By default, HP Systems Insight manager provides fault, inventory, and configuration management of all your HP servers. Even if you have little or no experience using management tools, HP Systems Insight Manager can immediately help you become more proactive in detecting and solving system problems. HP Systems Insight Manager provides tangible benefits in a wide range of IT environments. For example:
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Sam is an IT administrator in a small firm of lawyers. He manages 5 servers, 50 desktops, 10 printers, and miscellaneous networking devices. He does not currently use management tools. If the lawyers have a problem with their systems, they quickly pick up the phone and call him. Sam doesn't think that his firm will invest in management tools and he is not sure that he has the time to learn the software. If Sam used HP Systems Insight Manager, he would receive an email or pager notification of potential problems with server components such as drives, CPU, and memory, enabling him to fix issues before the lawyers noticed and phoned him. Answering fewer crisis phone calls could save Sam much more than the time he would spend learning HP Systems Insight Manager. HP Systems Insight Manager would also help Sam to quickly locate information on his systems such as serial numbers, model numbers, and OS levels as well as allow him to centrally track and update server BIOS, firmware, and agents. With the addition of the Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack, he can even scan systems for security vulnerabilities, update OS and application patches, and ensure that patches remain installed on the systems. |
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Colin is an IT administrator in a local community college. He manages over 10 servers, 250 desktops, several printers, and Procurve network switches. He has spent a lot of time configuring Insight Manager 7 for his IT environment, and he appreciates its remote management capabilities. He knows about HP Systems Insight Manager, but he doesn't know if the benefits outweigh the effort to switch from Insight Manager 7. Colin uses HP Client Manager to manage the desktops so he will be pleased to know that he can launch HP Client Manager in context within the HP Systems Insight Manager user interface. He can also get detailed information on his Procurve switches. In parallel, Colin has been evaluating vulnerability scanners and patch management software but he is reluctant to learn new tools to manage his environment. The introduction of the new ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack that is integrated into HP Systems Insight Manager should convince Colin to migrate. When Colin decides to upgrade from Insight Manager 7, he will find it quick and easy to migrate to HP Systems Insight Manager. |
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Wilma is an IT administrator in a small department within a large enterprise. She is responsible for managing the 20 Windows servers in her local environment. She understands the benefits of HP Systems Insight Manager for the larger IT environment, but she thinks that it may be too complex and expensive for her small department. In fact, she prefers to use the old Windows console even though she knows that it doesn't support the newest ProLiant servers. First, Wilma needs to know that HP Systems Insight Manager can be installed on a desktop running Microsoft Windows XP Professional, and she can use MSDE as her database. MSDE ships with HP Systems Insight Manager at no additional charge and can be installed along with HP Systems Insight Manager. Because HP Systems Insight Manager is browser-based, Wilma is not tied to her Windows management console to get information on her servers. She can log-in from any machine on the network and get secure access to her systems. This means that even if she is out of the office, she can still manage her servers. Wilma will also be pleased to know that it is easy to update HP Systems Insight Manager. Instead of having to install a new console with every agent release, she only has to update event definitions in the console. She will save time and increase her efficiency as she learns how to make the best use of HP Systems Insight Manager features for updating her systems software, running regular inventory reports, and more. |
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