HP Insight Management WBEM Providers

• The HP Insight Management WBEM Providers are now available for ProLiant 100 series servers and they are distributed as a part of the Easy Set-up CD that ships with each ProLiant 100 series G6 server starting with version 2.2. They are also available as part of an ISO image web download from each server’s web pages.
• With the latest release, the HP Insight WBEM Providers deliver support for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Foundation R2, G6 power supply identification, and Intel OID security
• Enhancements to Windows Integrity WBEM Providers includes implementation of Kgroup profile, and additional Power management information, improved System Management Home page performance on large configurations and additional display information on System Even log pages, Auto Server Recovery pages, and System Report page

Ideal for...

• IT organizations that require greater security than that provided by SNMP.
• IT organizations that desire to actively manage servers in the DMZ.
• IT organizations desiring a consistent management experience across HP ProLiant and Integrity platforms and across Windows and Linux environments.

• HP Insight Management WBEM Providers for Windows, are distributed as a part of the SmartStart CD (v8.0 and greater) that ships with every ProLiant server.
• The Insight WBEM Providers are included in the Integrity Smart Setup v6.2 and greater for Integrity servers
• Windows Integrity WBEM Provider documentation can be located at http://docs.hp.com/ in the Hardware section, click “Enterprise servers, Workstations, System Hardware” and Select ‘Windows 64-bit on HP Integrity Servers’.
• Download updates for Windows Integrity WBEM Providers
  a) Go to http://www.hp.com
  b) Click Support & Drivers
  c) Under “Step 1”, select Download drivers and software (and firmware).
  d) Under “Step 2”, enter your server model number and click Go.
  e) Click the link that describes your operating system:
      Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems
• Updates to the HP Insight Management WBEM Providers can be downloaded from the HP Web site at http:/www.hp.com/go/HPwbem
• HPSIM supports Insight WBEM providers for Windows, Linux, and HP-UX.
• You can also build custom WMI tools to access data and events for the HP Systems Insight Management WBEM Providers. The Microsoft MSDN website provides information on building WMI clients such as Visual Basic scripts or C++ and C# applications. For more details, see the following WMI references on the MSDN website:
  • Using WMI
  • Scripting Access to WMI
  • Further Information

• HP Insight Management WBEM Providers
  • Server Providers
    • Processor information and indications
    • Memory information and indications
    • PCI devices and system slot info
    • Sensor info and indications, including redundancy, fans, temperature sensors, power supplies, ASR, and unit ID visual indicator
    • Computer system info, including physical location, IML, system ROM, and aggregate system status
  • Network Providers
    • Network controller info and indications
  • Storage Providers
    • Storage controller info and indications

• Heightened Security
• Reduced complexity of setup and configuration
• Guaranteed event delivery
• Reduces overall load on the server
• Facilitates the development of platform-neutral reusable infrastructure, tools and applications