HP Insight Control Integrations

The vCenter management platform from VMware is a proven solution for managing the virtualized infrastructure, with tens of thousands of customers utilizing it to keep their virtual datacenter operating efficiently and delivering on Service Level Agreements. For years, these same customers have relied on Insight Control from HP to complete the picture by delivering an in-depth view of the underlying host systems that support the virtual infrastructure. While delivering a complete picture of both the virtual and physical datacenter assets, the powerful combination of vCenter Server and Insight Control has required customers to monitor two separate consoles. Until now.

The HP Insight Control extension for VMware vCenter Server delivers powerful HP hardware management capabilities to virtualization administrators, enabling comprehensive monitoring, remote control and power optimization directly from the vCenter console. In addition, Insight Control delivers robust deployment capabilities and is an integration point for the broader portfolio of infrastructure management, service automation and IT operations solutions available from HP. Key capabilities integrated into the vCenter console include:

• Combined physical and virtual view: From a single pane of glass, monitor status and performance of virtual machines and the underlying host systems that support them.
• Integrated troubleshooting: Receive prefailure and failure alerts on HP server components and invoke HP management tools, such as Systems Insight Manager and Onboard Administrator, in-context, directly from the vCenter console
• Powerful Remote Control: Remotely manage and troubleshoot HP ProLiant and BladeSystem servers using HP Integrated Lights Out Advanced capabilities directly from the vCenter console.
• Proactive power management: Get the most out of your existing power envelope by comprehending and proactively managing power for hosts and pools of virtual machines across hosts

A core component of HP Insight Control, the VMware vCenter Server extension is included with HP Insight Control, which can be purchased as a single license, in bulk quantities, or bundled with HP ProLiant and BladeSystem hardware. Existing Insight Control customers who are under a current Software Updates contract can even download this extension free of charge!