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HP SIM - Windows vs. Linux

Sigurdur Bjornsson — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 06:45:04 GMT

Hi there!

I am thinking about implementing HP SIM but
I am wondering which platform to choose.
I know from previous experience with HP
Web JetAdmin that there were quite a number
of features that weren't available if you ran
it on Linux.

I haven't found a document that lists pros
and cons of each OS.

Is there anyone out there that want's to
share their experience?

Re: HP SIM - Windows vs. Linux

Aravindh Rajaram — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:11:38 GMT

Here is the list of features that are not available on a Linux HP SIM.

- Pager Notification.
- DMI based management.
- Initial ProLiant Support Pack Install
- Install OpenSSH
- For cross platform WBEM based management you need to depend on WMI mapper which should be installed on a Windows box.
- Most importantly, there are plug-ins to HPSIM, namely HP Performance Management Pack, HP Virtual Machine Management, HP Vulnerability and Patch Management which can work only with the Windows version of HPSIM.

This is what I know and I hope it covers all. But one more thing to note is that HPSIM on a Linux box is faster!

Re: HP SIM - Windows vs. Linux

David Claypool — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:22:51 GMT

If you are in a mixed Windows/Linux environment, there is much more capability for a Windows-hosted solution to manage Linux targets than the other way around. You definitely should choose Windows unless you have a 'pure' Linux environment.

Re: HP SIM - Windows vs. Linux

gianluca cecchi_1 — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:28:19 GMT

Hello all.
Any news about this topic?
What is relationship in 5.2 u1 between Linux and windows SIM?
Did the Linux version mind the gap?
The environment to manage would be in my case:
- Linux, windows and ESX 3.x servers
- rack based and blades

Thanks in advance.

Gianluca

Re: HP SIM - Windows vs. Linux

Robert Brooks_1 — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:04:09 GMT

If you want to take advantage of the logical server paradigm (part of the Virtual Server Environment), you need to use a Windows CMS.

-- Rob