdomes and other complexes. 
	   Data collection and reporting has been added for Superdome systems and 
	   other cellular complexes. The type of data that can be collected includes 
	   information on chasses, cabinets, cells, memory, and hard partitions 
	   (nPars). The type of data actually collected depends on which filters 
	   are selected. 

	*  HP Storage Essentials. HP is changing the economics of management 
	   in the data center. HP Storage Essentials is the first open, 
	   standards-based suite of storage products designed to integrate into 
	   HP's unified server-storage management platform, HP Systems Insight 
	   Manager. For more information on HP Storage Essentials, go to
 	   http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/esuite/index.html. 

	*  Manage SSH Keys. The SSH Keys feature enables you to view and manage 
	   the public SSH keys, stored in the known_hosts file, from the central 
	   management server. SSH keys enable the central management server and 
	   a managed system to authenticate a secure connection.

	*  HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack - Windows Edition 
	   (RDP). RDP is a multiserver deployment tool that enables IT 			
	   administrators to easily deploy large volumes of servers in an 
	   unattended, automated fashion.  RDP is installed separately from 
	
CHANGE NOTIFICATION

The latest version of HP Systems Insight Manager adds support for the following:

 	*  Automatically discover network storage systems from controllers down to 
	   the LUN

	*  View a consolidated list of all server and storage events from a single 
	   event viewer, and configure and take automated actions

	*  Create detailed server and storage configuration reports from a central 
	   database

	*  Flexible role based security enables you to decide which administrators 
	   have access to server and storage details

	*  Enables you to launch server and storage element managers from a single 
	   system viewer

	*  Lists and folders are now called collections

	*  Table view pages now include a page numbering feature showing what page 
	   you are viewing out of the total number of pages available

	*  New System Page Identity tab available for servers, clusters, complexes, 
	   partitions, storage arrays, storage hosts, storage switches, and tape 
	   libraries which include specific information for each

	*  System groups are now created from the Authorizations tab on the Users 
	   and Authorizations page

	*  Eight system sub-types are now available instead of just one when setting 
	   system properties

	*  Improved access to Discovery options which includes a Discovery page with 
	   tabs for Automatic, Manual, and Hosts Files configuration
 
	*  New command line interface (CLI) commands, including mxreport, mxcert, 
	   mxglobalprotocolsettings, mxglobalsettings, mxcollection, and 
	   mxgethostname

	*  New Secure Shell (SSH) bypass feature to bypass users for SSH

	*  Ability to set system properties for multiple systems at the same time

	*  Ability to suspend or resume monitoring of multiple systems 
	   at the same time

	*  New SSH fields included on the System Protocol Settings page, including 
	   setting the SSH username and password

	*  New tree view available for system and cluster collections

	*  Ability to create, edit, and delete Discovery tasks

	*  Ability to enable or disable a Discovery task

	*  Ability to create new custom tools including copying a file, removing a 
	   tool, and creating command line, Web launch, and X window tools

	*  New event type criterion for running an advanced search

	*  Ability to update desired protocols from the System Protocol Settings 
	   page from the System Page Tools/Links tab

	*  New Warning status for systems and events

	*  License Manager now includes a time sensitive demo key

	*  Supports the use of an Oracle database (locally or remotely) for Windows, 
	   HP-UX, and Linux.

	*  New skipped status for tasks.

	*  Upgrading from HP Systems Insight Manager 4.0, 4.0.1,4.1 and 4.2 to 
	   5.0 on Windows, Linux, and HP-UX
	
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REQUIREMENTS 
	CMS REQUIREMENTS
	MANAGED SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS AND REQCOMMENDATIONS

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

This section identifies the hardware and software requirements and recommendations 
for HP Systems Insight Manager. These requirements are broken into sections by 
system type for the CMS, managed system, and network client. 

  CMS REQUIREMENTS

  This section contains the requirements for the CMS. These requirements 
  are sorted by operating system. Review the section of requirements that 
  applies to your CMS. Refer to: 

  *  HP-UX Central Management Server

	*  Operating system
		o  HP-UX 11i 
		o  HP-UX 11i v2 update 2

	* Hardware
		o  Any HP system (PA-RISC 2.0 or Integrity) server with minimum 2 GB RAM
		o  Any HP system with Oracle installed minimum 4 GB RAM

	* Software 
		o  SysMgmtDB-delivered on the HP-UX 11i v1 and HP-UXv2 update 2 Operating Environment
		o  OpenSSH- distributed with OS
		o  HP WBEM Services for HP-UX is installed and active for HP-UX 11i or greater
		o  (Optional) Oracle 9i release 2
		o  Java Out of Box installed (shipped as optional selectable software as part of OS) 

	* Free Disk Space
		o  2 MB for CMS (/)
		o  400 MB for the CMS and DTF agent (/opt)
		o  500 MB minimum recommended for data (/var/opt)

	* Swap Space
		o  2 GB minimum total swap space for PA-RISC systems 
		o  3 GB minimum total swap space for Intel Itanium-based systems 

	* Networking
		o  Properly configured and working DNS or WINS for host name resolution

	 Note:  If running OpenView NNM or OpenView Operations on the same system, the SNMP trap 
	 listening port needs to be changed in those products to function properly. Refer to the 
	 OpenView product documentation at HP Systems Insight Manager and HP OpenView white paper 
	 at http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html

	 Note: Legacy Novell system with only an IPX network enabled will not be manageable by 
	 an HP-UX or Linux CMS. An IP-based network must be available.

	 Note: If you are using Network Information Services (NIS), check for ping localhost of 
	 HP-UX, if no response, create/edit the file /etc/nsswitch.conf and add the following 
	 entry in the file hosts: files dns nis. If nis server is not in the network do not 
	 add the nis entry in /etc/nsswitch.conf . 

	* HP-UX Patches

	  The patches are divided into required and recommended.
		o  The required patches must be installed to run HP Systems Insight Manager
		o  The recommeded patches might be beneficial, but HP Systems Insight Manager 
		   runs without them.

	  The following patches (or their superseding patches) should be installed before 
	  installing HP Systems Insight Manager. All patches are available for download from 
	  the patch database at http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/mainPage.do.

		o  For HP-UX 11i v1:
		   -  Required: PHCO_27632
		   -  Recommended: SDK 1.4 patches, for a current list, refer to the 
		      following URL:
		      http://www.hp.com/products1/unix/java/patches/index.html 

  		o  For HP-UX 11i v2:
		   -  Required: None
		   -  Recommended: SDK 1.4 patches, for a current list, refer to the 
		      following URL:
		      http://www.hp.com/products1/unix/java/patches/index.html 

		      Note: To determine the Java version installed, execute: 
		      /opt/mx/j2re/bin/java -version 
		
		      Note: For more information about patches, go to 
		      http://www.hp.com/go/java, and select the Patches link in 
		      the Site information list on the left. This site determines the 
		      recommended patches for the Java application. If you select a patch 
		      from the table, you go directly to the IT Resource Center (ITRC) website 
		      to download the patch.

		o  Downloading and installing HP-UX patches

		   To download patches:
		   1.  Browse to the patch database:
		       http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/mainPage.do 
		   2.  Click the HP-UX link.
 		   3.  Select the appropriate hardware and operating system. 
		       For example, 800 and 11.11.
		   4.  Select Search by Patch IDs, enter the patch IDs, and click [search].
		   5.  Select the patches, and click [add to selected patch list] at the 
		       bottom of the page to add dependent patches.
		   6.  Click [download selected], and follow the directions on the screen. 
		       The gzip package is the recommended format.
		o  To install patches:

		   1.  Create a /var/tmp/patches directory, and copy the downloaded patches 
		       into that directory.
		   2.  Execute:
		       gunzip patch_file 
		       tar -xvf patch_file 
		   3.  Load the patches into /var/tmp/patches/depot:
		       ./create_depot_hp-ux_11 
		   4.  Install the patches:
		       swinstall -x autoreboot=true -s /var/tmp/patches/depot \ * 
		       Note: Only the applicable patch file sets are loaded. Continue 
		       with the installation after you reboot.
			
*  Linux Central Management Server

	* Operating system
		o  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 for x86
		o  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 for x86
		o  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86 
		o  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 with Service Pack 3
		o  SUSE Linux Server 9.0, Update 1
		o  United Linux 1.0

	* Hardware
		o  Any HP IA-32 system with: 
		   - Minimum: 1.5-GHz processor and 768 MB RAM
		   - Recommended: 2.4-GHz processor and 1 GB RAM
		   - Any HP system with Oracle 9i installed minimum 4 GB RAM

	* Software
		o  OpenSSH 
		o  ProLiant Support Pack for Linux 7.00 or later 
		o  (Optional) Oracle 9i release 2 
		o  For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS/ES update 3
		     - PostgreSQL 7.4.1 or later
		o  For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
		     - PostgreSQL 7.4.7-2 or later
		o  For SUSE Enterprise server 8, Service Pack 3
		     - PostgreSQL 7.4.0 or later
		o  For SUSE Enterprise server 9 or later
		     - PostgreSQL 7.4.2-36.3

	* Free Disk Space
		o  2 MB for CMS (/) 
		o  400 MB for the CMS and DTF agent (/opt)
		o  500 MB minimum recommended for data (/var/opt)

	* Swap Space
		o  3 GB minimum total swap space for Itanium-based systems 

	* Networking
		o  Static or dynamic host name resolution
		   Note: On Linux check for the entry 127.0.0.1 localhost, the local system 
		   IP address and system name in the /etc/hosts file, if not present add the 
		   entries manually. 

		   Note: Check for ping localhost of Linux, if no response, create/edit the 
		   file /etc/nsswitch.conf and add the following entry in the file 
		   hosts: files dns nis. If nis server is not in the network do not add 
		   the nis entry in /etc/nsswitch.conf. 
		o  SNMP (optional)
		
*  Windows Central Management Server

	* Operating system
		o  Microsoft Windows 2003 Server with Service Pack 1 for IA-32
		o  Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise with Service Pack 1 for IA-32
		o  Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Extended Systems for x64 and AMD64
		o  Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4 for IA-32
		o  Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 4 for IA-32
		o  Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2

	 	Note: The required Windows Service Packs must be installed for each of these 
		operating systems. 

	 	Note: The Windows server must have at least one partition formatted for the 
		NT File System (NTFS) on which the HP Systems Insight Manager server software 
		is to be installed. NTFS provides the ability to restrict file access based 
		on user accounts and groups. Without NTFS, the CMS cannot be adequately 
		secured against unauthorized access, and potentially sensitive operations 
		and data could be made available to unauthorized users. 

	* Hardware
		o  Any HP IA-32 system with: 
		     - Minimum: 1.5-GHz processor and 768 MB RAM
		     - Recommended: 2.4-GHz processor and 1 GB RAM

	 Note: HP Netserver platforms can be used for the CMS as long as the Instant Toptools 
	 software is not installed and all other requirements are met.

	* Software
		o  MSDE 2000 with Service Pack 3a (bundled with HP Systems Insight Manager), 
		   or you can use one of the following: 
		     - Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Standard Edition with Service Pack 3 (for 
		       Standard Server operating system)
		     - Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 3 (for
		       "Advanced Server" operating system)
			- Oracle 9i release 2

	 Note: Windows XP Professional does not support a local installation of SQL Server 2000, 
	 only MSDE 2000. SQL Server 2000/Oracle 9i can be used as a remote database for a CMS on 
	 Windows XP Professional.
	
	* Free Disk Space
		o  500 MB recommended

	* Networking
		o  Static or dynamic host name resolution
		o  TCP/IP 

		   Note: Operating systems with only IPX enabled will not be identified by an 
		   HP-UX or Linux CMS.

		o  SNMP
		
MANAGED SYSTEM  REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This section contains requirements and recommendations for managed systems.

*  Required Operating Systems 

	* Operating system
		o  HP Tru64
		o  HP NSK
		o  HP OpenVMS
		o  HP-UX 11i
		o  HP-UX 11i v2 update 2
		o  IBM OS/2
		o  Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard for IA-32
		o  Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard with Service Pack 1 for IA-32
		o  Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise for IA-32
		o  Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise Service Pack 1 for IA-32
		o  Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise for Itanium-based systems
		o  Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise with Service Pack 1 for Itanium-based systems
		o  Microsoft Windows 2003 Extended Systems for x64 and AMD64
		o  Microsoft Windows 2003 Web Edition for IA-32
		o  Microsoft Windows 2003 DataCenter
		o  Microsoft Windows 2003 Small-Medium Business for IA-32
		o  Microsoft Windows Professional for IA-32
		o  Microsoft Windows Data Center for IA-32
		o  Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4 for IA-32
		o  Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 4 for IA-32
		o  Microsoft Windows 2000 Server for IA-32
		o  Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server for IA-32
		o  Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 1 or later for IA-32
		o  Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2
		o  Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 1
		o  Microsoft Windows XP
		o  Microsoft Windows 98
		o  Microsoft Windows 98 Millinium Edition
		o  Microsoft Windows Virtual Server
		o  Novell Netware 6.5
		o  Novell Netware 6.0
		o  Novell Netware 5.1
		o  SCO Open Unix 8
		o  SCO Unixware 7
		o  SCO OpenServer 5
		o  Red Hat Linux 9
		o  Red Hat Linux 8 
		o  Red Hat Linux 7.3 Workstation
		o  Red Hat Linux 7.2
		o  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 for x86
		o  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 for AMD64 and EM64T
		o  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 for IA-32 and Itanium-based systems
		o  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 AS for Itanium-based systems
		o  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 for Itanium-based systems
		o  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 for x86
		o  SUN Solaris 9 Intel Platform
		o  SUN Solaris 8 Intel Platform
		o  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for Itanium-based systems
		o  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86 
		o  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T 
		o  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for Itanium-base systems
		o  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
		o  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8/United Linux 1.0
		o  SUSE Linux 7.2
		o  SUSE Linux 7.0
		o  VMWare ESX
		o  VMWare GSX

	Note: Operating systems with only IPX enabled will not be identified by an 
	HP-UX or Linux CMS.

*  Required Hardware 
	* For HP-UX:
	    	o  Any HP PA-RISC system
		o  Any HP Itanium-based system
	* For Linux:
		o  Any HP IA-32 system
		o  Any HP Itanium-based system
	* For Windows:
		o  Any HP IA-32 system

*  Recommended Software

	 Note: This software is not required, but if you want improved management 
	 capabilities, HP recommends that you install these components. 

	* For HP-UX:
		o  SSH
		o  WBEM
	* For Linux:
		o  SSH
		o  ProLiant Support Pack for Linux 7.0 or later
		o  SNMP (recommended as an alternative to WBEM)
		o  WBEM (for Integrity systems only)
	* For Windows:
		o  OpenSSH 3.7.1
		o  ProLiant Support Pack 6.30 or later 
		o  WBEM/WMI 
		o  SNMP (recommended as an alternative to WBEM)
 
* Required Networking
	* Static or dynamic host name resolution
  
* Managed Storage System Requirements and Recommendations 

To view the latest information regarding HP Systems Insight Manager support for a 
particular storage system including Fibre Channel disk arrays, switches, tape 
libraries, or hosts (with Fibre Channel host bus adapters). Refer to the HP Systems
Insight Manager SMI-S Provider webpage at http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim/providers.html.

This webpage also offers information on obtaining and installing SMI-S providers.

 * Required Web Browsers
	* For HP-UX:
		o  Mozilla 1.7.3 or later
		   To download, refer to http://software.hp.com.
	* For Linux:
		o  Mozilla 1.7.3 or later
	* For Windows:
		o  Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 with Service Pack 1 or later
		   Refer to the following note about the required security options.

	  Note: For all Windows Internet explorer browsers, you must have the following 
	  browser security options enabled for 	  HP Systems Insight Manager to work properly:
		o	SSL 3.0 or TLS 1.0
 
 * Recommended Software

   Note: This software is not required, but if you want improved HP Systems Insight 
   Manager capabilities, HP recommends that you install these components, which 
   can be purchased or downloaded from many software suppliers. 
		o  SSH Client
		o  X Window Server
		
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DOCUMENTATION

All HP Systems Insight Manager documentation is available on the Web and
bundled with the software.

	* HP Systems Insight Manager Installation and User Guide. This document provides 
	  information about installing and getting stated using HP Systems Insight Manager. 
	  This guide includes an introduction to basic concepts, definitions, and 
	  functionality associated with HP Systems Insight Manager. Refer to the HP 
	  Systems Insight Manager Installation and User Guide at 
  	  http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html. 

	* HP Systems Insight Manager Help System. The help system provides a complete 
	  set of documentation for using, maintaining, and troubleshooting HP Systems 
	  Insight Manager. To view a PDF of the help system, refer to the HP Systems 
	  Insight Manager Technical Reference Guide at 
	  http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html. 

Additional information including general product information, white papers, and support 
information is available at http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim/.


