Introducing HP Systems Insight Manager

On November 11, 2003, HP announced the next generation systems management tool, HP Systems Insight Manager, as part of the launch of its Adaptive Management strategy.

HP Systems Insight Manager combines the strengths and capabilities of HP Insight Manager 7, HP Toptools, and HP Servicecontrol Manager 3.0 to deliver a single tool for managing ProLiant, Integrity, and HP 9000 systems running Windows®, Linux, and HP-UX. The core Systems Insight Manager software delivers the essential capabilities required to manage all HP server platforms. Systems Insight Manager can also be extended to deliver unparalleled breadth of device management with plug-ins for HP clients, storage, power, and printer products. Plug-ins for rapid deployment, performance management, partition management, and workload management allow systems administrators to pick the value added software required to deliver complete lifecycle management of their hardware assets.

What's New

HP Systems Insight Manager delivers new capabilities for customers who currently use Servicecontrol Manager to manage their HP 9000 and Integrity systems running HP-UX and Linux as well as customers who use Insight Manager 7 to manage their ProLiant servers running Windows, Linux and NetWare. New features will differ depending on whether you are a Servicecontrol Manager user or an Insight Manager 7 user.

New features for Servicecontrol Manager users

  • Ability to install central management server (CMS) on Windows.
  • Manage ProLiant servers running Windows and NetWare and Alpha servers running Tru64 Unix® and OpenVMS.
  • Automatic discovery and identification of managed systems.
  • System polling.
  • Integrated inventory and snapshot comparison. HP Systems Inventory Manager is now integrated into the base Systems Insight Manager product.
  • Improved event management and notification services. Nimbus will display EMS (Event Management System) events. You can quickly run EMS through Nimbus menus to perform the advanced EMS log analysis functions.
  • Improved breadth of management via integration with HP Client Manager, HP Web JetAdmin, HP CommandView for SDM, EVA, XP, and ESL storage, and HP Power Manager.
  • Improved lifecycle management via integration with Ignite-UX, Software Distributor-UX, Process Resource Manager, Partition Manager, HP-UX Workload Management, GlancePlus, Security Patch Check, Bastille, ServiceGuard Manager, HP-UX system administration (e.g. kernel configuration and user/group configuration), the ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack, ProLiant Essentials Performance Management Pack, Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition and Integrated Lights-Out.

New features for Insight Manager 7 users

  • Ability to install central management server (CMS) on Linux and HP-UX.
  • Manage HP 9000 and Integrity servers running HP-UX.
  • Support for the Mozilla web browser on Linux and HP-UX.
  • Role-based security that provides granular control over which users can perform which actions on which systems. Allows effective delegation of management responsibilities without giving people access to systems they are not authorized to manage.
  • Ability to execute initial deployment of ProLiant Support Packs to Windows systems without the Version Control Agent and support for Version Control of Linux systems.
  • Improved breadth of management via integration with the HP Client Manager, HP Web JetAdmin, HP CommandView for SDM, EVA, XP, and ESL storage, and HP Power Manager.
  • Improved lifecycle management via integration with the ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack, ProLiant Essentials Performance Management Pack, Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition and Integrated Lights-Out, Ignite-UX, Software Distributor-UX, Process Resource Manager, Partition Manager, HP-UX Workload Management, GlancePlus, Security Patch Check, Bastille, ServiceGuard Manager, HP-UX system administration(e.g. kernel configuration and user/group configuration).
  • Command line interface and the ability to easily integrate off-the-shelf or custom command line and browser-based applications through Tool Definition Files.
  • Securely run tools on managed systems.

HP Systems Insight Manager will be available for download from the HP Web site and will ship at no extra charge with all ProLiant 300, 500, and 700 series, Integrity, and HP 9000 systems. For additional information on HP Systems Insight Manager, visit the HP Web site at