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caution

A note to indicate that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or loss of information.

certificate

An electronic document that contains a subject's public key and identifying information about the subject. The certificate is signed by a Certification Authority (CA) to bind the key and subject identification together.

Certificate Authority (CA)

A trusted third-party organization or company that issues digital certificates used to create digital signatures and public-private key pairs. The role of the CA in this process is to guarantee that the individual who has been granted the unique certificate is the individual they claim to be.

certificates

An electronic document that contains a subject's public key and identifying information about the subject. The certificate is signed by a Certification Authority (CA) to bind the key and subject identification together.

command line interface (CLI)

The set of commands that can be executed directly from the command shell of an operating system.

Domain Name Service (DNS)

A service that translates domain names into IP addresses.

external sites

Third-party application URLs

graphical user interface (GUI)

A program interface that uses the graphics capabilities of a computer to make the program easier to use. The System Management Homepage GUI is Web-enabled and displays in a Web browser.

HP Insight Management Agent

A program that regularly gathers information or performs some other service without the user's immediate presence.

HP Systems Insight Manager

System management software that is capable of managing a wide variety of systems, including HP systems, clusters, desktops, workstations, and portables.

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

HP Version Control Agent (VCA)

The HP Version Control Agent is an Insight Management Agent that is installed on a system to enable the customer to see the HP software installed on that server. The HP Version Control Agent can be configured to point to a HP Version Control Repository Manager, allowing easy version comparison and software update from the repository.

HP Version Control Repository Manager (VCRM)

An Insight Management Agent that allows a customer to manage HP provided software stored in a user-defined directory/repository.

IP range

Systems with an IP address that falls in the specified range.

repository

The database that stores vital information about the managed cluster including: users, nodes, node groups, roles, tools, and authorizations.

search criteria

A set of variables (information) used to define a requested subset of information from the set of all information. The information set that can be filtered includes action information, some of the system's information, and so on. A filter is composed of an inclusion filter followed by an exclusion filter. The result of these two filtering operations is called a group. An example of a filter is a SQL statement that creates viewable information or causes management operations to be performed.

Secure HTTP (HTTPS)

An extension to the HTTP protocol that supports sending data securely over the Web.

Secure Shell (SSH)

A program to login to another system over a network and execute commands on that system. It also enables you to move files from one system to another, and it provides authentication and secure communications over insecure channels.

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

A standard protocol layer that lies between HTTP and TCP and provides privacy and message integrity between a client and server. A common usage of SSL is to provide authentication of the server, so the client can be assured it is communicating with the system the the system claims to be. It is application protocol independent.

Secure Task Execution (STE)

Secure execution of a task from a managed system. This feature of System Management Homepage ensures that the user requesting the task has the appropriate rights to perform the task and encrypts the request to protect data from snooping.

self-signed certificate

A certificate that is its own Certificate Authority (CA), so that the subject and the CA are the same.

see also certificate

see also Certificate Authority

single login

Permission granted to an authenticated user browsing to HP Systems Insight Manager to browse to any of the managed systems from within HP Systems Insight Manager without re-authenticating to the managed system. HP Systems Insight Manager is the initial point of authentication and browsing to another managed system must be from within HP Systems Insight Manager.

software update

A task to remotely update software and firmware.

status type

Systems of specified status type (Critical, Major, Minor, Normal, and Unknown).

survey utility

An agent (or online service tool) that gathers and delivers hardware and operating system configuration information. This information is gathered while the server is online.

System Management Homepage

An integrated piece of software used by the HP suite of HP Web-enabled System Management Software to communicate over HTTP and HTTPS. It provides a uniform set of funtionality and security to HP Web-enabled System Management Software.

user

A network user with a valid login on the System Management Homepage.

user accounts

Accounts used to login to System Management Homepage. These accounts associate a local Windows user account or a domain account with privilege levels and paging attributes inside System Management Homepage.

version control

A feature that checks the versions of HP operating system drivers, HP Systems Insight Manager Agents, HP utilities, and firmware on the user's system. It compares them with the Version Control Database (VCDB) of current software and firmware versions. Version Control then indicates that the software is up-to-date or that an upgrade is available and provides reasons for upgrading.

Version information appears as a system link for a system.