HP VMware ESXi management environment
integration note
Abstract.............................................................................................................................................. 2
Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 2
HP implementation of WBEM in ESXi ..................................................................................................... 2
HP server information available using WBEM ......................................................................................... 3
Proactive notification of server issues .................................................................................................. 3
HP integrated VMware ESXi Provider and Profile summary.................................................................... 4
ProLiant server information available using VMware’s Virtual Infrastructure Client and Virtual Center ......... 4
Comparison of HP SIM with HP Insight Providers and VC/VIC with VMware providers ................................ 4
Managing HP integrated VMware ESXi.................................................................................................. 5
Using HP-SIM to manage servers running ESXi..................................................................................... 6
The “First Time Wizard”................................................................................................................ 6
Global Protocol Settings page – Options-->Protocol Settings-->Global Protocol Settings ......................... 7
System Protocol Settings page........................................................................................................ 8
Status Polling ............................................................................................................................. 11
Identifying problems with hardware components ............................................................................ 13
Property pages........................................................................................................................... 14
Indications in the HP SIM user interface......................................................................................... 15
Troubleshooting WBEM Indications in HP SIM ............................................................................... 16
Using HP Virtual Machine Manager to manage virtual machines running ESXi ...................................... 17
Using VI Client and Virtual Center to manage ProLiant servers running ESXi .......................................... 18
Appendix A: Changing standards in the server management environment................................................ 20
Web-based Enterprise Management................................................................................................. 20
Common Information Model............................................................................................................ 21
Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware ..................................................................... 21
Appendix B: HP SIM with HP providers, VC/VIC with VMware providers comparison ............................... 22
For more information.......................................................................................................................... 24
Call to action .................................................................................................................................... 24
