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Part number: 411806-002
Second edition (October 2006)
Overview
HP Insight Control Data Center Edition is an integrated suite of software that
simplifies the management of HP BladeSystem infrastructures.
Delivered on DVD media, this integrated suite uses a single installer to deploy,
configure, and license core infrastructure management software rapidly and
consistently, helping IT organizations reduce manual procedures and time to
production. Insight Control Data Center Edition builds on HP Systems Insight
Manager (HP SIM) and ProLiant Essentials software to manage HP BladeSystem
lifecycles, including hardware deployment, health monitoring, performance
monitoring, virtual machine management, vulnerability scanning, and patch
management.
Insight Control Data Center Edition is delivered with HP BladeSystem c-Class
enclosures as evaluation or fully licensed software. Software only license options
are also available for HP BladeSystem c-Class and p-Class environments.
Insight Control Data Center Edition
components
The following components are installed standard in a typical Insight Control Data
Center Edition installation:
• HP SIM, including the following components:
• HP BladeSystem Integrated Manager
• OpenSSH
• HP System Management Homepage
• HP Version Control Repository Manager
• Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Mapper
• HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack—Windows Edition
• HP ProLiant Essentials Performance Management Pack
• HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack
The HP ProLiant Essentials Virtualization Management Software is installed as an
option in an Insight Control Data Center Edition installation. The Virtualization
Management Software includes the following components:
• HP ProLiant Essentials Virtual Machine Management Pack
• HP ProLiant Essentials Server Migration Pack
For more information about installing and configuring the Virtual Machine
Management Pack and Server Migration Pack, see the HP ProLiant Essentials
Virtualization Management Software User Guide.
HP Insight Control Data
Center Edition
Quick Setup Poster
Upgrading Insight Control Data
Center Edition
The following table lists the Insight Control Data Center Edition component version
numbers and their upgrades with this release.
Table 1 Insight Control Data Center Edition component upgrades
Component From this version To this version
HP SIM 5.0 5.0.2
HP BladeSystem Integrated Manager 2.0, 2.1 2.2
Rapid Deployment Pack—Windows 3.00 3.10
Edition (if installed on local server)
Performance Management Pack 4.0, 4.1, or 4.1.1 4.2
Vulnerability and Patch 2.0, 2.0.1 2.0.2
Management Pack
Virtualization Management Software 1.11, 2.0, and 2.0.1 2.0.2
Insight Control Data Center Edition
platform support
Insight Control Data Center Edition is supported on a defined set of HP BladeSystem
hardware, HP storage, software, and third-party operating platforms.
For a full list of supported platforms and components, see the HP Insight Control
Data Center Edition Support Matrix.
Insight Control Data Center Edition
installation requirements
Before beginning the Insight Control Data Center Edition installation process, verify
that your hardware and software meet the requirements listed in the following tables.
Hardware installation requirements
Table 2 Insight Control Data Center Edition hardware installation requirements
Component Specification
Server HP BladeSystem c-Class or p-Class server blade or
HP ProLiant ML or DL servers
Memory At least 2 GB RAM (4 GB RAM recommended)
Processor At least 1.6 GHz (2 GHz or higher recommended)
Disk space 5 GB for Insight Control Data Center Edition software; more
disk space required for operating systems, logs,
and patch databases
File structure New Technology File System (NTFS)
DVD drive Local or mapped DVD drive required
Software installation requirements
Table 3 Insight Control Data Center Edition software installation requirements
Component Specification
Operating system Windows Server™ 2003, Standard Edition SP1
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition SP1
Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
Services Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 or later,
installed and running with FTP service
ASP.NET 1.1, with .NET 1.1 Framework
SNMP
TCP/IP with DNS properly installed so that system names
can be resolved to IP addresses
Database Microsoft SQL Server 2000, SP3 or higher (optional)*
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (optional)
Applications Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 with the latest service packs
Adobe Acrobat Reader
* Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 2000 SP3a is installed automatically as part of
the installation if SQL Server is not present.
Before beginning the Insight Control Data Center Edition installation process,
identify the information or configure the settings as listed in the HP BladeSystem
Installation Checklist in the kit. Having this information available reduces the time
required for installation.
Performing an Insight Control Data
Center Edition installation
Before installing Insight Control Data Center Edition, change the configuration of
the Windows automatic updates to prompt for confirmation before installing the
updates. Changing this configuration prevents undesired reboots when Insight
Control Data Center Edition installation is left to run overnight. You can restore
this configuration after the installation of Insight Control Data Center Edition is
complete.