HP T8669-90100 User Manual

HP Insight Managed System Setup Wizard

7.3 Getting Started Guide

Abstract

HP Insight managed system setup wizard configures systems to enable them to be managed by Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) and its plug-in applications. This short guide covers the managed system setup wizard — its installation, use, and warnings or errors that may appear. Use this guide in conjunction with the product's online help for complete information.

HP Part Number: T8669-90100 Published: December 2013 Edition: 1

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Warranty

HP will replace defective delivery media for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase. This warranty applies to all Insight Management products.

1 Overview..................................................................................................4

Before running the managed system setup wizard.........................................................................4

2 Using HP Insight managed system setup wizard..............................................5

Starting HP Insight managed system setup wizard.........................................................................5

Listing the current version......................................................................................................5

Steps of the wizard...................................................................................................................5

Applying licenses.....................................................................................................................6

3 Errors, warnings, and status messages...........................................................8

4 Installing HP Insight managed system setup wizard.........................................9

Configuring HP Insight managed system setup wizard on HP-UX.....................................................9

5 Support and other resources......................................................................10

Information to collect before contacting HP.................................................................................10

How to contact HP..................................................................................................................10

Security bulletin and alert policy for non-HP owned software components......................................10

Subscription service................................................................................................................10

Registering for software technical support and update service.......................................................10

How to use your software technical support and update service...............................................11

HP authorized resellers............................................................................................................11

Related information.................................................................................................................11

6 Documentation feedback...........................................................................12

Contents 3

1 Overview

HP Insight managed system setup wizard configures systems to enable them to be managed by Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) and its plug-in applications.

The managed system setup wizard eases configuration of systems for many Insight Management products and features. It is especially useful for configuration of the HP Matrix Operating Environment, but can also be used to configure Insight Management and HP SIM features as well.

After you successfully complete the managed system setup wizard, the selected systems are configured with the management features you specify.

The managed systems:

• Are set up with any agents necessary to enable the management features

• Have software licenses applied as needed

• Have completed any additional configuration steps

You can run this wizard at any time to change the configuration or management features of your systems. You should run the wizard to configure a managed system each time its operating system is installed, updated, or changed.

You also can use this wizard to diagnose configuration issues with your systems.

Before running the managed system setup wizard

You must have properly discovered all systems in HP SIM and have licenses available for all management features. These steps are necessary before running the managed system setup wizard to configure and manage the systems.

• The target systems of this wizard must be fully discovered and should have valid credentials

stored within HP SIM. If credentials are not stored in HP SIM you can enter credentials for the system during the Set Credentials step of the wizard.

NOTE: While most systems must be successfully discovered in HP SIM before being selected

as targets for the managed system setup wizard, Citrix Xen hosts and virtual machines may have minor HP SIM discovery errors (“Completed with minor errors”) before being configured by the managed system setup wizard. These errors indicate that a “discovered VM guest is not associated with the VM host”.

When you run the managed system setup wizard with Citrix Xen hosts and virtual machines as targets, and select a management feature that requires VMM, the managed system setup wizard will configure VMM properly including registering the VM host with VMM. This configuration by the wizard resolves the “not associated with the VM host” HP SIM discovery error.

• You must provide software licenses for any products that require them.

Licenses may be needed in the form of either “5x5 keys” or Software Distributor (SD) license bundles (for HP-UX).

For 5x5 keys, the managed system setup wizard presents a dialog for entering license keys to be consumed. You also can add 5x5 keys using the License Manager (select the Deploy →License Manager menu and click the Add Licenses button).

4 Overview

NOTE: Any SD license bundles must be installed on managed nodes. HP Insight managed

system setup wizard scans for SD licenses that have been installed on the selected target systems.

Some products also provide trial licenses that enable using the product for a short period.

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