| Virus throttle |
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What does virus throttle do (VT)? |
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The virus throttle feature that is part of the ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack detects abnormal behavior in outbound connection requests and slows down excessive traffic until a human response can determine if it is viral in nature in order to prevent a rapid spread of new malicious code across an enterprise network.
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| Q2. |
How does virus throttle work? |
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Virus throttle (VT) is a network packet filtering technology that monitors outbound connection requests and counts the number of unique (new) hosts that are connected to. If the new outbound requests exceed a threshold of unique hosts within a specified timeframe an alert will be generated and the outbound request will be placed into a queue for a delayed send.
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| Q3. |
Does virus throttle create a degradation of service for the network connection on the servers? |
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VT should not adversely degrade network service to the server. There may be some imperceptible changes to response times, but these should be minimal in nature.
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| Q4. |
Will normal traffic such as file downloads on http, ftp or file servers be affected? |
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VT should not affect traffic that is initiated by incoming connection requests such as file transfers. VT is only designed to monitor the outbound connection requests which would not normally be seen on such servers.
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When an alert is generated, does the SIM console receive the alert? |
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Yes, through SNMP, a trap is sent to the SIM console if traps have been configured.
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| Licensing |
| Q1. |
How is INP licensed? How can I get an evaluation license for INP? |
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INP Licensing is by server; for each server, a separate license must be purchased. These can be purchased individually or in "flexible license packs."
The license is delivered in the form of a unique key that is entered in the INP ProLiant Essentials Licensing utility. Flexible license packs provide a single license key to enter, in order to activate the number of licenses ordered.
Licenses are subsequently "attached" to the servers to be monitored. Once a license is attached to a server it cannot be revoked; it will stay with that server for the life of the server. The license is attached to the server serial number, so a change in server's name or IP address will not jeopardize the license.
You can contact your sales or channel representative for an evaluation license.
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| Q2. |
I had purchased INP prior to HP releasing the virus throttle software, does my license include VT? |
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Yes, your license applies to the use of the virus throttle software. To get the latest release of networking software that includes virus throttle, please go to the networking software and drivers website at http://h18004.www1.hp.com/support/files/networking/us/index.html. Version 7.85 and after will include virus throttle.
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| Q3. |
Can INP licenses float from one server to the next? |
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No, INP licenses, once used, are locked to a particular server. If that server is retired, the INP license is not transferable.
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How do I purchase additional licenses and do I need to reinstall the product? |
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Additional licenses can be purchased just like system options. You can purchase either single-server licenses or "flexible license packs." There is no need to reinstall the product. Additional licenses can be added to a previously installed INP at any time.
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How can I get a site license for INP? |
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Contact your sales or channel representative. They can arrange for flexible licensing to suit your needs.
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| System requirements |
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Which operating systems are supported? |
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The following operating systems are supported on the monitored server:
- RHEL 4 update 1
- RHEL 3 update 5
- SLES 9 SP1
- SLES 8 SP4
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Do I need Systems Insight Manager agents installed on the monitored servers or network to run INP? |
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No, you do not need Systems Insight Manager agents installed to run INP; however you will not be able to use the capability of SIM to monitor the server. INP is not dependent on SIM to run or manage the network teaming configuration.
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| Q3. |
Are there any special hardware requirements for installing INP? |
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The only hardware requirement is that the software be installed on an HP branded x86 server and on an HP branded NICs.
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