HP Insight Control for Linux v6.0

HP Insight Control for Linux (IC-LX) is an integrated management solution for industry-standard x86 servers running Linux with extensible toolsets for administrator productivity in both Enterprise and Cluster environments. » Integrated Toolset for Linux Management Productivity » Robust & Advanced Management Technologies » Customizable Open Source & Commercial Integration » “Linux-managed Reference Platforms” – for Business-important infrastructures » Protected with Global Support from Hewlett-Packard		Product information » Overview & Features » Key benefits » Questions & Answers » Business-critical Linux

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Key Benefits

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	Integrated Toolset for Linux Management Productivity

• Enjoy immediate productivity using management tools & utilities designed and integrated for Linux administrators in multi-system environments
• Manage installations, images, agents, firmware updates, virtual machines, and custom scripts with integrated rapid deployment built for scaling in large environments.
• Control geographically-remote systems using direct-to-the-hardware control with secure remote access. [HP iLO Advanced Pack]
• Scale multi-system performance for large-node environments using integrated parallelized deployment and specialized monitoring implementations
• Control issue analyses by flexibly viewing of detailed graphical reporting of stored metrics
• Optimize power management with Dynamic Power Capping for maximum infrastructure performance up to the environmental constraints

	Robust & Advanced Management Technologies

• Rapidly provision new installations using bare metal system discovery with integrated firmware updates. Install using PXE/DHCP or Virtual Media.
• Run Insight Control for Linux from within a XEN® virtual machine guest.
• Control infrastructure health & performance with Total Control Monitoring, with integrated alerts through HP Systems Insight Manager.
• Assist version control processes using integrated system firmware updates with scaling for large environments
• Manage virtual host and guest environments using XEN® the open source hypervisor delivered with many leading Linux distributions [HP Insight Virtual Machine Manager software for ProLiant]
• Access integrated capabilities for Health and Performance managment via browser (GUI) or command line (CLI) interfaces. A wide variety of health and performance metrics are available and can be customized.
• Maximize performance-on-the-problem using lightweight out-of-band metrics collection (<<1% system usage) without compromising environment control
• Set thresholds and forward alerts through HP Systems Insight Manager to your Enterprise Management System (EMS).

	Customizable Open Source & Commercial Integration

• Use industry-common Nagios® plug-ins to customize your control over your systems
• Customize the auto-generated user-configuration scripts to enhance your setup
• Manage XEN® virtual environments using the open source hypervisor delivered in leading Linux operating systems
• Optimize your Linux environment by capturing & deploying ‘golden images,’ customizing KickStart & AutoYAST scripts, or running your custom scripts.
• Select your agents (SNMP, WBEM) to meet your specific needs, or use a recommended set having <<1% system usage
• Evaluate your infrastructure's health and performance across physical and virtual nodes, selecting from a variety of metrics, and by flexibly graphing by timeframe & across systems for detailed situational analysis

	“Linux-managed Reference Platforms” – for Business-important infrastructures

• “Linux-managed Reference Platforms” provide the Linux OS and Linux management with high availability and virtualization, all covered by global HP Support.
• Combine Red Hat Enterprise Linux® (RHEL Advanced Platform) and HP Insight Control for Linux (IC-LX) management suite with global HP Support.
• Lead the quest for low-cost high-performance alternatives to expensive legacy infrastructure with Red Hat’s RHEL on HP ProLiant & BladeSystem servers.
• Evaluate bundled Linux reference capabilities for better value, better technology, better management, and better service. Let HP be your simplified single-source-of-support for server, OS, and management for business-important Linux.

	Protected with Global Support from Hewlett-Packard

• Full HP Support underpins Insight Control for Linux operation with Red Hat’s RHEL and Novell’s SLES Linux operating systems
• HP Insight Control for Linux is community-supported for operation on a wide range of Linux variants, with ProLiant Support Packs (PSPs) available to support Linux operation on the Linux ProLiant website.
• Use industry-standard ProLiant servers with confidence – including Blade, Rack, Tower, and Scalable servers (i.e. BL-, DL-, ML-, and SL- series servers), with IPMI, iLO, and iLO2 protocols.
• HP’s Linux expertise and global services organization can address issues with installation & startup services and 24x7 support readiness.