The latest version of HP Systems Insight Manager adds support for the following:
Automatically discover network storage systems from controllers down to the LUN
View a consolidated list of all server and storage events from a single event viewer, and configure and take automated actions
Create detailed server and storage configuration reports from a central database
Flexible role based security enables you to decide which administrators have access to server and storage details
Enables you to launch server and storage element managers from a single system viewer
Lists and folders are now called collections
Table view pages now include a page numbering feature showing what page you are viewing out of the total number of pages available
New System Page Identity tab available for servers, clusters, complexes, partitions, storage arrays, storage hosts, storage switches, and tape libraries which include specific information for each
System groups are now created from the Authorizations tab on the Users and Authorizations page
Ability to create user groups that match operating system user groups to give these users access to HP Systems Insight Manager without creating each individual user
Eight system sub-types are now available instead of just one when setting system properties
Improved access to Discovery options which includes a Discovery page with tabs for Automatic, Manual, and Hosts Files configuration
New command line interface (CLI) commands, including mxreport, mxcert, mxglobalprotocolsettings, mxglobalsettings, mxcollection, and mxgethostname
New Secure Shell (SSH) bypass feature to bypass users for SSH
Ability to set system properties for multiple systems at the same time
New SSH fields included on the System Protocol Settings page, including setting the SSH username and password
New tree view available for system and cluster collections
Ability to create, edit, and delete Discovery tasks
Ability to enable or disable a Discovery task
Ability to create new custom tools including copying a file, removing a tool, and creating command line, Web launch, and X window tools
New event type criterion for running an advanced search
Ability to update desired protocols from the System Protocol Settings page from the System PageTools/Links tab
New Warning status for systems and events
License Manager now includes a time sensitive demo key
Supports the use of an Oracle database (locally or remotely) for Windows, HP-UX, and Linux.