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1. HP BladeSystem c Class ProLiant server blade running Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows virtual machine running under VMware ESX or Microsoft Hyper V on HP ProLiant or selected non HP host HP Insight Dynamics VSE suite for Integrity HP Integrity servers running HP UX HP OpenVMS Integrity Linux or Microsoft Windows for Integrity HP Integrity server blades running HP UX HP OpenVMS Integrity Linux or Microsoft Windows for Integrity nPartitions running HP UX Integrity Linux or Microsoft Windows for Integrity Virtual machines running under HP Integrity Virtual Machines virtual partitions running under a vPars monitor HP ProLiant server running Microsoft Windows HP BladeSystem c Class ProLiant server blade running Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows virtual machine running under VMware ESX or Microsoft Hyper V on HP ProLiant or selected non HP host HP Integrity server running HP UX HP Integrity server blade running HP UX HP UX virtual machine running under HP Integrity Virtual Machines Features of Insight Dynamics The specific features supported by Insight Dynamics depend on the type of CMS on which the software is running systems using a CMS running Microsoft Windows e Table 1 2 page 12 summarizes the features supported for different types of managed Table 1 3 page 13 summarizes the features supported for different types of managed systems using a CMS running HP UX Features of
2. HP Insight Control see Insight Control HP Insight Global Workload Manager see Global Workload Manager HP Insight Operations Orchestration see Operations Orchestration HP Insight Orchestration see Insight Orchestration HP Insight Recovery see Insight Recovery HP Insight software see Insight software HP Insight Virtualization Manager see Virtualization Manager HP Instant Capacity Instant Capacity 5 HP Instant Capacity Manager see Instant Capacity Manager HP SIM see Systems Insight Manager HP UX Operating Environments 19 Insight Control 16 Insight Orchestration 8 Insight Recvoery 8 Insight software 5 installation HP UX CMS 21 Windows CMS 21 Instant Capacity 9 20 Instant Capacity Manager 9 Integrity Virtual Machines Manager 10 L license adding and applying 18 and HP Instant Capacity products 20 applying with License Manager 18 applying with managed system setup wizard 18 by managed system 10 Capacity Advisor Consolidation Software 18 end user license agreement 16 HP 9000 17 HP UX Operating Environments 19 Insight Control 16 Integrity 17 19 License Manager 18 management 15 migration from earlier release 19 model 15 non HP server 17 ProLiant 16 scan for HP UX licenses 19 trial 15 unlicensed systems 18 License Manager 18 Linux agentless data collection 22 logical server 6 M managed system check CMS to managed node configuration 26 check managed n
3. Fix problems in the CMS configuration first You can verify that you have fixed those problems by executing the following command from the CMS command line vseassist c You can also run this command directly from the HP SIM user interface From the Diagnose menu select Troubleshoot Insight Dynamics then select Check CMS Configuration 2 After you have resolved all problems with the CMS configuration check to see if there are any remaining communication issues with the managed systems From the CMS command line specify the HP SIM nodenames or system collection names of your managed systems using the following command vseassist 1 n nodename g collectionname Or from the HP SIM user interface select the managed systems then from the Diagnose menu select Troubleshoot Insight Dynamics thenselect Check CMS to Managed Node Communication 3 After you have resolved the communication issues between the CMS and your managed systems check the configuration on those systems From the CMS command line specify the HP SIM nodenames or system collection names of your managed systems using the following command vseassist r n nodename g collectionname Command reference Or from the HP SIM user interface select the managed systems then from the Diagnose menu select Troubleshoot Insight Dynamics then select Check Managed Node Configuration 4 If you are unable to resolve issues with one of your managed systems y
4. Monitor HP Instant Capacity resources CAP GiCAP and TiCAP using HP Instant Capacity Manager Manage HP Serviceguard clusters using Serviceguard Manager Introduction to HP Insight Dynamics Table 1 3 Insight Dynamics Features on an HP UX CMS continued Managed systems supported HP Integrity servers running HP UX Integrity Linux or Microsoft Windows for Integrity HP Integrity server blades running HP UX Integrity Linux or Microsoft Windows for Integrity Virtual machines running under HP Integrity Virtual Machines virtual partitions running under a vPars monitor HP Integrity servers running HP UX Integrity Linux or Microsoft Windows for Integrity HP Integrity server blades running HP UX Integrity Linux or Microsoft Windows for Integrity Virtual machines running under HP Integrity Virtual Machines virtual partitions running under a vPars monitor Virtual machines running under HP Integrity Virtual Machines HP Integrity hosts running HP Integrity Virtual Machines HP Integrity cell based servers and nPartitions HP Integrity servers with HP Instant Capacity products installed HP Integrity servers with HP Serviceguard installed 2 license management This chapter describes the licensing model the types of licenses available for Insight Dynamics and how to add and apply licenses The tables in the following sections summarize the hardware platforms and operating systems supported for each I
5. WMI queries and responses are converted to WBEM through the WMI Mapper The collection of processes in a stand alone server nPartition compartment virtual partition compartment or virtual machine compartment HP Insight Global Workload Manager software for Integrity gWLM extends this concept to include processor set PSET compartments and Fair Share Scheduler FSS group compartments gWLM enables you to monitor and manage workloads by automatically adjusting the resource allocations of compartments based on policies Index A agent removing unneeded agents 22 agentless data collection 22 configuring credentials 22 Application Discovery 9 authorizations 21 e Capacity Advisor 7 scenario 7 Capacity Advisor Consolidation Software 7 18 Central Management Server see CMS CMS 5 check CMS configuration 25 check CMS to managed node configuration 26 HP UX CMS installation 21 memory requirements 25 Windows CMS installation 21 command reference pages 31 vseassist 28 36 vselicense 41 configuration check CMS configuration 25 check CMS to managed node configuration 26 check managed node configuration 27 managed system setup wizard 18 21 25 contact HP 29 D data collection credentials required 22 Diagnose menu 25 disaster recovery 8 F feedback to HP 29 G Global Workload Manager 9 glossary 47 gWLM see Global Workload Manager H HP Insight Capacity Advisor see Capacity Advisor
6. GiCAP group e Select Tools Instant Capacity Manager from the Insight Dynamics menu bar For more information about iCAP Manager see the iCAP Manager help Components of HP Insight Dynamics 9 Partition Manager Partition Manager provides system administrators with a convenient graphical user interface to configure and manage nPartitions on HP server systems Using Partition Manager you can perform configuration tasks without having to remember commands and parameters You select nPartitions cells I O chassis or other components from the graphical display then select an action from a menu You can use Partition Manager to perform the following tasks Create modify and delete nPartitions e Examine the nPartition configuration of a complex e Check the complex for potential configuration and hardware problems e Manage hardware resources on the complex For more information about Partition Manager see the Partition Manager help Integrity Virtual Machines Manager HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager VM Manager is the GUI that you can use from your browser to manage Integrity VM resources VM Manager allows you to create configure and evaluate virtual machines and monitor and evaluate data and resources at the level of the VM Host You can view all of a VM Host virtual machines and their assigned resources and you can view all resources assigned to a specific virtual machine or virtual switch For example VM Manager provide
7. HP Insight Software 6 2 Installation and Configuration Guide HP Insight Software 6 2 Preinstallation Worksheet HP Insight Software 6 2 Quick Installation Guide HP Operations Orchestration Software Installation Guide Contacting HP 29 Installation and configuration HP UX CMS Topic Requirements feature support compatibility Release notes Installation and configuration Using Insight Dynamics 30 Topic Getting started User and administrator guides White papers Not a complete list Visit the Insight Dynamics information library for additional white papers Support and other resources Document HP Insight Software 6 2 Support Matrix HP Insight Dynamics 6 2 Release Notes HP Insight Dynamics 6 2 Integrity CMS Installation and Configuration Guide Document HP Insight Dynamics 6 2 Getting Started Guide HP Insight Software 6 2 Getting Started Guide Insight Managed System Setup Wizard 6 2 Getting Started Guide HP Operations Orchestration Software Concepts Guide HP Insight Virtualization Manager 6 2 Software with Logical Server Management User Guide HP Insight Capacity Advisor 6 2 User Guide Application Discovery 6 2 User Guide HP Insight Global Workload Manager 6 2 User Guide HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager 4 1 1 Software User Guide HP Insight Control 6 2 User Guide HP Insight Control 6 2 Server Migration User Guide HP Insight Control 6 2 Virtual Machine Managemen
8. Insight Dynamics 11 12 Table 1 2 Insight Dynamics Features on Windows CMS Feature Managed systems supported Visualize and monitor physical and virtualresourcesand e workloads using HP Insight Virtualization Manager software e Perform capacity analysis and planning using HP Insight e Capacity Advisor software Visualize and monitor logical servers server profiles that e can be easily created and freely moved Provision logical servers using HP Insight Orchestration e software Introduction to HP Insight Dynamics HP ProLiant servers running Microsoft Windows or Linux HP BladeSystem c Class ProLiant server blades running Microsoft Windows or Linux Virtual machines and VM Hosts running under VMware ESX VMware ESXi or Microsoft Hyper V on HP ProLiant and supported non HP servers Selected non HP servers running Microsoft Windows or Linux HP Integrity servers running HP UX Integrity Linux or Microsoft Windows for Integrity HP Integrity server blades running HP UX Integrity Linux or Microsoft Windows for Integrity Virtual machines running under HP Integrity Virtual Machines virtual partitions running under a vPars monitor HP ProLiant servers running Microsoft Windows or Linux HP BladeSystem c Class ProLiant server blades running Microsoft Windows or Linux Virtual machines and VM Hosts running under VMware ESX VMware ESXi or Microsoft Hyper V on HP ProLiant and supported non HP servers Selected non HP ser
9. Integrity trial licenses will appear unlicensed after the upgrade To re license the system with the new trial license use the Insight managed system setup wizard or the vselicense command Trial licenses for the HP Insight Dynamics suite for ProLiant for a limited number of managed systems can be obtained by registering with HP on the Infrastructure software evaluation download center http www hp com go tryinsightsoftware You can view the status of your trial licenses using the HP SIM License Manager For information about License Manager see Alternative Process Use HP SIM License Manager page 18 End user license agreement Your use of Insight Dynamics is subject to the terms of the end user license agreement included with the software Please read this document at its installed location on the CMS HP UX CMS opt vse src README Microsoft Windows CMS installation directory src README The default installation directory is C Program Files HP Virtual Server Environment but this directory can be changed at installation time HP ProLiant servers and ProLiant server blades 16 License name Licensed products Managed system OS HP Insight Dynamics suite for e HP Insight Virtualization Manager Microsoft Windows ProLiant software e Linux e HP Insight Capacity Advisor software e HP Insight Control server migration HP Insight Orchestration software HP Insight Recovery software Notes A license for H
10. VMware ESXi or Microsoft Hyper V This technology allows a single server or nPartition with Integrity Virtual Machines to act as a VM Host for multiple individual virtual machines each running its own instance of an operating system referred to as a guest OS Virtual machines are managed systems under Insight Dynamics A software partition of a server or of a single nPartition where each virtual partition can run its own instance of an operating system A virtual partition cannot span an nPartition boundary A server running HP Integrity Virtual Machines VMware ESX VMware ESXi or Microsoft Hyper V that provides multiple virtual machines each running its own instance of an operating system An HP software product that provides virtual partitions The program that manages the assignment of resources to virtual partitions in a vPars enabled system To enable virtual partitions the vPars monitor must be booted in place of a normal HP UX kernel Each virtual partition running under the monitor then boots its own HP UX kernel Web Based Enterprise Management A set of web based information services standards developed by the Distributed Management Task Force Inc A WBEM provider offers access to aresource WBEM clients send requests to providers to get information about and access to the registered resources Windows Management Instrumentation Insight Dynamics uses WMI for data collection from managed systems running Microsoft Windows
11. and memory Server blades are designed for high density and eliminate many components such as power cords and network cables that are present in traditional rack mount systems HP BladeSystem supports technologies such as hot plug hard drives multiple I O cards multi function network interconnects and Integrated Lights Out Anindependent support processor for HP servers that support nPartitions The Service Processor provides a menu of service level commands plus commands to reset and reboot nPartitions and configure various parameters The Service Processor in HP servers is sometimes called the Management Processor MP or the Guardian Service Processor GSP An HP Serviceguard cluster is a networked grouping of HP 9000 or HP Integrity servers host systems known as nodes having sufficient redundancy of software and hardware that a single point of failure will not significantly disrupt service Packages are the means by which HP Serviceguard starts and halts configured applications A package is a collection of services disk volumes and IP addresses that are managed by Serviceguard to ensure they are available A monitored workload associated with a Serviceguard cluster and a particular package within the cluster The workload and the utilization data reported follows the package it is associated with as it moves between the nodes of the cluster Storage Management Initiative Specification SMI S delivers open storage network managemen
12. and memory all controlled by a cell controller CC A cell is the basic building block of an nPartition in a complex A server in which all cores and memory are contained in cells each of which can be assigned for exclusive use by an nPartition Each nPartition runs its own instance of an operating system Central management server A system in the management domain that executes the HP SIM software All central operations within HP SIM are initiated from this system AnnPartition virtual partition virtual machine or resource partition whose resources are allocated by HP Insight Global Workload Manager software for Integrity gWLM Multiple compartments are grouped to form a shared resource domain SRD The compartments all share the resources of the SRD A compartment can be in only one SRD Each compartment holds a workload gWLM manages each workload s resource allocation by adjusting the resource allocation of its compartment A complex includes one or more cabinets that are cabled together and all of the hardware resources that they contain A complex has a single Service Processor The actual data processing engine within a processor A single processor might have multiple cores and a core might support multiple execution threads HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array EVA provides designed in virtualization to support your most critical applications as well as your bulk storage needs Fair Share Scheduler group A group of
13. any point in time one site is configured with the primary role and the other is configured with the recovery role HP Insight Recovery pairs symmetrically configured logical servers across the two sites The DR protected logical servers at the Primary Site are in an activated state providing services to the end user The peer logical servers at the Recovery Site are in a deactivated state If a disaster occurs at the Primary Site the administrator at the Recovery Site can trigger a site failover via a push button provided by HP Insight Recovery This will prepare the storage associated with the DR protected logical servers at the Recovery Site for read write access and then activate the logical servers at the Recovery Site The site role at the Recovery Site will be changed to primary For more information about HP Insight Recovery software see the see the list of documents under Related information page 29 HP Storage Provisioning Manager HP Storage Provisioning Manager SPM is a software tool that provides a service centric management interface to storage allowing storage requests to be fulfilled with available storage services from a storage catalog SPM securely automates storage management tasks 8 Introduction to HP Insight Dynamics SPM is automatically installed as part of Insight Dynamics and is accessed through the logical server management LSM feature of Virtualization Manager SPM must be connected to EVAs using Command Vi
14. be determined by Insight Dynamics In this case the following message is displayed The licensing status for the following Virtual Machines could not be determined because they are not associated with a VM host They will be ignored by Virtualization Manager To add and apply licenses you must have administrative rights on the CMS and you must be authorized for the A11 Tools toolbox on the managed systems that you want to license To assign administrative rights to an HP SIM user select the Users tab under Options Security Users and Authorizations and enable the Configure CMS Security option To authorize users for toolboxes use the Authorizations tab under Options Security Users and Authorizations Recommended Process Use the managed system setup wizard HP recommends using the Insight managed system setup wizard to add and apply licenses for Insight Dynamics To start the managed system setup wizard select Configure Managed System Setup Wizard from the HP SIM top menu Help is available in each step of the wizard For more information about the managed system setup wizard see the Insight Managed System Setup Wizard Getting Started Guide Alternative Process Use HP SIM License Manager If you choose not to use the managed system setup wizard you can use HP SIM License Manager to add and apply most types of licenses You can also use License Manager to view the available 18 License management and applied lic
15. for workload resource utilization gwlmsslconfig 1M Secure network communications for Global Workload Manager gwlmimportkey 1M gwlmexportkey 1M msswinitconfig 1M Configure or unconfigure the Insight managed system setup wizard gwlmxml 4 Overview of XML file structure for Global Workload Manager vseassist 1M p 36 Help resolve Insight Dynamics configuration problems vseinitconfig 1M Configure or unconfigure the Insight Dynamics software vselicense 1M p 41 Manage licenses to use LTUs on HP Integrity and HP 9000 systems Reference pages installed with agent software on managed systems Reference page Description agent_config 1M Control Application Discovery certificates from the managed node amgrd 1M Control or modify the operation of the Application Discovery agent gwlmagent 1M Global Workload Manager gWLM agent gwlmplace 1M Place a process in a gWLM workload gwlmsend 1M Send metric data to gWLM for use in a custom policy gwlmsslconfig 1M Secure network communications for Global Workload Manager gwlmimportkey 1M gwlmexportkey 1M gwlmstatus 1M Display status for the managed node s agent SRD and license Manager utild 1M HP UX system utilization data collection daemon utild 8 Linux system utilization data collection daemon Reference page installed on cell based complexes parmgr 1M Start Partition Manager 32 Support and other resources Reference pages install
16. is not supported on an HP UX CMS 22 Getting Started ET Wa In these cases when you use the managed system setup wizard to configure the system the following message will be displayed Agentless data collection is not configured it will be configured An HP Utilization Provider has been detected it will not be used for data collection You should remove any sub OS workloads defined on this system NOTE Any sub OS workloads are automatically removed during the upgrade to Insight Dynamics 6 0 You may choose to remove the Utilization Provider from the affected systems after they have been configured for agentless data collection IMPORTANT Even though Insight Dynamics will no longer use the Utilization Provider for data collection there may be other software installed on the system that still uses it for example HP Insight Control power management Do not remove the agent if it is still in use Procedure 3 2 Remove the Utilization Provider from a Windows 2003 system 1 From Control Panel select Add or Remove Programs 2 Select HP WMI Util Provider v1 8 1 1 or the current installed version 3 Click Remove Procedure 3 3 Remove the Utilization Provider from a Windows 2008 system 1 From Control Panel select Program and Features 2 Select HP WMI Util Provider v1 8 1 1 or the current installed version 3 Click Uninstall Procedure 3 4 Remove the Utilization Provider from a Linux system 1 Open a comm
17. nd reference 35 vseassist 1M 36 NAME vseassist Help Resolve Insight Dynamics Configuration Problems SYNOPSIS Path HP UX opt vse bin vseassist Path Windows install path bin vseassist exe vseassist a q n nodename g collectionname vseassist c q vseassist 11 r q n nodename g collectionname vseassist s q h cms DESCRIPTION The vseassist command performs a number of checks to identify configuration problems in HP Insight Dynamics This command checks the software configuration on the HP SIM Central Management Server CMS the communication between the CMS and managed systems and the configuration of the software on managed systems A summary of results is displayed and detailed results are written to a log file along with recommendations for resolving any problems found You can execute vseassist from the HP SIM graphical user interface from the command line on the CMS or from the command line on a managed system HP recommends the following diagnostic procedure 1 Ifyou have Administrator root access to the CMS execute the following command from the command line vseassist a This will check the configuration of the CMS communication with all systems in the A11 VSE Resources collection and the configuration on those systems Refer to the summary output and examine the log file for any problems Follow the resolution steps in the log file to fix any problems that were found
18. of some features N A Not Applicable the check does not apply to this type of system 6 Optional To print a copy of the output click View Printable Report then click Print This task writes detailed information to the log file var adm syslog vseassist logon HP UX systems installation directoryNlogsNvseassist logon Microsoft Windows systems Check the log file for details of any problems encountered A TIP The vseassist command line that was executed by this task is displayed on this screen above the output box This command is also displayed in the printable version of the report You can use this information to create your own diagnostic scripts that can be run from the command line You can review these results again later by selecting Tasks amp Logs View Task Results from the HP SIM menu bar Check managed node configuration This task checks the configuration of HP UX Microsoft Windows or Linux managed systems by using mxexec to copy the vseassist command to selected managed systems and remotely execute it there When troubleshooting your Insight Dynamics configuration perform the Check CMS configuration page 25 task first to make sure that you do not have any unresolved CMS configuration issues Then use the Check CMS to managed node communication page 26 task to resolve communication issues with managed systems where you are having problems Once you have resolved the communication issues use th
19. or list nodes in Systems Insight Manager mxstart 1M Start Systems Insight Manager and the TomCat webserver mxstatus 1M Display or return via exit code the current ready not ready state of Systems Insight Manager mxstop 1M Stop Systems Insight Manager and the TomCat webserver mxuser 1M Add modify remove or list users in Systems Insight Manager Typographic conventions This document uses the following typographic conventions Book Title Linked Title http www hp com Command user input computer output Title of a book or other document Title that is a hyperlink to a book or other document A Web site address that is a hyperlink to the site Command name or qualified command phrase Commands and other text that you type Text displayed by the computer Typographic conventions 33 34 Enter term variable value find 1 Support and other resources The name of a keyboard key Note that Return and Enter both refer to the same key A sequence such as Ctrl A indicates that you must hold down the key labeled Ctrl while pressing the A key A term that is defined in the glossary and links to a glossary definition The name of an environment variable for example PATH or errno A value that you may replace in a command or function or information in a display that represents several possible values HP UX manpage In this example find is the manpage name and 1 is the manpage section Comma
20. processes that has its CPU allocation managed by the HP UX FSS FSS groups allow you to allocate fractions of cores rather than only whole cores to the processes in the group HP Global Instant Capacity Software that enables you to move usage rights for Instant Capacity components within a group of servers HP Instant Capacity The HP Utility Pricing Solutions product that allows you to purchase and install additional processing power through the use of a two step purchase model Initially you purchase system components cores cell boards memory at a fraction of the regular price because the usage rights are not included These Instant Capacity components are inactive but installed and ready for use When extra capacity is needed you pay the remainder of the regular price for the usage rights to activate the components If the regular price for the component is reduced by the time the usage rights are purchased the remainder price is proportionally reduced providing additional savings Earlier versions of iCAP were referred to as Instant Capacity on Demand or iCOD A feature provided by HP Insight Virtualization Manager software a logical server is a set of configuration and metadata that you create activate and assign to operate within a physical 47 LTU managed system managed workload management domain monitored workload MSA nPartition parked workload partition policy provision PSET resource p
21. s performed on 1 system s check s passed check s failed check s warned check s not applicable NOOO o See log for details C Program Files HP Virtual Server Environment VMlogs Vvseassist log AUTHORS vseassist was developed by Hewlett Packard Company DOCUMENT LAST UPDATED July 2010 39 40 MESSAGES The following message may be displayed when running managed system configuration checks on a 64 bit Windows managed system chcp is not recognized as an internal or external command operable program or batch file This is an issue with the remote command execution facility of HP SIM The message can be ignored FILES Configuration settings including communication port settings are read from the following file HP UX etc opt mx config globalsettings props Windows install pathNconfigNglobalsettings props Detailed results of the checks performed by vseassist are written to the log file Examine the log file for recommended steps to resolve any problems found Note The log file is not automatically pruned HP UX var adm syslog vseassist log Windows install path logs vseassist log Linux var log vseassist log The default instal1 pathona Windows CMSis C Program Files HP Virtual Server Environment but this directory can be changed at installation time SEE ALSO Insight Dynamics help Insight Dynamics information library http www hp com go insightdynamics docs capcollect 1M mxexec 1M mxn
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23. AC T2784AC T2782AC and T2762AA LTUs using WBEM or SSH vselicense m n sys e Scan for T2762AA LTU by communicating with the running gWLM agent vselicense m g n sys Command reference ET NOTE This operation may take a long time to complete 4 If necessary correct the number of per core or per socket licenses assigned to the systems using vselicense with the m and c options as described above To migrate and apply unused HP Integrity Linux or HP Integrity Windows LTUS follow these steps 1 Execute the following command on the CMS note that multiple n sys options can be specified vselicense l key n sys p prod where key is the license key provided with the LTU product prod ET NOTE This operation may take a long time to complete 2 If necessary correct the number of per core or per socket licenses assigned to the systems using vselicense with the m and c options as described above ET NOTE Changes made by vselicense may not show up in the product s user interface until you refresh the data click the Refresh Data link in Capacity Advisor or the Refresh Data icon in the Visualization tab After migration to the License Manager database your previously purchased LTUs will appear in the HP SIM License Manager under the following new license names HP Insight Dynamics VSE suite for Integrity Migrated from T2786AC HP VSE Suite for HP UX 11i LTU HP Insight Virtualization Manager s
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25. HP Insight Dynamics 6 2 Getting Started Guide 0 P Part Number 18671 91017 3 bli she A October 2010 Editi ition Copyright 2006 2010 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P Confidential computer software Valid license from HP required for possession use or copying Consistent with FAR 12 211 and 12 212 Commercial Computer Software Computer Software Documentation and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U S Government under vendor s standard commercial license The information contained herein is subject to change without notice The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein HP UX Release 10 20 and later and HP UX Release 11 00 and later in both 32 and 64 bit configurations on all HP 9000 computers are Open Group UNIX 95 branded products Acknowledgments UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group Java is a US trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc Intel and Itanium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Microsoft and Windows are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Table of Contents 1 fntieduclion do PIP insight Dunemibfonses pe
26. Machines are limited to import on line guest migration via logical server moves power on off and unmanage 3 Requires HP Insight Orchestration software for Integrity Table 1 3 Insight Dynamics Features on an HP UX CMS Feature Managed systems supported Visualize and monitor physical and virtualresources and HP Integrity servers running HP UX Integrity Linux workloads using HP Insight Virtualization Manager or Microsoft Windows for Integrity software HP Integrity server blades running HP UX Integrity Linux or Microsoft Windows for Integrity Virtual machines running under HP Integrity Virtual Machines e virtual partitions running under a vPars monitor Perform capacity analysis and planning using HP Insight HP Integrity servers running HP UX Integrity Linux Capacity Advisor software or Microsoft Windows for Integrity HP Integrity server blades running HP UX Integrity Linux or Microsoft Windows for Integrity Virtual machines running under HP Integrity Virtual Machines virtual partitions running under a vPars monitor Features of Insight Dynamics 13 14 Feature Identify and monitor running applications and processes using Application Discovery Manage workloads with automated policies using HP Insight Global Workload Manager software for Integrity Manage HP Integrity virtual machines using Integrity Virtual Machines Manager Manage nPartitions and cell based servers using Partition Manager
27. P Insight Control suite is also required The Insight Control license includes HP Insight Control virtual machine management HP Insight Control server migration HP Insight Control power management and HP Integrated Lights Out Advanced Logical server management is only supported on a CMS running Microsoft Windows A license for HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager software is required for BladeSystem enclosures in order to manage logical servers on server blades License management HP Integrity and HP 9000 servers and Integrity server blades License name HP Insight Dynamics VSE suite for Integrity HP Insight Virtualization Manager software HP Insight Capacity Advisor software HP Insight Global Workload Manager software for Integrity Notes Licensed products Managed system OS HP Insight Virtualization Manager HP UX software HP Insight Capacity Advisor software HP Insight Global Workload Manager software for Integrity HP Insight Control virtual machine management HP Insight Virtualization Manager HP UX software Microsoft Windows for HP HP Insight Control virtual Integrity machine management e Linux for HP Integrity HP Insight Virtualization Manager HP UX software Microsoft Windows for HP HP Insight Capacity Advisor Integrity software Linux for HP Integrity HP Insight Control virtual machine management HP Insight Virtualization Manager HP UX software HP Insight Global Workl
28. ainte mts 31 Reference pages installed on The CTVISIs ood hirta EFM a HORDEO PRA EEHU DA UE IM acd prom ELM a 31 Reference pages installed with agent software on managed systems sss 32 Reference pape installed on cell based complexes aes nan erba iere UR bare d peeled 32 Reference pages installed on systems running HP Integrity Virtual Machines 33 Selected HP Systems Insight Manager software reference pages ssssssssseeeee 33 Typographic COM CIOS ad os tul eiee neu ie en pedea een LR qc e Ub Ac RR qc S nt A eee 33 inel ET nena E de Vseassist IM aar coetus tenete muse Diu iei E 36 ju decur TT 41 EE E A Loo dar dl PUE E OENE M TEENE AE MAES HM EPUM MM 47 HO Be tcc OANA AE Henr aen api t PCR E Eo unre REOR DU E EU ei NA Eee HU 31 4 Table of Contents 1 Introduction to HP Insight Dynamics This document provides an overview of HP Insight Dynamics Itis intended to be used by system administrators and other technical professionals involved with data center operations administration and planning Chapter 1 describes the product features and the available configurations e Chapter 2 page 15 describes the licensing model and license mangement procedures Chapter 3 page 21 describes initial setup steps to get started with Insight Dynamics Chapter 4 page 25 describes the tools available to set up managed systems correctl
29. alization Manager must be configured to allow data collection from the CMS In general this data collection can be enabled either through the Utilization Provider UP installed on the managed system or through agentless data collection For a description of the two methods see the section Comparison of agentless and UP data collection in the HP Insight Capacity Advisor 6 2 User Guide Authentication is required to enable data collection using either UP or agentless data collection The required credentials are summarized in Table 3 1 page 22 You can verify or modify the WBEM or SSH credentials for a system that has been discovered in HP SIM by selecting OptionsSecurity Credentials System Credentials from the HP SIM menu Table 3 1 Data collection credentials requirements Managed system OS Data Collection Method Required access credentials Required access level HP UX WBEM credentials must be Non root or root UP configured or discovered in HP SIM for these systems Integrity Windows physical server WBEM credentials must be Does not require Administrator level or VM from an HP UX CMS configured or discovered in HP SIM access UP for these systems Windows physical server or Hyper V WBEM credentials must be WBEM login must be a member of the VM from a Windows CMS configured or discovered in HP SIM Administrators group on these systems Agentless for these systems Physical x86 or Integrity Linux SSH credentials or
30. and for creating an encrypted connection between a server and a Web browser 1 A server nPartition virtual partition or virtual machine that is running an instance of an operating system 2 Entities on the network that communicate through TCP IP or IPX To manage a system some type of management protocol for example SNMP DMI or WBEM must be present on the system Examples of systems include servers workstations desktops portables routers switches hubs and gateways Temporary Instant Capacity An HP product that enables customers to purchase prepaid core activation rights for a specified temporary period of time Temporary capacity is sold in 30 processing day increments TiCAP was formerly known as TiCOD 49 Utilization Provider VCEM virtual machine virtual partition VM Host vPars vPars monitor WBEM WMI workload 50 Glossary The WBEM services provider for real time utilization data from managed systems Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager A management tool for defining a server connection profile for each server bay This profile establishes the Media Access Control MAC addresses for all Network Interface Controllers NICs the World Wide Names WWNs for all host bus adapters HBAs and the SAN boot parameters If the server blade in the server bay is replaced the configuration and connection profile stays constant A software entity provided by HP Integrity Virtual Machines VMware ESX
31. and shell with root privileges 2 Execute the following command rpm e hp utilprovider For more information about agentless data collection see the section Comparison of agentless and UP data collection in the HP Insight Capacity Advisor 6 2 User Guide Removing unneeded agent software 23 24 4 Troubleshooting This chapter describes some of the tools and procedures that can be used to troubleshoot problems in Insight Dynamics Additional troubleshooting information can be found in the user guides listed in Manuals and white papers page 29 For information about known issues and workarounds in this release see the HP Insight Dynamics 6 2 Release Notes Memory and other system requirements Make sure that your CMS and managed systems meet the requirements specified in the HP Insight Software 6 2 Support Matrix In particular note the recommended and minimum supported memory requirements This document is available at http www hp com go insightdynamics docs If error messages about exceeding heap space are displayed you may need to increase the heap size of the HP SIM Java Virtual Machine JVM On 64 bit systems HP SIM sets the heap size to 4096MB 4GB You can specify a different heap size by setting the JVMMAXHEAP value in MB in the globalsettings props file On HP UX this file is at etc opt mx config globalsettings props On Windows it is at installation directoryNconfigNglobalsettings props The default in
32. ap see HP Insight Software 6 2 Getting Started Guide Insight Dynamics can be installed on the following types of CMS running HP UX HP Integrity server HP Integrity server blade virtual machine running under HP Integrity Virtual Machines For installation on a CMS running HP UX see HP Insight Dynamics 6 2 Integrity CMS Installation and Configuration Guide The following sections summarize the major software components of Insight Dynamics For more information see the user guides and other documents listed in Related information page 29 Help is also available within the software by clicking the H button in the upper right of most screens HP Insight Virtualization Manager software Virtualization Manager provides the framework for visualizing your virtual server environment All of the systems and workloads that you are authorized to view are displayed in graphical views The hierarchical relationships between systems is displayed in the Visualization View Different perspectives can be selected to customize this view The Workload View shows the workloads running under servers Both views show current utilization metrics allowing you to easily monitor the operational status of the resources managed by Insight Dynamics With Virtualization Manager you can perform the following tasks Customize the level of detail that you want to see Easily access additional Insight Dynamics capabilities to manage and configure s
33. artition 48 Glossary or virtual machine An active logical server can be moved from one location to another and its characteristics can be modified This feature allows you to populate an enclosure load balance servers and evacuate servers in case of disaster it allows you to provision resources only when needed and increase utilization of limited compute resources License to use A server or other system that can be managed by HP SIM from a CMS A managed system can be managed by more than one CMS A workload that is managed by HP Insight Global Workload Manager software for Integrity gWLM A CMS and its managed systems A workload that can be monitored by HP Insight Virtualization Manager software but has no policy associated with it Monitored workloads are not managed by HP Insight Global Workload Manager software for Integrity gWLM HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array MSA is a direct attach external shared storage solution that helps customers easily transition from direct attached to centralized storage It allows departmental and small to medium business customers to grow capacity as demands increase A partition in a cell based server that consists of one or more cellsand one or more I O components Each nPartition operates independently of other nPartitions and either runs a single instance of an operating system or is further divided into virtual partitions nPartitions can be used as compartments managed by HP In
34. certificate based Non root or root credentials or system SSH authentication must be certificate based authentication may Agentless configured or discovered in HP SIM be used for these systems NOTE On a Windows CMS any VMware ESX and Microsoft Hyper V hosts must be properly registered in HP Insight Control virtual machine management VMM to allow data collection from these hosts and their virtual machines For information about registering the hosts in VMM see HP Insight Control 6 2 Virtual Machine Management User Guide Removing unneeded agent software If you have upgraded from a previous installation of Insight Dynamics or the VSE Management Software there may be agents installed on some of your managed systems that are no longer needed This will occur on managed systems that previously used the Utilization Provider for data collection and are now configured for agentless data collection The following types of systems are affected Integrity Linux or x86 Linux managed systems In releases prior to version 6 0 these systems needed the Utilization Provider for data collection In the current release these systems will be configured to use agentless data collection The Utilization Provider is no longer supported by Insight Dynamics on Linux managed systems Microsoft Windows managed systems but only if you are using a CMS that is also running Microsoft Windows agentless data collection from Windows systems
35. communicate with the managed systems in order to perform management functions This option requires one or more n or g options Note On Windows and HP UX CMS vseassist will obtain the port on which to attempt managed node communication from the file globalsettings props see FILES section below If no port configuration is present port 22 will be used r Remote From the CMS check the configuration of the HP UX or Windows managed systems specified by the n and g options vseassist does not provide configuration checks for Linux managed systems This option uses mxexec to copy the vseassist command to the managed systems where it is executed with the s option In order for the r option to succeed the CMS must be able to communicate with the managed systems as checked by the 1 option This option requires one or more n or g options n nodename Node Specifies the name of a VSE managed system using the node name by which the system is known to the CMS as reported by 37 g collectionname h cms Installation mxnode 1M Multiple n and g options can be used to specify multiple systems Note This command is only designed to diagnose problems with sytems that are part of the All VSE Resources collection Applying this command to other resources using n or g options will not produce useful results Group Specifies the name of a collection of systems known to the CMS The specified checks will be perfo
36. discover licenses on HP UX systems even if other types of systems were included in the License Manager system selection For more information about scanning for HP UX licenses and migrating unused licenses from earlier software versions see vselicense 1M p 41 Scan for HP UX licenses 19 License requirements for systems with HP Instant Capacity products For systems using HP Instant Capacity products including iCAP GiCAP and TiCAP the total number of licenses assigned across all nPartitions within the complex or across multiple complexes when using GiCAP must be equal to or greater than the total number of processors that you have purchased 20 License management 3 Getting Started Installing the software This document does not cover installation of the software or upgrade from previous versions of the software For installation and upgrade on a CMS running Microsoft Windows see HP Insight Software 6 2 Preinstallation Worksheet HP Insight Software 6 2 Quick Installation Guide and HP Insight Software 6 2 Installation and Configuration Guide For installation and upgrade on a CMS running HP UX see HP Insight Dynamics 6 2 Integrity CMS Installation and Configuration Guide Configuring privilege elevation Some Insight Dynamics management functions require privileged root access from the CMS to HP UX Linux and VMware ESX managed systems Privilege elevation allows you to use your preferred mechanism for acquiring root pe
37. e eS dq PASS Running Insight Orchestration HP TO Ch O6K8 erret ys eem on dor pure RU Rete deed PASS Result Summary 13 verification check s performed on 1 system s 12 check s passed 0 check s failed 1 check s warned 0 check s not applicable See log for details C Program Files HP Virtual Server Environment logs vseassist log Check the communication from the CMS to the managed system named system d vseassist 1 n system Version A 6 2 0 doeercemteRheRentczeneneeecicteiecfenenrefezuLciehenetenetetesnseiedmemeietzrfwReceneicieiivcRetelezz Performing link verification of managed system s from the CMS M H FERRE tees system Managed system hostname resolution WREN POPE ODE EET WBEM authentication 2 00 e pum Ru Ee ee ees pue queues eq ete es eus uel e ie Qs Rue mommies SSH POLES OPET aae We save en tain oe outa e Moto ia orte e e Vsti eo o o o a ne eto un aen alts to an een aeo e x Mor ndo aeo e n o e DAS SSH QULheHETCOE TON I eto rode Sur UII MI DUE QUU D IL DU E ML DUE Oe IR ETE SUMP POLE OPS acacd econ ede X A KORR EORR CR RO RU E GR R ROCA E GR RR RR EU RR GR ER GU RE RR SE XE Eq EK A Trial or permanent license applied VMM ISS I 1o DIELE EE Capacity Advisor data Collection 9e erc m ax Rp Em exe mem P a eR xd Check VMware ESX versSiOn osswees cmm me Mem mePs3tpIQeQsesRRsae qebPQk eg als wis gle E RUE Result Summary 8 verification check
38. ed on systems running HP Integrity Virtual Machines Reference page Description hpom 5 About HP Integrity Virtual Machines hpomclone 1M Create a cloned copy of an Integrity virtual machine hpomcollect 1M Collect crash dumps logs system status and configuration on guests and the Integrity VM Host hpomconsole 1M Connect to the console of an Integrity virtual machine hpomcreate 1M Create a new Integrity virtual machine hpumdeumgmt 1M Manage the Integrity VM device database hpominfo 1M Display information about the Integrity VM environment hpommodify 1M Rename or modify the attributes of an Integrity virtual machine hpommigrate 1M Move a virtual machine to another Integrity VM Host system hpomnet 1M Configure virtual network devices hpomremooe 1M Remove an Integrity virtual machine hpomstart 1M Start an Integrity virtual machine hpomstatus 1M Display status of one or more Integrity virtual machines hpomstop 1M Stop an Integrity virtual machine Selected HP Systems Insight Manager software reference pages Reference page Description mxagentconfig 1M Configure the agent to work with a CMS mxauth 1M Add remove or list authorizations in Systems Insight Manager mxglobalsettings 1M Manage global settings in Systems Insight Manager mxinitconfig 1M Perform initial configuration of the server mxnode 1M Add modify identify remove
39. eement included with Insight Dynamics This document is installed on the CMS at the following locations HP UX CMS opt vse src README Microsoft Windows CMS installation directory src README The default installation directory is C Program Files HP Virtual Server Environment but this directory can be changed at installation time Manuals and white papers The latest versions of manuals and white papers for Insight Dynamics and related products can be downloaded from the HP Web The manuals and white papers listed below can all be found at the Insight Dynamics information library http www hp com go insightdynamics docs The information library includes direct links to the English versions of these manuals For manuals in other languages visit http www hp com go insightdynamics manuals or http www hp com go insightcontrol manuals select from the list of products and then select from the available languages The following tables list the manuals and white papers available at this site Some documents appear in multiple tables Installation and configuration Microsoft Windows CMS Topic Document Requirements feature support HP Insight Software 6 2 Support Matrix compatibility HP Operations Orchestration Software System Requirements Release notes HP Insight Dynamics 6 2 Release Notes HP Insight Control 6 2 Release Notes e Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Release Notes Installation and configuration
40. een scanned you may be able to migrate them to License Manager database using vselicense see Migrating previously unused licenses below Correcting the number of licensed cores or sockets Insight Dynamics VSE for Integrity products are licensed per core or socket on managed HP Integrity and HP 9000 systems When licenses from a previous release or from the HP UX Operating Environments are migrated to the current version the number of cores or sockets on the managed system is determined via a WBEM query The value returned is used as the number of licenses assigned to that system If the WBEM query is unsuccessful at determining the correct number one license is assigned You are responsible for verifying that the correct number of licenses are applied to your managed systems based on the number of cores or sockets in use In order to remain in compliance with your End User Licensing Agreement you may need to correct the count assigned during the license migration process To correct the count assigned during migration enter the following command on the CMS vselicense m c count n sys where count is the correct number of per core or per socket licenses to assign for system sys Migrating previously unused licenses If permitted by your licensing agreement with HP unused licenses that were purchased for an earlier release but have not yet been installed or scanned can be migrated to the License Manager database and applied to a mana
41. elow 2 Select Diagnose Troubleshoot Insight Dynamics Check CMS to Managed Node Communication from the HP SIM menu bar 3 Optional If no systems have been selected yet you are prompted to select from the available HP SIM system collections If you have already selected systems then those systems are displayed in the Verify targets screen HP SIM provides several options for adding or removing systems on this screen For help select Help For HP Systems Insight Manager from the HP SIM menu bar then select the Operations topic and the Managing with tasks subtopic 4 To schedule this task to run periodically or at a set time click Schedule The Schedule Task screen is displayed Help on scheduling options is available from that screen After the task executes you can view the results by selecting Tasks amp Logs View Task Results from the HP SIM menu bar To run this task immediately click Run Now This executes the vseassist command on the CMS and displays the results in the Stdout tab Troubleshooting 5 For each check performed by this task one of the following status indicators is displayed PASS No configuration problem was found FAIL A serious configuration problem was found You must resolve the problem for correct operation of Insight Dynamics WARN A configuration problem was found The problem will not necessarily prevent correct operation of Insight Dynamics but it may limit or restrict operation
42. enses for all products in the HP SIM License Manager database To use HP SIM License Manager you must have administrative rights on the CMS Some licenses cannot be applied through License Manager Triallicenses can only be applied to managed systems by the Insight managed system setup wizard or by the vselicense command For information about vselicense see vselicense 1M p 41 e LTUsfrom earlier versions of the VSE Management Software for Integrity or from the HP UX VSE or DC Operating Environments are managed using the vselicense command or the Scan for HP UX Licenses tool For more information see Scan for HP UX licenses page 19 To start License Manager select Deploy License Manager from the HP SIM menu This menu selection will only be available if you have administrative rights on the CMS Online help is available to guide you through the use of License Manager The Deploy HP Insight Dynamics VSE suite for Integrity Licenses screen performs the final step of assigning or un assigning licenses for Insight Dynamics to Integrity managed systems This screen is not used to apply licenses for the HP Insight Capacity Advisor Consolidation software the HP Insight Dynamics suite for ProLiant or the HP Insight Dynamics suite for non HP servers Online help is available to guide you in using this screen For systems that will be managed by a CMS running Microsoft Windows applying licenses in the proper order wi
43. ervers can be defined using the Create Logical Server wizard or created and activated via the import of an existing server blade or virtual machine The Logical Servers feature in Virtualization Manager allows you to perform tasks such as the following Introduction to HP Insight Dynamics Populate an enclosure Load balance servers e Evacuate servers for routine maintenance or in case of disaster ET NOTE Logical server management is only supported on a CMS running Microsoft Windows For more information about managing logical servers see the HP Insight Virtualization Manager 6 2 Software with Logical Server Management User Guide available at http www hp com go insightdynamics docs HP Insight Capacity Advisor software Capacity Advisor lets you quickly and safely test potentially costly configuration changes in your data center before you actually make them To start Capacity Advisor select Tools Capacity Advisor from the top menu bar or select the Capacity Advisor tab within Virtualization Manager With Capacity Advisor you can find answers to questions such as the following e Is there room on this system for an additional workload e Will this workload fit on this system e Can I consolidate these servers as virtual machines on a single server e What might my resource demand be in six months or a year e What are the estimated power costs for cooling a real or simulated system configuration e What doe
44. ew CV storage arrays that are managed by HP Insight Orchestration HPIO using Insight Operations Orchestration or SMI S and to unmanaged storage arrays For more information about SPM see the HP Storage Provisioning Manager User Guide available at http www hp com go insightdynamics docs Application Discovery Application Discovery helps you identify and learn about the applications and processes running in your data center or computing network With Application Discovery you can do the following e Discover the location and number of recognized running and installed applications in your network or data center Monitor the activity and resource usage of running processes and applications Define and adapt application templates to your environment for better discovery of your third party and custom applications and to make them available for adding to monitored workloads e Selectthe event types for which you want to receive notifications and set their level of importance For more information about Application Discovery see the Application Discovery 6 2 User Guide available at http www hp com go insightdynamics docs HP Insight Global Workload Manager software for Integrity To access Global Workload Manager gWLM from Virtualization Manager select the Shared Resource Domain tab or select one of the items under Tools Global Workload Manager from the Insight Dynamics menu bar Global Workload Manager improves both
45. formation page 29 we IMPORTANT The information in the following sections is a summary Specific supported hardware and software configurations are provided in the HP Insight Software 6 2 Support Matrix available at http www hp com go insightdynamics docs Components of HP Insight Dynamics The Insight Dynamics software is installed on a Central Management Server CMS running HP SIM which provides a browser based user interface A single CMS can be used to manage different types of systems The software is installed on the CMS once regardless of how many or what types of managed system licenses are purchased The following CMS installations are supported e Insight Dynamics can be installed on the following types of CMS running Microsoft Windows HP ProLiant server HP BladeSystem c Class ProLiant server blade Virtual machine running under VMware ESX or Microsoft Hyper V on HP ProLiant or supported non HP server On a CMS running Microsoft Windows Insight Dynamics is installed as part of the Insight software family of products For installation and configuration information see HP Insight Software 6 2 Preinstallation Worksheet HP Insight Software 6 2 Quick Installation Guide and HP Insight Software 6 2 Installation and Configuration Guide For an introduction to Insight software Components of HP Insight Dynamics 5 including security recommendations summary of included products and documentation roadm
46. ge Enterprise Business Enterprise Library HP Insight Dynamics suite HP Insight Dynamics suite for ProLiant HP Insight Dynamics VSE suite for Integrity HP Insight Dynamics suite information library HP Insight software HP Insight Control suite HP Insight Orchestration software HP Insight Recovery software HP Insight Control server migration HP Insight Control virtual machine management HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager software HP Systems Insight Manager software HP BladeSystem Matrix HP VSE Managed Node Software Update Command references manpages http www hp com go idvsera http www hp com go bizsupport http www hp com go enterprise http www hp com go enterpriselibrar http www hp com go insightdynamics http www hp com go insightdynamics proliant http www hp com go insightdynamics integrit http www hp com go insightdynamics docs http www hp com go insight http www hp com go insightcontrol http www hp com go insightorchestration http www hp com go insightrecover http www hp com go migrate http www hp com go vmmanage http www hp com go vcem http www hp com go hpsim http www hp com go matrix http vsemgmt external hp com Insight Dynamics and related products include manpages for HP UX and Linux systems and command reference pages for Microsoft Windows systems These pages provide details about commands file formats and related
47. ged system by the vselicense command using the following procedures These procedures should also be used to enable the LTUs included with the HP UX VSE or DC Operating Environments To scan for HP UX LTUs to migrate and apply follow these steps this scan can also be performed by the Insight managed system setup wizard and from the Insight Dynamics GUT 1 Install the HP UX LTUs that have unused licenses or install the VSE or DC Operating Environment on the managed system 2 Establish common WBEM credentials for communication between the CMS and the managed systems or configure SSH for use in HP SIM In previous versions of the software SSH was required in order to scan for HP UX LTUs Starting with Insight Dynamics 6 0 this scan will now be attempted using WBEM SSH will only be used if scanning via WBEM fails For information about configuring WBEM credentials and SSH see the HP Insight Dynamics 6 2 Integrity CMS Installation and Configuration Guide It is also possible to scan for the gWLM LTU T2762AA by communicating directly with the gWLM agent if it is running on the managed system However this will provide no information about the other LTUs To perform this type of scan use the g or gwlmoption ET NOTE The gWLM scanning option is only supported for gWLM agent versions earlier than version 4 0 3 Execute one of the following commands on the CMS note that multiple n sys options can be specified e Scan for T2786
48. grity gWLM For example a policy can indicate the minimum and maximum amount of CPU resources allowed for a workload and a target to be achieved A single policy can be associated with multiple workloads A function that makes a component operational Provisioning might include installing upgrading loading and configuring a software or hardware component Provisioning a server includes loading the appropriate software operating system and applications customizing and configuring the system and starting the server and its newly loaded software This makes the system ready for operation Processor set A collection of processors grouped together for exclusive access by applications assigned to that processor set Each application runs only on processors in its assigned processor set A subset of the resources available to an operating system instance isolated for use by specific processes A resource partition has its own process scheduler CPU resources in the partition may be allocated using Fair Share Scheduler groups or processor sets Policies for controlling the server blades Service Processor Serviceguard cluster Serviceguard package Serviceguard workload SMI S socket SRD SSL system TiCAP allocation of resources to the partition can be set using HP Insight Global Workload Manager software for Integrity gWLM Thin modular self contained computer servers containing one or more microprocessors
49. he CMS and displays the results in the Stdout tab Diagnose menu actions 27 5 For each check performed by this task one of the following status indicators is displayed PASS No configuration problem was found FAIL A serious configuration problem was found You must resolve the problem for correct operation of Insight Dynamics WARN A configuration problem was found The problem will not necessarily prevent correct operation of Insight Dynamics but it may limit or restrict operation of some features N A Not Applicable the check does not apply to this type of system 6 Optional To print a copy of the output click View Printable Report then click Print This task writes detailed information to the log file var adm syslog vseassist logon HP UX systems installation directoryNlogsNvseassist logon Microsoft Windows systems Check the log file for details of any problems encountered A TIP The vseassist command line that was executed by this task is displayed on this screen above the output box This command is also displayed in the printable version of the report You can use this information to create your own diagnostic scripts that can be run from the command line You can review these results again later by selecting Tasks amp Logs View Task Results from the HP SIM menu bar vseassist command 28 The vseassist command which implements the Diagnose menu actions described in the previous sect
50. information See Command reference page 35 for command reference pages included with this document The following tables list additional reference pages related to Insight Dynamics Reference pages installed on the CMS Reference page Description capagentlesscfg 1M Set advanced options for Capacity Advisor agentless data collection and view a list of systems configured for agentless data collection capcustombenchmark 1M Configure Capacity Advisor benchmark CPU scaling to normalize collected data capcustombenchmark 4 Format of Capacity Advisor custom benchmark database files Related information 31 Reference page Description capcollect 1M Collect Capacity Advisor data from systems capoopaextract 1M Export HP Performance Agent formerly HP OpenView Performance Agent or OVPA system data from managed systems and import into Capacity Advisor cappmpextract Export HP Performance Management Pack PMP system data from specified managed systems and import the data into Capacity Advisor Windows CMS only capprofile 1M Import export display invalidate and remove Capacity Advisor data for workloads or systems capprofile 4 Format of Capacity Advisor import and export files gwlm 1M Global Workload Manager gwlm 5 Overview of Global Workload Manager gwlmcmsd 1M Global Workload Manager gWLM daemon gwlmreport 1M Produce advanced textual summary reports
51. ion can also be executed directly from the command line on the CMS If you are unable to resolve communication issues with one of your managed systems you can install or copy this command to the managed system and run it from the command line there For details of the command line options suggested diagnostic procedure and examples see vseassist 1M p 36 On an HP UX CMS this reference page can also be viewed from the command line using the man command Troubleshooting 5 Support and other resources Contacting HP Your comments and suggestions regarding product features will help us develop future versions of Insight Dynamics Use the following email address to send feedback directly to the product development team vse hpuxweb fc hp com To send comments and suggestions regarding the documentation for Insight Dynamics use the following email address docs eedbackehp com HP cannot provide product support through these email addresses To obtain product support contact your HP Support Representative your HP Services Representative or your authorized HP reseller For more information about support services visit http www hp com go support For other ways to contact HP visit http welcome hp com country us en contact us html Related information For information about open source products included with Insight Dynamics including license constraints updates and security information see the end user license agr
52. is task to resolve configuration issues for any managed systems where you are still having problems Procedure 4 3 Check the configuration of managed systems 1 Optional Select the managed systems where you are having problems You can select systems by checking the selection box next to each system name in the Visualization View in Virtualization Manager If you prefer you can start this task with no systems selected In that case you are prompted to select the systems from the available HP SIM system collections after the next step below 2 Select Diagnose Troubleshoot Insight Dynamics Check Managed Node Configuration from the HP SIM menu bar 3 Optional If no systems have been selected yet you are prompted to select from the available HP SIM system collections If you already selected systems then those systems are displayed in the Verify targets screen HP SIM provides several options for adding or removing systems on this screen For help select Help For HP Systems Insight Manager from the HP SIM menu bar then select the Managing with tasks topic 4 To schedule this task to run periodically or at a set time click Schedule The Schedule Task screen is displayed Help on scheduling options is available from that screen After the task executes you can view the results by selecting Tasks amp Logs View Task Results from the HP SIM menu bar To run this task immediately click Run Now This executes the vseassist command on t
53. ll simplify the process and reduce errors Apply licenses to each managed system in the order shown for each system type HP BladeSystem c Class ProLiant 1 HP iLO Advanced blades 2 VCEM enclosure license required for logical server management of server blades Insight Control Insight Dynamics HP iLO Advanced Insight Control HP ProLiant ML DL servers Insight Dynamics HP BladeSystem c Class Integrity VCEM enclosure license required for logical server Blades management of server blades 2 Insight Dynamics Scan for HP UX licenses Use the Scan for HP UX Licenses task to perform the following functions e Enable the HP Insight Dynamics VSE suite for Integrity licenses that are included in the HP UX Operating Environments e Migrate unused licenses that were purchased for release 3 x or earlier of the VSE Management Software to the HP SIM License Manager database and apply them to your managed systems if permitted by your licensing agreement with HP To launch the task click Scan for HP UX Licenses on the Deploy HP Insight Dynamics VSE suite for Integrity Licenses screen On the Task Confirmation screen click Run Now Online help is available to guide you through the operation This task scans for licenses for any VSE Management Software for Integrity LTU that is installed on the managed systems It is not restricted to the type of license that was originally selected in License Manager It will only
54. n above the output box This command is also displayed in the printable version of the report You can use this information to create your own diagnostic scripts that can be run from the command line You can review these results again later by selecting Tasks amp Logs View Task Results from the HP SIM menu bar Check CMS to managed node communication 26 This task checks the communication between the CMS and selected managed systems When troubleshooting your Insight Dynamics configuration perform the Check CMS configuration page 25 task first to make sure that you do not have any unresolved CMS configuration issues Then use this task to resolve communication issues with managed systems where you are having problems Some of the problems detected with this option include expired licenses no open WBEM ports and improperly configured SSH authentication These checks will verify whether the CMS can communicate with the managed systems in order to perform management functions Procedure 4 2 Check the communication between the CMS and managed systems 1 Optional Select the managed systems where you are having problems You can select systems by checking the selection box next to each system name in the Visualization View in Virtualization Manager If you prefer you can start this task with no systems selected In that case you are prompted to select the systems from the available HP SIM system collections after the next step b
55. nsight Dynamics license For detailed hardware and software configurations supported by Insight Dynamics see the HP Insight Software 6 2 Support Matrix available at http www hp com go insightdynamics docs Insight Dynamics licensing model Insight Dynamics is licensed for use on managed systems as shown in the following table Licenses are managed from the Central Management Server CMS using the HP SIM License Manager database ET NOTE Additional product licenses may be required depending on the details of your installation System type License requirement HP Integrity Server License per CPU socket or core HP 9000 Server License per CPU socket or core HP ProLiant ML DL Server License per system HP BladeSystem c Class enclosure No enclosure license required or available Licenses apply to individual server blades HP BladeSystem c Class ProLiant server blade License per blade HP Integrity server blade License per CPU socket or core 2 Virtual machines running under any of the following Covered by host server license HP Integrity Virtual Machines VMware ESX VMware ESXi Microsoft Hyper V 1 TheHPInsight Capacity Advisor Consolidation software license is always licensed per system regardless of system type See HP Insight Capacity Advisor Consolidation software page 18 2 Trial licenses are licensed per system See Trial licenses page 15 To obtain a permanent License To Use LTU for In
56. nstalled on the CMS when Insight Dynamics is installed RETURN VALUES 0 The command completed successfully and no FAIL results were found PWN LM The command completed successfully and one or more FAIL results were found Warnings but no FAIL results were found Incorrect options were specified the command syntax is displayed An unexpected internal error occurred Contact your HP Support Representative your HP Services Representative or your authorized HP reseller for assistance EXAMPLES The specific checks performed may vary by operating system and system type of the CMS and managed systems The following examples show the kind of output that is produced but the details may be different in your environment Check the configuration of a CMS named unixsys vseassist c 38 Command reference Version A 6 2 0 pecedceniedcucoeukcuumuseic ne SS Se eS SH ee Se Sie euius iesu miis Se eeceisietusdim eveniet eres Performing CMS configuration verification Por Ss vssSs reese SSeS Se See SSeS ei See tlie See SS eS SS eee tissime asi eedem unixsys AIP SEM PUMA Sica PP p Rr PASS HP iS M memory Gontrodg brgbLiOn 26 ew since ean QU Reste ure po Ue Bom eise eng Sinan a esi Beem ae UIS DE PASS HP Insight Dynamics VSE PULUS TONING kaki AREALA nego RUE Boe Rer RU Ue UR E e gos eur Ro espe Sup arenae PASS localhost name resolutiOniu s 4 4 GaSe RR DEE NUES Nor ANE Siw Seale gists UR TUE Sour SUE Rep e E que
57. oad Manager software for Integrity HP Insight Control virtual machine management Logical server management is only supported on a CMS running Microsoft Windows A license for HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager software is required for BladeSystem enclosures in order to manage logical servers on server blades A license for HP Insight Orchestration software for Integrity is included with the HP UX VSE and DC Operating Environments e A license for Integrity iLO 2 Advanced is recommended in order to collect advanced power information for Virtualization Manager meters and capacity planning Non HP servers License name HP Insight Dynamics suite for non HP servers Notes Licensed products Managed system OS HP Insight Virtualization Manager Microsoft Windows software Linux HP Insight Capacity Advisor software HP Insight Control virtual machine management HP Insight Orchestration software HP Insight Recovery software Logical server management is only supported on a CMS running Microsoft Windows License for HP Insight Recovery software is included in the suite but Insight Recovery is not supported on non HP servers in this release of Insight Dynamics HP Integrity and HP 9000 servers and Integrity server blades 17 HP Insight Capacity Advisor Consolidation software The HP Insight Capacity Advisor Consolidation software license allows you to collect and analyze data from systems that are
58. ode 1M mxquery 1M vseinitconfig 1M vselicense 1M wbemassist 1M Command reference vselicense 1M NAME vselicense Manage licenses to use LTUs on HP Integrity and HP 9000 Systems SYNOPSIS Path HP UX opt vse bin vselicense Path Windows installation directory bin vselicense vselicense help Show command help vselicense usage Show command syntax vselicense t tempLicense n sys sys sys J Apply temporary trial licenses vselicense 1 key key key n sys sys sys p prod prod prod Migrate and apply Integrity Windows Linux LTUs vselicense m migrate g gwlm n sys sys sys Scan and migrate HP UX LTUs vselicense m migrate c count count count n sys sys sys Correct the number of per core socket licenses assigned to a system vselicense m migrate c 0 count 0 n sys sys sys Remove all the licenses applied to a system vselicense s show List the managed systems with migrated LTUs DESCRIPTION The vselicense command is installed on the Central Management Server CMS with Insight Dynamics This command installs and removes Licenses to Use LTUs for the HP Insight Dynamics VSE suite for Integrity It can also be used to correct the number of per core or per socket licenses that are applied for LTUs This command applies only to HP Integrity systems running HP UX Linux or Microsoft Windo
59. ode configuration 27 managed system setup wizard 18 21 25 manpage 31 manuals 29 memory requirements 25 51 Microsoft Windows agentless data collection 22 P Partition Manager 10 PowerBroker 21 privilege elevation 21 R related information 29 remote command execution 21 requirements memory 25 root access 21 S service and support 29 Shared Resource Domain 9 SIM see Systems Insight Manager SPM see Storage Provisioning Manager Storage Provisioning Manager 8 sub OS workload 23 sudo 21 T troubleshooting 25 typographic conventions 33 U unlicensed systems 18 upgrade from earlier release 22 user authorizations 21 Utilization Provider 22 V VCEM see Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager 6 16 17 Virtualization Manager 6 VM Manager see Integrity Virtual Machines Manager VSE see Virtual Server Environment vseassist 28 36 vselicense 41 W website 31 white papers 29 Windows see Microsoft Windows workload sub OS workloads removed on upgrade 23 52 Index 53 O
60. oftware Migrated from T2782AC HP Virtualization Manager for HP UX LTU T2806AC HP Virtualization Manager for Integrity Windows T2783AC HP Virtualization Manager for Integrity Linux HP Insight Capacity Advisor software Migrated from T2784AC HP Capacity Advisor for HP UX LTU T2807AC HP Capacity Advisor for Integrity Windows T2785AC HP Capacity Advisor for Integrity Linux HP Insight Global Workload Manager software for Integrity Migrated from T2762AA HP Global Workload Manager Agent LTU Use the HP SIM License Manager to view the status of theselicenses select Deploy License Manager from the HP SIM menu then select one of the new license names as shown in the preceding list Options The vselicense command recognizes the following options tl tempLicense Apply a trial license for Insight Dynamics VSE for Integrity to the systems identified by the n options When Insight Dynamics is installed on the CMS 10 trial licenses for the HP Insight Dynamics VSE suite for Integrity are included in the License Manager database These licenses can be applied to HP Integrity and HP 9000 systems Each trial license is valid for 90 days after it is applied to a managed system To 43 continue to manage these systems beyond the trial period permanent licenses must be purchased 1 keyl key key Install the license key for the LTU product identified by the p option on the systems identified by the n options n sys sys s
61. oot Insight Dynamics Check CMS Configuration 2 To schedule this task to run periodically or at a set time click Schedule The Schedule Task screen is displayed Help on scheduling options is available from that screen After the task executes you can view the results by selecting Tasks amp Logs View Task Results from the HP SIM menu bar To run this task immediately click Run Now This executes the vseassist command on the CMS and displays the results in the Stdout tab Memory and other system requirements 25 3 Foreach check performed by this task one of the following status indicators is displayed PASS No configuration problem was found FAIL A serious configuration problem was found You must resolve the problem for correct operation of Insight Dynamics WARN A configuration problem was found The problem will not necessarily prevent correct operation of Insight Dynamics but it may limit or restrict operation of some features N A Not Applicable the check does not apply to this type of system 4 Optional To print a copy of the output click View Printable Report then click Print This task writes detailed information to the log file var adm syslog vseassist logon an HP UX CMS installation directory logs vseassist logon Microsoft Windows systems Check the log file for details of any problems encountered TIP The vseassist command line that was executed by this task is displayed on this scree
62. ou can install or copy vseassist to the managed system and run it from the command line there In the following command replace cris with the fully qualified domain name of the CMS vseassist s h cms Options If no options are specified the command syntax is displayed and the command exits with return code 3 The vseassist command recognizes the following options For each option a mnemonic is shown in parentheses to help you remember the option letter a All Perform all checks 1 Check the configuration of the CMS as with the c option 2 Check the communication between the CMS and the specified managed systems as with the 1 option Ifno managed systems are specified then perform this check on all systems in the A11 VSE Resources collection 3 Check the configuration of the specified managed systems as with the r option If no managed systems are specified then perform this check on all compatible systems in the A11 VSE Resources collection c CMS Check the configuration of the CMS Note For a Windows CMS if IOAssist is installed additional IOAssist resource and CMS configuration checks will be launched 1 Link From the CMS check the communication between the CMS and the managed systems specified by the n and g options Some of the problems detected with this option include expired licenses no open WBEM ports and improperly configured SSH authentication These checks will verify that the CMS can
63. planned to be consolidated This license is only needed on managed systems that do not have a license for HP Insight Capacity Advisor software or Insight Dynamics License name Licensed products Managed systems HP Insight Capacity Advisor HP Insight Capacity Advisorsoftware Servers running HP UX 11i Microsoft Consolidation software Windows for Integrity x86 based Microsoft Windows Server or Linux Notes License is valid for six months after it is assigned to a system Does not include license for HP Insight Virtualization Manager software Systems with only this license will not be visible in Virtualization Manager Adding and applying licenses To use a purchased license you must first add it to the HP SIM License Manager database on the CMS then apply the license to a specific managed system The CMS keeps track of how many of each type of license are available to be applied to managed systems As you apply licenses the number of available licenses decreases ET NOTE Unlicensed systems will not be displayed by HP Insight Virtualization Manager software z At startup Virtualization Manager displays an alert in the toolbar if there are unlicensed systems Clicking this alert displays the following text The following systems were ignored by Virtualization Manager because they are not licensed or have an expired license The licensing status of Virtual machines that are no longer associated with their VM Host cannot
64. r initial configuration or reconfiguration of any selected set of systems After you specify which management features you want to use on the selected systems the wizard will analyze the current configuration of each system and perform the following functions Install any agents necessary to enable the selected management features e Apply any required licenses from the set of licenses available in the License Manager database Complete additional configuration steps required by the features that you selected After initial configuration you can run the managed system setup wizard again at any time to modify the selected management features and change the configuration For more information about the managed system setup wizard see the Insight Managed System Setup Wizard 6 2 Getting Started Guide available at http www hp com go insightdynamics docs Configuring user authorizations Users must be authorized in HP SIM in order to use Insight Dynamics tools and features Information about Insight Dynamics user authorizations is available in the online help From Installing the software 21 Virtualization Manager click the H button in the upper right of the screen Select the Logical servers help topic from the help navigation links on the left then select the Authorizations and configuration link at the top of this page Configuring data collection credentials ET Systems that are to be managed using Capacity Advisor or Virtu
65. rere PASS ID VSE manageable systems discovered in HP SIM celle eee PASS Application Discovery Perver FUNDI ia a a a O E E OEA S RyESONIUS AN GUR Sete ie Rod ders Deve tU ee PASS Pile pyrit Erie SPOLE r iaer ee er dog rre e d eee Ignis Suh gants pre capes seed pg ee ya ere be e pde ee PASS Java JRA installed sselses pb ee ope oe or cp Sec Ipae S bee Wubi isi ae peus a Uma eee iouis lecker tain PASS Virtual Machine Management runnnilqg cxee ee een heise ig ice cei eae ole eile ae a e ome ein dice aee PASS VMMiE SBE SPONSTVE PM LU E mn WARN WARNING HP SIM has discovered one or more virtual machine hosts servers but the VMM plugin is not fully configured to manage the following servers palacio RESOLUTION Verify if the HP Management Agents are installed for SNMP and proper HP SIM discovery Verify if VMM agent has been installed It s possible to install that via the Deploy Deploy Drivers Firmwares and Agents Install VMM Agent menu Verify if the system is licensed for VMM Verify if the system is registered for VMM if not register the VM host via the Configure Virtual Machine Host Registration menu or register the VM via the native virtualization console and Identify the system using Options gt Identify Systems menu Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager fesponSiVe ce ss eg 9 nl Rx SER Ta ERE De See ES PASS Logical Server Automation ingtalled is iesus qd esQ aq EHE PI a pu
66. rmed for each of the managed systems in the collection Multiple n and g options can be used to specify multiple systems Note System or collection names that include spaces must be enclosed in quotes Refer to mxquery 1M for more information about collections under HP SIM Quiet No output will be generated on stdout or stderr The results will still be logged to the vseassist 10g file System This option is used when running vseassist directly on HP UX or Windows managed systems vseassist does not provide configuration checks for Linux managed systems Some of the problems detected with this option include missing WBEM providers stalled WBEM process and missing required patches On an HP UX managed system WBEM services checks will be performed by wbemassist if wbemassist version 1 1 or later is installed Otherwise vseassist will use its own built in WBEM checks Note wbemassist checks for problems in HP UX WBEMServices and recommends solutions It does not perform checks on WBEM Providers or other services that use the CIM server For more information see wbemassist 1M When you use vseassist with the r option on the CMS mxexec will remotely execute vseassist on the managed systems using the s option Host Specifies the fully qualified domain name of the CMS that is managing the system This option is passed to the remote execution of vseassist when you use the r option on the CMS The vseassist command is i
67. rmissions as needed for example using sudo or PowerBroker without having to allow login through the root account Procedure 3 1 Configure privilege elevation for use with Insight Dynamics 1 Select Options Security Privilege Elevation from the HP SIM top menu 2 Select Enable privilege elevation for Linux amp HP UX or VMware ESX according to the type of managed system OS 3 Select the elevation tool type from the menu we IMPORTANT Insight Dynamics does not support the option A password is required for this privilege elevation tool Make sure that option is not checked 4 Selectuse this user and enter a user name that will be used to access all managed systems with this type of OS You will need to enable the selected user login on the managed systems Additional configuration may also be needed For example you may need to configure SSH access using Configure Configure or Repair Agents and you may need to configure the managed system to allow host authentication for non root users For more information see the HP SIM help mxagentconfig 1M and the Insight Dynamics installation and configuration guides Links to these documents can be found in Related information page 29 Using the Insight managed system setup wizard Insight managed system setup wizard configures systems to enable them to be managed by HP SIM and its plug in applications including Insight Dynamics Use the managed system setup wizard fo
68. s a comparison of several what if scenarios reveal about the analyzed alternatives Capacity Advisor helps you optimize workloads across your management domain to help maximize utilization of server resources It provides scenario analysis to help you manage your current server resources and plan for changes to your workloads and resources These scenarios allow you to simulate the following actions e Resizing systems e Resizing workloads e Moving workloads Capacity Advisor provides the following additional features e Automated generation of reports Capacity Advisor automates report generation that would otherwise take many manual steps to collect and present data or analysis e Trace based simulator Providing graphs over specific data intervals Capacity Advisor gives a more complete and accurate view of resource utilization than focusing on a single peak e Ease of data gathering Data is collected automatically using a secure protocol and stored in a central database for analysis For more information about Capacity Advisor see the HP Insight Capacity Advisor 6 2 User Guide available at http www hp com go insightdynamics docs HP Insight Capacity Advisor Consolidation software Capacity Advisor is also available through a limited duration license for systems that are intended to be consolidated The HP Insight Capacity Advisor Consolidation software does not include Virtualization Manager or any other Insight Dynamics components U
69. s graphical views of virtual to physical network and storage devices so that you can view I O data including resource utilization information VM Manager obtains information about Integrity VM resources through Web Based Enterprise Management WBEM providers installed on the VM Host For more information about VM Manager see the HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager 4 1 1 Software User Guide available at http www hp com go insightdynamics docs Product configurations 10 Insight Dynamics is licensed per managed system Different Insight Dynamics suite licenses are available for managing different types of systems as shown in Table 1 1 For more information about Insight Dynamics licenses see License management page 15 Introduction to HP Insight Dynamics Table 1 1 Managed Systems Supported by CMS Suite license Managed systems supported CMS platform HP ProLiant servers running Microsoft Windows or Linux HP BladeSystem c Class ProLiant server blades running Microsoft Windows or Linux Virtual machines and VM hosts HP ProLiant server running HP Insight Dynamics suite for Microsoft Windows ProLiant running under VMware ESX VMware ESXi or Microsoft Hyper V on HP ProLiant hosts HP Insight Dynamics suite for non HP servers Virtual machines and VM hosts running under VMware ESX VMware ESXi or Microsoft Hyper V on selected non HP hosts Selected non HP servers running Microsoft Windows or Linux
70. sight Dynamics contact your HP sales representative your HP services representative or your authorized HP reseller The available licenses are listed in the sections that follow To use a purchased license it must be added to the HP SIM License Manager database on the CMS and then applied to a managed system For more information see Adding and applying licenses page 18 Trial licenses When Insight Dynamics is installed on the CMS 10 trial licenses for the HP Insight Dynamics VSE suite for Integrity are included in the License Manager database These licenses can be applied to HP Integrity and HP 9000 systems Each trial license is valid for 90 days after it is applied to a managed system To continue to manage these systems beyond the trial period permanent licenses must be purchased These trial licenses can be applied to managed systems by the Insight managed system setup wizard or by the vselicense command They cannot be applied through HP SIM License Insight Dynamics licensing model 15 we Manager For information about the managed system setup wizard see the Insight Managed System Setup Wizard Getting Started Guide For information about vselicense see vselicense 1M p 41 IMPORTANT Integrity trial licenses that have already been activated from previous versions of the software VSE Management Software 4 will not be retained when upgrading to the current release Managed systems that were licensed with older
71. sight Global Workload Manager software for Integrity gWLM as long as several requirements are met Refer to the gWLM online help for a description of nPartition requirements A workload that is not currently associated with a system A workload becomes parked if its system is set to none when it is created or later modified A parked workload that was previously associated with a system may have historical data associated with it from HP Insight Capacity Advisor software or HP Insight Global Workload Manager software for Integrity gWLM As with any workload the historical data will be lost if the workload is deleted When migrating a workload from one system to another it may be useful to park the workload removing the association with the original system until the new system becomes available This preserves the historical data for the workload across the migration 1 A subset of server hardware that includes core memory and I O resources on which an operating system OS can be run This type of partitioning allows a single server to run an OS independently in each partition with isolation from other partitions 2 Aresource partition made up of either a Fair Share Scheduler FSS group or a processor set that runs within a single OS This type of partitioning controls resource allocations within an OS A collection of rules and settings that control workload resources managed by HP Insight Global Workload Manager software for Inte
72. sing this software you can collect and analyze data to help you plan the consolidation of existing systems without requiring a full Insight Dynamics license for those systems For more information see the section Data collection and the HP Insight Capacity Advisor Consolidation software in the HP Insight Capacity Advisor 6 2 User Guide Components of HP Insight Dynamics 7 HP Insight Orchestration software HP Insight Orchestration extends HP Insight Dynamics to provide rapid provisioning and repurposing of infrastructure services from shared resource pools using a self service portal Insight Orchestration delivers advanced template driven design provisioning and on going operations for multinode multi tier infrastructure services HP Insight Orchestration supports four main activities to automate the deployment of infrastructure services Design An architect uses the graphical designer to create simple and complex infrastructure templates that when tested can be published for users to create infrastructure services Provision A self service user selects an existing template and then requests infrastructure provisioning from it against an assigned pool of resources The administrator can approve or deny this request and monitor its progress Operate The administrator manages server network and storage pools defines virtual machine images and software deployment jobs performs manual provisioning tasks as part of the fulfillmen
73. stallation directory is C Program Files HP Virtual Server Environment but this directory can be changed at installation time Insight managed system setup wizard Many configuration issues can be avoided by using the Insight managed system setup wizard to configure managed systems for use with Insight Dynamics The wizard automates the installation of required licenses agent software and other configuration settings to support the management capabilities intended for use on the system To start the managed system setup wizard select Configure Managed System Setup Wizard from the HP SIM top menu Help is available in each step of the wizard Diagnose menu actions There are three tasks available from the Diagnose Troubleshoot Insight Dynamics menu described in the following sections These tasks use the vseassist command to perform configuration checks For examples of the output from these checks see vseassist 1M p 36 Check CMS configuration This task performs a number of configuration checks on the CMS When troubleshooting your Insight Dynamics configuration perform this task first Once you have resolved any CMS configuration issues you can diagnose issues with specific managed systems using the Check CMS to managed node communication page 26 and Check managed node configuration page 27 tasks described below Procedure 4 1 Check the configuration of your CMS 1 From the HP SIM menu bar select Diagnose Troublesh
74. t and supported non HP servers Virtual machines running Microsoft Windows under Microsoft Hyper V on HP ProLiant and supported non HP servers Identify and monitor running applications and processes HP Integrity servers running HP UX or Integrity Linux using Application Discovery HP Integrity server blades running HP UX or Integrity Linux Virtual machines running under HP Integrity Virtual Machines virtual partitions running under a vPars monitor Manage workloads with automated policies using HP HP Integrity servers running HP UX Insight Global Workload Manager software for Integrity e Hp Integrity server blades running HP UX Virtual machines running under HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manage HP Integrity virtual machines using Integrity Virtual machines running under HP Integrity Virtual Virtual Machines Manager Machines HP Integrity Virtual Machines VM Hosts Manage nPartitions and cell based servers using Partition HP Integrity cell based servers and nPartitions Manager Monitor HP Instant Capacity resources CAP GiCAP HP Integrity servers with HP Instant Capacity products and TiCAP using HP Instant Capacity Manager installed Manage HP Serviceguard clusters using Serviceguard HP Integrity servers with HP Serviceguard installed Manager Requires HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager software on BladeSystem enclosure N oH Logical server operations on virtual machines under HP Integrity Virtual
75. t interface technology in order to have all storage managed by the SMI interface as the unifying factor between all objects that must be managed in a storage area network and the tools used to manage them CPU socket The physical chip carrier on the circuit board that houses a CPU chip The CPU may consist of multiple cores Shared resource domain A collection of compartments that share system resources managed by HP Insight Global Workload Manager software for Integrity gWLM The compartments can be nPartitions virtual partitions virtual machines processor sets PSETs or Fair Share Scheduler FSS groups A server containing nPartitions can be an SRD as long as nPartition requirements are met These requirements are detailed in the gWLM Getting the Most out of gWLM topic A server or an nPartition divided into virtual partitions can be an SRD for its virtual partition compartments A VM Host can be an SRD to its virtual machines Similarly a server an nPartition or a virtual partition containing PSETs can be an SRD for its PSET compartments Finally a server an nPartition or a virtual partition containing FSS groups can be an SRD for its FSS group compartments A complex with nPartitions can hold multiple SRDs For example if the complex is divided into nPartitions named Parl and Par2 Parl s compartments could be virtual partitions while Par2 s compartments are PSETs Secure Sockets Layer Protocol for validating identity
76. t User Guide HP Insight Control 6 2 Performance Management User Guide HP Storage Provisioning Manager User Guide HP Insight Recovery 6 2 User Guide HP Insight Orchestration 6 2 User Guide HP Operations Orchestration Software Central User Guide HP Operations Orchestration Software Studio Guide to Authoring Flows HP Operations Orchestration Software Administrator Guide HP Insight Control 6 2 Power Management User Guide HP Insight Control 6 2 Remote Management User Guide HP Insight Control 6 2 Server Deployment User Guide Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager User Guide Backing up and restoring HP Insight Software 06 00 Central Management System Windows HP Insight Recovery Technical White Paper HP Insight Orchestration Software White Paper Enabling automated IT infrastructure provisioning and repurposing Insight Dynamics VSE without OpenSSH on HP ProLiant and Integrity Servers Running Microsoft Windows HP Logical Server Management Best Practices Using Logical Servers Defining Storage for Logical Servers Upgrading Logical Servers to HP Insight Dynamics 6 2 Capacity Advisor Importing OVPA Data from Non VSE Nodes Server and Storage Workflows for HP Insight Dynamics Insight Dynamics Automated Storage Provisioning Static SAN volume automation via multi initiator NPIV Websites Information and solutions Reference Architectures for Application Deployment in Virtualized Environments HP Business Support Center Lar
77. t of self service requests and uses Insight software to monitor the health and utilization of the managed environment Integrate Architects and administrators integrate Insight Orchestration with existing IT processes by modifying or creating Operations Orchestration workflows to customize the Insight Orchestration automation They can link to approval processes extend operating system deployment and server configuration and integrate the SAN management processes with server deployment For more information about HP Insight Orchestration software and the related Operations Orchestration software see the list of documents under Related information page 29 HP Insight Recovery software HP Insight Recovery provides simplified disaster recovery of logical server environments With a mouse click HP Insight Recovery transfers application environments running on HP BladeSystems or on virtual machines to a remote Recovery Site It utilizes the data replication capabilities of HP storage environments to ensure that application data is properly transitioned to the recovery location and that the overall transition is measured in minutes not days Insight Recovery is only supported on an HP ProLiant CMS running Microsoft Windows Logical servers that are included in an HP Insight Recovery configuration are referred to as DR protected logical servers An HP Insight Recovery configuration consists of two sites each managed by HP Insight Dynamics At
78. tem enclosure BladeSystem Integrated Manager cell cell based server CMS compartment complex core EVA FSS group GiCAP iCAP logical server A logical server that has been bound to both an HP SIM managed system and a workload and is bound to specific storage Active logical servers can be in one of two states powered on or powered off A program that regularly gathers information or performs some other service without the user s immediate presence Insight Dynamics relies on agents on managed systems to provide in depth hardware and software information Some systems can also be configured for agentless data collection HP BladeSystem is an infrastructure in a box that can support a combination of virtual machines storage blades and server blades It comprises server blade compute nodes integrated connectivity to data and storage networks and shared power subsystems Hardware solution for consolidating server blades and all supporting infrastructure elements such as storage network and power into a single unit A component in HP Systems Insight Manager SIM that provides streamlined management for the entire HP BladeSystem product family It enables users to quickly navigate their HP BladeSystem environments including server blades enclosure infrastructures racks and integrated switches through automatically generated blade rack picture views and hierarchical trees A circuit board that contains processors
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80. uccessfully 2 A warning occurred See command output for details EXAMPLES Apply licenses for the HP Integrity Linux Virtualization Manager product T2783AC on the managed system that is identified in HP SIM as linsys1 The key value was obtained from HP when the LTU was purchased vselicense 1 key n linsysl p T2783AC Apply licenses for LTUs installed on an HP UX managed system named uxsys2 The command uses WBEM or SSH if WBEM scan fails to scan for the LTU s installed on the system vselicense m n uxsys2 Use gWLM to scan and apply T2762AA licenses on an HP UX managed system vselicense m g n uxsys3 Correct the number of per core or per socket licenses to 4 for a system with previously migrated licenses vselicense m c 4 n uxsys2 44 Command reference Remove all the licenses that were previously migrated and assigned to the managed system winsys4 vselicense m c 0 n winsys4 AUTHORS vselicense was developed by Hewlett Packard Company DOCUMENT LAST UPDATED July 2010 SEE ALSO Additional information is available in the License Management topic of the Insight Dynamics help and in the following documents vseinitconfig 1M HP Insight Dynamics 6 2 Getting Started Guide HP Insight Dynamics 6 2 Integrity CMS Installation and Configuration Guide HP Insight Software 6 2 Installation and Configuration Guide 45 46 Glossary active logical server agent BladeSystem BladeSys
81. vers running Microsoft Windows or Linux HP Integrity servers running HP UX Integrity Linux or Microsoft Windows for Integrity HP Integrity server blades running HP UX Integrity Linux or Microsoft Windows for Integrity Virtual machines running under HP Integrity Virtual Machines virtual partitions running under a vPars monitor Servers licensed for HP Insight Capacity Advisor Consolidation software HP BladeSystem c Class ProLiant server blades running Microsoft Windows Virtual machines running Microsoft Windows under VMware ESX VMware ESXi or Microsoft Hyper V on HP ProLiant and supported non HP servers HP Integrity server blades running HP UX Integrity Linux or Microsoft Windows for Integrity Virtual machines running under HP Integrity Virtual Machines HP BladeSystem c Class ProLiant server blades running Microsoft Windows Virtual machines running Microsoft Windows under VMware ESX VMware ESXi or Microsoft Hyper V on HP ProLiant and supported non HP servers HP Integrity server blades running HEUS Integrity Linux or Microsoft Windows for Integrity Table 1 2 Insight Dynamics Features on Windows CMS continued Feature Managed systems supported Enable site to site fault recovery of logical servers using HP BladeSystem c Class ProLiant server blades HP Insight Recovery software running Microsoft Windows or Linux e Virtual machines running Microsoft Windows or Linux under VMware ESX or VMware ESXi on HP ProLian
82. workload performance and resource utilization in a shared computing environment For servers partitioned with nPartitions virtual partitions virtual machines psets or FSS groups gWLM can do the following Monitor each application e Determine the CPU resources needed by each application e Automatically migrate CPU resources between partitions to where they are needed most This migration improves application performance by making more resources available to the application at times of peak demand In addition migrating idle resources to the applications that are busy increases processor utilization For more information about gWLM see the HP Insight Global Workload Manager 6 2 User Guide available at http www hp com go insightdynamics docs HP Instant Capacity Manager The Instant Capacity iCAP Manager is a web based interface that can be used to monitor your Instant Capacity environment There are several pages available in iCAP Manager including a home page to provide an overview of the Instant Capacity resources available a Global Instant Capacity GiCAP group manager page to provide more insight into the group managers and detail pages for GiCAP groups and iCAP complexes and hosts You can get to iCAP Manager in either of the following ways e From the Virtualization Manager Visualization tab click the iCAP technology link associated with any managed system that has iCAP components TiCAP capacity or is a member of a
83. ws operating systems and HP 9000 systems running HP UX It is not used for licenses based on 5x5 keys introduced with VSE Management Software version 4 0 It is only used for trial licenses included with Insight Dynamics and for the LTUs in the following list You may have these LTUs installed from a previous version of the VSE Management Software or from the HP UX VSE or DC Operating Environments T2786AC HP VSE Suite for HP UX 11i LTU T2784AC HP Capacity Advisor for HP UX LTU T2782AC HP Virtualization Manager for HP UX LTU T2762AA HP Global Workload Manager Agent LTU T2807AC HP Capacity Advisor for Integrity Windows T2806AC HP Virtualization Manager for Integrity Windows T2785AC HP Capacity Advisor for Integrity Linux T2783AC HP Virtualization Manager for Integrity Linux Starting with VSE Management Software version 4 0 A 04 00 07 xx licenses are now managed in the HP Systems Insight Manager SIM License Manager database on the CMS These licenses are encoded in a 5x5 key consisting of 5 blocks of 5 numbers or characters These licenses are added to the CMS and applied to managed systems through HP SIM 41 42 Licenses from previous versions of the software and licenses included in the HP UX VSE or DC Operating Environments are automatically migrated to the License Manager database if they were previously in use the license had already been installed and scanned If these licenses were never installed or have not yet b
84. y and diagnose and correct common configuration problems e Chapter 5 page 29 provides a list of support resources and a comprehensive list of Insight Dynamics documentation e The Command reference page 35 provides command reference pages for the vseassist 1M and oselicense 1M commands that are mentioned elsewhere in this document e The Glossary page 47 provides definitions of key terms used in this document Initial occurrences of terms with glossary definitions appear in italics If you are viewing this document in electronic form click the italicized term to jump to the glossary definition HP Insight Dynamics is an integrated command center that enables you to continuously analyze and optimize your adaptive infrastructure It builds on the HP infrastructure management portfolio including HP Systems Insight Manager HP SIM and HP Insight software Insight Dynamics provides an integrated graphical environment for managing physical servers logical servers virtual machines server blades nPartitions virtual partitions applications and workloads You can dynamically resize virtual servers and migrate resources where they are needed based on service level objectives and business requirements For information about the changes in this release of Insight Dynamics see the HP Insight Dynamics 6 2 Release Notes For a complete list of Insight Dynamics documentation and the web sites where these documents can be found see Related in
85. ys The system name as identified in HP SIM ET NOTE HP Integrity virtual machines are licensed through the VM Host You cannot specify a virtual machine as the target of a vselicense command Instead apply the command to the VM Host system p prodl prod prod The product number of the LTU being installed or migrated For example T2783AC is the product number for the Virtualization Manager LTU for HP Integrity managed systems running Linux gl gwlm Communicate directly with the gWLM agent running on the managed system when scanning for the gWLM LTU This option should only be used if WBEM and SSH are not configured for use When using this option the scan can only detect the gWLM LTU T2762AA No information will be returned about other LTUs This option is only supported for gWLM agent versions earlier than version 4 0 ml migrate Migrate LTUs to the HP SIM License Manager database c count count count Set the number of per core or per socket licenses to apply to the system identified by the n option This option is only valid for previously migrated LTUs on the specified system A count value of 0 removes all migrated LTUs for that system from the License Manager database s show List the managed systems that have licenses that have been migrated from previous software releases RETURN VALUES 0 The command completed successfully no errors were detected 1 Anerror occurred and the command did not complete s
86. ystems and workloads Inventory your virtual and physical servers Centrally configure your server resources for optimum utilization Launch Virtualization Manager from HP SIM in any of the following ways From the HP SIM menu bar choose Tools Virtualization Manager From the HP SIM Systems and Event Collections list in the left navigation area choose Systems Shared Systems by Type All VSE Resources or expand the All VSE Resources collection by clicking its Bl icon then choose a subset such as nPartitions Create a custom HP SIM collection whose default view is set to VSE and choose that collection in the left navigation area For more information about Virtualization Manager see the HP Insight Virtualization Manager 6 2 Software with Logical Server Management User Guide available at http www hp com go insightdynamics docs Logical servers 6 A logical server is a set of configuration information that you create activate and move across physical and virtual machines It contains the logical server definition and description including the server compute resources for example number of CPU cores and amount of memory and the server connections to storage fabric and networks A logical server is managed within Virtualization Manager and when activated is applied to the creation of a virtual machine using hypervisor based software or to a bare metal server blade using HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Logical s

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