Introduction * IT Infrastructure Management * Challenges in IT Infrastructure Management * Rising cost of IT operations * Time is a finite resource * HP’s Unified Infrastructure Management Portfolio * Insight Control Management HP Lights-Out Management * Introducing New Licensing for iLO 2 Based ProLiant BL servers * iLO 2 Standard Blade Edition * ProLiant Essentials in Action New Flexible iLO 2 Packaging For ProLiant ML/DL * ProLiant Essentials in Action New Flexible iLO 2 Packaging For ProLiant BL Servers * iLO 2 Positioning * New Feature Support – iLO 2 vs iLO For ProLiant BL Servers * Integrated Lights-Out Management * HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) * iLO supported operating systems and browsers * iLO web interface blade server tab * Using iLO firmware 1.82 * Using HP iLO Advanced features Touring the Product * Product Overview * Insight Control Environment * What’s New in ICE * HP Service Essentials Remote Support Pack * Rapidly Deploy c-Class Enclosure and HP Infrastructure Management Software * Installing in an existing environment * Insight Control Environment Edition * Insight Control Environment Licensing * Insight Control Environment Licensing – RDP Upgrade * Comparison Install and Configure * Insight Control Environment * ICE installation requirements * Performing an ICE installation * Selecting components for installation * Database Configuration * Rapid Deployment Configuration * Systems Insight Manager Discovery Configuration * Installation Complete * Post Configuration * Checking for software updates * Setting up discovery * Adding users to the Central Management Server Use and Maintain * Using ICE * Deployment * RDP Jobs and tasks * Jobs and tasks working together * Scheduling jobs * Rapid Deployment Pack job structure * Job categories * Server Deployment Toolbox * Server Replication * Hardware configuration file * Array configuration file * Array and disk defaults * Scripted deployment * Configuration flow for scripting * Default scripting process for server deployment jobs * Unattend text file * ProLiant Support Packs * REM statements * Deploying a Scripted Windows 2003 Installation to a PXE-Enabled Server * Imaging * Configuration flow for imaging * Comparing imaging and scripting * Scripting and imaging working together * Using RDP and Sysprep for Windows Server 2003 Optional Lab * Systems Insight Manager * Objectives * HP SIM home page * Customizing the HP SIM home page * HP SIM configuration * User configuration * Setting up the next discovery * Global protocol settings * Browsing discovered systems * Navigating the System Page — System * Navigating the System Page — Tools & Links * Navigating the System Page — Events * Manual discovery * Setting up and customizing status polling * Managing numerous systems * Handling numerous events * System and Events * Displaying a collection * Configuration of SIM * Using BladeSystem Integrated Manager 2.0 * Table, icons and tree views * Using the physical hierarchy * System Page * Identity tab * Identity tab for a storage host * Tools and links tab * Events tab * Performance tab * VM Performance tab * Rack and enclosure views * Power and thermal information