topic Re: HP SIM On SMA in Server Management - Systems Insight Manager

HP SIM On SMA

Nappy_1 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:53:52 GMT

I'm thinking to install HP SIM to manage 8 integrity serers.
we have an SMA and i think that it comes with SIM already installed.

is it possible to use this SIM as CMS server to manage other integrity servers?

Re: HP SIM On SMA

fred Passeron — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:36:56 GMT

HI

SMA ? Storage Management Appliance ?
If so, Idon't think that HP SIM comes installed on it. The Insight agents are surely there but not the HP SIM (CMS)Application.

the installation guide doesn't list windows storage server in tyhe list of supported os...
http://docs.hp.com/en/418812-004/ch02s04.html?btnNext=next%A0%BB

There is a siszer on the hp sim website that can help0 you figure out what would be the best choice for you depending on servers and OS and environnment you want to manage.

http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/techsupport.html

Hope it helps

Fred

Re: HP SIM On SMA

Nappy_1 — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:44:17 GMT

yes SMA is the storage management appliance

Is there a difference between HP SIM and insight agent?

Re: HP SIM On SMA

fred Passeron — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:38:36 GMT

Hi

yes there is !
the agent sits on the managed node (the client). It informs and gathers data for the CMS (central management server). The agent sends snmp traps to CMS to indicate hw failures, threshold passed to the CMS.

take a look at the following page to understand the HP SIM architecture :

http://docs.hp.com/en/418812-004/ch01s03.html

Regarding the SMA, is it a command view server ? or a storage server ? In both cases, HP SIM cannot be installed on them.

hope it helps

fred

Re: HP SIM On SMA

Nappy_1 — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:46:40 GMT

Thanks Fred,
it's more clear for me now.
the SMA is a Command View Server

Re: HP SIM On SMA

fred Passeron — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:37:00 GMT

Well,

Then the HP SIM application and the command view server should not reside on the same platform. Doing this will end up in some wbem issues for Command view and the HP SIM (the wmi mapper one of its components will try to use the same wbem port 5989

see the following advisory :
http://www12.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en&docId=emr_na-c01364925-1

If you are planning to manage only a few servers and so storage possibly, I suppose that a recent desktop would do. Again it will also depend on what you want to achieve in terms of managing these 8 integrity servers ( whether they are running windows, linux, or HP-UX)

hope it helps

fred

Re: HP SIM On SMA

fred Passeron — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:45:15 GMT

just some more reading !!

http://forums12.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1205086

fred