HP Insight Dynamics 6.0 Getting Started Guide

IMPORTANT: This table is a summary. Specific supported hardware and software configurations
are provided in the HP Insight Software 6.0 Support Matrix, available at http://www.hp.com/go/
insightdynamics/docs.
CMS platformManaged systems supportedSuite license
• HP ProLiant server running
Microsoft Windows
• HP BladeSystem c-Class ProLiant
server blade running Microsoft
Windows
• Microsoft Windows virtual machine
running under VMware ESX or
Microsoft Hyper-V on HP ProLiant
or selected non-HP host
• HP ProLiant servers running
Microsoft Windows or Linux
• HP BladeSystem c-Class ProLiant
server blades running Microsoft
Windows or Linux
• Virtual machines and VM hosts
running under VMware ESX,
VMware ESXi, or Microsoft
Hyper-V on HP ProLiant hosts
HP Insight Dynamics suite for
ProLiant
• Virtual machines and VM hosts
running under VMware ESX,
VMware ESXi, or Microsoft
Hyper-V on selected non-HP hosts
• Selected non-HP servers running
Microsoft Windows or Linux
HP Insight Dynamics suite for
non-HP servers
• HP ProLiant server running
Microsoft Windows
• HP BladeSystem c-Class ProLiant
server blade running Microsoft
Windows
• Microsoft Windows virtual machine
running under VMware ESX or
Microsoft Hyper-V on HP ProLiant
or selected non-HP host
• HP Integrity server running HP-UX
• HP Integrity server blade running
HP-UX
• HP-UX virtual machine running
under HP Integrity Virtual
Machines
• HP Integrity servers running
HP-UX, HP OpenVMS, Integrity
Linux, or Microsoft Windows for
Integrity
• HP Integrity server blades running
HP-UX, HP OpenVMS, Integrity
Linux, or Microsoft Windows for
Integrity
• nPartitions running HP-UX,
Integrity Linux, or Microsoft
Windows for Integrity
• Virtual machines running under
HP Integrity Virtual Machines
• virtual partitions running under a
vPars monitor.
HP Insight Dynamics - VSE suite for
Integrity
Concepts and terminology
Insight Dynamics brings together a number of HP virtualization technologies. To make effective
use of this software, you must be familiar with virtualization concepts and terminology. For
definitions of key terms, see “Glossary” (page 55). Initial occurrences of terms with glossary
definitions appear in italics. In electronic form, click the italicized term to jump to the glossary
definition.
6 Introduction