HP C667 Integration with other Enterprise Management Solutions, Altiris Connector for HP OpenView

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Integration with other Enterprise Management Solutions

Altiris Connector for HP Systems Insight Manager

The Altiris Connector for HP Systems Insight Manager enables IT professionals to consolidate deployment and management of HP clients and servers within a single HP Systems Insight Manager console. The connector integrates with HP Client Manager and extends HP Systems Insight Manager core functionality with client deployment, HP client hardware management, and access to additional Altiris lifecycle management functionality. Use the connector to:

Extend HP Systems Insight Manager by integrating client hardware and software management

Discover and monitor health of HP clients

Manage systems software updates for HP clients

Deploy new client systems through an integrated deployment wizard

Remotely troubleshoot HP client problems using in-depth diagnostic reports

Access additional client lifecycle tasks through menu links to the Altiris console

For more information on HP Systems Insight Manager, visit www.hp.com/go/hpsim.

For more information on the Altiris Connector for HP Systems Insight Manager, visit www.altiris.com/products/hpsimconnector.

Altiris Connector for HP OpenView

HP OpenView provides a proactive, service centric approach to monitoring the network, systems, applications and storage. By anticipating hardware and software problems before they occur, HP OpenView optimizes system performance and availability.

The Altiris Connector for HP OpenView extends and enhances HP OpenView Network Node Manager, Operations, and Service Desk. The connector enables client alerts to be forwarded to the OpenView console. Detailed client inventory is made accessible from within HP OpenView, providing the information needed to properly troubleshoot problems. Using the link from the HP OpenView console to the HP Client Management Solutions, you can reduce the time needed to resolve issues such as identifying inventory changes, image deployment, and software repair and updates. Hardware and software inventory can automatically be imported into the Service Desk CMDB.

For more information on the Altiris Connector for HP OpenView, visit

www.altiris.com/products/hpopenview.

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Contents HP Client Manager Introduction SoftPaqs New Features in HPCM Page Understanding how HPCM works Figure 3. HPCM block diagramClient inventory HPCM in operationExtensive reporting capability Health monitoring Figure 5. Sample Health Monitoring displayDiagnostics Figure 6. Sample Diagnostics screenUpdating system software Figure 7. System software installation sample screenNote The BIOS settings that can be changed vary by computer model BIOS settingsFigure 8. BIOS setting administration wizard Figure 9. Changing BIOS settings HPCM installation and evaluation Figure 10. HP Client Manager Software Quick Start pageAltiris Connector for HP OpenView Integration with other Enterprise Management SolutionsAltiris Connector for HP Systems Insight Manager HP Client Management Solutions SummaryFor more information