HPSIM 5 Basics -SNMP,WMI,Agents

[Graham Land]

NEW to HPSIM
I've been given the tasks of getting HPSIM working in our DMZ across various platforms.
As it currently was not working I decided to upgrade from IM7 SP2.3 to HPSIM 5.
Now I'm trying to understand what needs to be configured on all servers/mp to get the communication working.
Do all systems require the PSP agents installed on them and SNMP configured or will it work through WBEM/WMI alone ?
All MPs require firmware updates..does this mean a reboot of the host server?
All suggestions welcomed,
Graham.

[Aravindh Rajaram · Accepted solution]

It is always better that you run the PSP on all the servers and have SNMP configured on them. They help you manage your servers and MP better. WBEM/WMI will help manage the *servers* (and only to certain extent)running Windows and HPUX. And note that you cannot manage/monitor your MP that well when you use WBEM/WMI.

And yes when you do a firmware upgrade, you'll have to reboot your server.

[Graham Land]

Cheers!