topic HP SIM Implmentation in Server Management - Systems Insight Manager

HP SIM Implmentation

bjp106 — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 14:22:21 GMT

I need a little direction with HP SIM. I am looking to monitor HP physical hardware, not their OS's (not Windows, Linux, etc). I am looking to get alerts about temperature threshholds, among other similar things about the hardware. Currently, I have HP SIM 7.3 installed and running. I went through the frist time setup wizard and discovery which found IP addresses but nothing with useful information (which I expected).

I've read through tons of documentation and I can't seem to find a document that talks about implementing my needs above. Also, I currently am not using iLO.

Any insight would be appreciated.

Re: HP SIM Implmentation

robheck — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:28:17 GMT

The machines that I monitor are primarily Linux based machines. I installed the following RPMs in this order:
hp-health
hpsmh
hpdiags
hp-snmp-agents
hp-smh-templates

Once you've got those installed, I would recommend setting up and SNMP pass through using your iLO device from the Administation section, then discover the iLO device, then the machine. They should automatically associate with one another. All of the data you're looking to gather is provided to me via SNMP on these devices.

There's more than likely an easier way, but this is what's worked for me in the past. I hope this helps you get started.

Re: HP SIM Implmentation

bjp106 — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 21:52:53 GMT

So basically, I need to configure SNMP and iLO on the server hardware? Thanks

Re: HP SIM Implmentation

Andrew_Haak — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 20:25:09 GMT

Hello there,

Not only SNMP but also the agents and SMH as mentioned in the first reply.
What type of ILO's do you have ? ILO 4 can be monitored with ILO agentless.

Kind regards,

Andrew