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HP Insight Control for Linux V6.0 User GuideHP Part Number: 483100-005Published: January 2010Edition: 5

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8.2 Basic firmware update functionalityBasic firmware update functionality is designed to provide an easy to set up and easy to use wayof updating fir

8.2.3 Updating firmware on systems during bare-metal discoveryWith Insight Control for Linux, you can update the firmware on a server automatically as

8.2.6 Adding or removing firmware files from the firmware tar fileHP continuously releases new firmware for various devices, and these new releases ar

To modify the firmware update timeout, edit the /opt/mx/icle/icle.properties file. TheFW_UPG_WAIT_TIMEOUT parameter controls the length of the firmwar

172.31.64.99=prodfirmware.tar server1=firmware.tar01:00:ab:67:45:ff=latest-firmware.tarIMPORTANT: Ensure that system values are unique in the file. Fo

9 Installing PSPs on managed systemsThis chapter addresses the following topics:• “Overview of the PSP installation tool” (page 105)• “Required PSP co

NOTE: The RPMs for these PSPs are OS- and platform-specific and are named as such, forexample, the HP ProLiant Channel Interface for Red Hat Enterpris

IMPORTANT: If an errata kernel is installed on the managed system, ensure that the erratakernel version is supported by the PSP package you want to in

If any of the selected software components did not install successfully on the target managedsystem for any reason, including package dependency failu

10 Capturing and deploying Linux imagesThis chapter addresses the following topics:• “Overview of capturing and deploying Linux images ” (page 109)• “

1 Using HP Insight Control for LinuxThis chapter addresses the following topics:• “Integration with HP Systems Insight Manager” (page 11)• “HP Insight

Using the Partition Wizard during image deployment requires an in depth understanding ofLinux, kernel modules, and the grub boot loader.NOTE: To accou

GATEWAYGATEWAYDEVIMAGESERVERThe script is run in a chroot environment so there is no need to configure paths relative to theHP Insight Control for Lin

NOTE: The Predeployment and Postdeployment scripts run in the Insight Control for LinuxRAM disk. The managed server's file system is mounted as r

IMPORTANT: You must ensure that the captured image kernel supports the selected file systemtypes, including the Logical Volume Manager (LVM). It is es

Example 10-1 provides an example of a sample /etc/fstab file. In Example 10-1, twoadditional serial SCSI disks are located on the source system (/dev/

3. Do one of the following to select the managed system from which you want to capture itsimage:• If no server is shown in the list, do the following:

NOTE:After an image has been captured from a managed system, a sanity size check is performed onthe captured image to verify that it is valid.By defau

Figure 10-1 Network groups exampleThe concept behind a Scalable Deployment is to transfer an OS image tar file from the CMS tothe group leader in each

NOTE: This does not create a collection for the network group.Verify the collection entry for the group by examining the netgroup.conf file. It has an

i. Select OK to continue.j. Generate the netgroups.conf file with the following command:# /opt/hptc/bin/netgroup --ofile /opt/mx/icle/netgroups.confk.

IMPORTANT:Exercise caution when assigning an Insight Control for Linux license, particularly when assigninglicences to multiple targets.Only servers r

b. Select All Servers from the drop down menu.c. Select View Contents to display a list of available managed systems in the collection.d. Select one o

Figure 10-2 Existing disk partition schemeSee Section 10.6 (page 121) for a general overview of the Partition Wizard and how touse it to edit disk par

(root) and swap partition. You could capture this image and later deploy it to multiple serversas /, swap, /opt, /usr , and /var without having to man

IMPORTANT: A deployed image might not boot if you do not follow these guidelines andrequirements.If you cannot meet the requirements or you are not ex

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11 Understanding tasks and task resultsThis chapter addresses the following topics:• “Task results overview” (page 125)• “Understanding task results”

Figure 11-1 Task results pageTable 11-1 lists the components of the Task Results page.Table 11-1 Components of the Task Results pageAvailable in SIMst

Table 11-1 Components of the Task Results page (continued)Available in SIMstandard view, scalableview, or common toboth viewsDescriptionComponentCommo

11.4.1.1 Stopping a taskWhen you select the Stop button in the Task Instance area, the task status is immediately set toCancelled. The stop process at

• All task level results• All parameters displayed in the Parameters pop-up window• Target level results, including:— All information displayed in the

Table 1-1 Insight Control for Linux extensions to the HP Insight Control user interface (continued)Documented inDescriptionMenu itemChapter 2 (page 25

Figure 11-5 View of the operation details log11.5 SIM standard task results formatThis section describes the portions of the Task Results page that ar

Figure 11-6 SIM standard task results format11.5.1 Summary status and target status areaFigure 11-7 illustrates the Summary status: area and target st

Table 11-2 Description of target status areaDescriptionColumn headingName of the target managed system on which the task was run.Target NameThe status

11.5.1.2 Log button in the target status areaWhen you select the Log button, a new window opens that displays the log for all operationsfor the task,

Table 11-3 Description of target details tableDescriptionColumn headingThe name of the operationOperation NamePending: If this is the first operation,

Figure 11-9 Scalable task results format11.6.1 Operations tableFigure 11-10 illustrates the Operations table, which lists individual operations within

Table 11-4 lists the information displayed in the Operations table.Table 11-4 Description of the operations tableDescriptionColumn headingThe name of

Table 11-5 lists the information displayed in the Operation Target Details table.Table 11-5 Description of the operation target details tableDescripti

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12 Installing and setting up virtual machinesThis chapter addresses the following tasks, which you must complete in this order:1. “Installing virtual

Table 1-1 Insight Control for Linux extensions to the HP Insight Control user interface (continued)Documented inDescriptionMenu itemChapter 17 (page 1

12.2 Registering the virtual host with HP Insight Control virtual machinemanagementIMPORTANT: Before a host can be registered, either through the VM H

12.3 Creating and installing virtual guestsGenerally this section discusses how:• To create the virtual guest:HP suggests that you use the vCenter app

boot: linux ks=http://cms:port/instconfig/os/os.cfg ksdevice=deviceWhere:cms Is the fully-qualified IP address of the CMSport Is the port usedos_speci

TIP: Consider matching the machine name to the host name in the virtual machine mapyou established earlier. See Section 21.10 (page 210).• Select the

NOTE: During the discovery of the virtual host, HP SIM identifies the virtual guests from theperspective of the virtual host, assigning the name{virtu

The virtual hosts and virtual guests can now be monitored with HP Insight Control for Linux.You can perform additional HP Insight Control virtual mach

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13 Managing Insight Control for Linux collections formonitoringThis chapter addresses the following topics:• “Introduction to collections” (page 147)•

Table 13-1 HP Insight Control for Linux subcollections (continued)How populatedDescriptionSubcollection nameObject typePopulated automatically whenyou

1. Use the instructions in Chapter 3 (page 37) and Chapter 4 (page 45) to perform the followingtasks to prepare servers:• Discover the server or serve

Table 1-1 Insight Control for Linux extensions to the HP Insight Control user interface (continued)Documented inDescriptionMenu itemSection 23.2.2 (pa

1. Select the following menu item from the HP Insight Control user interface to remove themanagement agents from the managed systems that you no longe

14 Using graphical tools to monitor managed systemsThis chapter addresses the following topics• “HP Insight Control for Linux system monitoring overvi

NOTE: Insight Control for Linux does not support monitoring of virtual hosts running VMwareESXi , and does not support servers or virtual guests runni

Nagios, as provided with HP Insight Control for Linux, is configured with system and networkservice checks already in place for your system; these net

14.2.2 Launching NagiosTo launch Nagios, you must have a valid certificate for the Apache service. To configure anApache certificate, see Section 5.2

Figure 14-3 Nagios menu options14.2 Nagios overview 155

The Nagios menu options offer various views of the managed systems. After you choose anoption, Nagios prompts for a login name and a password. This lo

14.3.1 Viewing network healthSelect the Tactical Overview menu option to obtain an overall view of the managed systems.Figure 14-4 shows an example of

In Figure 14-4, one host is down. Select the link in that box to open the Host Status Detailswindow for that host, which identifies the hosts and prov

Figure 14-6 Nagios service detail viewThe Status column displays any problems that might be occurring.To display the status of a service, select the l

Table 1-2 HP Insight Control for Linux commandsManpageDescriptionCommandconsole(8)Enables access to the serial consoles of all managed systems.console

Figure 14-7 Nagios service information view14.3.3 Displaying hosts and services that are experiencing problemsThe Service Problems view, which is acce

Figure 14-8 Nagios service problems viewSelect the link that corresponds to a Nagios host to open the Nagios Host Information view forthat Nagios host

Figure 14-9 HP Graph default overview displayFigure 14-10 HP Graph detail display of all managed systemsIf you want to display the graphical data for

cpu system Shows how much of the CPU time has been spent on system-level tasks.cpu usage Reports how much of the server's CPU set was spent in th

NOTE: The detail graphs for a system show the graphs for a specified metric on all Nagioshosts. The detail graphs for a Nagios host show all applicabl

Nagios plug-ins are located in the /opt/hptc/nagios/libexec directory on the CMS.Table 14-1 lists each Nagios plug-in service that runs on the CMS. Th

Table 14-2 Services monitored on managed systems (continued)Function/DescriptionService nameLinks to any consolidated log messages that match patterns

1 Warning2 CriticalotherUnknown3The name of the Nagios service description. For more information, see the corresponding/opt/hptc/nagios/etc/templates/

# 'nagios' contact definitiondefine contact{ contact_name nagios alias Nagios Adm

• Allows user customized metrics as well as predefined metrics14.8.3 Performance Dashboard requirementsThe servers you want to monitor must fulfill th

A time out of five days is in effect for an OS installation using Kickstart or AutoYaST files so thattasks do not hang indefinitely.You can change the

Figure 14-13 Monitoring three metrics using Performance Dashboard14.8.4.1 Ring plot color codingThe colors used by the Performance Dashboard ring plot

2. Select target managed systems. You can select individual servers or all servers in theicelx_servers subcollection.3. Select Apply to move the selec

• User Time• System Time• Nice Time• Idle Time• Load Averages (1-Minute, 5-Minute, And 15-Minute Intervals)• Total Processes• Total User Processes• To

15 Customizing NagiosThe Nagios configuration is designed so that you can customize it as needed.Complete documentation for customizing Nagios is avai

nrpe_user=new_nagios_user# NRPE GROUP# This determines the effective group that the NRPE daemon should run as.# You can either supply a group name or

# You can either supply a username or a UID.nagios_user=new_nagios_user# NAGIOS GROUP# This determines the effective group that Nagios should run as.#

To avoid these alerts, use the command sequence listed in the following table to shut downNagios before performing any maintenance operations and task

Figure 15-1 Nagios configuration15.2.3 Changing sensor threshold valuesJob loads, usage patterns, process types, counts, memory, cache, disk subsystem

Nagios for the thresholds. Modify these values to change when Nagios alerts you to subsystemsencountering thresholds.The nagios_vars.ini file also con

Table 15-1 Supermon metrics collection intervals (continued)Collection intervalMetric name%LOADAVECOLLECTIONPERIOD% **avenrun%MDADMCOLLECTIONPERIOD% *

IMPORTANT: HP recommends that HP Insight Control for Linux deployment and capturefacilities be used in a trusted network environment because of inhere

Table 15-2 Default settings for monitored Nagios servicesRetry check intervalNormal checkintervalMaximum checkattemptsActively launched onmanaged syst

:Deleting an alert can be useful if you receive duplicate alerts, one from HP SIM and onefrom Nagios, for the same event.15.5 Controlling Nagios messa

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16 Using the command line to view managed system statusHP Insight Control for Linux provides a set of commands that you can run on the CMS todetermine

Example 16-2 Expanded sensor metrics# shownode metrics sensors icelx1Timestamp |Node_Id |Name |Value |Description------------

Admin: device: eth2 gateway: hwaddr: iftype: ifusage: Admin interface_number: ipa

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------icelx1 |192.0.2.1 |earth |earth.example.com |192.0.2.7

NOTES:• Metrics that return data based on time (for example, cpu idle time) might be inaccurate whencollected from a virtual guest by Supermon and Nag

date_and_time |icelx1 |0 |1854680 |1 |2308294 |564006498 |223267 |2258 |48882 | |1 |3645524 |295

16.3 Displaying environmental dataDepending on the platform, certain tools might enable you to collect information specific to theplatform.You can use

1.13 Managed system namesHP Insight Control for Linux command line commands recognize managed systems by thefollowing name types.DescriptionManaged sy

# nrg --help --help --verbose - Report more details --log|l - logfile, default $statuslog --severity <c,w,o,u,p> - default is all

17 Remote server controlsThe menu items on the Tools→Server Controls menu enable you to remotely manage powercontrol on a physical managed system.IMPO

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18 Connecting to a remote consoleThis chapter addresses the following topics:• “Console management facility overview” (page 193)• “How CMF works” (pag

NOTE: You can find which servers are management hubs by examining theicelx_Management_Hubs subcollection.You can also use the following command, but b

18.5 Enabling telnet access to iLO management processorsIMPORTANT: The telnet protocol transmits the user name and password in clear text overthe netw

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19 Using SSH for remote server managementHP Insight Control for Linux provides several ways for you to access a managed system throughSSH. This chapte

19.3 Running a command on multiple managed systemsThe open source Parallel Distributed Shell (pdsh) command is a multi-threaded remote shellclient tha

• The -w option enables you to specify a range of managed systems or a specific managedsystem.DescriptionCommand lineRuns the hostname command on the

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Removing a managed system does not change the numbering scheme.If you want to reuse a node number, remove it from this file and reconfigure the Insigh

4. Enter the command you want to run. Enter multiple commands on one line and separateeach command with a semicolon (;). The maximum length of a comma

state. If the return code from the script indicates success, the task is shown in a Completestate.19.4 Using HP Insight Control for Linux to run comma

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20 Managing licensesThis chapter describes the following topics:• “Licensing overview” (page 203)• “Adding the Insight Control for Linux license key t

20.3 Licensing virtual guestsWhen a virtual host (VM host) is licensed for HP Insight Control for Linux, all guests of that VMhost are considered lice

21 Miscellaneous topicsThis chapter addresses the following topics:• “Changing management processor credentials” (page 205)• “Changing the default por

Wait for two to three minutes for HP SIM to restart completely.21.3 Increasing the number of servers that can be discovered concurrentlyWhen performin

4. Change directory to the uninstall directory, and run the uninstall script to removeall Insight Control for Linux RPMs:NOTE: You must run the script

21.7.2 The syslog-ng.conf rules fileThe syslog-ng.conf rules file defines the order of importance by which the log files arearranged.The /opt/hptc/sys

• The value of MAX_CONCUR_CHAINS variable in the /opt/mx/icle/icle.propertiesfile.The default value is 64.The sum of the weight values for all the tas

1.14 Security1.14.1 Integrated security featuresThis section describes features that are integrated into HP SIM and HP Insight Control for Linuxto mak

3. Use the text editor of your choice to create the /etc/icelx/uuidformat/nodename fileon the managed system. This file consists only of the following

22 Advanced topicsTopics include:• “Management Processor Credentials” (page 211)• “Deploying WBEM provider components using Configure or Repair Agents

5. Select OK.22.1.2.2 Discovering and setting up servers with virtual media deploymentIf your site uses the virtual media deployment features of Insig

When a new set of credentials is entered with the Configure →ManagementProcessor→Credentials... task, Insight Control for Linux attempts to find an ex

On SLES 10 SP2 and SLES 11:• xen• xen-devel• xen-libs• xen-tools• kernel-xen• kernel-source• sblim-indication_helperFor SLES 10 SP2, the openwbem pack

23 TroubleshootingThis chapter addresses the following topics:• “General troubleshooting topics” (page 215)• “Alternative booting” (page 216)• “Apache

See:ProblemSection 23.21 (page 251)Unable to get SSH credentials: SSH credentials for the specified server were not setor are missingSection 23.21 (pa

• RHEL Version 4:Look in the /var/log/httpd/error_log log file for service errors. You might see anerror similar to this:Init: Unable to read server c

Corrective actionsCause/SymptomList the cmfd daemon's debug mode options with thecmfd -h command, then run the cmfd daemon with theappropriate op

Corrective actionsCause/SymptomExamine the /opt/hptc/cmf/logs/cmfd.log file forany errors.CMF encounters a fatal error.Perform the appropriate actions

• secure boot mechanismVirtual media support is provided as the secure boot mechanism. PXE booting provides noauthentication or encryption.Data used t

23.5 Troubleshooting configuration problemsThe following table describes possible configuration problems and provides actions to correctthem.Correctiv

Corrective actionsCause/SymptomIf the Options→IC-Linux→Configure ManagementServices task fails, look at the CMS entry in the HP SIMdatabase. On rare o

Corrective actionsCause/SymptomIf you experience similar issues, follow thesetroubleshooting recommendations:• Verify that the /etc/hosts file is corr

Corrective actionsCause/SymptomThe Enclosures Collection Monitor Nagios service reportsa CRITICAL alert if the OA credentials have not beenconfigured

Corrective actionsCause/SymptomThe configuration of the Insight Control for LinuxManagement Services fails if a subcollection exists underany of the I

23.6 Troubleshooting connection problemsThe following table provides actions to correct a possible connection problem.Corrective ActionsCause/SymptomP

23.7 Troubleshooting DHCP problemsThe following table describes possible causes of problems with Dynamic Host ConfigurationProtocol (DHCP) and provide

Corrective actionsCause/Symptom• Verify that there is only one DCHP server on thenetwork.• Check that the CMS and managed servers arenetworked properl

23.8 Troubleshooting discovery problemsThe following table describes possible causes of problems that may occur during the devicediscovery process and

Corrective actionsCause/SymptomPerform the appropriate action:• Select Options→Data Collection, specifying the serverthat failed as the target. Verify

Use the Import button to import the iLO’s self-signed certificate. You can obtain the iLO’sself-signed certificate by connecting to the iLO using your

23.9 Troubleshooting firmware update problemsThe following table provides the actions to correct a firmware update task failure.Corrective ActionsCaus

23.11 Troubleshooting large scale deployment problemsThe following table provides the actions to correct a large scale deployment failure.Corrective A

23.13 Troubleshooting monitoring problemsThe following table describes possible causes of problems related to monitoring and providesactions to correc

Corrective ActionsCause/SymptomVerify that a proxy is not used to communicate betweenthe CMS and the managed system.Insight Control for Linux does not

The following table describes possible causes of problems with the HP Graph tool and providesactions to correct them.Corrective ActionsCause/SymptomAd

The following table describes possible causes of problems with the Performance Dashboard tooland provides actions to correct them.Corrective ActionsCa

• “Nagios gather_all_data script reports check_nrpe errors ” (page 240)• “Troubleshooting Nagios problems” (page 240)23.14.1 Determining the status of

# nrg --mode analyzeNodelist Description-------- -------------------------------------------------------------------

A warning or critical message indicates that one or more monitored sensors reported that a thresholdhas been exceeded.Correct the condition.Service: L

Reports the number of new records processed in the /hptc_cluster/adm/logs/consolidated.log file.A warning or critical message occurs when there is ins

1.16 Backing up HP Insight Control for Linux filesThe following table contains a list of user files and directories that must be backed up in orderto

• If the output reports that vars.ini have been resynchronized for a managed system,verify that there is a self-signed certificate for the Apache serv

Corrective ActionsCause/SymptomRun the following commands to resynchronize thevars.ini file across all managed systems:# cd /opt/hptc/nagios/libexec#

Corrective actionsCause/SymptomEnsure that older operating systems were added manuallyto the /opt/mx/icle/SupportMatrix.xml file.For information, see

Corrective actionsCause/SymptomVerify that a proxy is not used to communicate betweenthe CMS and the managed system.Insight Control for Linux does not

23.15.3 Capturing Linux imagesCorrective actionsCause/SymptomPerform the appropriate action:• Create a new disk partition with more space for /opt/rep

Corrective actionsCause/SymptomVerify that a proxy is not used to communicate betweenthe CMS and the managed system.Insight Control for Linux does not

Corrective actionsCause/SymptomRecopy the PSP to the appropriate /opt/repository/psp subdirectory.The PSP file is corrupted.The Deploy→Deploy Drivers,

Corrective actionsCause/SymptomRetry after waiting a short period of time, that is a minuteor two.If this is unsuccessful, reset the management proces

23.19.3 Rebuilding a server-to-management processor associationIt might be necessary to rebuild an association between a previously discovered managed

servers, data fields in the system BIOS contain system serial number and asset taginformation. These fields are set at the factory, but you can overri

2 Configuring network parameters for virtual mediaTopics include:• “Introduction” (page 25)• “Preparing for virtual media” (page 26)• “Using the Defin

Figure 23-2 PXE configuration files6. PXE boot the managed server as described in Section 3.1.1 (page 37).7. Monitor the HP Insight Control user inter

sysUpTimeInstance = Timeticks: (29922197) 3 days, 11:07:01.97sysContact.0 = STRING: Root root@localhost (configure /etc/snmp/snmp.local.conf)sysName.0

Corrective actionsCause/SymptomSet the SSH credentials for the target system using the HPSIM Options→Credentials tool. Specify Global orSystem credent

In place of 192.0.2.1:60000, substitute the actual IP address of your CMS and therepository web server port.This entry automatically copies your maste

23.25 Troubleshooting HP Insight Control for Linux tool problemsCorrective actionCause/SymptomSelect only target managed systems with a system typeof

23.26 Troubleshooting virtual machine installation and setup problemsCorrective actionCause/SymptomPerform the appropriate actions:• For Xen , use the

Corrective actionCause/SymptomCheck the {collection_name}_Servers subcollectionto ensure that the VM guests to be monitored belong tothat subcollectio

Corrective actionCause/SymptomPerform the appropriate action:• Verify that port 60002 is open on the CMS.• Invoke the Network Configure Editor and ver

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24 Support and other resources24.1 Contacting HP24.1.1 Information to collect before contacting HPBe sure to have the following information available

IMPORTANT: Use these tools to define the network configuration parameters before runningany other tool that uses virtual media, especially Initiate Ba

24.1.4 HP authorized resellersFor the name of the nearest HP authorized reseller, see the following sources:• In the United States, see the HP U.S. se

— Appendix B, Sample PSP dependency script— Appendix C, Sample installation configuration files— Appendix E, Alternative network configurations; this

• HP ProLiant ServersInformation about HP ProLiant servers is available at the following websites:— BL BladeSystem servers:http://www.hp.com/go/blades

• http://www.linuxheadquarters.comA website that provides Linux documents and tutorials. Documents contain instructions forinstalling and using applic

Term A term or phrase that is defined in the body text of the document,not in a glossary.User inputIndicates commands and text that you type exactly a

A Sample SLES version 9 installation media copy sessionThis appendix provides a detailed example of copying SLES Version 9 installation media to astag

3. Loop mount and copy the service pack contents into their separate directories# mkdir -p SVRP3/CD{1,2,3}# mount -o loop /tmp/SLES-9-SP-3-i386-CD1.is

GlossaryAAutoYaST file A configuration file used to effect an unattended installation of SLES operating systems.Bbare-metal Describes a server that is

hypervisor Computer software, specific to a hardware platform, that allows you to run multiple operatingsystems on a single host at the same time.IiLO

ProLiant SupportPackSee PSP.PSP ProLiant Support Pack. A set of HP software components that have been bundled together byHP and verified to work with

3. Select either Discover a group of systems or Discover a single system button, asappropriate.There is a slight difference in the window for these tw

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IndexAApache self-signed certificate, 216configuring on the CMS, 55Apache servicedoes not start, 216port 80, 73associationbetween server and managemen

digital signing, 17directoriesto back up, 24discoverbare-metal systems, 13bare-metal systems using PXE, 37bare-metal systems using virtual media, 39en

procedure to install VMware ESX interactively, 93procedure to install VMware ESXi interactively, 93PSP, 105Red Hat interactive, 89Red Hat unattended,

real time metrics, 168services failure, 221strategy, 151troubleshooting, 232using Nagios, 156using the command line, 183monitoring servicesconfiguring

metrics, 171troubleshooting, 234plug-incheck_metrics, 153defined, 152disabling for Nagios, 179exit status, 151monitoring environment date, 164Nagios m

server control troubleshooting, 246server power management, 191_Server subcollection, 147server to management processor association, 247servicerunning

enabling, 195toolboxes, 15troubleshooting, 215Apache service, 216capturing Linux image, 244CMF, 217configuration, 220connection, 225console management

2.2.2 Creating a user account and enabling virtual media on the managementprocessorYou must create a user account on the management processor, if one

5. Select Save User Information.NOTE: Do not disconnect your browser from this management processor address. You mightneed it to license virtual media

Table of Contents1 Using HP Insight Control for Linux...111.1 Integration w

Figure 2-1 Define networks toolThe parameters in the Define Networks tool include the following:• Available NetworksThis is a list of the network defi

3. Enter the value of the network mask in the text field reserved for that parameter; this is arequired entry.4. Optionally enter any other network pa

2. Select the target.The target must be the corresponding iLO-based management processor. Ensure that themanagement processor has already been discove

NOTE: Even though a server might have more than one NIC, you can only specify onename for the server.6. The Port/MAC Address column offers a list (a d

• Multiple rows, one for each management processor, appear in the Network ConfigurationEditor page. Choose the one you want to concentrate on by selec

2.4.4 Freeing an IP address stored in Network Configuration EditorThe Network Configuration Editor distributes IP Addresses from a range that you spec

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3 Discovering managed systems, switches, and enclosuresThis chapter addresses the following tasks, which you must complete in the following orderwhen

NOTES:• You can update a server's firmware automatically as part of the bare-metal discovery process.For information on enabling this feature, se

3.1.2 Discovering bare-metal servers using virtual mediaThe Initiate Bare-Metal Discovery tool allows you to perform a discovery of a bare-metal serve

4 Installing and setting up managed systems...454.1 Populating the Insight Control for Lin

NOTE: You can also use this tool to initiate a bare-metal discovery of a server that will bePXE-booted. Select the PXE radio button in step 4.The targ

NOTES:• When you apply the Insight Control for Linux license, the license is locked immediatelywhen it is assigned to the server.Before Version 6.0, t

a. Select New...b. In the Ping inclusions range text box, enter the IP addresses or host names of the OAsand switches to be discovered, one entry per

4. Select the boot method, either PXE or virtual media, for each system by selecting the radiobutton in the PXE column or Virtual Media column.NOTE: Y

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4 Installing and setting up managed systemsThis chapter describes how to install operating systems on managed systems and set them up forHP Insight Co

Figure 4-1 Management hub aggregationHP recommends that you create at least one management hub for every 256 servers. For example,if you plan to monit

a. Select Customize... in the System and Event Collections panel. This figure showsthe location with a red arrow.The Customize Collections window appe

g. Use the >> button to move the selected servers from the Available Items: list to theSelected Members: list.h. Select OK.i. Select OK to close

Table 4-1 Open ports on managed systems (continued)Inbound or outbondProtocolServicePort numberInboundTCPcompaq-https2381InboundTCPmond2709InboundTCPn

7.1.3 Support for custom or other variants of Linux operating systems...827.2 Using Kickstart or AutoYaST files

4.4.3 Installing additional components of the PSPThis task is optional. Insight Control for Linux does not automatically install the complete set ofPS

Figure 4-3 Settings for configure or repair agents5. Make the following settings to configure SNMP:• Select Set read community string and enter the ap

NOTE:To discover or identify a server that will become a managed system, HP SIM requiresthat a SNMP read community string must be set to public in the

Therefore, configuring the managed system is a two-step process:Step 1: Make the appropriate association on the system BIOS. Depending on how you deci

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5 Configuring monitoring servicesThis chapter describes how to configure HP Insight Control for Linux monitoring services. Inaddition to an Section 5.

• It also deploys the Insight Control for Linux management agents to all servers in the{collection_name}_Servers subcollection. For information on man

• Enter no if you want Insight Control for Linux only to manage and monitor only theservers in {collection_name}_Servers collection.NOTE: You should p

charon: 11:02am up 0:49, 1 user, load average: 0.38, 0.36, 0.36poseidon: 9:46am up 1 day 4:46, 3 users, load average: 1.10, 1.23, 1.344. V

If Warnings Are ReportedIf one or more warnings are reported in the Warning column, use the analyze option to obtainan analysis of the problem. When p

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6 Managing the Insight Control for Linux repositoryThis chapter provides an overview of the Insight Control for Linux repository and how to performact

After an OS is registered with the repository, manually copy the vendor-supplied installationmedia to the appropriate directories in the repository. T

Figure 6-2 Remote repository using the CMS as a gateway6.1.2 Repository contentsTable 6-1 lists the classes of items that are stored in the repository

Table 6-2 Default repository contentsDescriptionFile name examplesItem typeProvides a sample PSP dependency script that installsRPM dependencies on th

is a simple process: you register the OS in the repository, copy the vendor-supplied installationfiles to the repository, and copy the appropriate boo

Table 6-3 OS registration information (continued)Supply forsupportedOS, customOS, or bothDescriptionRegistration informationCustomThe name of the kern

The PSP software components listed in Table 9-1 (page 105) install the required agents on themanaged systems and are required for proper management of

IMPORTANT: Write down or copy and paste into a file the path displayed in the PSP pathon disk field because this is the location in the repository whe

IMPORTANT: Write down or copy and paste into a file the path displayed in the Installationconfiguration path on disk or Installation configuration pat

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After you register an OS in the repository, you must copy the vendor-supplied installation filesand boot files to the appropriate OS-specific director

6.3.3 Copying SLES into the repositoryThe steps required to copy SLES OS installation and boot files differ between SLES Version 9and Versions 10 and

Example 6-1 Repository directory structure for SLES versions 10 and 11 OS installation fileson CD3. Copy the contents of each installation disk into i

6.3.3.2 Copying SLES version 9 into the repositoryIMPORTANT: SLES Version 9 supports network installations from web servers running onlyon port 80, an

NOTES:Do not confuse SUSE Professional Version 9 with SLES Version 9:• SUSE Professional Version 9 often comes on a single DVD. SUSE Professional Vers

Example 6-2 Repository directory structure for SLES version 9 OS installation filesFollow these guidelines to create the subdirectory names:• Use all

# mkdir CD4# mkdir CD5# cd ..# mkdir SLES9# cd SLES9# mkdir CD1...2. Follow these guidelines to open the SLES Version 9 distribution media to copy eac

# printf "/SLES9/CD1\t/SLES9/CD1\n" >> yast/order# printf "/CORE9/CD1\t/CORE9/CD1\n" >> yast/order6. Copy the kernel a

unique identifier for the server you are installing the OS on. This file contains a list of variablesin name=value format.The following is an example

4. In the Description column, find the PSP description that corresponds to the PSP you wantto download and select it. Do not select Download >>

18 Connecting to a remote console...19318.1 Console management facility overv

4. Select OK at the bottom right of the screen to complete the deletion process. The followingmessage appears:The selected items have been deletedNOTE

7 Installing operating systems on managed systemsThis chapter addresses the following topics:• “Linux OS installation overview” (page 81)• “Using Kick

• An unattended installation method reads RHEL Kickstart and SLES AutoYaST installationfiles, which contain the responses to the OS installation proce

IMPORTANT:• HP recommends copying and using the default files as templates to create customizedinstallation configuration files that are suitable for

Directory name in /opt/repository/instconfigOS versionrh052–virt-guestRHEL Version 5 Update 2 (for VirtualGuests)rh053RHEL Version 5 Update 3rh053–man

Table 7-1 HP Insight Control for Linux macros for installation configuration filesDescriptionMacro nameThis macro is unique to Insight Control for Lin

7.2.3 Installation configuration files for custom operating systemsYou can upload installation configuration files for unsupported operating systems i

s/$/ console=ttyS0/w!ex /etc/inittab <<!/^1:234:respawn:oIco:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty ttyS0 115200,38400,19200,9600 vt100.w!echo ttyS0 >>

• The target managed system or systems and their management processors have beendiscovered and are associated with each other in HP SIM• You have set

Table 7-2 Download web address for initrd files (continued)FTP download web addressArchitectureOperating systemNo modifications requiredx86 and AMD64S

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NOTES:• During installation, when specifying the HTTP setup, you will be prompted for the IP addressof the CMS and the path name for the RHEL installa

7.5 Installing SLES on managed systemsThis section describes the two methods for installing SLES to one or more managed systems:• “Installing SLES usi

IMPORTANT:• Installing a virtualization OS on a server erases any pre-existing data on that system. Beforeyou begin, be sure that you have captured or

8. Optionally, you may set the root account password at this step.If you want the target system to use the default root password (root), select the Us

5. Select the virtualization OS to install and select Next>.Only the virtual machine OS that applies to your installation is available for you to s

NOTE:When performing an ESXi installation using virtual media, to facilitate the installation, InsightControl for Linux does not automatically remove

2. Select the menu item that reflects the appropriate OS type and installation method you wantto use. Your choices are:Red Hat InteractiveRed Hat (Kic

In the previous kernel append line, 172.1.1.1 is the IP address of the CMS managementinterface, 60000 is the TCP port on which the repository web serv

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8 Using HP Insight Control for Linux to update HP ProLiantfirmwareThis chapter addresses the following topics:• “Overview of updating HP ProLiant firm