Component

Description/Benefit

 

 

Storage—Linux

• hpahcisr—A closed-source driver for the Smart Array B110i controller,

 

 

which does not ship in Red Hat or SUSE.

 

• hpsa and cciss—Includes the latest support for Smart Array controllers

 

 

and bug fixes. For this release includes improved support for kdump.

 

• mptlinux—Includes csmi code to support HP Storage Agents.

 

• hpvsa—Driver for the Dynamic Smart Array.

 

 

Fibre Channel and FCoE—Windows

Includes the latest support and bug fixes for Fibre Channel and FCoE options.

Fibre Channel and FCoE—Linux

 

 

 

 

HP Agentless Management service

The iLO firmware performs server monitoring tasks. Therefore, no operating

 

system resources are used to run management agents.

 

 

Windows—ACU

The HP ACU is a web-based application that helps you configure HP ProLiant

Linux—ACU

SMART-2 Array Controllers, HP ProLiant Smart Array Controllers, HP ProLiant

Integrated Smart Array Controllers, and HP ProLiant StorageWorks RAID Array

 

 

Controllers.

 

You can use the ACU for several tasks such as initially configuring the array

 

controller, adding disk drives to an existing configuration, or reconfiguring

 

your array controller.

 

 

Windows—VCA

VCA enables management of the HP ProLiant software and firmware on the

Linux—VCA

system, in conjunction with HP VCRM.

 

 

 

 

Windows—Health/Agents/Platform

HP Insight Management Agents help IT administrators rapidly respond to

SW

potential and actual system failures, increase system stability, reduce

Linux—Health/Agents/Platform SW

troubleshooting complexity, and minimize downtime by providing predictive

fault management.

 

 

Health provides system management support, including monitoring of server

 

components, event logging, and support for the HP Insight Management Agents.

 

 

Windows—Diagnostics

The HP Insight Diagnostics utility allows you to view critical computer hardware

Linux—Diagnostics

and software configuration information from various sources, saving it as a

history of multiple sessions.

 

 

Running the utility enables you to resolve server issues without taking the server

 

offline, maximizing server availability. Insight Diagnostics includes a web

 

browser interface in addition to the command-line interface in an online mode.

 

This feature enables remote control of the utility and facilitates easy transfer of

 

configuration information from remote machines to a service provider.

 

 

Windows—WBEM

HP Insight Providers include server, storage, and network providers as well as

 

WMI-based SMH.

 

These providers are all packaged in a single Smart Component, which is

 

included with the Windows PSP. This feature enables you to install, uninstall,

 

and update the Insight Providers as a single entity.

 

The HP Insight Management WBEM Providers supply system management data

 

through the WMI framework for HP ProLiant server platforms and options.

 

 

SMH

SMH is a web-based interface that consolidates and simplifies single system

 

management for HP servers running the HP-UX, Linux, and Windows operating

 

systems. HP SMH aggregates and displays data from Web Agents and other

 

HP Web-enabled System Management Software that includes:

 

•

HP Insight Diagnostics

 

•

Array Configuration Utility

 

• HP Software Version Control Agents

 

 

 

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