HP Insight Control Software for Linux - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
I Introduction...............................................................................................11
1 Using Insight Control for Linux................................................................12
1.1 Overview.....................................................................................................................12
1.2 Integration with Systems Insight Manager........................................................................13
1.3 Insight Control for Linux extensions to HP SIM...................................................................13
1.4 Insight Control for Linux toolboxes...................................................................................16
1.5 Insight Control for Linux command environment.................................................................17
1.6 Internal task queuing and management...........................................................................17
1.7 Synchronized system clocks............................................................................................18
1.8 Insight Control for Linux RAM disk environment.................................................................18
1.9 Network configuration and DHCP requirements................................................................18
1.10 Virtual media..............................................................................................................18
1.11 Managed system names...............................................................................................19
1.11.1 How Insight Control for Linux assigns node names.....................................................19
1.11.2 Viewing managed system names............................................................................21
1.12 Connecting to HP SIM..................................................................................................21
1.13 Backing up Insight Control for Linux files.........................................................................21
2 Security...............................................................................................23
2.1 Integrated security features.............................................................................................23
2.2 Validating RPM signatures.............................................................................................25
2.3 Trusted certificates........................................................................................................25
3 Managing licenses...............................................................................27
3.1 Licensing overview........................................................................................................27
3.2 Adding the Insight Control for Linux license key to HP SIM.................................................27
3.3 Licensing virtual guests..................................................................................................28
4 Understanding tasks and task results.......................................................29
4.1 Task results overview.....................................................................................................29
4.2 Understanding task results.............................................................................................29
4.3 Task results page.........................................................................................................29
4.4 Common task results.....................................................................................................31
4.4.1 Task instance area................................................................................................31
4.4.1.1 Stopping a task ............................................................................................31
4.4.2 View control options and summary status area.........................................................32
4.4.2.1 View printable report button...........................................................................32
4.4.2.2 Rerun non-complete targets button...................................................................33
4.4.2.3 Parameters button.........................................................................................33
4.4.3 Operation details log............................................................................................33
4.5 HP SIM standard task results format................................................................................34
4.5.1 Summary status and target status area.....................................................................35
4.5.1.1 Stop button in the target status area..................................................................36
4.5.1.2 Log button in the target status area...................................................................37
4.5.2 Target details table...............................................................................................37
4.6 Scalable task results format...........................................................................................38
4.6.1 Operations table..................................................................................................39
4.6.2 Operation controls...............................................................................................40
4.6.3 Operation target details........................................................................................40
II Deployment..............................................................................................42
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