SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  
PART NUMBER:  
FILE NAME:hpmgmt-7.2.0-vmware.tgz
TITLE:HP Insight Manager Agents for VMware ESX Server  
VERSION:7.2.0  
LANGUAGE:English  

CATEGORY:Software-System Management  

DIVISIONS:Systems 

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:BL20p, BL20p G2, BL20p G3, BL40p, DL360, DL360 G2, DL360 G3,
DL360 G4, DL380, DL380 G2, DL380 G3, DL380 G4, DL560, DL580, DL580 G2, DL585,
DL740,DL760, DL760 G2, ML370 G3, ML370 G4, ML570 G2

OPERATING SYSTEM:VMware ESX Server 2.5.x  

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: 

PREREQUISITES:None 

EFFECTIVE DATE:3/7/05  

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:N/A  

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:  HP Insight Manager Agents provide server management
capabilities for VMware ESX Server 2.5.x installed on supported
server platforms.



Enhancements/Fixes:

- VMFS disk usage is now reported
- System Management Homepage
	The System Management homepage is now a separate package.  SMH uses
	system accounts for authentication.
- New command line syntax for installation


Notes:

Any device assigned to the service console must not share its legacy IRQ
with the iLO controller.

ProLiant DL585: By default the service console NIC and the iLO controller
	        share an IRQ.  Assign the 2nd on-board NIC to the service
	        console instead.
ProLiant DL740: The USB and iLO controllers, share IRQs.  Consider moving
	        the iLO controller to IRQ 12
Other ProLiant Servers may have similar conflicts.  If you experience problems
installing or starting the Lights-Out agents (hprsm) check for IRQ conflicts.
IRQ reassignments can be made in the RBSU.


Due to a known issue with ESX Server 2.5, running the Insight Manager storage
agents may cause the service console to freeze periodically.  If you experience
this problem it is recommended to disable the storage agents from running.  This
issue will be addressed in a future update to ESX Server.  To disable storage
agents from running, run the hpasm reconfigure task and answer "No" when asked
if you require the storage agents support:

%> service hpasm reconfigure


The management agents may not detect MSA1000 or MSA1500 when using version 
6.07 of the QLogic driver packaged with ESX Server 2.5.  Please obtain a new 
driver from (availability currently unknown). Please contact VMware for current status.

The System Management Homepage may not respond to requests immediately after starting.
Please wait a few minutes before attempting to connect to SMH.  If SMH does not respond,
login to the service console directly or through iLO. SMH uses the kernel's random number
generator as part of it's security mechanisms. Due to the nature of ESX Server, most of 
the 'environmental noise' from IRQs and device drivers used to generate random numbers is
masked from the service console. This can cause SMH to stall while waiting on the random
number generator.  Logging in at the keyboard or through iLO should generate enough 
activity for the random number generator.  Please contact VMware for current status.



HOW TO USE:

Login as the system administrator (root), download the package to a
directory on your hard drive and change to that directory. Unpack
the contents of the package by typing:

tar -zxvf hpmgmt-7.2.0-vmware.tgz

This will create two new directories (/hpmgmt/720) under your current
directory.  Change to the new ./hpmgmt/720 directory and view the 
README file for installation instructions.

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